Former BioWare Producer: New IP "Isn't a Priority" for EA

[Tradjus]

Frankly, if this guy is correct, and I'm dubious as his status as a -FORMER- E.A producer is made abundantly clear, then WOO!
I am so, so, SO sick of E.A games being the trotting out of the same old maggot ridden bloated carcass that vaguely resembles a pony OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER.
If they shunt their focus on big budget titles to favor IOS games that people like me don't even care about, then cool! Less overall impact from E.A on my daily life is a biiiiig plus.

 

[crazyrabbits]

They did what to fans? I am honestly asking, I can't get enough of EA's stupidity and haven't heard about them attacking their fans directly, (for what, campaigning for or against them?) or attacking them at conventions. No need for links, just tell me enough for me to google it, if you can ;D.

A lot of Mass Effect fans choose to forget (or outright ignore) that EA actively tried to stifle fan campaigns over the past few years. The most recent example was the Child's Play/cupcake donation drive. EA execs were quoted on gaming blogs expressing surprise that fans had the gall to tell them how to write their games, and subsequently used their PR machine to try and discredit said efforts.

They're also on record by various forum users and blogs as outright refusing to allow people to ask questions about the third game's ending and/or the controversy with EA, even months after the backlash died down. Then there's the various Bioware/EA employees who have told fans they just didn't "get" ME3 (up to and including main staff members like Chris Priestly and Ray Muzyka), acting as if it was the fan's fault for criticizing the shoddy writing.

Bioware went the way of the dinosaur months ago - all that's left are a bunch of bones still capable of putting out a product every now and then. This news is nothing surprising to me, because it just validates that they've already gone well past repair. They're only capable of making F2P disasters and sequels to franchises that didn't need more.

 

[vasiD]

Every generation has been met with less and less creativity. Does anyone remember the SNES, where things like Dinosaurs for Hire were a common site? Feels like back then games could be about anything, now it's all either space marines, street thugs, or modern soldiers.

It's all about target markets, and right now large groups of uncreative people are telling the creative people to make uncreative games for uncreative target markets.

This is the story of humanity, and it's subtitled; "Decline".

 

[I.Muir]

Id be more inclined to think that they just are not going to come up with new IPs but are still going to go ruin everybody else s...... you know just like normal.

 

[Canadamus Prime]

How is this news? EA has been following that trend for several years now.
Meh, whatever. It doesn't matter what EA does, I'm still not buying anything they publish.

 

[Nikolaz72]

And some days I wonder why gog is my main source of games recently...

2011 - Buy new highend gaming pc.
2011 - Go back to playing old games on GoG.

*sigh* I know the feel.

 

[Evil Smurf]

I stopped caring about EA 12 years ago, they can do what they want for all I care.

Yes, I last cared about EA, when I was 9!

 

[ThunderCavalier]

It does make sense from EA's financial standpoint.

It's probably not a good direction for gaming, but it's a fairly sound, if depressing, financial plan. I mean, let's face it: As bad, stale, or stagnant a franchise like WoW or Battlefield gets, you know it'll always get at least a good million or so sales with its subsequent release.

The name of the game is money, as depressing as that is.

 

[The White Hunter]

Now they're trying to destroy *existing* franchises (cough) Medal of Honor (cough).

What do you mean trying? I'm pretty sure Warfighter has buried the franchise at least for another ten years or so after poor sales ande a dreadful critical response. (I have played it, awful campaign, mediocre multiplayer, not a finished product).

 

[bl4ckh4wk64]

Hmm, maybe now they'll release Bioware from their oppressive grasp. Let's hope they go somewhere that won't curb the development of whatever newer games they develop.

 

[Nikolaz72]

Fell over this video the other day. Thought I'd share ...