Games giant Electronic Arts gatecrashes £725m Take-Two's Codemasters takeover

[Geobros]

The American computer games giant Electronic Arts (EA) has gatecrashed the £725m takeover of Codemasters, the London-listed producer of some of the world's most popular motor racing titles.

Sky News has learnt that EA has tabled a potentially knockout bid for Codemasters, trumping an offer agreed last month with Take-Two Interactive Software, maker of the Red Dead franchise.

Games giant Electronic Arts gatecrashes £725m Codemasters takeover

The $40bn US-based games giant EA has ignited a bidding war for Britain's Codemasters, Sky News understands.

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Sky News reports EA has gatecrashed Take-Two's Codemasters takeover

Take-Two's impending take-over of British racing studio Codemasters has been gatecrashed by EA, Sky News reports.Electr…

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[Deleted member 27723]

Electronic Arts gate-crashes £725m Codemasters takeover (EA bidding against Take-two)

Maybe EA can finally have a studio to work on a new Burnout.

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[Flashy Wizard]

EA throwing its weight around. They could very well out-muscle Take Two.

 

[weblaus]

I find it really funny that in this kind of scenario most people actually will root for EA as the "good guy". Or maybe "lesser of two evils" is more fitting.

 

[Ketch]

EA sucks.