Disney "getting serious"

Not contempt with now owning Marvel Comics and planning a very interesting game in "Epic Mickey" Disney has now decided to buy a former Bungie co-founder and his development studio.

Anyone else think Disney are trying to branch out more into gaming and become a big titled publisher like Activison, EA, Capcom etc?

http://www.destructoid.com/disney-snaps-up-bungie-co-founder-alex-seropian-147865.phtml

not surprising.

disney has a history of being very gangster-ish with their business expansion... if they see success they try to buy it and make it theres. Microsoft does the same thing always.

i don't care as long as the games are good. I wouldn't mind seeing what they can do with the Marvel world. Lord knows that Marvel wasn't doing anything interesting with the rights. I know many people think the Disney thing is a bad thing but Disney has a lot of money. I think they will be more willing to take chances with the material than Marvel was.

Originally posted by Ms.Marvel
not surprising.

disney has a history of being very gangster-ish with their business expansion... if they see success they try to buy it and make it theres. Microsoft does the same thing always.

Or any other entertainment company.

Originally posted by Ms.Marvel
not surprising.

disney has a history of being very gangster-ish with their business expansion... if they see success they try to buy it and make it theres. Microsoft does the same thing always.

most businesses cant do it the way MS can, though.

That's because Microsoft is a behemoth of a business, and Disney is probably more-so.

No, alot of business do this. MS might do it on a larger scale but that's how businesses operate.

A restaurant that serves Italian, the owner sees that a different part of the city is gaining customers, he/she might open up another restaurant in that area because it provides a better income.

Same with this Disney purchase. Another set of income. Game publishers have been doing it for years with the advancement of video game franchises movies.

Her point was that MS and Disney can do it on larger scales.

That might be the case but that's not the point. They can do it on a larger scale but it's not "gangster-ish" because its a common business practice.

Micro$oft buys Di$ney.

OH $HIT!

Originally posted by Smasandian
That might be the case but that's not the point. They can do it on a larger scale but it's not "gangster-ish" because its a common business practice.

unless all businesses are just "gangster-ish". which they are.

Originally posted by Smasandian
That might be the case but that's not the point. They can do it on a larger scale but it's not "gangster-ish" because its a common business practice.

It's not really gangster-ish if everybody does it. Gangster-ish implies some sort of criminal aspect, or against the norm.

On the plus side, maybe Pixar can make a Stubbs The Zombie movie, or maybe we will get a Stubbs sequel.

Originally posted by Ms.Marvel
unless [b]all businesses are just "gangster-ish". which they are. [/B]

Originally posted by Smasandian
It's not really gangster-ish if everybody does it. Gangster-ish implies some sort of criminal aspect, or against the norm.

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It also seems needlessly paranoid. We live in a (mostly) capitalistic society. This is what happens. And the major alternatives aren't so great. You might as well hate ambition and dreams, because they're the direct underlying principles behind such businesses. We could be negative and call it greed, but what person doesn't want to live comfortably and make money? CEO's will always be filthy rich, so it's easy to focus hatred on them, but Disney is gigantic, and the vast majority of it is made of average workers.

i dont really understand how calling it gangsterish would point to me disapproving of it... -_-

That's why forums are populated. To discuss.

wha-? o.o

You had a statement saying "disney is very gangster-ish"

I pointed out that it's not and everybody else is doing it.