Disney Might Buy EA, Says Wall Street Journal
Disney Might Buy EA, Says Wall Street Journal
December 11, 2008
Has the hunter become the hunted?
Electronic Arts, which pursued GTA publisher Take-Two Interactive for much of 2008, may now be an acquisition target of Disney.
According to financial website The Motley Fool, the Wall Street Journal's Heard on the Street column suggested yesterday that Disney might be eyeing EA. The WSJ apparently based their speculation on comments made by Disney's Chief Financial Officer during a conference call on Tuesday. From the Fool:
Asked if Disney's focus would be on developing in-house games over buying more developers, [CFO Tom] Staggs responded, "I don't want you to conclude that those are in the long term mutually exclusive." He went on to say that a "strategic and attractive" purchase would be "a possibility" for the family entertainment giant.
Did he say Electronic Arts (Nasdaq: ERTS)? No. However, a combination of EA's battered share price and Disney's desire to ramp up its gaming presence dovetail nicely in the rumor mill.
The Motley Fool offers five reasons why a Disney takeover of EA makes sense:
- Disney has acquired game companies before (Avalanche Studios, Club Penguin)
- EA Sports and Disney's ESPN would have synergy
- Disney's MMOs haven't worked out so far, but EA has Warhammer
- Racing is a major theme is Disney's films and parks; EA has Need For Speed
- Convergence of Disney's theme parks with EA's strong IP
Still, The Motley Fool views the chances of a Disney-EA deal as slim. And, it's pretty clear that, when it talks about acquisitions, family-friendly Disney isn't thinking of Take-Two and GTA.
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Posted 11/07/09 at 04:27pm
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ZippyDSMlee: man I got alot of junk and dup files too >< god I need orginization...and no not the knee capping media mafia kind :P
Posted 11/07/09 at 04:26pm
ZippyDSMlee: replaced :P
ZippyDSMlee: replaced :P
Posted 11/07/09 at 04:23pm
ZippyDSMlee: beemoh:hey its like 60GB porn,400GB anime 100GB games and crap I have took from all my DVDs, I hate waiting on dvds to install stuff..... oh and 40GB of my porn was in the found.000 folder...mostly corrupted.... least I got names of wut needs to be repa
ZippyDSMlee: beemoh:hey its like 60GB porn,400GB anime 100GB games and crap I have took from all my DVDs, I hate waiting on dvds to install stuff..... oh and 40GB of my porn was in the found.000 folder...mostly corrupted.... least I got names of wut needs to be repa
Posted 11/07/09 at 04:18pm
beemoh: @Zip: ...and you'd have to spend all that time re-downloading that porn?
beemoh: @Zip: ...and you'd have to spend all that time re-downloading that porn?
Posted 11/07/09 at 03:34pm
ZippyDSMlee: ggrrrrr......vista lost one of my hard drives and I had a heart attack thinking I lost 1TB of data....
ZippyDSMlee: ggrrrrr......vista lost one of my hard drives and I had a heart attack thinking I lost 1TB of data....
Posted 11/07/09 at 10:58am
JDKJ: Which could be explained by both (a) and (b).
JDKJ: Which could be explained by both (a) and (b).
Posted 11/07/09 at 10:56am
Austin_Lewis: JDKJ: You forgot C) the fact that, for some reason, every time he did something that would suggest he shouldn't be in the military, let alone an officer, higher ups ignored it or let it slide.
Austin_Lewis: JDKJ: You forgot C) the fact that, for some reason, every time he did something that would suggest he shouldn't be in the military, let alone an officer, higher ups ignored it or let it slide.
Posted 11/07/09 at 10:51am
JDKJ: Part of the problem is, I believe, that (a) the Army had a lot of time and money already invested in him and which they were unwilling to simply write-off and (b) an increasing need for the type of skills and services he provided.
JDKJ: Part of the problem is, I believe, that (a) the Army had a lot of time and money already invested in him and which they were unwilling to simply write-off and (b) an increasing need for the type of skills and services he provided.
Posted 11/07/09 at 10:48am
JDKJ: And that even if he was begging not to get cut loose, he was apparently a real good candidate for being cut loose, anyway.
JDKJ: And that even if he was begging not to get cut loose, he was apparently a real good candidate for being cut loose, anyway.
Posted 11/07/09 at 10:11am
JDKJ: @chada: And while Kennedy once noted that there's usually more than enough blame for everyone to get a slice, the possibility that the Army was unwilling to cut loose someone who was asking to get cut loose could be a factor.
