EA to buy PopCap Games

[Phobic9]

http://techcrunch.com/2011/06/22/popcap-games-to-be-acquired-for-1-billion/

I'm fairly saddened by this but business is business. Hopefully we'll see Plants vs Zombies 2 on Origin with $15 DLC addon packs for new flowers.

 

[Beev]

Good for Popcap, but I'm sad. Now I don't get to play their games anymore

 

[Anubis]

Now I don't get to play their games anymore

huh?

 

[Beev]

huh?

Because fuck EA (and Activision, but this thread isn't about them). I vote with my wallet, and I choose not to support EA. I would probably buy a PvZ sequel, though.

 

[redelcamino]

well this sucks!....

 

[darkewaffle]

If Popcap ever made a game that didn't suck, I might care.

 

[JujuFish]

If Popcap ever made a game that didn't suck, I might care.

You cared enough to both enter and post in this thread.

 

[lupi]

Not surprising given growth of tablets and such that their catalogue would likely be the most popular at.

 

[KaOTiK]

noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

I just remember this pic, works well for how I feel

 

[rivan]

Not surprising given growth of tablets and such that their catalogue would likely be the most popular at.

So nevermind 'consolization' - now we should worry about 'tabletization'?

 

[Zenoth]

So nevermind 'consolization' - now we should worry about 'tabletization'?

Do worry about it, it's EA, they can do anything thinking it's going to work, most of us gamers around should be used to them by now shouldn't we. Again, I'll say it, it's EA, think about it (not too much though, there's "losing time", and then "losing time", too, everything done in moderation is better).

 

[Anubis]

PC gamer has a rumor up the EA is offering 1 BILLION DOLLARS for PopCap

 

[Beev]

PC gamer has a rumor up the EA is offering 1 BILLION DOLLARS for PopCap

 

[wuliheron]

So nevermind 'consolization' - now we should worry about 'tabletization'?

Yep. You ain't seen nothing yet. Consolization was just practice for tabletization.

 

[Lonyo]

http://techcrunch.com/2011/06/22/popcap-games-to-be-acquired-for-1-billion/

I'm fairly saddened by this but business is business. Hopefully we'll see Plants vs Zombies 2 on Origin with $15 DLC addon packs for new flowers.

So which company isn't charging for stupid DLC shit that you would rather see buy Popcap?

 

[Tristicus]

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuudge

 

[Beev]

So which company isn't charging for stupid DLC shit that you would rather see buy Popcap?

Anyone whose DLC is completely aesthetic and doesn't gimp you if you don't have it. Like Valve (and their stupid hats).

 

[Phobic9]

So which company isn't charging for stupid DLC shit that you would rather see buy Popcap?

I'd rather see PopCap with no one, but as I said earlier business is business. No doubt the money from EA will help on PopCap's goals but I didn't have a problem on how they were doing things before this deal.

 

[paperfist]

PC gamer has a rumor up the EA is offering 1 BILLION DOLLARS for PopCap

Seriously, PopCap? PopCap of Plants vrs Zombies, Bejeweled and Peggle fame? 1 BILLION DOLLARS? Damn I have to stop reading forums and start making flash games!

 

[Anubis]

yes
http://online.wsj.com/article/AP6bf0ce7462e244f495a3da2e3c173197.html

 

[shortylickens]

Seriously, PopCap? PopCap of Plants vrs Zombies, Bejeweled and Peggle fame? 1 BILLION DOLLARS? Damn I have to stop reading forums and start making flash games!

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/7-Peggle

 

[paperfist]

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/7-Peggle

Ha!

Still...1 BILLION DOLLARS!?!?!

I can't believe with the resources EA has that they can't come up with some casual games in their in house studio for a couple of million. Snap City a Sim City derivative wasn't so bad. Hell they have those 2 guys from 2015 that could put together a few flash games for a hell of a lot less then a billion.

 

[Beev]

Ha!

Still...1 BILLION DOLLARS!?!?!

I can't believe with the resources EA has that they can't come up with some casual games in their in house studio for a couple of million. Snap City a Sim City derivative wasn't so bad. Hell they have those 2 guys from 2015 that could put together a few flash games for a hell of a lot less then a billion.

EA has no talent. They just buy it from other companies and then force them to work on projects that made said companies a lot of money.

 

[StrangerGuy]

Pay $1 billion and turn a dev to making more crappy games instead of focusing on decrapify their vast IP they are sitting on.

Sounds like a good business plan!

 

[Chess]

If Popcap ever made a game that didn't suck, I might care.

FAIL