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[KyoZz]

EA still had money after slamming $ 1.2 billion to afford Codemasters. So they just dropped $ 2.1 billion to buy Glu Mobile. If the name doesn't ring a bell, you've got good taste: Glu develops mobile games like Covet Fashion, Design Home, Diner Dash, MLB Tap Sports Baseball, and Kim Kardashian Hollywood.

But PC gamers may remember them as "the ones that shut down GameSpy servers."
Given EA's policy of shutting down old game servers at all costs, they're going to feel right at home.

EA acquires Glu Mobile in $2.1 billion deal

Electronic Arts today announced it has reached an agreement to acquire Glu Mobile for $2.1 billion in enterprise value.

www.gamesindustry.biz

 

[driqe]

EA got scammed

 

[Captain Toad]

Thank goodness EA got them. Can you imagine if Kim Kardashian Hollywood had become exclusive to one platform!?

 

[Majima Everywhere System]

Excited to see them get sent to the Glu factory after they are mismanaged by EA for a year or two.

 

[SlimeGooGoo]

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[martino]

EA should sell all their pc/console studio and focus only on mobile

 

[ConkerTheSquirrel.]

Watch EA burn the Kim Kardashian franchise to the ground like they did Dead Space and Mass Effect.

 

[Kholinar]

I don't think GAF knows that their favourite AAA titles only make a fraction of what these mobile games make.

 

[Captain Toad]

I don't think GAF knows that their favourite AAA titles only make a fraction of what these mobile games make.

We know and that's why we hate mobile games and Games as a Service. It's what some of us fear console gaming becoming if subscription services become the norm.

 

[Bernd Lauert]

I still think it's wild that shitty mobile games have like a 10000% ROI. Incredible.

 

[JimboJones]

The crème de la crème of mobile games right there.
Wii and DS also used the gamespy servers which is also why they where shut down relatively quickly after Nintendo transitioned to WiiU/3DS

 

[Alebrije]

i respect more Konami and its pachinkos than EA as a whole.

 

[eyesabitdull]

Probably the only time I'm happy that EA bought so they can run them into the ground.

 

[wipeout364]

And people said 7 billion for Bethesda was too much. Maybe EA wants to get the gamespy name and rebrand EAPlay and Origin as Gamespy, that actually would be pretty cool.

 

[e&e]

People joke, but these mobile scam companies make billions every year.

Same reason why Activision acquired King, and Tencent acquired Supercell

Activision owns King?

 

[CitizenZ]

Cant wait for DF to review how well Kim Kardashian runs on X1X234 Gamepass.

 

[SlimeGooGoo]

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[Neolombax]

Wow....didn't know that Glu mobile was worth that much. The last time I played their games was when I used my HTC Desire.

 

[Hudo]

Congratulations to Glu Mobile's shareholders.

 

[GaviotaGrande]

Mega lol that this company is worth more than Codemasters.

 

[ZywyPL]

EA should sell all their pc/console studio and focus only on mobile

EA should skip making games all along and just focus on making 3rd party DLCs, that's where they excel.

 

[Snake29]

Kim Kardashian Sims 4 DLC!

 

[Shubh_C63]

I remember playing their games when I had a feature phone. Single game sometimes was upto 1.2 Mb, which was INSANE. Some action game.

Yeah smart purchase. With mtx they're gonna make that billion dollar very quickly.

Something is stirring all these companies into a buying spree.

 

[Derktron]

YAY!! MORE QUALITY MOBILE GAMES!!!!!!!!!

 

[Perrott]

What the fuck EA? $2,1B for this crap? And you tell me that San Francisco was too expensive for Visceral to hire the enough people to properly develop their Star Wars game? Fuck off already

 

[Memorabilia]

$2.1 billion is a lot for garbage.

 

[Camreezie]

Good guy EA taking out the trash

 

[mxbison]

I tested that Kim Kardashian game for a project at work, it's honestly not that bad

 

[Starhowl]

Finally, they acquire a company that deserves to be destroyed, and judging by the costs of it, if we're lucky, EA will go down along with them!

 

[xrnzaaas]

This is a nice reminder of sad times we're living in where a mobile games company is worth almost twice as much as Codemasters.

 

[NickFire]

Do adults knowingly spend money on these kind of games? Or are they all dependent on unrealized mincro-subscriptions and kids just charging things to parents cards?

 

[MadAnon]

$2.1 billion is a lot for garbage.

Their revenue is x3 bigger than CDPR and growing rapidly.

 

[Marcus Aurelius]

Mobile gaming is pure trash. Atleast smartphones are good enough for emulation now.

 

[Javthusiast]

EA got scammed

Correction, EA will use these games to now continue scam people out of millions of dollars, cause for some reason these copy and paste trash mobile games make money.

Fuck the normies.

 

[Oddvintagechap]

Mobile companies be making mad dough.

 

[Roman Empire]

Actually a smart move. The mobile industry makes more money than the typical AAA game on an exponential level. I hate the core principle of the industry but market-wise EA made the right choice. They'll basically do more money for a fraction of the cost they spent with the big studios. Expect more copy and paste games from them and less effort on their Triple-A line-up.

 

[Night.Ninja]

I bet those mobile games pump money

 

[Roman Empire]

Do adults knowingly spend money on these kind of games? Or are they all dependent on unrealized mincro-subscriptions and kids just charging things to parents cards?

They do, most heavy spenders on mobile games are generally successful businessmen who like to spend tons on getting everything on the games so they can brag about it. The mobile game market is one of the most toxic communities in gaming.

 

[MadPanda]

How is this worth almost twice as Codemasters? I thought I had some knowledge about this industry, but seems like was wrong.

 

[TheMan]

EA is hungry

 

[Virt McPolygon]

How is this worth almost twice as Codemasters? I thought I had some knowledge about this industry, but seems like was wrong.

Mobile games make shitloads of money from bored people every day. They're sitting in people's pockets or bags, ready to be played at any time during the day or even in the middle of the night.

 

[kyussman]

I read that and was like who?...and then I learn it's all about mobile games and I'm like wtf?...and then I remember just how much money these games make and I'm like ah,lol.

 

[EDMIX]

I mean...we laughing now, but EA probably going to bank on that shit in the next decade as mobile crap is still taking off.

The best part about this is, EA now has less money to buy good developers and turn them into shit so......its better for us all that this happens lol

 

[Kokoloko85]

This makes me dislike EA even more...

 

[Dr.Morris79]

Mobile gaming is pure trash. Atleast smartphones are good enough for emulation now.

This.