EA completes acquisition of Codemasters
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G13Homi
Au revoir Codemasters, i loved you, but you've left me for another with deeper pockets.
RaulR
Jesus ........ Christ! I really hate EA Games, for how they ruined so many good franchises and companies.. Ubisoft is a close second for their microstransaction schemes in their games..
danny69t
Just can't wait for the next GRID/Dirt game. Finally, i will be able to change the rims and car body parts in racing games.
Wait.... 😕
Excalibur1814
Will never forgive EA for destroying C&C with that 4th version. Awful. Then, they tinkered with Plants Vs Zombies... you know, the GAME OF THE YEAR! Why oh why, EA?!
Loobyluggs
The weird thing about Ubisoft is that, once in a while they do actually distribute good games.
Assassins Creed Black Flag, is one such game I am really re-enjoying right now. I can also deeply attest to the Chronicles 2.5D games they also released. I would go so far as to say Chronicles are the best-looking Creed games out there, purely for the artwork:
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Silva
RIP
Margalus
Hopefully now Codemasters can make a good game again. Haven't seen them make a decent game since the original GRID...
vf
I remember it on the Commodore C64 until I wore some of the tapes out.
I think 2014 was the last one I had on the PS3. I used to play the heck out of 2010. Dirt was real fun on the G25.
Once I got Assetto Corsa I never looked back to Codemasters.
Great White Shark
EA scum buy up another great developer. Mean while they ignore what Battlefield players want and provide no Anti-cheat software for their games. Disgusting company.
However, Take-Two's bid was subsequently trumped by Electronic Arts in December 2020, which offered to buy all outstanding shares at GB£6.04 for an offer valued at about US$1.2 billion, about 14% higher than Take-Two's offer. Codemasters' board of directors agreed to the EA deal, which is expected to close by the first quarter of 2021.Take-Two formally withdrew its offer in January 2021, ceding to EA's bid, while Codemasters' board signed off on EA's bid later that month.[28] The acquisition was completed on 18 February 2021, with all shares transferred to Codex Games Limited, a subsidiary of EA.
I would have preferred if it were Take Two than EA. EA are very aggressive company!
KissSh0t
https://i.imgur.com/b3lXKnG.gif
Ghosty
Dice seems to be doing rather well under the EA brand.
KissSh0t
I can't tell if your comment is meant to be taken as sarcasm or not.
Ghosty
No sarcasm intended at all. Ever since Dice joined EA the sales of the Battlefield games have increased ten fold. Regardless of what people think of EA, they know how to sell games.
fantaskarsef
Yes, they know how to sell games. Sadly, they have gotten better at selling inferior games than to build superior games 😀
Ghosty
Can't argue there. EA is the equivalent of Value nowadays.
