Well they’re at it again. Not so long ago EA CEO John Riccitiello held up his hands and stated they made a big mistake when it swallowed up Bullfrog (creators of Populous and Theme Park) and Westwood Studios (Command & Conquer) with creators from the companies saying they were “buried and stifled” by EA. Electronic Arts are now on the move to acquire Take Two, who’s subsidiary, Rockstar Games, are on the verge of this years biggest release Grand Theft Auto IV.

T2 are not a small company which makes this deal seem even worse, with EA being the biggest games company with some of the biggest titles this can only be seen as a move for some quick money and to jump on the band wagon of the GTA series. What is also strange is that EA would move for a developer/distributor whose main games are of an adult rating. This deal would also see the takeover of Global Star Software and Gathering which are working on the very long awaited Duke Nukem Forever which also is likely to be of an adult rating. This could also be a move to compete with the recent merge of Activision (Call of Duty 4:Modern Warfare) and Blizzard (World of Warcraft) to make Activision Blizzard, Inc.

Below are some links to the news, with the bottom one showing the rivalry between EA and Activision Blizzard, Inc. The move would also see 2k games fall into the hands of EA, the people behind Bioshock (this could get ugly with EA’s track record.) Here’s the links before I get carried away.
[A history of EA’s spending habit] [EA Made a mistake] [EA conference call]
[The Letters] [Big headed EA]