Viacom gets slaped!

[Sybarite Paladin AxL]

The media giant Viacom (CBS, Paramount, MTV etc.) has declared that it wants to

enter the gaming industry and would like to buy a distributor! And Viacom does not buy cheap crap, no, they want EA. But get EA isn't for sale unless Viacom can spit out of the wallet 20 BILLION U.S. DOLLARS!! A gigantic price even for Viacom.

They have turned their sights on Activision which is about 3 billion or on Take Two which

is below 2 billion bucks!!

 

In other news, today is my 48th dad's birthday!!

Edited July 15, 2004 by axl

[Wizard]

If Vaicom takes Activision, I really hope id moves somewhere else.

 

Oh yeah, happy bday to your dad :S

 

Totally irrelivent, but yeah, just gonna be nice to you, for a change...

[Sybarite Paladin AxL]

I predict that someday Viacom or EA will buy all including iD Software!!!

It's inevitable!

 

Thx

 

You mean u where treating me differently all this time

[Wizard]

Sarcasitic, yes.

[Sybarite Paladin AxL]

So what! That's how friends treat each other!

[Xeon]

i dont want ID software to be bought. theyre one of the few companies that tries to make sure they release good, if not great games. consequently this means i dont want Raven Software to be bought as well.

 

oh and happy youthful 48 to your dad

[Agozer]

Lollerskates...this thread is funny. K , don't pick on axl.

[Gryph]

Is today your 48th dad's birthday? Or your dad's 48th birthday? If its the first, you've gone through a lot of dads.

 

And who wasn't expecting this? Its was only a matter of time before ALL entertainment companies wanted in since the video game industry grosses more than the motion picture industry...

 

As long as Viacom doesn't impose strict guidlines on developers and make them conform, I don't think it really matters. It'll just be a new logo on the box next to developer, producer, and publisher.

 

And does Activision own Id software? No. Atleast I don't think so. They just have publishing and distributing agreements with them, a very profitable I must add.

 

Friends of Id Software

 

Activision is on it as a business partner. And Intel isn't on that list! HHAHAHAAH! And AMD is! AHAHA! pwn3d!

Edited July 15, 2004 by GryphonKlaw

[OverlordMondo]

So many fathers, when's your next dad's birthday?

[Agozer]

Ok, so axl put the words a little wrong, give it a rest already.

 

I thought that Viacom was already in the gaming business (although that ws a long time ago)....