Rockstar's Houser talks EA takeover
by Alexander Sliwinski 
{ May 12th 2008 at 11:55AM }
Houser, who was turned down for a job at EA in the '90s, says it's unlikely he'll seek EA's approval on game content. A major point in the Activision/Vivendi merger was that Blizzard remained as untouchable as it was under Vivendi. Whether Rockstar will have that luxury in a hostile takeover remains to be seen.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Z @ May 12th 2008 12:02PM
I was watching a few episodes of Firefly last night. Great song!
Bleu @ May 12th 2008 1:40PM
Wow Houser is cool with this hostile take over..God forbid it and if by some miracle it does I will never by another rockstar game as long as I live, I will not support E fucking A in no way possible.
EMOruffino @ May 12th 2008 11:23PM
"Firefly, could you shine your light? Now i love your ways cause there just like mine. Now im justified as i fall in line. And it's hard to try, when your open wide."
sorry lol.... please continue....
Nigeria @ May 12th 2008 12:17PM
The descriptions sound amazing. I especially liked the "shoving a post through someone’s head" part. It sounds fun.
Nigeria @ May 12th 2008 1:11PM
Wow, where did everybody go?
Vcize @ May 12th 2008 12:19PM
I don't understand how anyone can complain about any story that uses a firefly reference.
I'm pretty sure I would thumbs up a story titled "Analyst predicts Killzone 2 will outsell Gears 2 by a 30 to 1 ratio" if it involved a firefly reference.
Nate @ May 12th 2008 12:19PM
Sweet Firefly reference. Honestly, though, the EA takeover is pretty boring. Corporate crap goes down with a hundred lawyers and twice as many accountants. Just let me know when it's over and what happened.
Esat Dedezade @ May 12th 2008 12:24PM
Thats a pretty cool extract. Is it a poem? Where is it from?
Wyvernlink @ May 12th 2008 12:46PM
That is the lyrics from the opening song of Firefly. One of the best canceled sci-fi shows ever. If you get a chance to watch it it's definitely worth it. Awesome show.
The only show I know with epic folksongs about a man they call Jayne.
Esat Dedezade @ May 12th 2008 1:51PM
Thanks you for not being sarcstic regarding my lack of knowledge about something clearly very popular.
You were most helpful :)
Chris @ May 12th 2008 2:56PM
Haha, amen to that Esat. Every time I comment I prepare myself for some asshat trying to beat me down. That's all I'm doing, all day is tearing down walls, and I just keep building them up- I'm always thinking one step ahead... like a carpenter... who builds stairs...
And I'm done.
kbomb1upc @ May 12th 2008 12:37PM
@Vcize
"I don't understand how anyone can complain about any story that uses a firefly reference."
Because they've done this image about three times now. First time really cool, Second time still cool, Third time meh...
Sam K @ May 12th 2008 1:16PM
If, by "meh", you mean "still makes a reference to Firefly and therefore, is still cool," then yes, third time, "meh".
Ranus Studios @ May 12th 2008 1:31PM
Plus one zillion for Firefly reference.
Arnie @ May 12th 2008 2:00PM
Firefly refrences ftw!!
Use them more!!
Ghaleon @ May 12th 2008 3:01PM
Am I really the first "HOWDY STRANGE-AH, dis is HAUSAH!"
Stranger @ May 12th 2008 4:34PM
Considering it's public knowledge that Rockstar and Take Two's contract expires in like, January '09 or thereabouts; I'm fairly certain Rockstar is going to dictate their own terms with EA, should they even consider sticking around.
(Go independendt Rockstar! Strike a one-time publishing deal for each game you release, if anybody can set a trend, it's you guys!)
Must add mine to the list of commenters delighted at the Firefly reference, too. Well done!
Craig @ May 13th 2008 10:07PM
I don't care how many times they're using it! They're still getting people to ask "wtf is that from", keeping the Firefly alive! w00t!
I love that show, for no reason should it have been canceled.