daniel l. Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 (edited) I found this news article on BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/314159/rumors-of-ea-merger-with-taketwo-interactive Quote A rumor spreads, by word-of-mouth, across the Electronic Arts (EA) headquarters in Redwood City in California -- a merger with Take-Two Interactive, the developer of popular computer games such as Grand Theft Auto and Bioshock. "It's really an exciting prospect." An EA employee (who asked us not to reveal his identity) told us. "We could take these games, which are already great, and improve them tenfold like we did with The Sims." As excited as people may be on the EA side of this event, many Take-Two software developers are visibly nervous. "Imagine Kerbal Space Program or Civilization under EA control," Said Take-Two employee, Al Coholic. "Imagine having to unlock spaceship parts from lootcrates, or having to pay money to upgrade your buildings." Given the controversial history of Electronic Arts, which has been described by professional gamers as an "Evil Empire" and a "software-gobbling c*ckwomble", the gaming community is understandably pensive regarding the future of Take-Two Interactive. "Computer games are art," Says twitter user Patrick Fitzharry, "not an easy way to make money. EA steals these products away from the artists who made them -- with blood, sweat and tears no less -- and squeezed them like a python until the last dollar has been extracted, then they kill it." Neither EA nor Take-Two has responded to these rumors -- for now, they remain rumors. 2 Frankly, I'm terrified by this. Edited April 1, 2018 by daniel l. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerbart Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 (edited) 34 minutes ago, daniel l. said: I found this news article on BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/314159/rumors-of-ea-merger-with-taketwo-interactive Frankly, I'm terrified by this. Why? T2 has already utterly destroyed the game with micropayments, DRM and cease-and-desist letters to every single modder, if I am to believe the forum. How much more damage can EA possibly do? Edited April 1, 2018 by Kerbart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geonovast Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 11 minutes ago, Kerbart said: Why? T2 has already utterly destroyed the game with micropayments, DRM and cease-and-desist letters to every single modder, if I am to believe the forum. How much more damage can EA possibly do? You didn't click the link, did you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jim Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 (edited) But.... Emiko LOVES the Sims!!! Edited April 1, 2018 by Just Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geonovast Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkOwl57 Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 Hahahahahaha good one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delay Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 (edited) Remember how I said on the "What interesting thing happened today" thread how I haven't run into an outrageous joke yet? I take it back. I mean, it was blatantly clear that this was a joke, because why in the world should the BBC care about video games? 10 minutes ago, Geonovast said: April 2nd. Edited April 1, 2018 by Delay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptor9 Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 2 minutes ago, Delay said: I mean, it was blatantly clear that this was a joke, because why in the world should the BBC care about video games? That and the fact that the name of the quoted T2 employee was "Al Coholic" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delay Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 (edited) @Raptor9 Didn't read the whole thing. Just quickly read some sentences here and there and immediately concluded that it must be a joke. I don't trust anything posted on April 1st until proven otherwise, whether it's in the news(-paper) or a forum. Edited April 2, 2018 by Delay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisias Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Quote "Imagine Kerbal Space Program or Civilization under EA control," Said Take-Two employee, Al Coholic. Read it again. Carefully. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSlash27 Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Not quite subtle enough. -Slashy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerbart Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 1 hour ago, Geonovast said: You didn't click the link, did you? Hahaha. Good one. Kinda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quasarrgames Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space_Coyote Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Well... It could be worse...Like having the Tiagong-1 Space Station Land on your house..(Unless you live north of 42.7 Degrees North or south of 42.7 degrees south latitude.. then you'll have no worries.. But all humor aside, this could spell trouble for all of us, especially if EA (Those Greedy stand-up guys) want this game.. Heck I I knew a game company whould want this I would tell them to buy the enitre lot out right out from under EA's nose.. Cause we don't need no stinking EA folks getting their hands on this. Space_Coyote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheProtagonists Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 I'm pretty sure the link you posted is broken... here's the actual link to the article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gargamel Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 50 minutes ago, TheProtagonists said: here's the actual link to the article If your trying to prank some one with a link to an article, at least use a bit.ly addy to mask the youtube addy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheProtagonists Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 7 minutes ago, Gargamel said: If your trying to prank some one with a link to an article, at least use a bit.ly addy to mask the youtube addy. I suppose I underestimated the amount of population that would recognise this link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gargamel Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 1 minute ago, TheProtagonists said: I suppose I underestimated the amount of population that would recognise this link Nope, didn't recognize the link, I just know youtube doesn't have articles. But I can assume. It's kinda like saying "Hey, look at that bird", and you're pointing at a boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Lion Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 3 hours ago, Raptor9 said: "Al Coholic" I'll be honest, ya had me goin til riiiiight here LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kerbin Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Well here's what we really should be worried about [T2 Merger With T2] https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/Take 2 Interactive To Merge With Itself/2018/04/01/bf50886c-35cc-11e8-8fd2-49fe3c675a89_story.html?utm_term=.a1df9e70607a Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel l. Posted April 2, 2018 Author Share Posted April 2, 2018 2 minutes ago, Mark Kerbin said: Well here's what we really should be worried about [T2 Merger With T2] https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/Take 2 Interactive To Merge With Itself/2018/04/01/bf50886c-35cc-11e8-8fd2-49fe3c675a89_story.html?utm_term=.a1df9e70607a You capitalized parts of the URL, that's how I know its fake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kerbin Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Just now, daniel l. said: You capitalized parts of the URL, that's how I know its fake. Crud. Im a bit rusty. It has been a year after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel l. Posted April 2, 2018 Author Share Posted April 2, 2018 1 minute ago, Mark Kerbin said: Crud. Im a bit rusty. It has been a year after all. How can you be rusty if you're in the Moon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space_Coyote Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Well one thing is positive.. We didn't get bombed from Space by a Chinese Space Station.. Ah well, it's business as usual tomorrow.. Now who wants to build a new space station? Tiagong-2 Maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qzgy Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 10 minutes ago, Space_Coyote said: Now who wants to build a new space station? Tiagong-2 Maybe? Thought that was up already.... Spoiler in all seriousness it is a thing launched in 2016, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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