Microsoft to buy Bioware? - VGF

Lurch1982 · 04-20-2004, 01:55 AM

Rumors have been flying around the past few days.

http://www.gamespot.com/news/2004/04...s_6093879.html

Flamethrower Mario · 04-20-2004, 07:15 PM

Damn. Bungie, Rare and Bioware? That's a nice 2nd party army right there.

SuperMarioBro2 · 04-20-2004, 08:55 PM

This has gone way too far. Microsoft is blowing money out of their asses to try and take all the 2nd party Companies. Let Bioware go to PC and do more work.

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theflyingfish · 04-20-2004, 11:03 PM

Uh, you know that if MS bought them they could still develop games for the PC, right? A deal like this would just mean they couldn't develop games for other companies.

Flamethrower Mario · 04-20-2004, 11:30 PM

Which they don't anyway (Except for that awesome Dreamcast game, MDK2).

SuperMarioBro2 · 04-21-2004, 12:17 AM

^^ Doh! Actually I did know that, but share the f***ing love Macrosoft (Yes Macro, it's because they make too much money for their own good).

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[ April 21, 2004, 12:23 AM: Message edited by: Souper Mar-E-Oh Br-Oh ]

theflyingfish · 04-21-2004, 10:56 AM

Who would they share the love with, Sony? It's not as if Nintendo wants to keep their second-party developers.

SuperMarioBro2 · 04-21-2004, 02:13 PM

^ Yeah, they could but, The GC is just another flashback of the N64, losing everything it's got. Share the f***ing love!

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Lurch1982 · 04-21-2004, 02:47 PM

To my knowledge, Bioware hasn't developed anything outside of PC and Xbox with the exception of MDK...and considering that they haven't had a shoddy title in years, I'm not seeing how this is unexpected or shocking.

Flamethrower Mario · 04-21-2004, 11:09 PM

Man, the MDK series is the best.

Anyway, the Gamecube is more of a reverse of the N64, seeing as how the majoriy of the second parties Nintendo gained were during the latter part of the N64's life.

Dancingmoose · 04-27-2004, 05:54 PM

Microsoft is taking over the world like CNN or Sony or Nintendo I thought that Microsoft was going to be different.

04-29-2004, 12:33 PM

^ Umm, what the ****? Of course Microsoft is the dodgeist company on the market. That's been their strategy from their beginning in the 70s. Buy up all the other companies.

06-02-2004, 09:33 PM

Judge: Mr. Gates are you starting a monopoly?
Gates: By no means sir, monopoly is just a game. I'm taking the over the whole f***ing world!

Just something i heard, maybe simpsons.

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04-20-2004, 01:55 AM	#1
Lurch1982 Senior Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Katrinaland, USA Gender: Posts: 9,094 Thanks: 118 Thanked 177 Times in 117 Posts Points: 23,875.94 Bank: 118,587.33 Total Points: 142,463.27 Donate	Rumors have been flying around the past few days. http://www.gamespot.com/news/2004/04...s_6093879.html

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Flamethrower Mario Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Posts: 1,975 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 3,745.00 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 4,245.00 Donate	Damn. Bungie, Rare and Bioware? That's a nice 2nd party army right there.

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SuperMarioBro2 Banned Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 652 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 9,965.50 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 10,465.50 Donate	This has gone way too far. Microsoft is blowing money out of their asses to try and take all the 2nd party Companies. Let Bioware go to PC and do more work. _________________________________________________ But before I go, remember this...

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theflyingfish Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: The far side of Fribbulus Xax Posts: 7,386 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 1,253.00 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 1,753.00 Donate	Uh, you know that if MS bought them they could still develop games for the PC, right? A deal like this would just mean they couldn't develop games for other companies.

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Flamethrower Mario Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Posts: 1,975 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 3,745.00 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 4,245.00 Donate	Which they don't anyway (Except for that awesome Dreamcast game, MDK2).

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SuperMarioBro2 Banned Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 652 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 9,965.50 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 10,465.50 Donate	^^ Doh! Actually I did know that, but share the f***ing love Macrosoft (Yes Macro, it's because they make too much money for their own good). _________________________________________________ But before I go, remember this... [ April 21, 2004, 12:23 AM: Message edited by: Souper Mar-E-Oh Br-Oh ]

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theflyingfish Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: The far side of Fribbulus Xax Posts: 7,386 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 1,253.00 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 1,753.00 Donate	Who would they share the love with, Sony? It's not as if Nintendo wants to keep their second-party developers.

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SuperMarioBro2 Banned Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 652 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 9,965.50 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 10,465.50 Donate	^ Yeah, they could but, The GC is just another flashback of the N64, losing everything it's got. Share the f***ing love! _________________________________________________ But before I go, remember this...

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Lurch1982 Senior Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Katrinaland, USA Gender: Posts: 9,094 Thanks: 118 Thanked 177 Times in 117 Posts Points: 23,875.94 Bank: 118,587.33 Total Points: 142,463.27 Donate	To my knowledge, Bioware hasn't developed anything outside of PC and Xbox with the exception of MDK...and considering that they haven't had a shoddy title in years, I'm not seeing how this is unexpected or shocking.

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Flamethrower Mario Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Posts: 1,975 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 3,745.00 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 4,245.00 Donate	Man, the MDK series is the best. Anyway, the Gamecube is more of a reverse of the N64, seeing as how the majoriy of the second parties Nintendo gained were during the latter part of the N64's life.

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Dancingmoose Newbie Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: White Hall Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 640.00 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 1,140.00 Donate	Microsoft is taking over the world like CNN or Sony or Nintendo I thought that Microsoft was going to be different.

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Psytronic Guest Posts: n/a Points: 0 Bank: 0 Total Points: 0 Donate	^ Umm, what the ****? Of course Microsoft is the dodgeist company on the market. That's been their strategy from their beginning in the 70s. Buy up all the other companies.

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dosdragos Guest Posts: n/a Points: 0 Bank: 0 Total Points: 0 Donate	Judge: Mr. Gates are you starting a monopoly? Gates: By no means sir, monopoly is just a game. I'm taking the over the whole f*ing world! Just something i heard, maybe simpsons. Proud user of IE and Microsoft Office**