[News] Will Asian online game publishers Nexon and NCSoft buy blockbuster publisher Valve?

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Nexon and NCsoft, two major Asian online game companies, are reportedly in talks with U.S. game maker Valve to buy the company for more than $893 million, according to a major Korean publication.
Joongang News reported that the companies recently*…

[Untradeable]

LOL.

[Kagamine]

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[IllegallySane]

>Buying Valve.

Time to

DAMN IT.

[Polantaris]

I could have swore I read this same "news" two weeks ago, and in it it had some responses from Valve people saying that they did have some type of conference with Nexon, not knowing what it was about. When they heard that they wanted to buy Valve, Valve basically laughed at Nexon and left. They said that they felt the company was worth at least 3x the offer, and that they weren't even remotely considering selling anyway.

If Nexon has so much money to throw around, why don't they...I don't know...IMPROVE EVERYTHING ABOUT THEMSELVES INTERNALLY? Instead of throwing idiotic offers around, fix your god-dammn company.

Edit: Looking for said article, I ran across a bunch of "EA tries to buy Valve for over 1 billion." Does Nexon even think? At least offer more money. But, first...you know...get on that "fixing yourself" thing. It kind of should be Priority 1.

[Nion]

I could have swore I read this same "news" two weeks ago, and in it it had some responses from Valve people saying that they did have some type of conference with Nexon, not knowing what it was about. When they heard that they wanted to buy Valve, Valve basically laughed at Nexon and left. They said that they felt the company was worth at least 3x the offer, and that they weren't even remotely considering selling anyway.

If Nexon has so much money to throw around, why don't they...I don't know...IMPROVE EVERYTHING ABOUT THEMSELVES INTERNALLY? Instead of throwing idiotic offers around, fix your god-dammn company.

Edit: Looking for said article, I ran across a bunch of "EA tries to buy Valve for over 1 billion." Does Nexon even think? At least offer more money. But, first...you know...get on that "fixing yourself" thing. It kind of should be Priority 1.

Didn't Nexon try to buy EA as well?

[Polantaris]

Didn't Nexon try to buy EA as well?

Yep.

[FabledGumbo]

Didn't Nexon try to buy EA as well?

It was my understanding that EA was trying to get input from Nexon about how to market a soccer game in Korea, unless that was something else.

[sentinex]

usually I like to lurk in the shadows but let me just say this: all Nexon is doing is trying to boost their stock so they can get a more favorable rating.

Nexon do not posses the war chest to even cover 40% of Steams's values and NCsoft is trying to stay afloat.
Nuff said, back to lurking.

[ShinkuDragon]

loool, nexon trying to assimilate valve, gotta know how much you can chew.

[Malthe]

Nope, can't deal with even just the idea of this happening, regardless of it having no chance of happening.

I want Nexon and Valve to have as little as possible to do with eachother.

[Felicitates]

If Nexon has so much money to throw around, why don't they...I don't know...IMPROVE EVERYTHING ABOUT THEMSELVES INTERNALLY? Instead of throwing idiotic offers around, fix your god-dammn company..

Because money feels good to wipe your ass with.

[Mandalay]

> Valve has more than 300 employees.
> more than 300 employees.
> 300 employees.

Get on that, Nexon, before you start eyeing other companies.

[Judgment]

Doubtful. But it would have been fun to see how Nexon would meddle with DotA 2 if they did buy Valve.

[Malthe]

Doubtful. But it would have been fun to see how Nexon would meddle with DotA 2 if they did buy Valve.

No. Don't even joke about that.
Please.
It would turn pay2win and IceFrog would have no say in balance anymore and we all know how balanced games like Maplestory are.

[Polantaris]

Because money feels good to wipe your ass with.

Wouldn't cost $900m to fix Nexon.

[KhainiWest]

Wouldn't cost $900m to fix Nexon.

..I wouldn't put it past them LOL

[Niernen]

I want Nexon to buy Valve just so i can laugh at my friend that worships Valve.

[Corn]

I want Nexon to buy Valve just so i can laugh at my friend that worships Valve.

Are you a Nexon worshipper?

On Southperry?

*snigger*