TheUnknown said:

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At first I was also surprised how so many negatives there are and how the final score is 6.8. I later noticed they count as negative everything less than 5, mixed are 5, 6 and 7 while positive are only the ones with 8, 9 and 10.

So having a 6.8 by metacritic standards is a mixed review which is closer to positive than negative remark even though there was a big number of negative reviews again by their standards.

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TheUnknown said:

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I haven't moved from RA 1 to RA 2, so I cannot comment on that one, but I did went from RA 2 to Yuri's (even to RA Reborn mod) and later to RA 3. I also did a lot of going trough Heroes titles and expansions and many other games.

We cannot compare an expansion to a new title because 99% of the people that liked the original game will like and even love the expansions. (We cannot compare RA 2 to Yuri's like RA 2 to RA 3 or Heroes III to Chronicles like Heroes III to IV)
Having a new title in the franchise is a lot more than a simple expansion because new titles are meant to bring a notable graphic, gameplay, storyline or many other changes. That is the case in almost every franchise.

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TheUnknown said:

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And I still believe that without a notable change (sometimes even a bad one), a new Heroes (or RA) title would hardly be a positive experience.

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verriker said:

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if you understand how the gaming press operate in terms of how they score games you will understand why everything below an 8 is listed as mixed or negative lol

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Brukernavn said:

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RA3 is a mix between RA2 and Generals. In single player I would still go with RA2, but I find RA3 more enjoyable than both RA2 and Generals in MP, especially LAN with friends. The factions themselves have a rock paper scissor function, in that allies excel in air, soviet excel with tanks and ERS excel on water. This makes team battles in MP fun, unlike the useless AI teammate in SP. RA3 introduced a bit too much micro for my taste with activated abilities, but since many of them are basically switching unit functionality it is not as tedious as it could have been.

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Brukernavn said:

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As for the relevance to this thread: a franchise taken over by another studio can still deliver enjoyable games, but will most likely deviate somewhat from the original concept. I've seen the attempts from Ubisoft, so a new takeover has a larger upside than downside from my point of view.

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Vivendi has just announced a new crossing of threshold within the capital of Ubisoft. Slowly but surely, the giant of mass media further its financial hold on the editor from Brittany.

Vivendi obviously has no intention to unloose pressure on Ubisoft. Having used the celebration of the thirtieth birthday of the editor last month to announce an umpteenth strengthening of his position within his capital, the giant of mass media has officially just declared to have crossed a new threshold.

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Stevie said:

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Hope Vivendi takes over by Christmas or New Year's, can't think of a better holidays gift for Yves, lol.

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verriker said:

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therefore notice their executives have been caught and fined for insider trading, (this means selling your stock in advance when you know from privileged info that the stock will soon go down in price, which is illegal),

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Exclusive: Vivendi to accelerate expansion in video games and advertising - sources

By Mathieu Rosemain and Gwenaelle Barzic | PARIS

French media giant Vivendi will accelerate acquisitions in video games and advertising this year to allay investor concerns about its strategy, mixed results and poor share performance, two sources close to the matter told Reuters.

Advertising group Havas and video games maker Ubisoft are expected to be the first targets as Vivendi moves into the next phase of its expansion, the sources said.

In three years, Chairman Vincent Bollore has spent nearly 15 billion euros ($16 billion) of Vivendi's cash on shareholders and acquisitions, including taking large stakes in Telecom Italia and Italian broadcaster Mediaset.

Yet Vivendi's shares have fallen by about 3 percent over the period and analysts are still awaiting more details from the company about how exactly its strategy will pan out.

Bollore is expected to defend his record at an annual shareholders meeting on Tuesday in Paris, a rare occasion for the billionaire to flesh out his plan to turn Vivendi into an integrated European media powerhouse.

On paper, merging Havas with Vivendi would be the easiest deal as the ad company is 60 percent owned by Bollore and run by his son Yannick, who joined Vivendi's board last year. Bollore is also Vivendi's biggest shareholder with 20.65 percent.

In the case of Ubisoft, which is 25 percent owned by Vivendi, resistance from its founding Guillemot family could potentially lead to a costly, unsolicited full takeover bid.

"Vivendi is moving to the second phase, everything will take place this year," one of the sources said, referring to Havas and Ubisoft.

"The logical thing would be to buy Ubisoft," the second source said, adding that Bollore would not buy the video games maker at any price and could consider other targets in China.

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Antalyan said:

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The new logo looks worse than the old one...
They might be trying to discourage Vivendi.

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