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Army of Two chastised for 'homo-erotic content'

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2008-12-04 10:55:00 by Justin McElroy in Joystiq
Filed under: Culture The Timothy Plan, one of our top 10 favorite conservative Christian, Florida-based investment firms, has just applied frowny-face stickers to "30 most offensive video games." (Offensive like killing hookers, not offensive like Haze or Imagine Fashion Horsez .) Our favorite entry on the list? Army of Two , scolded for...
 
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BREAKING - Take Two Fires Back at EA

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2008-02-24 21:31:25 by GamePolitics in GamePolitics.com
It looks as if this fight could get ugly GamePolitics has just received a press release from Take Two Interactive in response to Electronic Arts hostile takeover bid In the release, the Take Two board confirms EAsoffer and pronounces it inadequate in multiple respects and not in the best interests of Take-Twos stockholders . From the release...
 
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EA Attempts To Acquire Take-Two Interactive

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2008-02-24 19:30:53 by William in Gaming Today
Electronic Arts announced today that it has proposed to acquire Take-Two in cash merger valued at approximately $2.0 billion. Details are still surfacing concerning the proposed merger, but this is certainly exciting news The news follows weeks of rumors that Take-Two would be the subject o an acquisition bid, with Viacom touted as a possible...
 
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BREAKING - EA in Hostile Bid to Acquire Take Two

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2008-02-24 19:25:38 by GamePolitics in GamePolitics.com
Entertainment software giant Electronic Arts announced today that it is seeking to merge with GTA publisher Take Two Interactive in what would be a two billion dollar deal But Take Two is playing hard-to-get An EA press release claims that it offered $26 per share for Take Two stock in a February 19th letter from EA CEO John Riccitiello (right)...
 
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EA's Take-Two Buyout Offer Turns Hostile (Update 2)

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2008-03-13 06:59:14 by Susan Arendt in Wired: Game|Life
Take-Two may have rejected Electronic Arts' first $2 billion offer to acquire the company, but EA is trying again, this time by reaching out directly to the shareholders in a hostile takeover bid EA is offering to buy all outstanding Take-Two Interactive stock for $26 a share, which closed at $24.91 the day before the original offer was made...
 
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The Bar Trial of Jack Thompson (Part 5): 2nd Take Two Attorney Testifies

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2008-03-23 13:45:26 by GamePolitics in GamePolitics.com
Background for todays testimony: Rebecca Wardwas one of two Blank Rome attorneys who testified against Jack Thompson in his November, 2007 Bar trial. Ward, along with James Smith, represented Take Two Interactive and other video game industry defendants in the $600 million Strickland vs Sony lawsuit which Thompson filed in Alabama It was upon a...
 
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Take-Two Rejects EA's Offer as Opportunistic of GTA IV Sales; Looking at Third-Party Offers

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2008-03-26 18:02:50 by Stephany in Gaming Today
The EA/Take-Two debacle continues today with Take-Two rejecting EAs offer of $26 per share, and are instead looking into third-party offers and maybe even the possibility of a merger with another company. Take-Two feels that EA is just looking to cash in on the phenomenon that will be GTA IV - and even though I am not much on EA buying up...
 
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Pachter Says EA Purchase Of Take-Two Inevitable, Rockstar Not Necessarily Along For The Ride

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2008-02-24 22:24:13 by Stephen Totilo in MTV Multiplayer
When big financial news is breaking in the gaming industry, I look to Wedbush Morgan Securities analyst Michael Pachter to break things down. I caught him on the phone today while he was having brunch at a yacht club (the same yacht club he was last brunching at when the Activision Blizzard deal was announced Who is this EA-Take Two deal good...
 
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From A Cyberpunk Hell To Hot Coffee And CEO Scandals, A Brief History of Take-Two Interactive

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2008-02-25 22:01:26 by Patrick Klepek in MTV Multiplayer
The past few days have not been the relaxing post-GDC weekend hoped for by the Multiplayer crew. Thanks, Electronic Arts The blogosphere has been digging deep into EAs public attempt to purchase Take-Two Interactive , but while most of the world is wondering whats next?, Multiplayer figured it was worth a trip into the past, too How did a...
 
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