More Microsoft aquisition rumors.

January 23rd, 2003, 02:43

Not sure the validity of it yet. But I am looking into it right now.

It makes sense however. Xbox Live could really benefit from titles like these.

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f insider speculation is to be believed, Microsoft has bought US publisher Vivendi, with an announcement to that effect due soon. Take a deep breath and reflect on the implications of that, if true.

Half-Life 2, Warcraft, Counter-Strike, Crash, Spyro, Lord of the Rings... Vivendi has an enormous portfolio boasting some of the biggest titles on all formats, and it would be an ultra-smart move on Microsoft's part to snap them up. Such a buyout, of course, would come at a terrifically high price, making the 365 million acquisition of Rare look like peanuts. But if anyone has the necessary funds, it's Microsoft.

Furthermore, an email from Universal was accidentally sent out to developers last week stating that all work on GBA titles should be suspended. The email was promptly recalled and branded an error, but could it be that this was in some way tied in with this alleged deal?

We contacted Vivendi for comment and a spokesperson told us: "We've heard all sorts of rumours over the past months - Activision, EA and many more. They'd all like to get their hands on Blizzard. I guess Microsoft are one of the few companies that has enough money."

If this is true as various sectors of the press believe then we should be seeing an official announcement on Friday. So Microsoft now has its hands in Valve, Blizzard and others if this is true... Dark times or more security for developers considering Vivendi's habit of dropping underperforming studios

Omen · January 23rd, 2003, 02:46

I hope half life 2 doesn't go to no ****ing console.

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Ninjaa · January 23rd, 2003, 02:49

Same here. PC Games belong on PCs. And I am talking about Desktop PCs, not some shrunken PC in a big black box.

Omen · January 23rd, 2003, 02:52

It pisses me off that microsoft can get some many titles just becuase of the money that Bill Gates can throw around

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**Shiori** · January 23rd, 2003, 02:52

As long as they they don't have Konami in their sights I don't give a damn. Not that Konami would sell out to M$ in a thousand years.

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January 23rd, 2003, 02:54

This is just the console market guys, Warcraft, Starcraft, Ain't leaving the PC, If it does. Id be very surprised. Blizzard won't throw away its PC market with those games.

However Demigod raised an interesting point. IF companies like Blizzard get involved in Console Online networks. The realization of multi platform online gaming will start to become more feasible.

Ninjaa · January 23rd, 2003, 03:04

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Originally posted by Shiori
As long as they they don't have Konami in their sights I don't give a damn. Not that Konami would sell out to M$ in a thousand years.

Well, given how much Konami gives to Nintendo fans, I couldn't give a rat's ass if MS bought them. My only problem with that would be that it would give MS a lot of power, and that's the last thing they need. I just want them gone so that we can all go back to gaming.

Freaker · January 23rd, 2003, 03:21

First Rare, and now this? It is truly a dark day for the village of game companies under the looming cloud of Microsoft.

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Kraiger Drago · January 23rd, 2003, 03:29

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This is just the console market guys, Warcraft, Starcraft, Ain't leaving the PC, If it does. Id be very surprised. Blizzard won't throw away its PC market with those games.

However Demigod raised an interesting point. IF companies like Blizzard get involved in Console Online networks. The realization of multi platform online gaming will start to become more feasible.

Agreed. The Hal-life/CS scene is just way too big for them to turn their back on it. And if they did, that would be bad news. I mean, people who play CS stab each other IRL for Christ sakes!( It happened in some Asian Internet Cafés folks!) You certainly wouldn't want to get on their bad side.

And I thought that Valve already tried to do the multi=platform online gaming with the Dreamcast version of Half-Life, right? IIRC correctly people with the dreamcast version were supposed to be able to play DMC against people with the PC version? But I guess since that it was never released, its kinda a moot point...

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Prafull · January 23rd, 2003, 03:30

I hope its only a speculation.
Damn Microsoft.

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Kaiser Sigma · January 23rd, 2003, 03:53

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Originally posted by Shiori
As long as they they don't have Konami in their sights I don't give a damn. Not that Konami would sell out to M$ in a thousand years.

I don't think that any big company (Konami, Capcom, etc) will accept to be bought by MS... as for this, well it's just a rumor... let's wait to see how it turns out...

January 23rd, 2003, 03:58

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Originally posted by Kraiger Drago

Agreed. The Hal-life/CS scene is just way too big for them to turn their back on it. And if they did, that would be bad news. I mean, people who play CS stab each other IRL for Christ sakes!( It happened in some Asian Internet Cafés folks!) You certainly wouldn't want to get on their bad side.

And I thought that Valve already tried to do the multi=platform online gaming with the Dreamcast version of Half-Life, right? IIRC correctly people with the dreamcast version were supposed to be able to play DMC against people with the PC version? But I guess since that it was never released, its kinda a moot point...

exactly. the Idea is for Exclusive Console rights. Rather than PC ports. No company is going to give up PC ports. But it could be very profitable for Blizzard and Viv to expand there ports to another online network.

Kaiser Sigma · January 23rd, 2003, 04:00

Not to mention that at this moment Xbox seems to have the most solid base for online gaming...

Raedius · January 23rd, 2003, 05:40

Hehehe, hahahah, mwahaha! Errr sorry...

When we say Half-Life 2 being exclusive to Xbox of course its still gonna come out for PC... The PC isn't a console.

At any rate, StarCraft: Ghost would be exclusive to Xbox wouldn't it? Mwhahaha!

I hope its true.

