Brian Garrity of the New York Post reports: "Electronic Arts isn't ruling out going hostile with its $2 billion bid for rival videogame publisher Take-Two Interactive - even as the company continues to express its desire for a "friendly" deal.
Sources said EA could still pursue other hostile paths that forgo a proxy fight, such as making a tender offer directly to the company's shareholders."
What is a tender offer? It's essentially going directly to investors who own a percentage of a company and offering them a premium, "an offer you can't refuse" type deal at a price higher than their ownership is worth. If EA buys up enough from the individual investors, it could own the majority share in the company. (At least that's my understanding).
New report from Skillsearch found that 22% of those surveyed had been laid off within the past 12 months.
It's a step forward for Stop Killing Games.
The Callisto Protocol director thinks the solution involves the right people, the right timing, and perhaps a little bit of AI
I don't agree with that. I WISH I could agree with that. But buying habits and customer opinions prove otherwise
We've seen developers in the AAA space try new things and ideas. More often than not, the customers aren't willing to give things a chance, or not enough people buy into the project for it to grow.
Creativity works better in the indie space because the budgets, pressures, and expectations aren't the same.
it's a nice idea and it worked during the PS2/PS3-era when AAA didn't cost hundreds of millions of dollars. smaller budgets and shorter development time left room for more creativity and more risk. a game didn't need to sell 4 million+ copies to break even. things are different now.
This is the guy who bragged about crunching his staff and having them work through the night. Crunch culture has lost more talent and done more damage to the industry than any other factor. Screw him.
I think it already is. They are like black plague.
really? no way!! they are so innocent i would never see this coming !?!
EA is the antithesis of everything true gamers want. As Ive said before they are the MacDonalds of the gaming world. Make it quick, make it fast, and sell it to those with no taste.
it looks like its not going to happen. Fingers crossed.
@Ureval dude you put it perfectly! bubbles!