收購的年代 EA收購育碧19.9％股份

    今年真是一個收購的年代啊，自聯想收購IBM的PC部門以來就不斷的爆出國際巨型公司之間的收購消息，日前，我們熟悉的兩家游戲公司也傳出了這樣的消息，這便是EA和育碧（UBI）。

    據消息稱，EA已經于近期收購了Ubi的19.9％的股份，成為了Ubi最大的股東，也就成為了Ubi的東家。

    這則消息來自于EA官方網站，原文內容為：

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Dec 20, 2004 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Electronic Arts (Nasdaq:ERTS) today announced an investment in international game developer and publisher UbiSoft Entertainment, headquartered in Rennes, France. The investment represents approximately 19.9 percent interest in the company -- shares purchased as a block from Talpa Beheer B.V. to be completed upon obtaining antitrust clearance from the U.S. government. Financial terms were not disclosed.

About Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is the world''s leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, EA posted revenues of $2.96 billion for fiscal 2004. The company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers and the Internet. In 2003, EA had 27 titles that sold more than one million copies. Electronic Arts markets its products under three brand names: EA SPORTS(TM), EA GAMES(TM) and EA SPORTS BIG(TM). EA''s homepage and online game site is www.ea.com. More information about EA''s products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://info.ea.com.

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