~Raedius

Esturk · January 23rd, 2003, 05:55

Give Microsoft a break. They're only trying to compete with the biggest console giants in the world! Nintendo and especially Sony need some real competition and it looks like Microsoft is giving them the kick in the ass they need. So what if the X-Box is like a PC? Most consoles now are like PC's. X-Box is just the first one to be really like a PC. Just wait until the PS3 comes out!

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Syed Fawad · January 23rd, 2003, 07:37

No matter how much I hate XBOX, if Deus Ex2 and Half Life2 does make it to it, then I'll consider XBOX to be the perfect "compact" (

) PC at the most reasonable choice.

Now only if Raw2 proves to be good

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January 23rd, 2003, 07:48

As I have said before, "Bill Gates does not like to lose." If this is true then this just proves it all the more. A move like this is what it would take for him and MS to really start tackeling Sony and Nintendo. Never under estimate Bill Gates or MS.
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Quatro · January 23rd, 2003, 13:44

what would you expect from a company that only knows the word "MONOPOLY"...

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REi_FoX · January 23rd, 2003, 14:04

well blizzard and other cpmpanies would never leaved the PC...

they know that they could benefit more in pc than taking such risk on the Black box...

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Quatro · January 23rd, 2003, 14:07

well like for example Red Alert... they made it into a PS game but it never clicked like the PC version... so PC games should stick to PC...

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January 23rd, 2003, 02:46	#2
Omen Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Terrace,BC,Canada Posts: 222	I hope half life 2 doesn't go to no ****ing console. __________________ AMD Athlon 3200+, Radeon X850XT, SB Audigy, 1024RAM

January 23rd, 2003, 02:49	#3
Ninjaa Banned Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Soviet Canuckistan Posts: 7,778	Same here. PC Games belong on PCs. And I am talking about Desktop PCs, not some shrunken PC in a big black box.

January 23rd, 2003, 02:52	#4
Omen Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Terrace,BC,Canada Posts: 222	It pisses me off that microsoft can get some many titles just becuase of the money that Bill Gates can throw around __________________ AMD Athlon 3200+, Radeon X850XT, SB Audigy, 1024RAM

January 23rd, 2003, 02:52	#5
Shiori :3 Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Seoul, South Korea Posts: 10,128	As long as they they don't have Konami in their sights I don't give a damn. Not that Konami would sell out to M$ in a thousand years. __________________ My PC specs: AMD Athlon Thunderbird 1.1 Ghz, ECS Elitegroup K7S5A, 256MB PC133 SDRAM, Geforce2 MX200 32MB, 20GB Seagate, Windows XP Pro. Ok, what else... Shiori figurine on top of case, assorted anime stickers on the side, lazy tabby cat on top of monitor.

January 23rd, 2003, 02:54	#6
ChrisRay Guest Posts: n/a	This is just the console market guys, Warcraft, Starcraft, Ain't leaving the PC, If it does. Id be very surprised. Blizzard won't throw away its PC market with those games. However Demigod raised an interesting point. IF companies like Blizzard get involved in Console Online networks. The realization of multi platform online gaming will start to become more feasible.

January 23rd, 2003, 03:21	#8
Freaker Soy un perdedor... Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 99	First Rare, and now this? It is truly a dark day for the village of game companies under the looming cloud of Microsoft. __________________ <BombScare> i beat the internet <BombScare> the end guy is hard

January 23rd, 2003, 03:30	#10
Prafull Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: India Posts: 5,430	I hope its only a speculation. Damn Microsoft. __________________

January 23rd, 2003, 04:00	#13
Kaiser Sigma ~ Lord of Darkness ~ Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: A place darker than the night. Posts: 15,356	Not to mention that at this moment Xbox seems to have the most solid base for online gaming...

January 23rd, 2003, 05:40	#14
Raedius Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 128	Hehehe, hahahah, mwahaha! Errr sorry... When we say Half-Life 2 being exclusive to Xbox of course its still gonna come out for PC... The PC isn't a console. At any rate, StarCraft: Ghost would be exclusive to Xbox wouldn't it? Mwhahaha! I hope its true. ~Raedius

January 23rd, 2003, 05:55	#15
Esturk Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 6,964	Give Microsoft a break. They're only trying to compete with the biggest console giants in the world! Nintendo and especially Sony need some real competition and it looks like Microsoft is giving them the kick in the ass they need. So what if the X-Box is like a PC? Most consoles now are like PC's. X-Box is just the first one to be really like a PC. Just wait until the PS3 comes out! __________________ Necrosaro: Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Edition SP1 \| Intel Core i5 2500K - 3.30GHz, 8MB L3 Cache \| Asus P8P67 Deluxe, Intel P67 Chipset, Socket 1155 \| 8GB Kingston PC3-10600 DDR3 \| Nvidia GeForce GTX460, 1024MB \| Creative SB X-Fi Fatality Edition \| Western Digital Raptor WD1500HLFS, 150Gb, SATA, Western Digital WD1001FALS, 1000GB, SATA \| LG 16x DVD-RWx2 SATA.

January 23rd, 2003, 07:48	#17
sxamiga Guest Posts: n/a	As I have said before, "Bill Gates does not like to lose." If this is true then this just proves it all the more. A move like this is what it would take for him and MS to really start tackeling Sony and Nintendo. Never under estimate Bill Gates or MS. sincerely, sx/amiga

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Quatro Just visiting ^_^ Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Laguna Posts: 8,299	well like for example Red Alert... they made it into a PS game but it never clicked like the PC version... so PC games should stick to PC... __________________ - when you think that you have accomplish so much, many think of it as so little...