收购的年代 EA收购育碧19.9％股份

    今年真是一个收购的年代啊，自联想收购IBM的PC部门以来就不断的爆出国际巨型公司之间的收购消息，日前，我们熟悉的两家游戏公司也传出了这样的消息，这便是EA和育碧（UBI）。

    据消息称，EA已经于近期收购了Ubi的19.9％的股份，成为了Ubi最大的股东，也就成为了Ubi的东家。

    这则消息来自于EA官方网站，原文内容为：

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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