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    Default Electronic Arts Sought to Acquire Valve



    Electronic Arts was apparently prepared to pay up to $1 billion in order to acquire Valve, according to a new report.
    http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/09/...-acquire-valve

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    Default Re: Electronic Arts Sought to Acquire Valve

    Thank God EA didn't buy Value. EA ruins everything they get their grubby, greedy corporate hands on.
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    Default Re: Electronic Arts Sought to Acquire Valve

    It's like they're playing Wack-a-Mole with the rest of the gaming industry.

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    Default Re: Electronic Arts Sought to Acquire Valve

    Wont happen to much bad blood between them

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    Default Re: Electronic Arts Sought to Acquire Valve

    If EA bought steam i would sell all 300+ games i own on steam!

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    Default Re: Electronic Arts Sought to Acquire Valve

    Please say it ain't so ! lol They will turn and ruin Steam, lets face it the only reason their intersted is that Steam 1000 times better than their own platform, which 90% of gamers hate.
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    Nooooooooooo!

    EA will ruin Steam and Valve just as they have most of the smaller studios they have purchased.

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    Default Re: Electronic Arts Sought to Acquire Valve

    The only way they can effectively compete with Steam is to buy them, and drag them down to the mud where they live.

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    Default Re: Electronic Arts Sought to Acquire Valve

    no.

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    Default Re: Electronic Arts Sought to Acquire Valve

    Pretty sure EA triesg to buy everyone. It is their game.

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