Insomniac Games joined EA Partners.

[W.A.C.]

[LINK]

I hope this doesn't cause their future PS3 games to have less impressive graphics. :/

[rtil]

EA sucks

[lenko]

both suck capcom is the only good game company

[Thelostman]

both suck capcom is the only good game company

tru dat

[ZekeySpaceyLizard]

both suck capcom is the only good game company

I think what you MEANT to say was this:

both suck valve is the only good game company

[spite]

EA sucks

Mirrors Edge was fun

[Daveb0t]

EA is a money making company

[rtil]

EA sucks

Mirrors Edge was fun

less about the games and more about the ethics

either way 1 good game doesn't make them a good company

[spite]

ah okay, I really don't know much of EA politics

Skate was also a really great game

[texas]

so none of you liked sim city or the sims?

[billy]

EA has gotten a lot less shitty.

[creamcorn]

i liked those and used to play the shit outta the fifa games

[lenko]

wtf zeke battle network is awesome

[billy]

For a big corporation, you can do a whole lot worse than EA. Capcom has made nearly as many cash grabs as EA except with their cherished franchises. The only reason why Capcom hasn't turned Sega is because they have talented game designers. (most of the talented people from Sega have jumped ship years ago) EA might pump out sports games, but that is because a market exists that wants to buy that shit up. They aren't playing the games for the gameplay, just to be immersed in the NFL franchise. They do not want innovation, just the +.5 can of paint over the graphics. At the same time, EA has been publishing a lot of new IP like Skate, Dead Space, Mirror's Edge, Brutal Legend, etc. Compare this to companies like Activision that cancel anything they can't farm for sequels and DLC and crank out a new flavor of guitar hero every fucking second. EA only has a bad reputation because of how their previous management treated employees over 10 years ago.

Yeah, EA is in it to make money. Not every company can be like Valve and spend 6+ years developing each title because they have a surplus of money caused by every game being a hit. 9 times out of 10 the result of that will be 3D Realms.

[W.A.C.]

I used to hate EA because they monopolized sports games by buying the NFL license. In fact, I still dislike them because of that.

[billy]

I used to hate EA because they monopolized sports games by buying the NFL license. In fact, I still dislike them because of that.

NFL put their exclusive license up for sale to the highest bidder. Was it unethical to buy it instead of letting another company buy it? Don't pretend to take the moral high ground about things you don't understand.

[W.A.C.]

NFL put their exclusive license up for sale to the highest bidder. Was it unethical to buy it instead of letting another company buy it? Don't pretend to take the moral high ground about things you don't understand.

What?  Okay... For years, I have heard that EA bought the NFL which caused them to monopolize most of the sports game industry. I never knew it was originally put up for sale by the NFL but honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if they made private arrangements with EA so they could buy that license.

[rtil]

so none of you liked sim city

maxis

or the sims?

maxis

and my problem with EA is that they treat their employees like shit. every company is motivated by money, you have to be. there's nothing wrong with money - how you make it is another story.

[Fuzz]

The classic EA games were great. (80's-90's)

[W.A.C.]

Yeah, EA is in it to make money. Not every company can be like Valve and spend 6+ years developing each title because they have a surplus of money caused by every game being a hit. 9 times out of 10 the result of that will be 3D Realms.

I have no idea why I didn't respond to this statement earlier, but 3D Realms is a very extreme case. Even VALVe would be ashamed of themselves if it took them that long to release a title.