In the business side of gaming, CitiGroup financial has confirmed that it believes EA could take control of Take-Two Interactive, publisher of Grand Theft Auto IV, as early as late August. Take-Two has been involved in a bidding war between EA and Microsoft, both of which would like to purchase the firm. While nothing has been confirmed yet, we will keep you posted as this unfolds.
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Endsights
However, if Take-Two refuses the bid, Thill believes that Electronic Arts “walk as the near-term economics to ERTS of a deal would deteriorate.”
It’s at least more plausible than Microsoft, especially if Electronic Arts were to raise their bid from the $25 it first offered to $28, who knows? We’ll keep you updated."