Sam Houser, co-founder of Rockstar, has been praising EA CEO John Riccitiello in an interview with the Wall Street Journal and called him the "real deal". Houser admitted that he ‘showed interest in an EA alliance’ but that it was unlikely that he "would go so far as to seek EA's approval for game content." Houser also revealed that he was turned down for a job at EA in the late 90's. The comments come after it was revealed that Electronic arts has received a loan commitment for up to $1 billion to use towards its $2 billion acquisition of Take-Two.
Another possible kink: Rockstar's history of autonomy. If EA ends up with Take-Two, Mr. Houser says it's unlikely that he would go so far as to seek EA's approval for game content. Still, he calls Mr. Riccitiello "the real deal" and sees some appeal in an EA alliance, which he says would make Rockstar a "much smaller fish in much bigger pond."
"I'm not someone who has any kind of problem with that," says Mr. Houser, who says EA turned him down for a job in the late 1990s.
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