DeathscytheX 9,732 Report post Posted November 4, 2008 http://kotaku.com/5075163/wall-street-journal-to-disney-buy-ea The Wall Street Journal has some advice — we're guessing unsolicited — for Walt Disney CEO Robert Iger: Maybe it's time to buy Electronic Arts. Why? Well, the price might be right (right now) given that EA's stock has taken a pretty serious hit lately, partly due to general economic turmoil and on second quarter corporate earnings from the Madden publisher that WSJ calls "disappointing." Why does it makes sense?WSJ notes two potential "win-wins." First, the Disney-owned ESPN, which could benefit both the sports cable channel and the Madden NFL series. Second, WSJ argues that Disney could save at least some of the "$200 million it spends annually to develop its own games" at Disney Interactive Studios. The internal Disney studio currently works on properties like High School Musical and Tinkerbell. Snatching up EA could also mean plenty of new, internally developed intellectual property for Disney and all of its subsidiaries. Properties like Mirror's Edge, Dead Space and Army of Two could be future Disney Pictures projects. As Dante's Inferno could have. We suppose Disney could send property the other way, too, with future Pixar titles going to EA instead of where they're currently housed at THQ. It would be one big orgy of commercial appeal for both parties. The Wall Street Journal points out that EA's market cap is at $7.7 billion, a serious drop from the $19 billion of a few years ago. That's a bargain, it says, one that maybe Disney should go for. We'd seriously hope that, if they did, they'd retain all those smart EA people turning the company's image and quality around. So... EA buys up all the small developers to create a monopoly of gaming, and now Disney is going to own all of that... 2 Myk JL and Sledgstone reacted to this Quote GET A NEW FUNK ON BEFORE YOU GET DUMPED ON! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Myk JL 1,731 Report post Posted November 4, 2008 I wonder if this means No More Heroes 2 will be canned... And what happens to Dead Space?... Quote Those who fight deplorables should see to it that they themselves do not become deplorables. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DeathscytheX 9,732 Report post Posted November 4, 2008 It certainly brings concern to the M rated category. Quote GET A NEW FUNK ON BEFORE YOU GET DUMPED ON! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kite 3,263 Report post Posted November 4, 2008 the next command and conquer will be involve teddy bears, who can hug each other the most X_x disney is an evil monster .... Quote Bruce Campbell: '' This place has more security then the Batcave '' Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DeathscytheX 9,732 Report post Posted November 4, 2008 again... Quote GET A NEW FUNK ON BEFORE YOU GET DUMPED ON! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kite 3,263 Report post Posted November 4, 2008 (edited) again... thats going to be a classic style nooooo disney + hostile take over = the company we entrust our kids morales too Edited November 4, 2008 by Kite Quote Bruce Campbell: '' This place has more security then the Batcave '' Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ladywriter 7,783 Report post Posted November 4, 2008 I'm with Darth Vader on this one. Isnt Disney big enough? Quote Look at the flowers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kuwabara 758 Report post Posted November 4, 2008 Disney wont stop until it rules the world. Quote [/url] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gokuDX7 2,871 Report post Posted November 4, 2008 It's fine EA blows now anyway with their draconian DRM crap. I was really looking forward to getting Red Alert 3 but then stopped since Spore was a major cluster fuck experiment on EA's part. Quote All hail piggy, king of bacon ^)^ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Myk JL 1,731 Report post Posted November 4, 2008 Disney wont stop until it rules the world. Hence "Disney World"... Quote Those who fight deplorables should see to it that they themselves do not become deplorables. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kuwabara 758 Report post Posted November 4, 2008 Exactly Quote [/url] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dubird 6,815 Report post Posted November 5, 2008 Disney wont stop until it rules the world. No, see, they'd have to fight Microsoft for world control. Which would be an epic battle full of explosions and blue screens and pile-driving fairy-tale creatures! Us lesser mortals will have to build special bunkers to wait it out, except for me, because I'll be building a fortress so that when one emerges victorious, tired and bloody and weaked, I can take the winner down and rule the world in their stead! *evil laugh a la Krankor* Quote Yesterday was the deadline for all complaints! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sledgstone 8,672 Report post Posted November 5, 2008 I love that darth vader pic! X'D the next command and conquer will be involve teddy bears, who can hug each other the most X_xdisney is an evil monster .... Next command and conquer!? hah! Command and Conquer will probably be the first thing thrown into the Disney Vault and forgotten. X'D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Myk JL 1,731 Report post Posted November 5, 2008 No, see, they'd have to fight Microsoft for world control. Which would be an epic battle full of explosions and blue screens and pile-driving fairy-tale creatures! Us lesser mortals will have to build special bunkers to wait it out, except for me, because I'll be building a fortress so that when one emerges victorious, tired and bloody and weaked, I can take the winner down and rule the world in their stead! *evil laugh a la Krankor* Master Chief: This is Spartan 117. Can you hear me?Old White Guy (Too lazy to find his name) Chief is that you? MC: I'm stuck in the middle of toontown using a frying pan as my gun ran out of bullets... OWG: Chief I want you to know if you die... we're going back to Spawn. MC: ... ****... Quote Those who fight deplorables should see to it that they themselves do not become deplorables. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tristan9480 198 Report post Posted November 10, 2008 I hope this dosen't happen. Quote [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
