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[Pennywise]

Anyone else got a problem to access Momots twitter profile and specifically the tweet ?
Gone for me...

Edit.
Okay seems to be a general twitter problem.
Sorry.

 

[Lulubop]

yaaaaaaaaaass quuen

 

[m_dorian]

If it happens i will not want to live on this planet anymore.

 

[Walpurgis]

CDPR and EA's philosophies are so different, that I would be appalled if a buyout was approved.

It would be a disaster like the Activision-Blizzard merger; just look at Blizzard's money grubbing schemes with their recent titles (3 titles for StarCraft II, the failed RMAH for Diablo III, microtransactions for WoW/HS/HotS) I'm sure that EA can do just as worse with CDPR.

The only developer I'd care about then is Valve.

It would be catastrophic. CDPR is the only developer that knows how to make a incredibly high quality mass market AAA RPG without making it like Skyrim. If EA bought them, we would be getting Skyrim.

 

[Muppet of a Man]

Sadly, this is about as close to the truth as you can get in a 3 pane webcomic...

 

[OminousShadow]

CDPR plz don't

 

[MulderYuffie]

not like this

 

[kingkaiser]

Updated

 

[OrlanisWorks]

Thank Satan this ain't ever happening.

 

[Niosai]

Yeah, while this would be the worst, I have high hopes.

 

[LurkerPrime]

At least CDPR will bring us Shani again before they go away. It was their own true purpose.

 

[ShadowOwl]

Not going to happen. Doen't match up with CD Project's strategy and they seem to do perfectly well on their own.

 

[Pheace]

It not matching their strategy would become rather irrelevant if they sold the company anyway.

 

[lawrence7]

What about Cyberpunk?

CP2077 will be renamed: Syndicate 2.

PS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umDr0mPuyQc

 

[GnawtyDog]

Definitely hope not.

 

[Mad Season]

Not going to happen. Doen't match up with CD Project's strategy and they seem to do perfectly well on their own.

good to know you're on the inside!

 

[Paskil]

The correct answer is always some variation of "YAAAAAAAS."

 

[artsi]

Not going to happen. Doen't match up with CD Project's strategy and they seem to do perfectly well on their own.

These kinds of buyouts happen all the time.
Company can do extremely well yet the shareholders might want a pool full of money instantly, instead of waiting for results in the future.

 

[old manatee]

That's sad, off true. I don't buy EA games.

 

[ShadowOwl]

good to know you're on the inside!

What I was trying to say: CD Project has an incredibly successful dev team (CDP RED) and a successful digital distibution platform (GOG.com), I don't think they need to sell their freedom at this point.

On the other side, Bioware happened.

 

[BouncyFrag]

That comic is...unsettling.

 

[loki 16]

Worst news of the day.

 

[wildfire]

That is some damn good imagery!

 

[dr_rus]

Updated

Where's Bioware?

 

[31GhostsIV]

Sounds terrible.

Maybe EA aren't buying them, but want CDPR to develop a Star Wars RPG? I know that would be odd considering they own Bioware, but what if they're too busy with Mass Effect to make one?

Spoiler

Who am I kidding, EA can smell that sweet Witcher dollar

 

[wildfire]

The hilarious thing is that the site got the "confirmation" that the person was an employee... and even assuming that was true, reposted credulously his speculation about the meaning of a meeting. Like, even in the employee's own telling, they have no idea what's going on, they just went "why would they be meeting if it's not for a publishing deal??? oh they're buying us". Like, come on.

True. It could've been negotiations over getting more EA games on GoG.

 

[Funyarinpa]

I fear this will be the death/ brain death of GoG.

If EA bought CDPR would they really let all those games be bought DRM-free? I have a feeling they'd be permanently transferred to Origin.

 

[HoodWinked]

makes sense cdp are at their highest value currently with the witcher 3 success. sell while its at an all time high.

 

[Neuromancer]

Was their mission statement "we hate money"?

Not a mission statement but

Independence is a crucial part of our strategy.

That means we need to be independent in both ways. First, financially and secondly creatively - they're both crucial for us. So as a company we're listed publicly on the Warsaw stock exchange, which gave us financial independence and creatively we own all our IP so we're free to invest in our own business with total creative freedom. This gives us a fresh eye in the studio, so it's very important to us. Maybe we could get extra money or experience, but it wouldn't make us happy.

