London’s Sunday Telegraph and other sources recently reported that Electronic Arts was preparing a takeover bid of U.K.-based mobile games publisher Superscape. EA, who has made no bones about their desire to make a major splash in the mobile industry, was said to have been eyeing the company for some time. Interest was renewed after Superscape’s share price took a sudden dip late last week.

When contacted by GameDAILY BIZ an EA representative would only say, “We do not comment on rumors.” Superscape could not be reached for comment in time for publication. However, while EA had nothing to say about the potential acquisition a source close to the situation told us that there was “absolutely no truth” to the reports and that no such deal was actually in place.

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