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famousringo on 12 July 2011

Resistance is futile:

http://techcrunch.com/2011/07/12/confirmed-ea-buys-popcap-games-for-750-million-plus-earn-out/

Chillingo, Firemint... EA's spending spree continues unabated. They're really looking to corner the market on mobile/social games, but I'm not convinced that you can simply buy your way into the success that firms like Zynga and Rovio are enjoying.



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Euphoria14 on 12 July 2011

As long as nobody touches Gamevil I am happy.



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Seece on 12 July 2011

Plants VS Zombies 2 or some other iteration please EA



 

kitler53 on 12 July 2011

O_o


....but in a bigger font.



famousringo on 12 July 2011
Euphoria14 said:
As long as nobody touches Gamevil I am happy.


I don't think they're big enough... yet. Gotta give the fruit time to ripen.

For anybody who's having trouble keeping track of these aquisitions (that's me), there's a handy wiki page here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_acquisitions_by_Electronic_Arts

The last thing EA bought that wasn't social and/or mobile was Bioware and Pandemic in 2007. EA have made eight acquisitions since.



"The worst part about these reviews is they are [subjective]--and their scores often depend on how drunk you got the media at a Street Fighter event."  — Mona Hamilton, Capcom Senior VP of Marketing
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oniyide on 12 July 2011

Can't buy your way into success??? Really, isnt that what MS kinda did with it's Xbox division??
On topic good for them, they were already publishing a bunch of their games



Euphoria14 on 12 July 2011
famousringo said:
Euphoria14 said:
As long as nobody touches Gamevil I am happy.


I don't think they're big enough... yet. Gotta give the fruit time to ripen.

For anybody who's having trouble keeping track of these aquisitions (that's me), there's a handy wiki page here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_acquisitions_by_Electronic_Arts

The last thing EA bought that wasn't social and/or mobile was Bioware and Pandemic in 2007. EA have made eight acquisitions since.

Gamevil is also a Korean company. Do EA buy companies based in Korea?

If so then I don't want anyone touching Com2Us either.



iPhone = Great gaming device. Don't agree? Who cares, because you're wrong.

Currently playing:

Final Fantasy VI (iOS), Final Fantasy: Record Keeper (iOS) & Dragon Quest V (iOS)     

    

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famousringo on 12 July 2011
oniyide said:
Can't buy your way into success??? Really, isnt that what MS kinda did with it's Xbox division??
On topic good for them, they were already publishing a bunch of their games


That's not a very good example. Microsoft's Xbox investments have yet to yield a net positive return.



"The worst part about these reviews is they are [subjective]--and their scores often depend on how drunk you got the media at a Street Fighter event."  — Mona Hamilton, Capcom Senior VP of Marketing
*Image indefinitely borrowed from BrainBoxLtd without his consent.

NJ5 on 12 July 2011

Let's see if Popcap can finally turn this turd into a profitable company.



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famousringo on 12 July 2011
Euphoria14 said:
famousringo said:

I don't think they're big enough... yet. Gotta give the fruit time to ripen.

For anybody who's having trouble keeping track of these aquisitions (that's me), there's a handy wiki page here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_acquisitions_by_Electronic_Arts

The last thing EA bought that wasn't social and/or mobile was Bioware and Pandemic in 2007. EA have made eight acquisitions since.

Gamevil is also a Korean company. Do EA buy companies based in Korea?

If so then I don't want anyone touching Com2Us either.

Click that link and find out. Two Korean companies recently devoured.



"The worst part about these reviews is they are [subjective]--and their scores often depend on how drunk you got the media at a Street Fighter event."  — Mona Hamilton, Capcom Senior VP of Marketing
*Image indefinitely borrowed from BrainBoxLtd without his consent.