EA extends Take-Two bid to May 16 (thanks Dagok) has word that after having their $26/share offer rejected by the Take-Two board, they are playing hardball by extending the offer deadline to May 16 and reducing the offer by 26 cents/share, perhaps thinking the original offer was turned down ...

GamesIndustry.biz reports that SCi has rejected the latest offer for their company, though the newest suitor for the Eidos parent (story) remains unidentified. Word is: UK publisher SCi has confirmed that it has rejected the latest offer made for the company, saying the proposal failed to ...

EA Extends Expiration Date for Take-Two Offer to June 16, 2008 (thanks Gamer's Hell) has the expected follow-up to word that EA was considering another extension of their takeover offer for Take-Two Interactive (story). As the headline states, the new deadline is June 16, but Take-Two has ...

Electronic Arts won't extend Take - Two deadline (thanks Neutronbeam) has word that Electronic Arts will not renew its tender offer to Take-Two after it expires at 11:59 pm tonight. It sounds like between now and then, a meeting will take place where Take-Two will pitch for more cash one las...

Ubisoft officially confirms the October 21 North American release date for Far Cry 2 revealed on Friday (story). The announcement includes news of an exclusive deal with GameStop that will get preorder customers an exclusive limited edition of the game at no additional cost. The Limited Edit...

Direct2Drive now offers their own pre-purchase offer for the Windows edition of Grand Theft Auto IV, offering customers in the US and Canada a free copy of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City with their pre-purchase, like the recent identical offer on Steam. ...