Christ. This thread. You know.. this could just be their opinion (crazy, right). Sure the title could be nonsense or sensationalist, but being paid for? Come on. They've built the reputation they have because their reviews and opinions are generally well respected amongst gamers. Most people here know about EDGE because they're harsh as fuck and brutally honest when it comes to video games and people take interest in that.
And, unlike the average forum go-er.. they actually have sources within the industry who are "in the know" and can actually give a real insight on it. So I really do not get the correlation between opinion piece like this and them being bought out. It's like people have already decided the article is trash before even opening the cover and reading it. I wonder what would the the response would be if you were to change the headline to XBox One, or Wii U. I'll be willing to bet that you'll see a whole different bunch of opinions around here regarding the the mag.
OT: Interested to see what they have to say about this.