BLOOD Posted February 7 Author Share Posted February 7 GTA V now sold 160 million copies. Take-Two did nearly a billion in revenue this quarter. Zello 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarksunDaFirst Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 (edited) 4 hours ago, BLOOD said: GTA V now sold 160 million copies. Take-Two did nearly a billion in revenue this quarter. RDR2 sold 43 million copies since launch. That's quite astounding actually even though they no longer support the game. Surprising that their net revenue is still mostly coming from console with just over 72% versus PC which is 16%. Edited February 8 by DarksunDaFirst Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zello Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-04-22/assassin-s-creed-publisher-ubisoft-said-to-draw-buyout-interest Ubisoft for sale? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 I don't think their stance on selling it has changed but I think they're simply attracting interest and may face a possible hostile take over in future. I've suspected we'll see one of the companies behind subscription/streaming services buy them in future, and I think they'd prefer that over a hostile take over from an investment group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zello Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 (edited) Anything would be an improvement over the current Ubisoft leadership. As long as they go away from live service games (not gonna happen I know ) But if they were to be acquired because they have soo many studios and employees there would probably be massive layoffs and studio closures. Edited April 23 by Zello Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadowfennekin Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 I imagine Microsoft will snatch them up if they're actually looking to sell. Assassins' Creed and Far Cry are popular titles and Watch Dogs(if handled right) could be a good GTA-esque exclusive Microsoft does have a pretty good relationship with them right now, games are coming to Gamepass and there were some other things that I can't think of atm. This sort of thing happened with Bethesda before... you know lol I wouldn't mind, to me this is more worthwhile than Activision. But hey, I don't play COD lmao Microsoft would definitely slap them and put an end to both the NFTs and abuse controversy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zello Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 1 hour ago, Shadowfennekin said: Assassins' Creed and Far Cry are popular titles and Watch Dogs(if handled right) could be a good GTA-esque exclusive I just want a new Watch Dogs Rajder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 On 4/23/2022 at 3:21 AM, Zello said: Anything would be an improvement over the current Ubisoft leadership. In this day and age, I really don't think so. Same with a potential Take-Two takeover, it could always get much, much worse. Do agree with Shadow and have said as much before though, that Ubi are perfect for a company who are building a game subscription/cloud service, such as MS, Sony and Amazon. They pump out games on a regular basis and would comfortably bolster Games Pass or any similar service. Not sure MS will push the boat out while they're still working on getting Acti Blizz over the line though. But none of those would be "good", we don't need more consolidation. But we also don't want investor groups coming in, cause if the increasing amount of investor groups coming into football (soccer) are anything to go by, they are horrible. Ivan1997GTA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zello Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 1 minute ago, Jason said: In this day and age, I really don't think so. Same with a potential Take-Two takeover, it could always get much, much worse. As long as it's not Tencent Mister Pink 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 16 minutes ago, Zello said: As long as it's not Tencent Tencent are a bit of an odd one With their western acquisitions they have, as far as I've seen, remained fairly hands off as long as money is being made. ...but at the same time, I still don't want them anywhere near western publishers and developers lol. MS is the ideal one for p much all major acquisitions these days cause it means all their games will get thrown on Games Pass which is great. Downside is industry consolidation which is huge, and the fact that GP is undoubtedly going to go up in price soon. Mister Pink 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zello Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 (edited) Bruh Make up your mind WB. Sell them, don’t sell them, sell them. This is like the 500th time that they have been rumored to be up for sale. Edited April 29 by Zello Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 Yea I saw that, those studios are cursed at this point. Must be frustrating to constantly see your place of work in the news like that, not knowing they're going to be taken over or not and the implications either could have on your job. There's some talent there there though, some good studios for sure, so I can see a few companies showing interest if they are finally officially for sale, even without the IP. Yet more industry consolidation though if they are sold. Strange times right now in the games industry. Spider-Vice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRANDHEIST Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 (edited) If Take Two buys WB Games: Spoiler Edited April 30 by GRANDHEIST Zello and The Tracker 