So much to comment on. Let's get started
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Originally Posted by Cingal
Analysts are calling for the CEO of EA to resign for it however.
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Analysts aren't calling for the CEO of EA to resign, the Board of EA is. In early 2008 John Riccitiello sent EA in a new direction that let Developers control the games they made with out EA getting involved beyond publishing.
Riccitiello is the reason we got games like Mirror's Edge. Games that did something new but because they were never IP's didn't sell that well, but the biggest issue was the sudden downturn in the economy.
2007 was an amazing year for Game Publishers, and when Riccitello started he's march of innovation no one foresaw the economy crashing. People can't afford all the new games anymore and have to pick and choice, leaving many non-established IPs in the cold (i.e. Brutal Legend)
Most Analyst's and Game Critics love Riccitello for trying to break the mold and be innovative, but he's plan just doesn't work in our current economic climate.
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Originally Posted by Cingal
Basically EA closes Pandemic and fires the staff but says they'll keep using the games they've made.
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EALA is taking on some of the staff, and those that didn't have gotten decent severance packages
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http://twitter.com/DrewMarlowe/status/5803455189
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Originally Posted by brutzer
blizz should buy ea
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Blizzard is owned by Activision and not even considering the fact that Activision/Blizzard doesn't have enough money to buy EA such an action would never happen because it would create a monopoly
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Originally Posted by olaph
i'm more pissed off they fired most of the Command and Conquer team...
I guess i can look forward to subpar C&C games that don't even compare to C&C Generals or the classics.
Red Alert 3 was shithouse.
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Most of the C&C team got picked up (I forget by who) and they are talking about making C&C a digital game only for the future, so there is still hope for them to produce good titles.