EA for sale?

He should've divulged the link on eBay

i just have to say i'm baffled. the 2 biggest 3rd party publishers are trying to sell their stakes in gaming? am i missing something here? do they know something we don't?

Hallowed be the day the Activision and EA sell off parts of their companies like General Motors did with Saturn. The gaming industry is way too consolidated with control in too few hands, even despite digital content.

That's why all we see is reskinned games every year and very few innovative titles from the big 2, just cash in attempts. Anyone remember the days when game development was an art form and game developers were encouraged to take the time to get it right? When games didn't play like they came out of some programming factory?

The hilarious thing is that EA and Acivision did this to themselves. There are more entertaining things out there for less money. You can't just charge $60 for an average experience like you could in the PS1 days and earlier. 

EA sells...but who's buying?

Now is a good time to invest money in EA stock...

Hope anyone who buys EA turns it into something not involved in video games anymore.

EA has been a pump and dump company for nearly a decade, buying up companies to keep it's revenue growth going so people will continue to put money into it.  It's LONG overdue for a crash.  EA folding would be one of the best things that could happen for the gaming world.  Think of the developer creativity that would be unleashed through new company creations when not under the thumb of EA's (voted worst company to work for in America) rigid control.

Interesting thought - can't see it though......

EA, Why don't you just take your company and your anticompetitive "digital only" future and flush it down the toilet.

The gaming world would be better off without you.

Why don't they merge with SquareEnix? SquareEnixArts....

Well, if I had the money...

HAHAHA! :|

Hmmm picture bethesda absorbing Ea's powers... it would be perfect.

EA desperately trying to get their shares up again. LOL!

Can't resist; EA are for sale, but only the main bulk. The other departments will be released every few months, starting with the HR and mail department add on packs released 3 days before the main company is. If you purchase EA from the date of sale, be warned that the maintenance will be shoddy and the cleaners neglectful, but over the years of owning EA they plan to tidy it up a bit, perhaps after 6 months or so (athough they may forget to fix the issue with the front door opening entirely).

I get it, they see the future as free to play, which can't sustain their money hungry business practices, so bail before everything goes to shit and leave it in someone elses lap... Good morals EA.

"I hope EA goes out of business!" "Acti-Blizz is so bad they should go bankrupt!" Has the combined effort of all whining had a real effect on these companies or is it just coincidence that two of the largest and most-hated game companies are about to be sold (if the rumours are true)? I don't think things will become any better if they're sold, so I'm not eagerly anticipating it, nor do I hate them that much. I show my displeasure by not buying their games if they're not good enough and that's enough for me.

I'm sure glad this Providence Equity doesn't, to my knowledge, have any direct relation to a government entity such as RI, since that would be a very scary thing, especially after all that about people killing themselves over EA games and the kid who Blah blah blah passed out a whIle aGo. No, that would be very Bad, haRbinger fOr THings likE 'the game that watches you' oR something to that effect...

FFS "a source" said. That drunk down the pub who thinks the CIA gave him special mindreading dentures is also "a source". Doesn't mean it's reliable. Remember when journalists used to confirm this shit before just regurgitating it for the ratings? It's a struggle I know, but I *do* vaguely remember them days. Can't help but notice that 9 times out of 10 these bullshit "news" stories are attached to Mr. Eddie Makuch as well.

Apple should buy EA.

Now lets see.....If EA was truly for sale....Why in the world would anyone with that kind of money, cause you know it would not go cheap......buy one of the worlds most hated companies??? I know I wouldn't do it.......

Ummm strange days, They sell crap on market even? :O

This reminds me of the Seinfeld episode of 30 Rock... If only.

Will it be a single sale, or will it be something the buyer has to pay progressively more to unlock the entire purchase?

Bye nfs, bye sport games yay!

Here's an idea. No sale. No nothing. Just go away.

i hate this company as well i never liked  few games from them  there  hurting good games for real  

I doubt regulators would allow it, but if MS bought it and killed PS3/4 and Wii U versions of all their upcoming titles, it would seriously hurt or maybe even kill those consoles (which is why regulators wouldn't allow it).

I wonder if companies float information such as this if only for the slight stock bump it will create. . .

EA can happily go f* themselves!To hell with their stupid company!EA along with Activi$ion have been milking dry one games developer team after another ultimately leading to their destruction!I wish Activision shares a similar fate and i hope the new owners  extirpate the current staff and rethink the whole concept of the company...If they start to think about gamers more than they think about their pockets they will actually earn more $$ than they do by trying to rip us off with DAY 1 DLC policies or MULTIPLAYER-AZATION and MMO-AZATION of games.

I would love it if Valve or Gabe himself bought EA.

Well yeah I think the bid would have to be quiet by default.  EA is quite a property, nobody's going to approach with ease.  It's unlikely to sell though; most traders already understand that gaming is a volatile industry and the big publishers aren't likely to pay off within five years.

Liquidizing them could be an even bigger payoff but I've heard their management structure is labyrinthine, and might not be worth the headache. 

Why so many companies are up for sale .. no money in games..??

Armed breakdown?

New one won't make it any better.

Where are you at, Mark Cuban???  Buy EA and do something good with them!!!