Chris F Posted July 28, 2004 Report Share Posted July 28, 2004 http://www.renderware.com/pr_ea.asp Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:ERTS) today announced an agreement to acquire Criterion Software Group Ltd. from Canon. With the acquisition, EA assumes Criterion?s studio in Guildford, UK; two globally recognized intellectual properties, Burnout and Black; and the RenderWare middleware technology. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbert Posted July 28, 2004 Report Share Posted July 28, 2004 Whoah! This is a big deal because of Renderware. What's going to happen to it, especially the forthcoming RW4? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camp Posted July 28, 2004 Report Share Posted July 28, 2004 Looking forward to Burnout 2004, Burnount 2005, Burnout 2006, etc..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainl Posted July 28, 2004 Report Share Posted July 28, 2004 Burnout sequels are, frankly, a minor issue compared to the Renderware thing. If, God forbid, EA killed it, then that would put a serious dent in the schedules of both GTA: San Andreas and Pro Evolution 4, two of EA's biggest competitor games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted July 28, 2004 Report Share Posted July 28, 2004 Why would they kill such a cash cow, a platform that has usurped Sony's own libraries, as I understand it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbert Posted July 28, 2004 Report Share Posted July 28, 2004 I doubt they'll kill it, but I wonder if it'll make other developers/publisher hesitant to rely on technology owned by EA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelley Posted July 28, 2004 Report Share Posted July 28, 2004 Originally posted by dogbert@Jul 28 2004, 07:58 AM I doubt they'll kill it, but I wonder if it'll make other developers/publisher hesitant to rely on technology owned by EA. I forsee a lot of EA games being powered by Renderware very soon. Also I am willing to be they bought Criterion not because of their games, but because of RenderWare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted July 28, 2004 Report Share Posted July 28, 2004 Game Industry Biz chimes in: http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page....me=dev&aid=3879 EA plans to use Renderware - and the forthcoming RenderWare 4 system for next generation consoles - as the basis for its game development in future, and while Criterion will be managed from the EA UK Studio in Chertsey, only a few miles away from Crtierion's Guildford headquarters, the RenderWare project will be managed separately from EA's local studios. Crucially, EA has also confirmed that it will continue licensing the company's middleware technology to other developers. The RenderWare platform is used by a large number of other publishers and developers around the globe on key projects. The irony that they will now be licensing their core technology from their biggest rival will, however, almost certainly not be lost on many of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Daddy Bling Bling Posted July 28, 2004 Report Share Posted July 28, 2004 Originally posted by iCamp@Jul 28 2004, 08:17 AM Looking forward to Burnout 2004, Burnount 2005, Burnout 2006, etc..... Beat me to it. I hear that in 2007, Burnout will get a new track, a new car, and new paint skins for the old cars. However, due to the time constraints imposed by this huge update, Xbox Live support will not be included. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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