EA kauft PopCap für 750 Millionen USD
The acquisition will cost $650 million cash and $100 million in stock.
“EA and PopCap are a compelling combination,” said EA CEO, John Riccitiello.
“PopCap’s great studio talent and powerful IP add to EA’s momentum and accelerate our drive towards a $1 billion digital business. EA’s global studio and publishing network will help PopCap rapidly expand their business to more digital devices, more countries, and more channels.”
Riccitiello said since PopCap currently has around 450 personnel, most of the firm’s designers are stuck working on individual format carriers such as Andorid, and doing unproductive work for designers. EA has personnel who can do all the programming work, so “creators can create,” instead of being stuck doing menial work.
“By working with EA, we’ll scale our games and services to deliver more social, mobile, casual fun to an even bigger, global audience,” added PopCap CEO, David Roberts.
Quelle: vg247.com
Es scheint eine win-win Situation für beide Seiten zu sein, aber es gibt genügend Firmen, die EA kaputt gemacht hat. Hoffentlich wird es bei PopCap nicht der Fall sein. Ich hatte mit Zuma und vor allem Plants VS Zombies sehr viel Spaß.
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