JDKJ: @chada: And while Kennedy once noted that there's usually more than enough blame for everyone to get a slice, the possibility that the Army was unwilling to cut loose someone who was asking to get cut loose could be a factor.
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Posted 11/07/09 at 10:05am
JDKJ: I'm no psychologist, but I'm told that crazy people have a tendency to do crazy things.
JDKJ: I'm no psychologist, but I'm told that crazy people have a tendency to do crazy things.
Posted 11/07/09 at 10:03am
chadachada321: Whoops, was out of the convo for awhile. I do wonder what type of ammo he used etc, but the real issue is WHY he did it, not HOW
chadachada321: Whoops, was out of the convo for awhile. I do wonder what type of ammo he used etc, but the real issue is WHY he did it, not HOW
Posted 11/07/09 at 09:56am
JDKJ: But if it turns out that they actually did, they'll have Hell to pay.
JDKJ: But if it turns out that they actually did, they'll have Hell to pay.
Posted 11/07/09 at 09:45am
JDKJ: And I'd tend to rule out the possibilty of FN Herstal supplying restricted ammunition to someone merely because they're ordering it from a military base.
JDKJ: And I'd tend to rule out the possibilty of FN Herstal supplying restricted ammunition to someone merely because they're ordering it from a military base.
Posted 11/07/09 at 09:37am
JDKJ: I know you don't leave your gated community and get around much in dark alleys, so you may be surprised to learn that there's this thing called "the black market" where, if you've got enough money, ain't too much of anything which can't be bought.
JDKJ: I know you don't leave your gated community and get around much in dark alleys, so you may be surprised to learn that there's this thing called "the black market" where, if you've got enough money, ain't too much of anything which can't be bought.
Posted 11/07/09 at 09:36am
Austin_Lewis: Or, maybe he or someone else at the base ordered the SS190 from FN Herstal.
Austin_Lewis: Or, maybe he or someone else at the base ordered the SS190 from FN Herstal.
Posted 11/07/09 at 09:32am
Austin_Lewis: the hands of private owners. They run about 300 dollars minimum for a box of 50, and boxes of AP 5.7 are extremely scarce, mainly residing in the hands of Class III stores or individuals who for one reason or another got a demo box of it.
Austin_Lewis: the hands of private owners. They run about 300 dollars minimum for a box of 50, and boxes of AP 5.7 are extremely scarce, mainly residing in the hands of Class III stores or individuals who for one reason or another got a demo box of it.
Posted 11/07/09 at 09:30am
Austin_Lewis: There are other firearms that fire the 5.7. However, I too would like to know where he got the ammo and what kind was used. Maybe Hasan, planning not to live through this, went out and bought one the boxes of SS190 that are floating around in
Austin_Lewis: There are other firearms that fire the 5.7. However, I too would like to know where he got the ammo and what kind was used. Maybe Hasan, planning not to live through this, went out and bought one the boxes of SS190 that are floating around in
Posted 11/07/09 at 08:44am
JDKJ: And it isn't yet clear what type of ammunition Hasan used. It's strange that he purchased a gun but didn't purchase ammunition for it at the same place and time. Especially because the calibre required is peculiar to the actual gun.
JDKJ: And it isn't yet clear what type of ammunition Hasan used. It's strange that he purchased a gun but didn't purchase ammunition for it at the same place and time. Especially because the calibre required is peculiar to the actual gun.
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Please, God, no. That would be... weird and unnatural.
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This would be weird, but I hope this goes through, just to see what happens. I do hope they do something more with Kingdom Hearts.
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Isn't Kingdom Hearts mostly in development by SquareEnix isn't it? Doesn't Disney just offer the rights to use the characters and the rest of development is sololy SE?
Yes they do. I am hoping that since they are getting more involved in the gaming industry that they will get involved with game development also.
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Why would you want them to do that? i mean, despite its massive resources, Disney itself has done very little good in like that last 8 years or so... these days the best stuff that comes out of disney is just stuff that other people make but disney attaches themselves to, like the stuff made my Pixar. The age of great disney films pretty much ended with the 90's with only a touch hear and there of anything good... Disney getting directly involved with game development would most likely be just extending their failures to the video game medium... i mean, the only reason Kingdom hearts worked out so well was because SquareEnix were the one's actually handling the development
From my understanding (mostly rumors), Disney actually proposed the idea of Kingdom Hearts to SE, and SE liked the idea and went with it. I know that Disney isn't the best developer so it was wise...
and if SE didn't do it, I'm sure someone like Nintendo would pick it up...I an imagine Mario working with Mikey
But, but Mario would have to say a sentence logner than "Here we go!!" It could undermind the very idea behind reality.
