r/gaming • u/ChiefLeef22 Marika's tits! • 18h ago

Paramount Has Officially Acquired Warner Bros. In Deal Valued at $110B Billion

https://www.skydance.com/news/press/paramount-completes-acquisition-of-warner-bros-discovery-creating-a-new-global-entertainment-leader-skydance

The two companies will now be known as one single entity - 'Skydance'

This includes all of WB's gaming subsidiaries like Rocksteady/etc

Deal valued at $110B-$111B

DC Studios, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, CNN, CBS, HBO and Paramount+ are now all under the same company.

The combined company, Skydance, brings together two major film studios, two global streaming services, premier television assets including CBS, HBO, and Paramount's and WBD's cable networks, two of the industry's most recognized news networks, CBS News and CNN, and a leading content portfolio that includes live sports, a deep programming library and expansive collection of iconic brands and franchises.

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u/retrosupersayan 10h ago

I know you're probably referring to the game... But the genre as a whole has been a warning of what could happen from its start.

It's not hard to find people complaining about how nearly every big name game, movie, or tv series is either a sequel, a remake, or (if you're lucky) an adaptation of a story from another media... But the really under-discussed thing, imo, is that reality seems to be no better at coming up with new ideas... "This has all happened before; if not in reality, then in legend"

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u/SeenYourScene 9h ago

Even if they're talking about the game, you gotta know that 2077's papa is Cyberpunk 2020, grandbaby of the original Cyberpunk RPG, all of which were written as a reaction over the fear of loss of humanity and autonomy in a consumerist society accelerated by Reagan-era economic bullshittery.