Electronic Arts - Worst Company in America

[Crazyfruitbat]

You're amazing man.

So what if you want to buy a new car that you can't buy with your pre-paid debit card? How would you finance a house?

I'm with TheVisitors on this one, it seems that people forget the old way of doing things. Personally, I avoid bank loans, credit cards & building societies as much as I can (and don't get me started on pensions!) and if I want to get something I have three options: 1. buy it if I have the cash 2. Save up to buy it. 3. I can't afford it and I'll have to go without. I wouldn't go to bank or credit card to finance something other than a mortgage.

 

[Crazyfruitbat]

Oh yeah, and EA does indeed suck!

 

[x4rl]

Agree! Killed one of best game story's EVER MADE GRRRRRRR.

 

[Fred Sherman]

Agree! Killed one of best game story's EVER MADE GRRRRRRR.

Which one? IMHO, they screwed up Mass Effect 3 and Dragon Age 2. EA acquiring Bioware has been a disaster.

 

[Lucas]

Which one? IMHO, they screwed up Mass Effect 3 and Dragon Age 2. EA acquiring Bioware has been a disaster.

EA aquiring anything has been a disaster tbh

 

[DRE]

Which one? IMHO, they screwed up Mass Effect 3 and Dragon Age 2. EA acquiring Bioware has been a disaster.

Dang. So much for that Jade Empire sequel.

I mean seriously, why wouldn't you want to make a sequel of a Xbox game that got perfect scores?

Videogame company politics suck.

 

[x4rl]

Which one? IMHO, they screwed up Mass Effect 3 and Dragon Age 2. EA acquiring Bioware has been a disaster.

Mass Effect for sure, But you're right dragon age 2 was crap vs the epic first one

 

[Digital Doctor]

My son wants Plants vs. Zombies 2, which should have been done a LLOONNNGGGG time ago.
C'mon EA / Popcap get off your butts and do it.
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PvZ 2 was too easy.
Not what I wanted, nor my son.

 

[OSS 117]

The new CEO has done some nice stuff to improve PR.

 

[mistypants]

The new CEO has done some nice stuff to improve PR.

Removing the online passes was definitely a nice nod, but EA has got a lot to make up for. I'll be reserving my positive feedback for the new CEO when the new Mass Effect comes out.

 

[OSS 117]

True, but they also sent out a few gift kits worth about $500 to random people who were open beta'ing BF4.

 

[DRE]

RIP Criterion: http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/01/03/criterion-games-co-founders-leave-studio

 

[SilverCircle]

RIP Criterion: http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/01/03/criterion-games-co-founders-leave-studio

That image sums it up nicely. Most, if not all, of the titles listed here were simply epic games. Classics of the golden era of PC gaming (late 80's to early 2000's). Few other great studios vanished without EA being responsible, Looking Glass would be one such example, but generally, EA killed off most of the innovation and creativity these great studios stood for.

 

[Sheldon]

Why place all the blame on EA? It's not like they FORCED those others to sell out. How about asking the other game companies why they sold out to EA? Wait, I know the reason, it's the same reason why EA purchased them.

Money.

 

[ManagerJosh]

Technically Maxis is operational.

 

[DRE]

So is Bioware.

 

[DRE]

Why place all the blame on EA? It's not like they FORCED those others to sell out. How about asking the other game companies why they sold out to EA? Wait, I know the reason, it's the same reason why EA purchased them.

Money.

EA is not hated on for buying companies or cause they're just trying to make money.

They're hated on for treating their customers like...

 

[Sheldon]

I was replying to your graphic you posted above. Nothing else, that is why I didn't comment on anything else.

 

[TPerry]

One thing for sure... they sure blew it with Battlefield 4 for online play. I understand that they have had to pull all their developers over to fixing bugs in it.

 

[Russ]

I've never once had a problem with EA games, not sure what all the fuss was about. PC on BF4 seemed great to me from day one. EA is also the only company to give me early access to all their beta's.