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articl...ependence-is-a-crucial-part-of-a-our-strategy

I'm not saying things can't change, but this 'report' does not constitute good evidence of a buyout. It's only evidence that EA people visited CDPR which they may have done for any number of reasons.

 

[Tunesmith]

While we are quoting GamesIndustry.biz

EA not looking for big acquisitions

Electronic Arts has a long and varied history of acquisitions, from Playfish to PopCap and Bullfrog to BioWare. But the publisher isn't quite so bullish on buying its way to success these days, as CFO Blake Jorgensen said in an appearance at the Credit Suisse Annual Technology Conference today.

"I think our history with acquisitions is somewhat marginal in performance," Jorgensen said when asked if EA has identified any acquisition targets in the industry. "We have some that are spectacular, and some that didn't do so well. It's a headcount business, right? You're buying headcount, and that's always difficult to manage in acquisitions. It doesn't mean we won't do them, but I think where we've been most successful is in smaller acquisitions that we've integrated very quickly."

Instead of acquisitions, Jorgensen suggested EA would be more inclined to use its cash on buying back as much stock as possible in any given year. He also said there wasn't much reason to go out and try to buy the next big thing through an acquisition when you already have the talent capable of making that in-house.

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2014-12-02-ea-not-looking-for-big-acquisitions

 

[MikeE21286]

Just seems like a weak rumor to me

 

[DALBEN]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

 

[BoxyBrown]

Plot Twist: CD buys EA

 

[Karl Hawk]

Just seems like a weak rumor to me

The fact that most people in this thread believes it quickly confuses me.

 

[DarthWalden]

I wish the Witcher 3 was an EA Title. I could have had a Crack at the full game on EA access and saved my money.

 

[alexandros]

That would be hilarious. Absolutely terrible, but hilarious.

 

[PnCIa]

That would be hilarious. Absolutely terrible, but hilarious.

Indeed. I would have never expected there to be such a rumor. Its just so out of this world.

 

[Neuromancer]

The fact that most people in this thread believes it quickly confuses me.

I suspect most people read thread titles and skim everything else. I'm guilty of it too sometimes.

 

[ironcreed]

I have been out of the loop for the past few days, but wow. Not surprising, yet still unexpected... if true.

 

[Sijil]

Can't believe some people are praising this due to the Witcher 3 PS4 situation, man, the salt... The salt....

 

[Spladam]

This does not fit their M.O. at all, and they have the whole GOG thing to run. I don't think they need the cash right now, and they are the last company I would estimated is in talks with EA. I'm not buying this story at all.

 

[toddhunter]

Looks like it isn't true, but it makes a huge amount of sense. I can see the EA meeting:

"So TW3 came out and makes Dragon Age look like a complete joke by comparison. What are we going to do about it?"
"Buy CDPR and turn their games into glorified Assassins Creed inspired snooze fests?"
"Sounds like a plan!"

But seriously, if they did publish with EA it would be a step up for a company that allows such awful price gouging.

 

[Karl Hawk]

Can't believe some people are praising this due to the Witcher 3 PS4 situation, man, the salt... The salt....

There were people praising this rumor due to Witcher 3's problems on the PS4?

 

[Pop]

This is terrible and so is the poll.

 

[Trojita]

The amount of people saying they would like The Witcher to be an EA product so they could save money on one purchase are making me lol.

 

[Lingitiz]

Can't believe some people are praising this due to the Witcher 3 PS4 situation, man, the salt... The salt....

Lol are they really? I'm playing that version right now after playing it 2x on PC. It's not that bad.

 

[ebullientprism]

I bet someone, somewhere literally went "which company should I say that will make people SUPER mad?".

This thread. No source, no past credibility from the website. Nothing. And yet, this is all it takes to set people off. LOL.

 

[Gurgelhals]

Where's Bioware?

Not there because it's been brought back to life as a zombie. Lost its capability to develop great games in the process, unfortunately.

 

[iz.podpolja]

Yeah, people shouldn't dismiss this just because PR says so, that's their only option according to the law.

If it happens there will be a press release. If not (more likely) then nothing.

No, it is not the ONLY option. They can simply stay silent on the matter, as providing false information that affects the stock price (ie denying the deal exists thus lowering the potential gain for investors) is subject to the same regulations and fines.

That being said, I love the conspiracy mood, bring it on ))

 

[Felix Lighter]

There were people praising this rumor due to Witcher 3's problems on the PS4?

Like 2 or 3 posters made jabs at how nothing of worth would be lost or how EA would make them better due to the framerate issues on PS4. It wasn't many.