Sacred Symbols+, Episode 125: Mergers & Acquisitions
Added 2021-10-02 16:00:06 +0000 UTCWe are in a period of unprecedented corporate consolidation in the gaming industry. Microsoft's purchase of Bethesda is obviously the biggest recent example, but indeed it's happening everywhere: Take Two and EA had a bidding battle over Codemasters, PlayStation purchased four studios in this calendar year, and even new entities like Kepler Interactive are giving indies a way to buttress each other and not sell-out to the big guys. In other words: There's a lot of moving and shaking going on, all of it is financial and strategic, and it can all be a little confusing for the uninitiated. That's why I (Colin) invited Last Stand's legal analyst, Rick Hoeg, onto the show to talk about what this all means, how it all works, and what future possibilities may await us. Will Microsoft gobble up EA or Take Two? Will Sony fight back with Square Enix or Capcom? The possibilities, as you're about to find out, are endless.
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Indeed. Thanks!
Colin Moriarty
2021-10-06 20:25:04 +0000 UTCNo, it's just a business term.
Colin Moriarty
2021-10-06 20:25:00 +0000 UTCAlways a good episode with Rick!
Carlos Moreno
2021-10-06 18:37:04 +0000 UTCWas this episode Named after the sopranos Episode? Lol first thing I noticed.
Walrus4300
2021-10-06 18:19:41 +0000 UTC=)
Colin Moriarty
2021-10-05 18:33:36 +0000 UTCAh, yes. "Murders & Executions"!
Max Stahl
2021-10-04 22:00:11 +0000 UTCAppreciated. <3
Colin Moriarty
2021-10-04 17:42:19 +0000 UTCThank you!
Colin Moriarty
2021-10-04 17:42:11 +0000 UTCLove it when we get episodes getting into the nitty gritty business side of the industry. Great informative episode!
Dylan Weaver
2021-10-04 06:02:22 +0000 UTCSuch an awesome contributor you came across with Rick. Really unique content from other podcast. Loving these conversations!
Robert Graham
2021-10-03 20:09:17 +0000 UTCCool! Thanks for being here.
Colin Moriarty
2021-10-03 16:03:31 +0000 UTC!!!
Colin Moriarty
2021-10-03 16:03:26 +0000 UTCYeah, we've talked about this a bunch.
Colin Moriarty
2021-10-03 16:03:22 +0000 UTC=)
Colin Moriarty
2021-10-03 16:03:15 +0000 UTCI suppose so. A bit of a hobson's choice for sure.
Colin Moriarty
2021-10-03 16:03:10 +0000 UTCAs Hoeg said, I would think there are a lot of ways to do this under the C-suite, but it's a matter of if people are willing to take the deal.
Colin Moriarty
2021-10-03 16:02:57 +0000 UTCI don't really have time to listen to the main episodes as much anymore, but these one offs are the reason I became a member in the first place! Thank you for the content.
Anthony J Sanchez
2021-10-03 12:06:52 +0000 UTCThe ole ambulance chaser himself, hoagie boi is back!
Piston Pants
2021-10-03 02:25:22 +0000 UTCThe relationship with Bethesda and Microsoft ran really deep. Having watched the no clip documentaries and the xbox Bethesda roundtable they talk a lot about how much they communicated, trusted and worked with each other for decades. Just because Bethesda was a multiplatform developer doesn't mean it was a random purchase like say ninja theory was.
Adam Turley
2021-10-02 22:05:13 +0000 UTCPatrick Bateman: Ask me a question. Daisy: What do you do? Patrick Bateman: I'm into... well murders and executions mostly. Daisy: Do you like it? Patrick Bateman: It depends. Why? Daisy: Because most guys I know who work with mergers an acquisitions really don't like it.
Spencer Pfeiffer
2021-10-02 18:25:55 +0000 UTCGreat episode. The one thing I wish you two talked about was if we’re heading towards an ultimatum. Either we accept western companies like Microsoft buying more gaming companies or we let tencent run wild and acquire our favorite companies and censor the crap out of them like they have with Activision.
Kenneth Oms
2021-10-02 17:43:11 +0000 UTCColin you keep saying your for sale, let’s say someone buys your company are they buying you or the company, I don’t care about the company I care about you, you are the It factor. If I were Microsoft and saw Sony buy insomniac I would just hire the team For a 1 million minimum 4 year contract minimum per employee probably cheaper than buying the studio. Is that a possibility or are there terms that employees can’t leave for a set time after the purchase?
Hose A Contra Razz
2021-10-02 17:20:19 +0000 UTC
