Poll: EA vs. Activision. Which is more evil?

[Mongodyr]

I sort of dislike EA after all the excessively bad PC ports. They have also released alot of crap, but I think it's a bit stupid to hate them for that. But when everyone gets to play a fun game on consoles, but us PC guys are stuck with a really dumbed down, crappy rip-off... That sucks. (Even though I have a console... I'm just too cheap to pay the extra 10 bucks when I'm not sure the game is worth it )

 

[Undead Dragon King]

UPDATE: EA now takes the spot as most evil for me. They recently merged BioWare with failing Mythic studios, makers of Dark Age of Camelot and Warhammer: Age of Reckoning, which are swiftly dropping into obscurity.

Technically, the studios aren't truly "merged", but now Dr. Ray has to look after a bunch extra dead weight that is Mythic. That will no doubt take at least some of his attention away from running BioWare, which could be problematic.

While it's too early to tell what effect this "merger" will have, I now hope that EA's CEO is damned in the worst possible way. The man has interfered in the working of BioWare, and for that he has earned my undying emnity.

 

[rockingnic]

I would say EA. The best thing they have done is bought out the Burnout franchise and improved it from the orignal, making it the most fun racing game ever. That's the only reason they don't deserve to die.

 

[Dottie]

EA doesn't seem NEARLY as bad as Activision they are the ones who said quite literally "let's start selling core video games for $100 each and sell the level, weapon,and character components separately." I really REALLY wish I could provide links, I saw the thing about the video games in a game informer once though.

 

[TheTim]

Bastards from EA.

Went and closed down pandemic and shot down any hope of star wars battlefront 3 soon

 

[JeanLuc761]

Neither company is really all that amazing as publishers. EA churns out a lot of garbage and Activision suffer from morally ambiguous business practices...and they churn out a lot of garbage.

It's tricky to take sides on this but I'm going to say that I like EA more because they've given me far better games (Battlefield, Burnout, Crysis, Dead Space, Mass Effect, etc).

 

[SnootyEnglishman]

I'm saying Activision is the most evil and for three big reasons:

1.Firing the heads of IW so they wouldn't have to pay them.

2. Trying to stop the release of Brutal Legend because Schafer didn't want them.

3. Robert Kotick.

 

[cheese_wizington]

Activision has been making such dick moves lately, and EA has been doing pretty decent compared to what it once was....

 

[joshthor]

My fellow Escapists, we all know that the mega-publishers are the very symbol of corporate greed in the gaming industry. But which publisher in your opinion is more evil and why do you think so?

activision. 2 words: bobby koktick. anywho, they also constantly churn out unoriginal crap, and are constantly trying to make everyone buy ridiculously expensive perifrials for their games. at least with ea you get the random gem among unoriginal crap. take two is the only good publisher i know of.

 

[oppp7]

Um, I'm not really sure releasing bad games counts as evil. As far as I know they're both just successful companies. Everyone's hating on EA for sports games(jocks are the internet punching bag). Not sure about Activision, but I don't see how they could have been 'evil.'

 

[Undead Dragon King]

EA has once again jumped ahead in my mind as the more evil publisher around today.

I think that their heavy new emphasis on DLC might be changing the face of the games industry as we know it. We might be witnessing the death of the expansion pack.

I'm very miffed about their tacking on repetitive DLC packs for their big games like Mass Effect 2 and Dragon Age. There are some story arcs that should be followed up on in later games.

Dragon Age: Origins: Awakening would have been much better had it been vastly expanded and filled a role like Mass Effect 2. Instead it was a shoddy semi-sequel that felt like a big DLC pack. A larger worlld, premise, and story would have made it a worthy successor to Origins.

Also, a new DLC pack was introduced for Mass Effect 2 called "Lair of the Shadow Broker", which ties in events of Mass Effect 2 with the immediate graphic novel prequel. This in my opinion was a bad move, as Liara's feud with the Shadow Broker is a major plot line for the series, and shouldn't be furthered by paying for DLC. Also, with the rumors floating around that Liara will return as a major character in Mass Effect 3, it would have been better for the "Lair of the Shadow Broker" content to be included in the final chapter of the trilogy.

In other words, down with DLC! Expansion packs allow for more time and room for growth! I'm abdolutely convinced that EA is behind the push for DLC, and not the individual developers.

 

[LightspeedJack]

I honestly can't decide. The only slightly original thing either of them has done recently is Dead Space from EA so I guess they are less evil? They're both black hearted monstrosities. (OK maybe I went a little overboard)

 

[OriginalJoeBlack]

I have to say: both can burn in...heaven. Hell is reserved for me.

 

[Flames66]

I don't have a boycott on either of those. I do have one on ubisoft though.

 

[Souplex]

Neither is as bad as jerks who repeat threads.
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.132040-Poll-You-jerk#2934807

 

[Kroker]

Neither is as bad as jerks who repeat threads.
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.132040-Poll-You-jerk#2934807

This thread was made before your one. So... who's the jerk now?

 

[Cody211282]

Activision, that should be a no brainier.

 

[WanderingFool]

Never had much of a problem with EA, save for the shitty NFS titles they put out after Most Wanted. I say Activision needs to burn in hell.

 

[Woodsey]

EA turned away from being contenders for the "Arse Holes of the Industry" award 2 years ago.

So, Activision.

 

[Dexiro]

Activision, because of Kotick blatantly saying things like "i want to suck the fun out of the games industry" and getting into legal issues with everyone because they have some sort of god complex.