Electronic Arts buys Jamdat

Shtinky *The imperial march theme from star wars plays* Haha..yeah this is sort of sad..

Why don't they just buy the moon? Then we would have to see a giant EA logo every night. And if the clouds got in the way, they would buy them and have them destroyed. Soon we will have to pay EA to take our children home from EA hospitals, because our EA health insurance companies won't pay the $5,000 EABucks fee to bring them to our EA homes. Oh well, at least I can still drink my EA-Coca-Cola and have a nice slice of EA and cheese pizza. Thank EA!

Meh, EA, u got some okay games, and u have a few really good games. Unfortunatley, u have games that blow the big one. Dam rich companies. GO UBISOFT

uggg..... teh EA strikes again.

Big surprise, whats next Sprint

Whats next for EA. World Domination? Could be!!!!!!

EA buys something else. Now the question is will they put houses or hotels on it? Hmm...

Instead of wasting money buying other game companies, EA should pay their employees higher, that way they might put more effort in creating better games.

Wow, EA is becoming quite the monopoly... erm I mean player in the gaming market... now if they could only make good games...

Night_Frost, Don't worry EA can't get Bungie. It's owned by Microsoft. I wish EA would stop buying things. They need to put more effort into improving the quality of their own games before they worry about another market.

If EA goes after Bungie and Ubisoft, there's gonna be a lot of ass kicking being handed out and its not the Government, EA is practically buying every company who has the best franchise, I mean, they killed the James Bond license, they killed Madden, it'll be a matter of time before they killed Halo or Killzone or Ghost Recon or DOA or Rainbow Six, even Half Life, it won't be long before our beloved franchises turn into crap, here's an idea my fellow gamers: DO NOT BUY ANY EA GAMES!!!!!! it'll definetly kill the juggernaut called Electronic Arts

the corporate juggernaut that is E.A. is just chugging along eventually to a lot of companies that want good money are gonna give in to those dollars signs. Get ready for a gaming monopoly down the road.

EA may aquire you next. Watch out.

oh not again..... its wal-mart!!!! AHHHHH! well, lets be optimistic, EA could be bought out by (insert little guy company name) and then they will take over the title of worlds worst game-makers. darn, no matter where you look at it we're doomed.

EA STOOOOOOOOOOOOOOPPPPPP!! U CAN MAKE YOUR OWN GAMES!! DAMMITT LIVE YOUR OWN LIFE!! All GAMERS of the World unite against this evil and stop EA from buying anymore companies or franchises such as football!!! This is not delivering a better experience for any gamer every time EA buys out another company. STOP Right Guys?

EA STOOOOOOOOOOOOOOPPPPPP!! U CAN MAKE YOUR OWN GAMES!! DAMMITT LIVE YOUR OWN LIFE!! All GAMERS of the World unite against this evil and stop EA from buying anymore companies or franchises such as football!!! This is not delivering a better experience for any gamer every time EA buys out another company. STOP Right Guys?

I really doubt they have limits. I reckon in the future theyll start taking over even companies that aren't related to games in any way. For example ford cars lol

Sheesh they are such monopolistic morons...I swear they have to have limits...

EA F.U.C.K.I.N.G. C.U.N.T.S.

Nicolantia. What a loada crap. What EA do is just by out every other developer and publisher then ruin the franchise. EA are a bunch of wankers who couldn't actually care what the game is like, but instead just make a **** game and try and release it before christmas and be number one. What will f........ EA do next?.............Take over Rockstar. Wouldn't be surprised. There should be less EA type companies (i.e. VU) and be more dedicated developers (Team Ninja) and publishers (Take Two). F... EA and what it stands for. They never bring out a good game. I mean what f......... EA game, that has actually been developed by EA themselves (not criterion and the burnout series), has got a score of 9.0 or above on gamespot. Answer: None. Whys that? They just bring out a loada mediocre games, like i said near christmas and all year round, and try to capitilise on the fact that people will see that it says EA on the box and buy it.

Do you all actually think EA is stupid enough to allow themselves to get in trouble for having a monopoly? They know what they're doing a lot better than any of you know what you're talking about.

EA & MicroSoft will control everything within the next 12 years. Please, someone stop this crap B4 the government gets involved.

EA & MicroSoft will control everything within the next 12 years. Please, someone stop this crap B4 the government gets involved.

EA will one day buy the whole world!

Oh No! Another company concerned with making money!? What HAS the world come to!!?? Leave EA alone I say - yes, they make some crap, but then, they make some great games too. I hope EA buy me next......

Less independed company's - less good games... Almost all make EA - is clones or remakes of they own games - it's a SHAME!!!

EA sucks!!

Just when you thought the underdogs stood a chance...

EA is planning there world domination as we speak!!!!!

Jamdat...? Oh yeah... Snake... Sometimes I think EA is just buying out companies for the mere sake of buying out companies.

Oracle will buy M$ long before EA gets a chance. It will be the Redwood City rumble!

Another three years and the headlines will read, "EA buys Microsoft." That will be the sign that the world is truly coming to an end.

soon EA will pwn our soul, and you will like it!!!!!!!

Really, game making should be more independant. Every company bought by EA is going to have to comply to the buisness model. When the primary goal becomes about making money instead of making art, we will suffer. If all the money is controlled by the EA hivemind, it gives them too much power over the creative process, to process done best by an independant group. It's fairly obvious by all of the buisness moves (exclusive NFL deal, buying numerous devopling companies, now this aquisition) that EA is all about making money. An independant designer can make a game based on an artistic vision, try to find a publisher, have a few money-making tweaks proposed by that publisher, and then release something that is made to entertain. If a designer is controlled by a company like EA, there will be little to no artistic vision, just a vision for making money; the company will controll the creative process, and base it on money, not entertainment. Thus, the entire industry and the consumers will suffer. I really hope that the entire industry become more individual and personalized once again, it will really be better for everyone.

Not Unexpected....

MS,SONY &Nintendo will be under EA very soon

wow like EA's crappy games arent enough on home consoles. . .now its about to be on mobile phones

I'm with EA. Great way for them to break into the Mobile world.

It'll be a dark day in history when we have to play Tom Clancy's Need For Speed Virtua Football Fighter Takedown: The Anniversary Collection Vol 3. Until people stop buying EA's "updated" games that they try to pass off as new, they'll keep trying to take successful franchises and put their stamp on them (translation: ruin). Wait a minute: I think they just bought my dog! He's now Fido 2007 with the revolutionary poop stick and tapeworm update!

yeah, a step on ruling the game world..

Have you ever thought that EA might be trying to improve their games by purchasing talented studios? Criterion, DICE, Jamdat...all good developers. They aren't threatened by them.

Let's see EA buy out Microsoft... i just want to see.

(Your company) was bought out by EA. To me, that's an embarrassing announcement if anything you own got bought out by EA.

mo

EA can buy companies because people pay $50 a year for the NEW Madden game. with only a few changes and an updated roster. WOW, People are stupid. Oh, and as far as becomming a Monoply, I am still waiting for the court cases. My guess, only about 4 or 5 more years.

I don't see the big deal. Just because the publisher changes doesn't mean much.

They just won't stop.

Why don't they just buy America?

This is utterly ridiculous, how much more money does EA need. And I still don't know how or why people still buy EA Sports games when the alternatives, like the 2K series, is always better. I mean, yeah they own football, but what about everything else?