MrDudleyDoWright Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 Here are some links http://kotaku.com/gaming/thanks,-bye/2k-ga...ther-269046.php http://kotaku.com/gaming/ea/analyst-ea-mos...orts-237497.php is this true? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidCavalier23 Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 hmmmm, this rumor was going around a couple months ago. IDK if it will happen though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kccitystar Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 Michael Pachter, Wedbush Morgan Securities: I don't think that they'll do anything. They were already competing with both companies, and the combination doesn't change that. Activision has no money for at least a year, and EA should just stick with their strategy. Ubisoft is probably too expensive for them, and the other companies don't add all that much. EA has no interest in TTWO, too much to turnaround, and no guarantee of keeping the talent. EA has enough problems with their own turnaround, doesn't need the headache. The Rockstar contract expires in 14 months, so there's too much risk that those guys pull a Bungie. It's smarter to wait until they are free agents and negotiate directly with them. Also, if Rockstar is worth $1 billion, how much goes to the employees and how much to TTWO shareholders? It doesn't make sense that the employees would transfer over in a sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northpaw Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 i probably sound like a retard but if they acquire take two...wouldnt the big company still own the rights to mlb? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tywiggins Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 i probably sound like a retard but if they acquire take two...wouldnt the big company still own the rights to mlb? What do you mean by "the big company"? Take Two has the MLB license. 2K is owned by Take Two. So if EA buys Take Two, they would get Take Two, the MLB license, and 2K, and anything else that Take Two owns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDudleyDoWright Posted December 22, 2007 Author Share Posted December 22, 2007 What do you mean by "the big company"? Take Two has the MLB license. 2K is owned by Take Two. So if EA buys Take Two, they would get Take Two, the MLB license, and 2K, and anything else that Take Two owns. Even Ben Brinkman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northpaw Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 exactly why i said i probably sounded retarded....i thiought take two was owned by another company Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uspdude Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 don't really care who's buying who.. as long the people who made MVP 2005 release another baseball PC game. right now, pretty much all the baseball games on the market are crap. except for that japanese baseball game "pro yakyuu spirit 4" holy ****, it looks amazing. too bad it's all in japanese, or otherwise i would've go and buy a PS3 just for that. yakyuu spirit 4 trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQOVJJw1wug yakyuu spirit 3 game play footage (have a look at that and tell me you're not impress) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKR7esKBXho&feature=related# Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonalano013 Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 man that game looks sweeeet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nefarious Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 Guys I have something serious to discuss about MVP and Ben Brinkman. There is a terrible rumour spreading around that may explain why MVP 05 is so much better than every baseball game released since. There is a new report posted by the Washington Post revealing that when Ben Brinkman created MVP 05 back in the spring 2004 he may have been injected with an illegal performance enhancing substance. I will keep you all informed as more intel breaks. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Unit Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 Say it ain't so, Ben! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrooklynNets24 Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 wow id be really really really really really pissed if this happened Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pirate Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 wow id be really really really really really pissed if this happened May we ask why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrooklynNets24 Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 May we ask why?I enjoy the MVP series but i also like the MLB 2K series, but if EA buys 2K then the NBA 2K series would be over and i will have to suffer with the crappiness of NBA LIVE. I play Nba 2k8 over basically any game i have. Also Madden is still bad then i would have to suffer with that game forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krawhitham Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 but if the buy the company they will take the best parts of NBA 2K and add them to NBA live Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mauer4MVP Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 how do we know that they will add the best parts of 2k to live though? Without the competition they will slack off as they did with madden. I liked Madden 08 but still they have a long way to go. Mvp would be released again but I loved 2k7 and I'm fine with just having MVP 2005. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nefarious Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 how do we know that they will add the best parts of 2k to live though? Without the competition they will slack off as they did with madden. I liked Madden 08 but still they have a long way to go. Mvp would be released again but I loved 2k7 and I'm fine with just having MVP 2005. That's your opinion and that's fine. However, I would surmise that you are in the minority. I would like a new MVP basball as I am currently playing a game made 4 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mauer4MVP Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 That's your opinion and that's fine. However, I would surmise that you are in the minority. I would like a new MVP baseball as I am currently playing a game made 4 years ago. Well I wouldn't mind having MVP back but not instead of 2k. In my opinion 2k had/has the best gameplay and graphics. One of the things I hated was the minor league system in 2k but they're changing it this year. Still though I would like it if Mvp still made their game. Not just to have the game but for the competition. That makes games better. Although even with live. there is really no competition for 2k. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrigleyville33 Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 yeah but how do you know mvp wouldn't be better than 2k on next gen? 2k's game play sucked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mauer4MVP Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 You don't. That's why I hate when companies buy the rights. If Madden or 2k stink then I have to go back to NFL 2k5 and MVP 2005. Not bad options just out of date. And 2k's gameplay did not suck. It was good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrigleyville33 Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 the throwing? you are telling that didnt suck? the pickoffs that froze the runner and wouldnt let you do anything? the pitches that are thrown at the batters head inwhich the batter hits it of the handle opposite field into the upper deck? homers that went to the same place every time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRog Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 2k's gameplay did not suck. It was good.Post should be nominated for post of the year. This displays pure Idiocy right here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nefarious Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Post should be nominated for post of the year. This displays pure Idiocy right here HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH. I love that. 2K Baseball is BY FAR the WORST POS I have ever played. It is the reason that I am on a mod site for a game that is 4 YEARS OLD!!!!! There.......I've got it out of my system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nefarious Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Post should be nominated for post of the year. This displays pure Idiocy right here HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH. I love that. 2K Baseball is BY FAR the WORST POS I have ever played. It is the reason that I am on a mod site for a game that is 4 YEARS OLD!!!!! There.......I've got it out of my system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DustinTheWin Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 I have high hopes for 2k8 this year, i read that the focus was on realistic gameplay and less focus on making it graphically better because graphically, the game is already brilliant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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