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Riccitiello: Hollywood Is Worried News
The Electronic Arts boss says games have just begun their 'talkies' stage, and cites one franchise in particular (no prizes for guessing it correctly)...
By Jon WilcoxPosted: 14/04/2008
It seems that Electronic Arts' CEO has just one thing on his mind these days, and that thing is called Grand Theft Auto IV. John Riccitiello struggle to absorb GTA IV and its parent company, Rockstar Games, into the EA family may be ongoing and uncertain, but like a schoolboy with a crush, he's not letting that stop him from talking about the upcoming game whenever he can.
In an interview with the Financial Times, the EA boss revealed that the impending release of GTA IV might affect the box office performance of movies launched in a similar time frame, beginning with Iron Man. The movie, which is due to launch across the UK on May 2nd, just days after gamers get the chance to experience the story of Niko Bellic.
"The buzz in Hollywood, which I heard from some Hollywood folks . . . is people are worried whether Iron Man the movie is going to get killed by Grand Theft Auto the game," explained Riccitiello, continuing that, "I don't think I've ever heard of that before."
Riccitiello also feels that the videogames industry has stepped into a new age, comparing it to the end of silent movies in Hollywood: "It feels like what movie moguls might have seen in the 1920s and said: 'Hey, we've got talkies now, where is it going?' I feel like we've stepped through a time window where our games are so compelling and seem so real."
"Our industry is passing through a phase where I believe the greatest games will be viewed by almost everybody as being as important as Best Picture at the Academy Awards."
Although a hostile takeover of Take Two remains on the cards, time is surely running out for EA if it wants to capitalise on the release of GTA IV, which is due to hit Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in a fortnight. Shares in both publisher ended down on Friday, although Take Two's price has continued to be fairly stable at around the $25 mark, just a dollar short of EA's February offer.
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Added:Fri 30th Oct 2009 20:53, Post No: 507
[#@!?] microsoft
Added:Sat 24th Oct 2009 18:44, Post No: 506
haha microsft payed rock star 50 million for the dlc to be xbox 360 exclusive owned ps3 and pc owners
Added:Mon 19th Oct 2009 22:53, Post No: 505
[#@!?] That [#@!?]! [#@!?] [#@!?]! i gate microsoft! why cant it come to ps3! and before you guys say anything! i did have a xbox , i acutually had it 4 times , everytime broken! cause microsoft Sucks!!!!!!!
Added:Tue 13th Oct 2009 00:47, Post No: 504
first of all ps3 sucks.... PC is good and i feel your pain im sorry that they couldn't give this DLC to you...XBOX 360 KICKS A** SO GO GET ONE!
Added:Mon 12th Oct 2009 20:28, Post No: 503
hello iam cool mohamed iam new
Added:Sat 03rd Oct 2009 21:20, Post No: 502
lol am i only joined by a few people that actually read about the exclusive DLC ms paid for before the game came out, im sure pc and ps3 owners to ignorent to actually read about microsofts exclusive rights for DLC on the 360 and the amount of money they shelled out for it and yet ps3 and pc owners still dont get it,
here ill make it simple ms payed for exclusive DLC before the games release exclusivly on xbox 360 only if sony had come up with an offer better than ms im sure it would have been 360 and pc owners complaining about DLC but the fact is it was announced months before the games release and you only have your sefs to blame for buying it and expecting DLC that isnt comming out on the ps3/pc.
Added:Sat 03rd Oct 2009 19:39, Post No: 501
u guys are to poor to buy a freaken ps3 or xbox 360 to even play the game.......... all u want it for is so u could do mods on the PC u lazy *%@#s
Added:Wed 30th Sep 2009 17:59, Post No: 500
Okay, okay, we feel your pain. PS3 gamers don't get the DLC either, you know? At least PC users get the unquestionably awesome video editing suite. I could muck around on that for hours by itself.
Added:Tue 29th Sep 2009 11:30, Post No: 499
Fu ck ing spending 60 bucks to buy this game for PC as soon as it came out, dealing with an hour of bull[#@!?] just to make it running for the first time and now I don't even have the right for DLC?????
Fuc k you rockstar.
Added:Tue 29th Sep 2009 11:28, Post No: 498
Rockstar can rest assured that next time I WONT BUY THE GAME! I'll just download it, and they they can shove the exclusivity upon their *********.