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nob Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 Square Enix sold off their western studios and IPs. I’d seen lots of chat on the net that they had been seeking to do that for a while. https://embracer.com/release/embracer-group-enters-into-an-agreement-to-acquire-eidos-crystal-dynamics-and-square-enix-montreal-amongst-other-assets/ Crystal Dynamics, Eidos-Montréal (includes Eidos-Sherbrooke [R&D] & Shanghai), Square Enix Montréal, and a catalogue of IPs including Tomb Raider, Deus Ex, Thief, Legacy of Kain and more than 50 back-catalogue games. ~1,100 employees across three studios and eight global locations. The total purchase price amounts to USD 300 million on a cash and debt free basis, to be paid in full at closing (July—September 22) I would like to see the revival of Deus Ex, first played by chance after my sister bought some games on the 3-for-£10 Sold Out Software CD-ROM line (Like the PC version of PS2 Greatest Hits), and I’ve enjoyed all of the Eidos-Montreal games I’ve played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spider-Vice Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 All these studios and IP for... only $300M?! That's a massive win for Embracer I'd say. It looks like Square plans to invest that in crypto and NFT sh*t, so I'd say the studios dodged a bullet there, especially given Embracer's response to it... Zello, Ivan1997GTA and Commander S 3 let your hopes and dreams turn into burning fire! GTANet | Red Dead Network | kifflom black lives matter | stop Asian hate | trans lives = human lives Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 Yea been discussing this with others today and, like many others across the net, see this as a bizarre move from Squeenix when you look at the price. They may not be coming off the back of some mega hits but they are some very talented studios with some of the most famous IP's in the business behind them. I lowkey expect MS or Sony to come wading in very quickly because that amount of talent and that IP for $300m is a relative bargain for them. It's 3x less than Gearbox, who really only have Borderlands these days. If not, Embracer will be licking their lips at this deal I suspect. Do wonder what their end-game is though, right now they seem to be doing good things (as good as any corp participating in industry consolidation can do) but I do wonder what their endgame is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zello Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 (edited) I don't like Embracer (Volition/Saints Row/Deep Silver) but as long as they are able to continue to make games this is great news. Crazy how many acquisitions are happening these days. I blame @BLOOD ever since he created this thread there have been numerous acquisitions Maybe they can bring back Sleeping Dogs? On 5/2/2022 at 8:07 PM, Jason said: Yea been discussing this with others today and, like many others across the net, see this as a bizarre move from Squeenix when you look at the price. This is a legalized bank robbery. $300 Million though? sh*t we could have came up with that money somehow and bought Square Enix Europe ourselves Edited May 2 by Zello Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Pink Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 I'm just baffled how Embracer group has about 124 studios and nobody really cares but when Microsoft buy some studios it's "OMG, it's a monopoly!" - Seriously some people were writing to senators on Twitter to try obstructed the sale. It's bonkers. Crystal Dynamics was up for sale after all, surprised Microsoft didn't get them as they are working on Perfect Dark Zero at the moment. However, MS probably want the Acti-Blizz deal to go through before any more announcements. Also, selling to MS might be like selling to more direct competition in Square-Enix's eyes. And please... I hope they do something positive with the Deus Ex IP. Mankind Divided and Human Revolution are two great games that unfortunately went under the radar for most people. Zello 1 𝙼𝚄𝚂𝙸𝙲 𝙽𝙾𝙽 𝚂𝚃𝙾𝙿 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zello Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 (edited) Jim Ryan time to go! https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-12/sony-playstation-staff-fume-over-ceo-s-abortion-comments Lmaoo this is what has gotten him in trouble. Let’s avoid the politics but Jim Ryan is too much of a suit, Shawn Layden should have never left. Edited May 14 by Zello Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zello Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 EA for sale? WTF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 Well that's ominous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spider-Vice Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 (edited) I wonder if them dropping FIFA was totally not related at all whatsoever. That's indeed very... odd. Edit: Also, T2 and Zynga merger happening... this Monday. