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Electronic Arts is laying out the best part of a billion dollars ($860 million) for BioWare and Pandemic Studios. While that may seem like a big chunk of change, you have to remember that these two studios are the guys behind Neverwinter Nights games, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (I & II), Star Wars Battlefront (I & II), the highly anticipated Mass Effect and Mercenaries 2.
In a conference call on the buyout, EA CFO Warren Jensen gave more details of the acquisition, including the total cost of the deal for the publisher: $860 million. "We've looked at a lot of companies and have had our eye on these studios for several years," Jensen said. "This is a powerful combination of creative talent and portfolio strength."