Mushroom Kingdom Hearts!
You really want to hear a long, long conversation between Mickey and Mario about Heartless, Cornerstones of Light, Keyblades, Castle Oblivion and all this crpytic psuedo-philosophical weirdness in their equally high pitched, squeaky voices?
That would be the most insane moment in an already completely insane game franchise.
Well, This is... interesting to say the least.
IMA FIRIN MAH LASER!!!
Hey, maybe EA will get a taste of their own medicine. Disney has a track record of destroying all it touches for the sake of profit. So does EA. They are the perfect match.
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Would EA develop a worse Touch of Crap™ or would their Touch of Crap™ turn to crap, thus no longer turning things to crap? O.o
Okay I see this working out many ways...
1. Disney destroying EA (Disney just eating up EA and doing to it what Disney and EA both normally do)
2. EA destroying Disney (by them failing together and EA pulling a dirty deed to come back alive)
3. Them destroying each other (them just failing together, too much evil in one place...)
4. Them destroying the media industry (poor quality, poor treatment of employees and consumers, encourage other companies to treat everyone like crap)
5. Them destroying customer rights and all means of ownership (advance what EA and ESA are already working on)
6. Them turning into a living being which would be the Anti-Christ
7. Too much evil in one places creating a black hole that eats Earth
8. Them over running the government with other CEOs and executive company people and turning the country to shit
9. Consumers mob Disney and EA because of being treated like shit, and destroy them both
10. (Might be possible) Them merge and be found to be a monopoly and split back apart.
11. And the least likely of them all... Them getting their shit together and actually becoming a great trustworthy company that cares about their consumers
I really do not see a winning situation here.
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2 wrongs don't make a right (but 3 rights make a left)
Or its a double negative...
I hope that if they make a crap game (a month after merger), they realize how terrible they are and realize they need to get there crap together.
Take-Two is a more likely target.
I would love to see Grand Theft Disney myself...
Disney and EA will be horrible. Mercs 3 will be NO MORE. OMG it has GUNS!!!!!! Disney quick replace the guns with happy kittens and the explosions with confettie.
You do realize that disney actually puts out alot of mature material right? None of its actually under the disney name. I doubt EA would actually have a name change.
True. Miramax is one of the many Disney labels.
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Disney still technically owns a porn distributor.
You just killed my childhood, and I hope you're happy.
The internet. Ruining childhoods since 1996.
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Rule 34'd?
I know this wasn't Disney's call, but maybe they will replace all the guns with walkie-talkies.
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I would take delight in seeing Mickey Mouse jerseys "unlocked" for Madden '10 or w/e the hell they'll call it. It would be hilarious on many fronts to see things get destroyed. I last recall Free Radical's Timesplitters being published by EA last time though, so I'd die a little inside if they threw in Disney stuff on that before it is done >_>.
No, you have to pay for that, it is DLC, which has added value in these people's minds. A Disney jersey cost $20, and for the set of 6 it cost $100.
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Warren Spector went over the "Disney=kiddy thing http://junctionpoint.wordpress.com/2007/07/23/the-house-of-mouse/#comments
Well since I try to avoid Disney products like the plague, and I also avoid EA products like the plague, this merger has my complete approval.
Jesus Christ, think of the children man!
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Why do you avoid them?
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It's Disney and EA, man. Why wouldn't you avoid them?
Of course, given how many brands and companies they both own... boycotting them sure is tough.
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This reads like speculation to me, of which there is more going on in relation to the Games Industry than I'm comfortable with right now. What we need is some stability, rather than more shotgun weddings wiping out more jobs.
Personal opinion, of course.
Wow... this would be horrible.
What kind of material would be put out by the company?
I too try to avoid Disney products.
Don't do this, EA!
*mind is reeling*
My only concern about this is about Bioware. I'm not that sure that Disney will let Bioware have the creative control they're enjoying under JR's leadership of EA. I could, of course, be wrong. I'm also not that sure that Disney would let Bioware write a side story for Mass Effect 2 or 3 that dealt with say abortion or have you gun down innocent or nearly innocent people, let alone forcing you to make very difficult decisions such as you have to do in Mass Effect.
On the other hand, the movie Leon was being published by Buena Vista Televion, Disney's parent company? I think.
