Rumour: Ubisoft, EA to buy out SCi, Eidos? - bit-tech.net Forums

CardJoe · 2nd Dec 2008, 11:09

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/12...ut-sci-eidos/1

Rumour on the grapevine is that a 92 percent drop in stock price for SCi has prompted takeover negotiations from EA and Ubisoft.

liratheal · 2nd Dec 2008, 11:23

When are we going to get one mega-conglomerate games company?

You know, like EA or Activision Blizzard, but with more games coming out.

OnyxLilninja · 2nd Dec 2008, 11:44

'The Daily Heil' has reported SCi is staffed by AIDS infected, DRUG addicted, TERRORIST IMMIGRANT PAEDOPHILE SINGLE MOTHERS and selling it to Ubisoft or Electronic Arts is an insult to the good working people of this once great country.

Gunsmith · 2nd Dec 2008, 11:54

SCi also made carmageddon which makes them rulers of the world.

StephenK · 2nd Dec 2008, 12:13

Probably my most enjoyable gaming moments came from Thief 1 & 2 and Deus Ex 1. If there is going to be a takeover, I hope those titles will be kept in production.

UrbanMarine · 2nd Dec 2008, 12:57

Nooooooo the evil EA empire can't do that!!! Nooooo

Kúsař · 2nd Dec 2008, 13:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by StephenK

Probably my most enjoyable gaming moments came from Thief 1 & 2 and Deus Ex 1. If there is going to be a takeover, I hope those titles will be kept in production.

+1 on Thief trilogy. But I'm afraid that EA would force developers to make "casual" Thief game. And that would be fatal disaster...

StephenK · 2nd Dec 2008, 13:38

Yeah. Thief, for me at least, was an all consuming passion. I can see why it's tempting to simplify it and expand it's potential customer base. This move would destroy it's exisiting base though so I hope they'll leave it alone.

Kúsař · 2nd Dec 2008, 14:00

Exactly - it was hardcore game from the very beginning. Never heard of "causal gamers" playing it anyway(they never liked it). Playing it on expert difficulty is the only way to go...ha, I'll have to replay it once more. There are still gold coins which eluded my perception...

StephenK · 2nd Dec 2008, 14:03

Yeah. I had terrible trouble getting the first game to play XP recently though. Even patched and tweeked to work it would crash regularly

Kúsař · 2nd Dec 2008, 14:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by StephenK

Yeah. I had terrible trouble getting the first game to play XP recently though. Even patched and tweeked to work it would crash regularly

I'll PM you solution - I believe I found something about running game under XP with multi core CPUs.

StephenK · 2nd Dec 2008, 18:23

Oh. Fantastic. Thanks Kúsař!

nukeman8 · 2nd Dec 2008, 21:43

thats aload of other great game sequels ruined.

2nd Dec 2008, 11:09	#1
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2nd Dec 2008, 13:38	#8
StephenK Nanomodder Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 224	Yeah. Thief, for me at least, was an all consuming passion. I can see why it's tempting to simplify it and expand it's potential customer base. This move would destroy it's exisiting base though so I hope they'll leave it alone. __________________ Intel e6600 @ 2.4ghz \| 4gb Corsair Twin2X 6400C4 DDR2 \| Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro + Silver 5 \| Gainward 7950GT 256MB \| iiyama ProLite E2200WS \| Black Coolermaster Mystique 631 \| Corsair HX620 PSU \| Asus P5B Deluxe \| 1tb SpinPoint F1 Desktop + 320gb Samsung T166 \| X-Fi Xtreme Gamer \| Creative Inspire T6100 \| Samsung DVD±RW SH-S183A \| LG DVD ROM \| Logitech Mx5000 \|

2nd Dec 2008, 14:00	#9
Kúsař regular bit-tech reader Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Brnicko, CZ Posts: 219	Exactly - it was hardcore game from the very beginning. Never heard of "causal gamers" playing it anyway(they never liked it). Playing it on expert difficulty is the only way to go...ha, I'll have to replay it once more. There are still gold coins which eluded my perception...

2nd Dec 2008, 14:03	#10
StephenK Nanomodder Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 224	Yeah. I had terrible trouble getting the first game to play XP recently though. Even patched and tweeked to work it would crash regularly __________________ Intel e6600 @ 2.4ghz \| 4gb Corsair Twin2X 6400C4 DDR2 \| Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro + Silver 5 \| Gainward 7950GT 256MB \| iiyama ProLite E2200WS \| Black Coolermaster Mystique 631 \| Corsair HX620 PSU \| Asus P5B Deluxe \| 1tb SpinPoint F1 Desktop + 320gb Samsung T166 \| X-Fi Xtreme Gamer \| Creative Inspire T6100 \| Samsung DVD±RW SH-S183A \| LG DVD ROM \| Logitech Mx5000 \|

2nd Dec 2008, 18:23	#12
StephenK Nanomodder Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 224	Oh. Fantastic. Thanks Kúsař! __________________ Intel e6600 @ 2.4ghz \| 4gb Corsair Twin2X 6400C4 DDR2 \| Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro + Silver 5 \| Gainward 7950GT 256MB \| iiyama ProLite E2200WS \| Black Coolermaster Mystique 631 \| Corsair HX620 PSU \| Asus P5B Deluxe \| 1tb SpinPoint F1 Desktop + 320gb Samsung T166 \| X-Fi Xtreme Gamer \| Creative Inspire T6100 \| Samsung DVD±RW SH-S183A \| LG DVD ROM \| Logitech Mx5000 \|

2nd Dec 2008, 21:43	#13
nukeman8 Supermodder Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 273	thats aload of other great game sequels ruined.