Curse

Beoulve · Jul 27, 2005, 04:55 PM // 16:55

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Originally Posted by Weezer_Blue

No. But the world did end when EA bought the rights to the Counterstrike and Half Life series. I wouldn't be suprised if a post apocalyptic apocalypse occured and EA bought yet another helpless company (down with EA Games! They SUCK!)

Sigh... EA bought VALVE!

EverBlue · Jul 27, 2005, 07:15 PM // 19:15

... No, EA did not buy Valve.

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Just over three months ago, one of the most contentious relationships in game history came to an end. On April 28, after months of overt legal disputes and covert bickering, VU Games and Valve Software announced they were ending a half-decade-long publishing deal. The arrangement saw the former publish the latter's groundbreaking PC first-person shooters Half-Life, Counter-Strike, and Half-Life 2.

However, Valve's next console game--after the PlayStation 2 Half-Life and the Xbox Counter-Strike--will be distributed by one of VU's main rivals. Today, Electronic Arts revealed that as of this fall, it will be the international publisher of the forthcoming Xbox version of Half-Life 2, which will now ship in October 2005. EA will also assume distribution duties on a new Game of the Year edition of Half-Life 2 for the PC, which will include Half-Life 2 and Counter-Strike: Source, as well as Half-Life 2: Deathmatch and Half-Life: Source, in a single box.

However, Valve will now officially self-publish all its PC products, although the newly announced--and carefully worded--agreement will let EA "deliver a collection of Valve games to players worldwide" in the future.

http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/07...s_6129331.html