I fail to see how this movie is family-friendly? OK, it is about a hitman and his daughter? and their relationsship, but still... On yet another note; the Witch in the original Snow White from 1937 is really, really evil....
On yet another note; Riccitiello clearly made a strategic bad business decision when he as CEO of EA bought Elevation Partners who owned Bioware and Pandemic Studios. I bet EA would be (more) happy right now, if they had some of that (cash) money laying around with which they bought Bioware and Pandemic; I sincerely hope this doesn't mean that EA will be firing JR; if they do, I'm pretty sure that Bioware will be closed? or at least re-structured... As long as JR is with EA, JR is protecting Bioware from any harm. But what happens when he one day is gone ?
Not really his daughter... He took her in after her whole family was gunned down. The little girl (Natalie Portman) thought of Leon romantically. She was 12... thus the "OMGWTFBBQ" on the hotel manager's face.
Disney? Family friendly?
How many people have been killed in Disney movies?
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I really don't care about this deal.. I don't buy games from either disney, or EA.
Uh huh, see! T2 wasn't as stupid as some people thought when they didn't take EA's offer.
EA buys T2, then Disney buys EA, hence, Disney would own T2... and Rockstar.
See there? Strauss ain't dumb. :)
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Well, I'd like Mickey Mouse to steal cars and have sex with prostitutes.
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Oh heck yeah!
GTA Disney character style!
Now THERE is a parody if there ever was one!
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Disney isn't really what it was... then again I can't think of many entertainment companies from back in the day that are.
They're both pretty evil, so it'd be a good merger.
This may be wrong in the long run, but only after Disney tries to make Grand Theft Steamboat where you are a rat that steals a riverboat by singing and dancing on to the bridge so Captain is forced to magically have a change of heart so he just gives up his ship. Then the rat leads the boat on a candy cane tossing voyage down the Missaloula River that looks oddly like a major river in the states where he proceeds to fight off soft shoe dancing spiders to keep the river safe while hugging girls for health.
Sounds like Disney would have their work cut out for them.
Maybe while they are at it, they can make us a "Jump to conclusions" mat.
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Disney is even shittier now than EA, at least in terms of product quality.
Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
please no disney. stick to your movies please. all of your games suck. please i don't want some kiddy b*tch making
my fifa & need for speed. how about EA buying disney ?
Pft, EA couldn't even buy Take-Two, the thought of them buying Disney makes me laugh.
great now I can just focus all my hate on disney
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I'm all for freedom of ttnet vitamin speech and allowing rent a car game makers to put whatever they want in games, but there's one thing about this app that has me scratching my head. Correct me if I'm wrong, but from araç kiralama the previous article araba kiralama on this I gathered that players can use Google maps in-game to find the other (real-life?) dealers in their area. If this is the case, has travesti anyone considered what's stopping someone from using this app to actually move drugs between hands for reals?
But majority araba kiralama of their outrage araç kiralama stems from what it could DO TO children, not the content itself. Talk to one of these people and you'll find they don't think any books kiralık araba should be banned from children. Mention American Psycho and they talk about kiralık araç the redeeming value of using imagination to construct a story. Reading, no matter what the content, is largely viewed as a consequenceless activity for people of any age. The reason why I mention American Psycho is because of the content itself. Gaming never has and likely never will have any scenes where someone has sex with a severed head. Not gonna happen. Yet despite this, they'll fight tooth and nail to protect their children from two boys kissing in Bully but whatever they read is harmless... yeah.
The entire arguement is kiralık oto based upon a social normality inflicted by luddites who can't figure out the controls for Halo so it's frightening and terrifying and obviously the cause of youth violence on the rise even though, in reality, it's in decline (which is actually a HUGE suprise given minibüs kiralama the economies status). In a perfect world, we would have parents that actually parent. The idea of sales restrictions on media on oto kiralama any form to accomidate parental unwillingness to get involved with their child's life is the real problem to me. Here I am, 32 years old, and being held up at a self-scan rent a car needing to show ID before I can buy a $10 M rated game all because Soccer Momthra can't be bothered to look at the crap Billy Genericallystupidson does in his free time. It's too hard for her, so I have to suffer?
Thanks; good job. I think Atari and Midway will drop out too, but mostly travesti because these guys have done nothing travesti or little and need to start saving costs.
Come on! Will everything be liable for a lawsuit? It is surprising how a Nintendo DS AC adapter can be blamed for starting a fire when there a millions in homes around the world and that has not happened before.
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