God I hope this doesn't happen :(
http://www.xboxic.com/news/3045
In a recent interview with Gamasutra, Ubisoft co-founder and president Yves Guillemot commented on the future of the company and a possible merger with EA. Rumors of an acquisition have been around since 2004 when EA purchased a 20% stake in the French development house.
Guillemot would not rule out a merger, although he stated that no merger is planned at this time.
We’re still considering. The first option for us is to manage our own company and grow it. The second option is to work with the movie industry, and the third is to merge. We think the market is going to grow fast, and we can take a big share of that market, so we don’t have to change the way things are done at the moment.
EA CCO Bing Gordon also commented on a possible acquisition, but neither confirmed nor denied its truth.
I think everybody is for sale. I think in general, successful intellectual properties in all media are undervalued, especially in our media.
