It looks like the Saudi government is buying Ubisoft

[iamthemilkman]

According to Omar Alamoudi (the same person who teased Onimusha's return and Xbox pulling out of the MENA):

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[Doomsday519]

Well, they are buying and bankrolling anything and everything these days. The Saudi Government legit owns the FGC at this point. They were instrumental in bringing back Fatal Fury(Saudi Government owns SNK) and I believe they are behind the renewed push for Virtua Fighter to gain prominence again.

 

[Questless Knight]

who cares any way I mean they basically killed them long before the Saudi even taught about buying them honestly. I mean western AAA companies murder them self for profit. So honestly nothing worse could happen.

 

[NotReallyHere]

People with lots of money like to spend it on very expensive things. But I also feel it's fair to question the reasonings and ethics of why a company would make itself available to be bought in the first place.

Oftentimes, I feel that the company being sold is cast in a less-favorable light. Yes, there are hostile takeovers and mergers, but in situations when a company was not forced to sell, or didn't have to sell, yet chose to do so, anyway? Those are the decisions that really make me wonder.

TL;DR, Ted DiBiase said it best:

 

[Waffles's iconWaffles]

I wonder if it has something to do with Ubisoft being the primary target of the Stop Killing Games initiative.

 

[Stare best girl]

NAAAAAH, I just want Ubisoft fucking die and not being saved by cancer

 

[Pudendum]

Weird future

 

[Tortuga]

And nothing of value was lost

 

[Adrastia]

Well, they are buying and bankrolling anything and everything these days. The Saudi Government legit owns the FGC at this point. They were instrumental in bringing back Fatal Fury(Saudi Government owns SNK) and I believe they are behind the renewed push for Virtua Fighter to gain prominence again.

Well it is nice to see some forgotten series make a comeback. Even if it's because some rich people need new toys to play with.

 

[DanCalibur]

They also bought 8% of Nintendo a few years ago but sold half of it. They are still the second biggest shareholder of the company now behind only Nintendo itself at 10%

 

[iamthemilkman]

I just find it sad to see western companies getting gobbled up by China and Saudi Arabia.