Take Two safe from the evil EA. For now...

[LCJr.]

http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/54730

Electronic Arts is dropping its pursuit of Grand Theft Auto 4 publisher Take-Two Interactive, the company announced today.

They'll be back. Their kind always is.

 

[udm]

Not if DRM drives them bankrupt first

But yeah, thank God for that.

 

[MetalCraze]

Take 2 is just as shitty as EA.

 

[LCJr.]

Not if DRM drives them bankrupt first

But yeah, thank God for that.

Madden football made them 133 million in the month of August alone. EA was bragging how Madden made more than any of the movies out in August. I'm afraid they'll be around for quite awhile.

 

[Volourn]

EA is awesome.

 

[sportforredneck]

EA is awesome.

What was the last good game they published? (besides spore for me, since I like it)

 

[Erzherzog]

Take 2 is just as shitty as EA.

But it's fun to watch them slug it out.

 

[Volourn]

"What was the last good game they published?"

NHL 09. It's awesome. (despite the bugs). And, it came out just last week.

It's predessor, NHL 08, is one fo the best game I ever played as well. *shrug*

 

[Erzherzog]

"What was the last good game they published?"

NHL 09. It's awesome. (despite the bugs). And, it came out just last week.

It's predessor, NHL 08, is one fo the best game I ever played as well. *shrug*

Is 09 better than 08? The NHL series has had the best sports games on its good years, but has trouble repeating success.

I've heard good things...

 

[Volourn]

09 is an awesome game; but currently the net EASHL online thing is a buggy mess. That needs to be fixed before I claim it ni sbetter. Itc ertainly has the features, and gameplay to be, though.

The offline features, and the online stuff from last year are in working order so in that way it definitely is as good if not better.

 

[Fez]

EA is awesome.

Why?

 

[Unradscorpion]

I think this is the day Volourn stopped trying and made his most uninspired post.

 

[Vaarna_Aarne]

I think this is the day Volourn stopped trying and made his most uninspired post.

:declineofthecodex:

 

[Azael]

Yeah right, Volourn has defended EA and their games pretty much since he joined this place.Probably earlier too, can't be bothered to try to remember if he did the same back at the old BIS/Interplay boards.

Are there any good publishers left, BTW?

 

[Schauman]

Take-Two is in deep crapola by 2009. The contract on the Houser brothers expires at Febuary and unless T2 is in the mood to increase their payroll the GTA-twins could easily make a run to anyone willing to pay more.

 

[Vaarna_Aarne]

Are there any good publishers left, BTW?

SNK? CDProjekt?