Meier wouldn't mind acquisition by EA News

Come on Sid and EA get cosy again and I can have Alpha Centauri 2. Do it!!

I so wish EA buys Sid and trashes his company. I simply can't see him making these comments for any other reason than that he loves money and simply wants more.

Ah, nice to see someone thought it already.

Firaxis with EA again certainly does open up AC again. Come on!

I thought it ages ago and everyone ignored me ;)

how much of a backhander did EA give him for that?

>I so wish EA buys Sid and trashes his company. I simply can't see him making these comments for any other reason than that he loves money and simply wants more.

Harsh much?

/slow claps

He likes them as they have to do less work, they only have to half finish all their games then release them under EA, and the markting is so exteme their sales still rocket.

positive opinion on EA = Eurogamer RAAAAAAGGGEEEEE

"I hear they have nice coffee at EA"
"YEAH RIGHT ITS PROBABLY LACED WITH POISON AND THE TEARS OF BULLFROG"

SMAC 2 FTW!

so to speak. Civ 3 and 4 never did automation as nicely as Alpha Centauri did, nor was there any of that mix-and-match your own units from the available weapon, shield and chassis tech thing.

Tears of Bullfrog... ;-D

I so wish EA buys Sid and trashes his company. I simply can't see him making these comments for any other reason than that he loves money and simply wants more.


Christ, what do you expect him to say when asked such a rather silly question? Of course he doesn't wan to get involved into the politics of T2 and EA, so he politely said nothing at all.

They need to release revolutions on PC! Please!

Well he does like to release the same games over and over again so perfect match if you ask me

Of course he'd be happy with the 'new EA', anybody would..

With Mythic and Bioware being perfect examples of this 'new EA', they've turned from a scrooge out to take all your ideas and milk them for all their worth to the rich uncle type who gives you gifts each time he turns up, EA are now throwing money at both Mythic and Bioware to make some actal quality games for once instead of eating them.. It's not surpising that everyone wants in

I am not a fan of consolidation. If a single publisher becomes too dominant, the market itself will stagnate, and crush innovation.
Now, I may be in the minority here, but I LIKE innovation in games. Games trying new approaches in terms of narrative use, or gameplay are one of the reasons I still follow gaming.

Someone has said above that Bioware will do well out of this takeover by EA. True, they will have more money, but if most of the other developers of RPG's are swallowed up by a single publishing company, then the developers will no longer be in direct competition, and the drive to perform, and to innovate will diminish.

No game exists in a vacuum of course, but developers competing against each other, and publishers competing as well, rather than consolidating, is better for the industry, and ultimately, for the consumer.


Geez, that sounded really objectivist. Maybe I've been listening to Andrew Ryan a bit too much...

EA has been doing some really neat games lately, but I'm still suspicious of them, and I don't like monopolies, so I'd rather have Take Two on their own feet. Else I fear Civilization and GTA sequels ad infinitum.

Only reason I'm concerned over this acquisition talks is that it's likely to prevent any more Take2 stuff appearing on Steam, given that EA have their own downloading thing.

I fear Civilization and GTA sequels ad infinitum

As opposed to what's happening now?

GTA3, GTAVC, GTASA, GTALCS, GTAVCS, GTA4...

and

Civ4, Civ4 Warlords, Civ4 Beyond The Sword, CivCity: Rome, Civ Revolution...

all from Take 2.