EA Acquires Titanfall studio Respawn Entertainment
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RealNC
They'll shut them down a couple years from now, just like they did with pretty much every studio they bought. Buy them, suck them dry, throw them in the trashcan.
TestDriver
Another one bites the dust...
Solfaur
Well in this case it's a pretty 100% likely scenario, especially since Titanfall II hasn't done well (even though the game itself is decent I hear, but poor marketing and release window choice), just push out a third more or less finished game and call it a "day"...
cyberscott
Shouldn't the article title be EA Acquires .. and not EA Acquirers? Beyond that, I think more companies are going to start gobbling up other companies, especially in the multiplayer arena. With micro transactions and and loot boxes becoming huge money makers for publishers, they want to grab as much online game real estate to maximize profits. I really hope this new trend doesn't completely destoy single player games as microtransactions and loot boxes spread like the plague. 🙁
Robbo9999
Looking forward to the release of Titanfall 3, (whenever that's gonna be!), I'm hoping it's gonna be more similar in feel to the first Titanfall game rather than similar to Titanfall 2, I'm still playing the first!
tsunami231
isnt it amazing how many people think samething, every time EA "aquires" a new studio. so many great studios have become pale shadows of them selves after EA got there hands on them
pretty sure this trend already started, and it only gona get worse
cryohellinc
Next Titanfall will be full of micro transactions. And two years later they close the studio.
So RIP, they wont be able to respawn after this sadly.
fantaskarsef
Yes, general tone fits for me too: another studia that won't get any better under EA supervision.
crkwhr
EA only owned 20ish % of ubisoft from 2004-2010 5% now.. Ubisoft on its own is doing a fine job running itself into the ground.
goat1
It sucks that gaming is just big business now. I remember when games were actually creative and fun. Now all these companies do is look at the bottom line. So many great companies are gone or moved onto games that are just a cash grab. Command and Conquer..Gone. Battlezone... Gone. So many good games are not being made because of corporate greed. It would be nice if Raven made another heretic or hexen game off ID tech 6.. Look at the overwhelming popularity of the new Doom and Wolfenstein.. I mean, why not make one of those heretic/hexen games?
KissSh0t
Ohh.. wow.. now this is disgusting news.
Prince Valiant
Goodbye, Respawn.
user1
rip respawn
I'll never forget what ea did to maxis
H83
Exactly my thoughts! Nice meeting you Respawn...
Loobyluggs
Kind of a dumb move.
They had control and support from EA. They had a decent amount of respect for re-engineering the Source game engine, almost from scratch, and Titanfall was well designed gameplay.
Their decision to sell does not make any sense other than a monetary one, for which I say is unnecessary, given the cred they had; they would have been able to make more than this paltry $455m.
EA probably just got the bargain of the year.
RavenMaster
RIP Respawn Entertainment
KissSh0t
I wonder how safe the bet is that TitanFall 3 will have Microtransactions / Loot Creates and... EA'd to death.
Aura89
This never happened. Not sure why you think it happened, it most definitely never happened. At one point, EA owned just under 20% of the company, and is the highest they ever had ownership in the company. By no means is this "EA acquires Ubisoft"
bigfutus
So Titanfall 3 will have everybody favorite season pass, microtransactions and loot boxes. What a exciting time we live in.
CrazY_Milojko
EA sometimes reminds me of black holes, scientist are searching for those all over the universe but for a long time we have one in our neigbourhood.
