EA on possible takeover of Warner Bros. Interactive: We value talents, not games

Publisher Electronic Arts open to buying new studios. This was stated by the chief operating officer of the company Blake Jorgensencommenting on the possibility of absorbing the gaming division Warner bros

The top manager could not directly answer the question, but pointed out that EA chasing talented and experienced developers, not games. As an example, Jorgensen cited Respawn… Yes, the studio has released Titanfall, but she was bought not because of the game, but because of the team that he assembled Vince Zampella

“It may take a while, but trust me, we are more interested in this than ever, because we see talent and create great new franchises, which are very important for the long-term growth of the business,” explained Jorgensen.

Earlier it became known that the AT & T conglomerate intends to get rid of the publishing house Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment… Presumably, this is due to pressure from a major shareholder represented by Elliot Management, which requires abandoning non-core assets in order to alleviate the debt burden, which has exceeded $ 154 billion.

Among the contenders for the valuable asset are companies such as Take-Two Interactive, Electronic Arts, Activision Blizzard and Microsoft… You need to understand that the sale of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment will not imply that the new host will immediately acquire IP adaptation rights owned by Warner Bros.

We are talking about the sale of internal studios, as the parties must also enter into an additional licensing agreement, under which AT&T will receive a portion of the proceeds from future games. This is how Disney works, which got rid of its unprofitable video game business.

AT&T controls commands such as TT Games (games under license Lego), Wb games boston (MMO support The Lord of the Rings Online), WB Games Montreal (Batman: arkham origins), Rocksteady Studios (Batman: Arkham Asylum / City / Knight), NetherRealm Studios (Mortal kombat / Injustice), Monolith Productions (Middle-earth: Shadow of War), WB Games Avalanche (Cars 3: Driven to Win) etc.

As for EA, the company has previously worked with Warner Bros. So, in the 2000s, the publisher released games based on the trilogy Peter JacksonLord of the Rings“and films about Harry potter

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