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more about #buyout Evdor: Didn't Microsoft recently say they were getting out of the game Software business? more » ludwigk: Meh, my EA stock is still in the red. It's taken much longer for their stock price to recover, which is to say that it hasn't yet. I even bought at a ... more » UsernameOfTheDead: Microsoft would end the console wars if they did this. Just imagine the commercial at the SuperBowl for "Madden ONLY on the 360...forever!" more » Devenish: If this came to be true, nothing good could come of it. The industry can only grow with competition striving for creativity. more » TC: Wow, think of all the exclusives MS would have then... like EA NASCAR. more » (DEAD) Goldwings - Remembered for his bravery and heroism... xD: Is this transaction even possible? I mean EA's sport titles alone must be worth a bajillion dollars. I call this rumor a big lie. more » ddhboy: I'm going to say bullshit, BUT if Microsoft does buy out EA, then everyone but Microsoft is screwed. Microsoft would absolutely destroy Nintendo's and... more » Rachel Fogg: I don't think this is a smart move, granted it could fatally cripple Sony and slightly leave Ninty winded but I think it'll hurt EA in the long run. ... more » Mr.Waffleton: What blows my mind is all the people saying "MS loves money" and talking about how MS is just some big greedy corporation meddling in gaming. What the... more » Foxstar is in love with Kotaku's two Brians.: People screaming "Monopoly!" and "ANTITRUST", please go contact the proper legal channels before you flip your lid. There were far too many of you fol... more » yodaddy: Why? So they can turn it into Rare? more » ThisCharmingMan: I don't see this happening...but does that mean that all publishers that Electronic Arts own would be developing exclusively for Xbox consoles? Or wou... more » Jon-Claw: It's a false rumor. Microsoft doesn't even have enough cash to cover EA's market cap (according to MS's most recent balance sheet). more » TheOmnitron: The only things worse than being a slave for EA, is being a slave for Microsoft. more » FP_slomo788: No PS Fifa in Europe and no PS Madden in the US? If that happened Sony might as go Japan only. more » Mike Newlad: EA would be nuts to take this. Not only would it limit their market to less than a 10th of what it currently is but if they really wanted to be first ... more » b-radicate: Why is everyone so afraid of MS buying another company? We all just assume that they would make all EA titles exclusive to MS products? I think that... more » Kobun: My first reaction to something like this is how scary it is that the stock market and its panicky, kneejerk investors exert such influence over the ec... more » NoBullet: To anyone thinking EA games will be exclusive to 360: [www.gamespot.com] "As an acquisition, EA could instantly bolster Microsoft's Xbox 360 effort ... more » Wickerman1972: Considering that Microsoft has been selling or dismantling virtually all of their development studios it doesn't make much sense that they'd suddenly ... more » -
#rumormill
EA Stock Soars On Microsoft Buyout Rumors
Rumors can be powerful forces in the economy, as evidenced by an 8.1 percent rise in Electronic Arts stock today following unsubstantiated rumors that Microsoft was interested in buying the publisher out. More » -
#legalmatters
Take-Two Settles Shareholder Lawsuit
Closing one of the last doors left over from last year's EA takeover bid, Take-Two Interactive has entered into an agreement to settle a shareholder lawsuit stemming from their failure to consider EA's offer. More » -
#itsofficial
By The Way, Namco Bandai Owns (Most Of) D3
Last month, Namco Bandai announced plans to turn Puzzle Quest and Oneechanbara publisher D3Publisher into a subsidiary. Today, the plan went into action. More » -
#eidos
Eidos Pencils In Square Enix Takeover For May
UK publisher Eidos has issue a timeline to its shareholders, indicating that if all goes as planned, Square Enix will take full ownership on May 6th. More » -
#eidos
Square Enix Continues To Slowly Devour Eidos
Square Enix has scooped up another large chunk of Eidos Interactive stock as shareholder support continues to build for the proposed buyout of the Tomb Raider publisher. More » -
#namcobandai
Namco Bandai Plans Buyout Of D3
First Square Enix announces its bid for Eidos, and now Namco Bandai reveals its intentions to purchase Japanese publisher D3, the parent company of Puzzle Quest's D3 Publisher. More » -
#stockdrama
Eidos Stock Explodes In Wake Of Square Enix Bid
Shares of Eidos on the London Stock Exchange skyrocketed today, more than doubling following the announcement of a generous buyout bid by Japanese RPG giant Square Enix. More » -
