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12/11/08
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(Man, am I glad I already have a job...)
@Mastrix: Wait until internet.com goes bust... End of the modern world, my friend. End of the world.
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The downfall begins, this time next year, it will be, more casual less core.
12/09/08
I hope that EA and other Publishers get a wake-up call in the coming recession.
12/09/08
That must be it.
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don't you have some homework to do for tomorrow or something? yeesh.
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Mirrors Edge would have probably been a million seller if it was released during the summer drought.
12/09/08
Now, the marketplace is way too crowded.
12/09/08
/rant
12/09/08
I think a lot of the hatred comes from the fact that their sports games show marginal (at best) improvement year over year, their incredibly aggressive tactics when it comes to exclusivity deals, and their horrid treatments of their other IPs.
It's not just the "Madden every year" aspect, although some begrudge them for that.
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I love it when a game store worker has something to say about these kinds of things. heh. :D
12/09/08
Why is that?
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This is a valid point, actually. If EA hadn't sullied their reputation for having little to no respect for their IPs, and sequel-farming games into obscurity, Dead Space and Mirror's Edge might have performed better.
As such, though, public opinion of EA has probably been so low that some people didn't even try them out.
It's too bad though, the image they were starting to cultivate was a good one. I'd hate to see EA fall back into their old ways just as they were getting better. We already have one Activision shitting on every bit of positivity the industry has left. We don't need two.
12/09/08
You're a little behind aren't you? Don't you know that all the EA hatred has now been moved squarely to Activision? Try to keep up...
By the way, I do like some EA games. Actually, I find enjoyment in almost every in-house developed game they make, including the Fight Night, Def Jam and NFS series, but especially Dead Space. Yes, they milk their products dry with new iterations every year, but that doesn't mean the game itself loses the fun-factor, it just loses in originality.
12/09/08
I never bothered to play any of the games you mentioned. Not to mention I haven't purchased a Activision game either. Looking back, most of the games I purchased were done by others
Chrono Trigger Square Enix
Fallout 3 Bethesda
Gears of War 2 Microsoft
Fable II Microsoft
Saints Row II THQ
12/09/08
There is a distinct difference between a Publisher and a developer. Microsoft did not make Gears of War or Fable, and THQ did not make Saints Row. Epic made Gears of War, which Microsoft published. Lionhead made Fable, which Microsoft published. Volition made Saints Row, which THQ published. The expected game sales by the publisher seem to be off unless it's being developed by them as well. I don't know why, but EA never seems to get it close with games they publish, but always exceed expectations with games they develop and publish themselves.
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11/20/08
No other print magazine, to my knowledge, has ever done that. At least not the video game related ones.