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Garrett
 
 




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EA wants all of Ubi Soft
   

German printmag Gamestar claims that acc to Reuters EA wants more of Ubi Soft, incl a leading position and the stock majority. Let's all hope that Ubi can withstand EA's siege!!!
Post Fri Feb 11, 2005 10:54 am
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Francesco23
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Damn EA... they have ruined glorious games like the Ultima series, I can't stand their console-arcade gameing philophy...
Post Fri Feb 11, 2005 11:11 am
 
Garrett
 
 




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i very much would love to buy ea and dissolve them into thin air
Post Fri Feb 11, 2005 3:01 pm
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Black_Lord
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This does not bode well for fans of R.P.G's. But we don't have much to look forward to anyhow.



I wonder when The Need for Speed: Underground Online is comming out?

Post Fri Feb 11, 2005 3:16 pm
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Elctronic orcs are at it again
Post Fri Feb 11, 2005 11:02 pm
 
the mighty stamar
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Other than french nationalism why would this be a bad thing?

Ubisoft doesnt make all great games themselves, do u all remember pool of radiance?

Im just wondering. EA does make some good games if you are into their stuff, like the sims and madden football. Those games are good for real.
Post Fri Feb 11, 2005 11:51 pm
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Ectoterrestrial
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Hey there,

I think EA has demonstrated, on many occasions, their ability to kill-off and or devolve RPGs under their money tree. EA is not good for RPGs, in my opinion, and it has nothing to do with nationalism.
Post Sat Feb 12, 2005 12:53 am
 
abbaon
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Acc to Reuters? Incl a leading position? Multiple exclamation marks? Garrett, you're the worst editor this site's ever had.
Post Sat Feb 12, 2005 8:02 am
 
Garrett
 
 




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abbaon: explain yourself
Post Sat Feb 12, 2005 8:43 am
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I just hate it when people aren't perfect in their non-native language.

We were hoping the subscription money would make us rich and let us hire Tom Chick and Mark Asher...but then we realised we didn't actually *have* subscriptions and we were stuck with volunteers -- including some for whom English isn't their first language. Honestly, it sucks. Could we at least afford Greg Kasavin?
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Sir Markus
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I want a sequal to Twin World first, then Ubisoft has my permission to get bought out...
Post Sat Feb 12, 2005 8:54 am
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abbaon
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When I saw that illiterate mess of an editorial on the front page, I worried that your standards were slipping. I didn't realise you'd abandoned them completely. I withdraw my objection.
Post Sat Feb 12, 2005 9:33 am
 
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addaon you obviously understood the news item, why all the fuss?

Garrett and everyone else, I love your work, you do a great job on RPGDot.
Post Sat Feb 12, 2005 10:37 am
 
Wolfgarou
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quote:
Originally posted by the mighty stamar
Other than french nationalism why would this be a bad thing?

Ubisoft doesnt make all great games themselves, do u all remember pool of radiance?

Im just wondering. EA does make some good games if you are into their stuff, like the sims and madden football. Those games are good for real.


Excuse me? Ubisoft DOES make great games, maybe not in the RPG department. Splinter Cell, Ghost Recon, Prince of Persia are good examples of that. EA on the other hand hasn't been making any good games of late, except in their football and Sims franchise. I'd rather see the company that cancelled both Ultima Onlines, Earth & Beyond, Ultima RPGs, System Shock 3, Freelancer Online and Wing Commander Online dissolved than seeing them buying up Ubisoft (which is the only rival in their business unless you count in M$).
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Post Sat Feb 12, 2005 11:30 am
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quote:
Originally posted by the mighty stamar
Other than french nationalism why would this be a bad thing?

Ubisoft doesnt make all great games themselves, do u all remember pool of radiance?

Im just wondering. EA does make some good games if you are into their stuff, like the sims and madden football. Those games are good for real.


Before starting to talk about french nationalism go back to school. Pool of Radiance was published by Ubisoft (they brought the game boxes to the stores). It was developed by Stormfront Studios.

http://www.stormfront.com/index.htm

EA destroyed too many good brands in the past. If they buy Ubisoft Might and Magic will die.
Post Sat Feb 12, 2005 6:29 pm
 


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