EA: who needs them? Well not T2.
Taylor Flatt , Petersburg: May 25 2008
Made Popular May 25 2008
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EA: who needs them?  Well not T2.

Yeah, I said it. Who needs EA? Where ever EA goes, something either closes or changes from a good game to an extremely nulled, dumb game. Now don’t get me wrong, there are a few games that EA has actually made that goes somewhere, but the majority of the games they sponsor lack all things good. With the recent attempts at buying out T2, which seems pretty imminent, all the GTA fans are crossing their fingers EA backs down or Rockstar walks. Now given the history of EA and all the games they have seemed to ruin, it would seem logical for Rockstar to just walk away and stop EA from getting one of the best games out there and turning it to crap. But wait, the whole reason EA is trying to buyout T2 is for the GTA game. But also think of all the other games that they would ruin and think of all the lives, which would add up to millions.

I think EA just needs to back off, take all their money and use it for a GOOD game that people will actually buy rather than buy everything good that they see and try to make a quick buck. EA just leave this company alone, and leave us with a decent game.

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EA is really trying hard to buy Take2 recently ther ceo bought $1 of their own stock...while 2 board members quit the company.

This is turning out to be a complete soap opera... and a new trend with MS and Yahoo in similar positions..

Lets wait and watch
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What People
Somewhere with People, United States
well T2 is an awesome company and if it were to be taken over by ea i think the company would just go straight downhill. ea doesnt deserve to be where they are b/c they ruin too many games and companies.
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Taylor Flatt multiplayernetwork.n..
Petersburg, United States
Well yeah. I agree with you that EA would most likely ruin T2. Which is why they need to fight it or EA needs to lose interest and move away. It’s a glorious thing that the CEO of Rockstar actually against the hostile EA takeover. Go Rockstar! I’m just hoping that EA doesn’t go through with the buyout or we can kiss our great games good bye.

I want to know your feedback. Will EA ruin Rockstar and if you believe so or believe not then please tell us your reasons.
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Taylor Flatt multiplayernetwork.n..
Petersburg, United States
[Update] EA just extended their buyout deadline until June 16th to allow the FTC time to continue reviewing the request.

[Update] EA just bought out Napster Founder’s Gaming Social Network.

When will it stop? EA needs to just quit now. They don’t need T2, they can just go bother some other company and leave some major company to themselves.
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now that GTA 4 has bee greatly sucessful EA may have to up the price
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now that GTA 4 has bee greatly sucessful EA may have to up the price
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Taylor Flatt multiplayernetwork.n..
Petersburg, United States
Well, when the buyout occurs I hope they get more than $24 a share for T2. I also hope that they just don’t mess with rockstar and just leave the whole company alone and let them work how they have in the past.

You know what would really crack me up. EA, a week after buying T2 closing it down. It won’t happen, but it would be pretty funny because that’s not surprising coming from EA.
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Taylor Flatt multiplayernetwork.n..
Petersburg, United States
[update] EA is going to increase offer by $2 and T2 to refuse.


Finally...but wait is it the end? Just published another article on the buyout. Check it out!

Also, thanks for keeping up with it Vishal. At least I know someone is reading my stuff. :)
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Taylor Flatt multiplayernetwork.n..
Petersburg, United States
[update] EA extends their deadline for a couple days.
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Jaiyant Cavale
Bangalore, India
I guess Take2 has a lot of potential but it has been misplaced by poor and pathetic leadership.The company must fight EA.. As long as 2k sports and top spin continue, ill be happy.EA buyout may mean no 2k and no more top spin. It makes so friggin mad
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Taylor Flatt multiplayernetwork.n..
Petersburg, United States
Good point. Take-Two is one company we need out there in support of the consumer. If we can get more people to back T2 and T2 get their marbles together, we might see EA backoff (Although unlikely). I’m hoping that EA get’s their moneys worth because support will be dropping like flies when it occurs. I hope the FTC rejects EA’s tender.
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Jaiyant Cavale
Bangalore, India
There must be some kinda online campaigning to get people together, who feels the same way and everyone must shun EA and their products. Its a holy war now.. Can’t believe companies go to such dirty extents to buy others.. yes and I pray too, that the FTC rejects EA’s tender
(Global Perspectives)
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Taylor Flatt multiplayernetwork.n..
Petersburg, United States
Haha, surprisingly I know of no such site. Although just about all sites that are in gaming, believe EA needs taken down. There are some support sites for EA and EA games but really they are for the games. I just hope I am right and EA backs down and sees that what they are doing is only hurting gamers.
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Taylor Flatt multiplayernetwork.n..
Petersburg, United States
I actually found an article somewhere that mapped EA’s recent buys and showed around 80% of those buys where studios that EA eventually (within weeks or months) closed because they either went downhill or because they just wanted to end the competition. It is so sad and I don’t believe it would happen with T2, but I think the support would go down the tube.
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Jaiyant Cavale
Bangalore, India
My god.. Did you see the number of studios bought by EA? I mean do they really have to dominate the gaming world? If this kinda nonsense continues I would rather stop gaming and find a better hobby, like gardening or something....
(Global Perspectives)
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Taylor Flatt multiplayernetwork.n..
Petersburg, United States
Yeah I have. But the thing that gets me the most is that EA didn’t get where it is today by being what is being right now, but by being a gamer’s friend. They had had good support and good turnouts, but now they suck and not many people like them.

