Topic: Semi-OT: Viacom refuses to shell out $20 billion for Electronic Arts

[Merlinfmct87]

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*crosses his fingers that someone in Taldren will win the Powerball Lotto and buy the rights to SFC so it can stay in-house from here on out...*  

Ditto. What he said.

[starwolf3500]

Unfortunately, they weren't dealing for the Trek rights, they were talking about buying EA outright.

 

[Rat_Boy]

And if they had, they wouldn't have to negotiate any rights.

[NCC74656]

rofl, it'd be funny if they bought out Activision after the lawsuit  

[kv1at3485]

What other publishers are out there that might possibly be interested?  

Activision is out.  EA is apparently out (unless Viacom gives in.)  Interplay no longer exists.

The only other ones I can think of are THQ and the bunch under Vivendi.

[Age]

    They can pull Interplay out of Financial ruins though and get their offices reopen.  

[Dash Jones]

Ah, but this is not about other companies being offered the rights...

It's about buying those other companies outright, and then it will be seen what can be used from them to publish their own stuff as they desire.

[Terradyhne]

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From Games Industry


If they had done it, Trek gaming might have had a new, first-rate publisher.  Guess not.  

if EA will ever release any StarTrek game than you would know that this game will be dead after one yeahr because EA has only the money in mind and gives nothing on supporting the community and the technical support is even sh**, if you have a look on the NFS series of games than you know that i say the truth about EA  

[SkyFlyer]

Lets hope microsoft doesnt get it... ehehehe

[Merlinfmct87]

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Lets hope microsoft doesnt get it... ehehehe  

*goes insane from the horror and shock of the idea*