Vivendi Update

[CSN NewsBot]

NimoTh fired off a quick update to us about the Vivendi-Microsoft deal that may happen in the near future. Vivendi Universal, who you all may know owns the publishing rights to CS, Team Fortress, and Half-Life, is still intent on selling its games division. The fate of our beloved CS:CZ hangs in the balance. If Vivendi sells to Microsoft we may see yet another change in developers for it. Who knows...

[GoiAba]

NOOO not microsoft the evil empire!

[Jocky]

so long as it gets made, and made right, i dont care who owns it

[tommie]

tonic_151 wrote..

so long as it gets made, and made right, i dont care who owns it

Pretty much, as long as they don't mess it up

[.Calibre]

At lest EA didn't get their hands on them

[kaxman]

.Calibre wrote..

At lest EA didn't get their hands on them

This man speaks the truth.



EA COUNTER STRIKE! Now with over three hundred new tackles! OMGWOZOR! Err...yeah.

[Simplex]

If Vivendi sells to Microsoft we may see yet another change in developers for it.

This is how rumors start. "I S4W IT 0VER AT CSNATION!!! RIZZUH WROTE IT HIMSELF!!!1"

[StealthMonkey]

I feel sorry for the people that pre-ordered CZ.

[-:Nighthawk:-]

Well, in my opinion, MS isn't filthy stinking rich for no reason at all. They know how to run their business, all things considered.



You have to wonder what a few of the AoE people might add to Blizzard, for instance. As far as CS:CZ, well, who knows. I somewhat doubt that MS would step in and halt the game from being released at this point in the cycle, but who knows.



Regardless, Steam, that creation that all of you seem to hate, may prevent VALVe from having as much future reliance on a publisher, no matter who that publisher is. It will be interesting to see how this all plays out.

[cheetarah654]

so the rumors are true. looks like you gotta belive it now riz



cz better not change again, this is getting rediculous

[Ruzhyo]

I think if MS gets the rights to CS its going to be for the better. IMO MS seems to be a good judge of what the community wants in the games they buy. As for publishers changeing hands it probably will because MS has alot more efficient developers under its hood.

[GoiAba]

uhhhh microsoft sux0rs but...but its better than EA. If EA owned the game we would have to wait a minute before the menu appeared because of the damn logos you cant pass.

[NimoTh]

thank u nimoth for the news bit

[-Dice]

-:Nighthawk:- wrote..

Well, in my opinion, MS isn't filthy stinking rich for no reason at all. They know how to run their business, all things considered.

Microsloth steals ideas. They are the great pirates of the Digital Millenium, if you ask me. Or Steve Jobs. Or Xerox...

You have to wonder what a few of the AoE people might add to Blizzard, for instance.

A few years ago someone wondered what a few of the Warcraft people might add to the fledgling AoE team, for instance.

[pags]

WHY MUST THEY KEEP SELLING?!?!?!?!?!