Nooooo!

Electronic Arts is to buy 20 percent of French publisher Ubisoft, the Wall Street Journal has confirmed this morning, at a reported cost of between $85 million and $100 million.

[ GamesIndustry.biz - EA to buy 20 per cent share in Ubisoft ]

I'm not a real big fan of Electronic Arts. Even ignoring their dubious employment policies, they don't promote the type of games that I like, and put tons into their sports titles. They have had, over the years, a few games that I've liked, but many seem to fade never to return.

I am a big fan of Ubi, especially their Montreal office, and I'm even willing to forgive them for rushing Pop:Warrior Within knowing that they have more goodies coming, hopefully some of which are a complete surprise to everyone.

I just don't see EA and Ubi working, and it scares me to think of EA destroying such a great studio as Ubisoft.