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Old 02-26-2008, 12:27 PM   #281 (permalink)
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Re: EA Proposes to Acquire Take-Two Interactive Software

what some of us are forgetting is that 2k sports owns the third party rights to BASEBALL!! meaning that baseball, if EA buys 2k, will be the next exclusive sport!! Imagine if there is no MLB the SHOW!!

its a possibility. when does the rights agreement for 2k sports end? I hope MLB is like the NBA and doesnt go exclusive.. that would be a sad day in sports gaming!!
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Old 02-26-2008, 01:00 PM   #282 (permalink)
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Sadly, this happens now. A lot of individuals act like they really care about the quality but in reality they don't. You can see flashes of it in their comments.

IMHO, OS had much stronger individuals on staff in the past who looked for more advancements in their games like Aaron and Clay. Instead, it seems like OS is more interested in just reporting about the games, not influencing them. But alas, I guess that's for another thread....

But you're absolutely right; Others don't even realize it's mediocrity. We're being "wowed" with "new" features that we've seen 5 years ago.... when you can't even get the gameplay right.

It's just sad the way sports gaming is in the disarray it is today... there seems to be more focus on exclusives, features and licensing agreements than providing a game that closely resembles your favorite sport.

As much as I hated how guys like Bill Abner would dissect a game the moment they played it, had more of that been going on we'd probably be seeing better playing games today.

I've run off on a tangent, so forgive me. Ultimately, the lack of competition is the key negative factor in all this for me... I won't act as if I know what will happen (none of us do, we just think we do) but I know what I don't want to happen... with recent history as a primary example why.
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Old 02-26-2008, 03:33 PM   #283 (permalink)
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This has all got me wondering if EA will be buying OS... I am rather serious. I can see them offering a nice chunk of money to integrate all sports gaming forums into the EA Sports universe. (Since it would be the only real sports game maker) It would make sense. No?


(By no means am I saying it would be good for any of us)
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Old 02-26-2008, 03:36 PM   #284 (permalink)
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This has all got me wondering if EA will be buying OS... I am rather serious. I can see them offering a nice chunk of money to integrate all sports gaming forums into the EA Sports universe. (Since it would be the only real sports game maker) It would make sense. No?


(By no means am I saying it would be good for any of us)
Lol. Might be good if EA actually cared enough about OS to be interested in it. Then maybe they could make some games that the majority of us on here would enjoy.
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Old 02-26-2008, 03:55 PM   #285 (permalink)
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Re: EA Proposes to Acquire Take-Two Interactive Software

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This has all got me wondering if EA will be buying OS... I am rather serious. I can see them offering a nice chunk of money to integrate all sports gaming forums into the EA Sports universe. (Since it would be the only real sports game maker) It would make sense. No?


(By no means am I saying it would be good for any of us)
except that OS isn't exactly full of EA drones. They would have been better off buying one of the madden lover sites when they were the rage a few years ago.
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Old 02-26-2008, 04:15 PM   #286 (permalink)
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I just read about this shizz in the LA Times. ...But I also seen it coming.
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Old 02-26-2008, 04:19 PM   #287 (permalink)
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Didn't Take-Two already decline the deal? It is back on the table?
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Old 02-26-2008, 05:52 PM   #288 (permalink)
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Didn't Take-Two already decline the deal? It is back on the table?
They decline the first offer. It's a negotiation.

EA will up the offer once or twice and if that doesn't work then they will probably take them over hostile.
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Old 02-26-2008, 06:29 PM   #289 (permalink)
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I'm boycotting EA, that will not change. No more oblivion for me, no more NBA2k, no more All pro, I do not care.

I will learn to play a soccer game or something. Screw EA.
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I'm boycotting EA, that will not change. No more oblivion for me, no more NBA2k, no more All pro, I do not care.

I will learn to play a soccer game or something. Screw EA.
Who really cares who owns the companies, do you have stock in them?

If they take over their offices I am sure they will not fire everyone there and blow up all of their franchises. Face it EA has more money than take2 and it is a business. If EA does buy them out and produces good games that have an EA emblem on them then I am sure you will buy them
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