It look like EA really wants Take-Two badly. EA has just announced it has extended for a fifth time its unsolicited offer to acquire all of Take-Two’s outstanding shares untill August 18, 2008. The extension comes, as previously rumoured, after approximately 11,741,339 shares of Take-Two had been tendered in by the previous deadline of July […]
EA confirms KOTOR MMO is in the works! Should World of Warcraft be worried?
In an interview at E3 2008, Electronic Arts chief executive John Riccitiello said that EA is working on the next version of Star Wars game Knights of the Old Republic, and it will most certainly have a massively multiplayer online component to […]
During its E3 2008 press conference today, Electronic Arts (EA) announced a new partnership with famed shooter developer id Software. The publisher will be delivering Rage, the new IP id announced last summer.
“Rage represents a new direction for our games,” said Todd Hollenshead, CEO of id Software. “Rage is a shooter unlike any other, […]
Looks like EA is trying to expand it’s reach and maybe grab some of the attention that Age of COnanm is currently enjoying. EA Mythic, a division of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), today announced that Warhammer® Online: Age of Reckoning will be released in Russia for the PC and will be fully localized. Along […]
Market research firm NPD has the week’s best-selling games. Topping the week is the debut of Maxis’ Spore Creature Creator, which shipped to retailers on June 17. Compared to May’s NPD numbers, Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures has slipped from first to third. At number two is The Sims 2 Double Deluxe, which continues to […]
EA and Maxis has announced a collect…err Galactic Edition for its upcoming life simulator Spore. While i am personally a big fan of extras packed inside a premium version of the game, i am a bigger fan of actual bonuses that enhances your gameplay such as additional parts, exclusive features or ingame bonuses that this […]
The upcoming game Godfather II will add a layer of real time strategy to its open world gameplay, according to Electronic Art’s John Riccitiello’s comments to an investors meeting yesterday.
“You can play this game both at the street level, much like a GTA-style game, but you can also play it top-down, almost like you’re in […]
Check out these official system specs for EA’s upcoming life simulator called Spore.
Windows XP
- 2.0 GHz P4 processor or equivalent
- 512 MB RAM
- A 128 MB Video Card, with support for Pixel Shader 2.0
- At least 6 GB of hard drive space
Windows Vista
- 2.0 GHz P4 processor or equivalent
- 768 MB RAM
- A 128 MB […]
Electronic Arts has executed a commitment letter for up to $1 billion in debt financing to prop up its bid for fellow publisher Take-Two, the company said Friday. EA said in an SEC filing that it has had more than the amount needed to cover the Take-Two acquisition, currently valued at around $2.1 billion, set […]
After Electronic Arts lowered its offer to acquire Take-Two from its original offer $26 per share to $25.74, Take-Two still has rejected the offer.
“[EA’s proposal] undervalued the company at $26 per share, and it certainly undervalues Take-Two at $25.74,” chairman Strauss Zelnick, said in a statement Friday following the revised offer.
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