EA Studios
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Asif Mondee
chicago, United States
Down with ea and down with t2...i dont like either of the companies and i hope both of them lose all their money and games and go get other jobs...neither company is good...they dont deserve anything
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Jaiyant Cavale
Bangalore, India
Hi Asif, would you like to tell us all why you don’t like either of the companies? I totally understand if you said you don’t like EA. But why T2? I’m really curious to know.. T2 fans have a right to know.
(Global Perspectives)
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Asif Mondee
chicago, United States
mainly because they are too big both of them.to be honest they have no lives and neither have good support and ea didnt shut any of those studios down...that list is fake..t2 also doesnt deserve to even have rockstar has a firm because rockstar is too cool anyway and they should just go to microsoft or something and not ea or t2
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Jaiyant Cavale
Bangalore, India
Yes I agree both of them are big. Come on, T2 games are far better than any others.. Ok maybe we are just used to the company.. and when someone’s buying yrs, you tend to get a little mad.. By the way Microsoft is the biggest company aint it? Even EA aint tat big. I would never stand by Microsoft
(Global Perspectives)
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Taylor Flatt multiplayernetwork.n..
Petersburg, United States
First of all, learn how to use capital letters and second of all that list is not fake. It even includes dates and why they were close and when they were closed. You have the liberty to look any of this information up if you would like to and prove me wrong. But any industry is going to have its big players, really big players and small players. In this case, EA is really big and T2 is big and most others are small. But to say they should go with microsoft is really no different! That is still a big company and you have no basis for your argument! If you would like to come back with solid information and prove to me that you are right and I am wrong then please do because right now you have nothing solid to counter me.
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Taylor Flatt multiplayernetwork.n..
Petersburg, United States
@Jaiyant

Well Microsoft is big, but EA is (in my mind) its rival in publishing. But you are right in not giving more power to Microsoft. They already have more than they can handle. But I like T2 mainly because they turnout great games, great support and a great community. But look at EA. Their games aren’t that great, they don’t have that good of support, and frankly you are either a T2 supporter or EA supporter so not much of a community there.
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Asif Mondee
chicago, United States
alright fine i concur.you win i really didnt have any sources or anything i was just trying to get you to say im better but i do really think that microsoft is better than t2 and ea.it has a better foundation than t2 and ea.
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Jaiyant Cavale
Bangalore, India
Asif I don’t understand why you are so fond of Microsoft. I would like to know why you are talking about microsoft when the discussion is about EA and T2.. Would you have countered if we discussed EA and microsft? and have spoken for another gaming company?
(Global Perspectives)
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Taylor Flatt multiplayernetwork.n..
Petersburg, United States
Yeah man, seriously. Microsoft really wouldn’t be a better company to go with at all. They are just as bad as EA, but not as much (If that makes sense). T2 would be a much better company than both. It has the size of a big company but the resources of a small one. And in fact it does have a good foundation as a company as does EA.
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Asif Mondee
chicago, United States
then let me ask you this.why is t2 getting bought out by ea if the foundation is so good?microsoft is just a better company and you all know this.
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Asif Mondee
chicago, United States
@Jaiyant

no i just like microsoft.they are a good company.they made microsoft xp so they are good and they published halo so they are good.
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Jaiyant Cavale
Bangalore, India
T2 is getting bought because of a malicious agenda.. Most buyouts are malicious in nature. If a company buys another company, that doesn’t mean the buying company is superior.. It only shows they are jerks. EA and Microsoft suck dude
(Global Perspectives)
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Taylor Flatt multiplayernetwork.n..
Petersburg, United States
Yes, besides that is why they call it a ’hostile’ takeover. T2 is being bought out because they are actually good enough for EA to take such drastic measures to beat them! But as to Microsoft being a better company, I have to disagree. Valve, Activision and Take-Two are my favorite publishing/developing companies out there. They are in fact some of the most successful as well.
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Jaiyant Cavale
Bangalore, India
@ Asif

Microsoft may have produced a couple of good softwares but there are many who excel them. Windows XP aint that great either. Ok fine, it is mediocre. Didn’t you read the news of microsoft dumping XP? They want to push Vista which is a loser. A good company wouldn’t push a bad product dumping it’s own good product
(Global Perspectives)
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Asif Mondee
chicago, United States
well i have a different interpertation of the reason ea is taking them over.its more like they are doing house cleaing.cleaning the market of things that dont need to be there like t2.
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Asif Mondee
chicago, United States
well microsoft is losing money while xp is out there so it is smart for microsoft to drop the product.it was a good move and im going to get vista as soon as i have the money.
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Asif Mondee
chicago, United States
ea has the money to buy out t2 and will do it.even the ftc is backing them.it will happen and you can be all mad about it and i will be laughing because youu will all quit gaming because of it.
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Jaiyant Cavale
Bangalore, India
Ok Mr. Microsoft Spokesperson, Microsoft fulfilled it’s great humanitarian mission of shoving Vista up our back. Probably you are so deluded that you still think Microsoft is a great company. Well keep telling that to yourself. One fine day you will buy an Apple Mac. Have a nice day
(Global Perspectives)
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Taylor Flatt multiplayernetwork.n..
Petersburg, United States
Asif..you dont know what you are talking about. The FTC are still reviewing the request of EA and we won’t quit gaming because EA ’will take over T2’. On the contrary, I will game even more after this will other companies. No I’m not mad about it, I’m just disappointed that such high people can see so little. They run a billion dollar business and forgot how they got there and it disappoints me. Another thing that disappoints me is how they can manipulate someone like you. But I suppose it is easy to manipulate someone like you. I’m finished trying to explain to you. :|