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220519005677/en/ Edited May 20 by Spider-Vice let your hopes and dreams turn into burning fire! GTANet | Red Dead Network | kifflom black lives matter | stop Asian hate | trans lives = human lives Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grichka Bogdanoff Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 >Comcast grim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spider-Vice Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 That's another merger all done. Zynga is officially T2's: https://ir.take2games.com/news-releases/news-release-details/take-two-interactive-software-inc-completes-combination-zynga let your hopes and dreams turn into burning fire! GTANet | Red Dead Network | kifflom black lives matter | stop Asian hate | trans lives = human lives Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedinhuh Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 (edited) Maybe now they will FINALLY update iFruit? I mean for f*cks sake, that sh*t is soo outdated it doesn't even work on phones that are two to three years old anymore, and locks players out of features that should have been on the game instead of a otherwise useless companion app. This sh*t is embarrassing. Edited May 23 by Pedinhuh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spider-Vice Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 It looks like Zynga is going to be part of something totally separate called T2 Mobile (which already existed, it just got super expanded), but I do agree that if they want to get into the world of companion apps and porting games to mobile (i.e. Trilogy DE), they could use Take-Two internal resources now that they have more of it. let your hopes and dreams turn into burning fire! GTANet | Red Dead Network | kifflom black lives matter | stop Asian hate | trans lives = human lives Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Pink Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 So now that EA is lifting it's skirt up and showing their leg from the side of the road that is Acquisition Avenue, I wonder who will buy them? I don't think Microsoft can even attempt to try due to the Acti-Blizz deal. However, you never know. They might go into negotiations privately and it won't be at least two years until any such deal could be closed. By then the Acti-Blizz deal might have cooled down. Well, sources say that deal is about half-way done. The Acti-Blizz deal wont be finalized until about early 2023. Microsoft already have EA Play as a part of Game Pass. While that isn't much to go on, I think it's quite a big deal that EA would have most of it's library on Game Pass as a part of their service. I think that meant good business and EA very open to working with MS. I just can't see MS getting EA - it seems too far fetched. There is still Disney, Apple, Amazon and of course Comcast. What about Netflix? Didn't they enter gaming market? It being EA, they'll probably merge or be bought out with someone unlikely and generally unfriendly to gamers like Comcast or Google - if the money is right. 𝙼𝚄𝚂𝙸𝙲 𝙽𝙾𝙽 𝚂𝚃𝙾𝙿 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 The Acti-Blizz deal could be done sooner than that, their 2023 estimate was a "by the latest". It's an absolutely massive deal with a lot of scrutiny on it so I don't think it'll be done anytime before the Fall but I can see it being done and dusted before Christmas, right in time for MS to throw a bunch of Acti-Blizz games on Games Pass. As for EA, after Acti-Blizz I'm not sure if MS would want to throw out another few tens of billions though I do think they could get the deal through (ie it wouldn't be stopped) if they wanted to. There's talk of Comcast and stuff, maybe Apple or Amazon if they ever really wanna get serious, but yea... idk, it will be interesting to see it unfold, worrying times for the industry really. Ubisoft also seem well and truly up for sale but are waiting for their shareprice to increase or receive an offer above their current shareprice apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Pink Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 What a time we live in. It's truly fascinating seeing these mega developers/publishers up for sale. Yeah, I've heard rumours that the MS/Acti-Blizz deal can ve done by Christmas. That would be ideal having a few games thrown into Game Pass, especially since Starfield and Redfall are delayed. Ubisoft being up for sale is interesting too. I would actually wouldn't mind if MS bought them and made them work on projects that weren't developed too quickly al la Assassin's Creed and pushed them to do less copy/paste and got them to focus more on removing bloat and making very bespoke games. AC and FC are games I really like but always get the feeling it's their very factory produced. A bit like eating McDonalds for me. I know it's mass produced and factory-made but it's delicious. Going back to the recent Embracer deal. Embracer says: “We recently announced the acquisition of Crystal Dynamics, Eidos Montreal and Square Enix Montreal, including Tomb Raider, Deus Ex, Thief, Legacy of Kain and other IPs,” he said. “The announcement got an overwhelming and positive response. We see great potential, not only in sequels but also in remakes, remasters, spin-offs as well as transmedia projects across the group.” Imagine a Sleeping Dogs remake/remaster? Or how about Deus Ex: Human Revolution? I started a new game of Deus Ex: HR and it does like very tired and dated. I think with the recent cyberpunk revival a Deus Ex: HR remaster could do well. Perhaps with better marketing from the assistance Embracer. Ultimately I would prefer a new Deus Ex Game but would be nice if the HR/MD is remastered and brought up to 4K 60fps on current gen and then a 3rd release to have a nice 4K 60fps Deus Ex trilogy. OOOH YEAH 𝙼𝚄𝚂𝙸𝙲 𝙽𝙾𝙽 𝚂𝚃𝙾𝙿 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zello Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 https://www.gamesindustry.biz/playstation-xboxs-call-of-duty-offer-was-inadequate-on-many-levels Microsoft and Sony work this sh*t out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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