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Companies like Exxon and Bank of America are significantly worse than EA
That being said fuck EA
It was kind of funny and definitely rustled EA's jimmies they won it two years in a row
Companies like Exxon and Bank of America are significantly worse than EA
That being said fuck EA
And here I was making my own list like this. To expand, here's a number of rather acclaimed single player games that have already come out this year. Some indie, some from big publishers. Some western, some eastern.
-Resident Evil 7
-Yakuza 0
-Nioh
-Horizon Zero Dawn
-The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild
-Nier Automata
-Persona 5
-Prey
-Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle
-Divinity: Original Sin 2
-Dishonored: Death of the Outsider
-Cuphead
And since it's not out yet but you didn't include it:
-Super Mario Odyssey
Single player is not going anywhere, people. Even if AAA publishers DO reduce their SP output, indies and Nintendo will always carry the torch.
For all the people who proclaim 2017 has been such a great year for gaming you all seem to forget that rather easily when confronted by one publisher doing what it's always done. The fact there's a meme for how frequently EA closes studios really should point that this is nothing new and doesn't really indicate any shifting stance in the industry at large.
.Amy Henning please come back to ND! This affects bish too, right?
No, but a publisher doesn't cancel or change developers on a game they have confidence that is going to perform. Look at all the games that EA has put to market that are not even close to good, and think how bad this was to warrant this action.
Huh, when I read the blurb, I was interpreting it as making the game an open world design like Assassin's Creed... But evidently what they mean is they intend to make it a microtransactions addled affair?
Fuck, EA never should have gotten exclusive rights to anything, let alone the Star Wars IP.
It's not like people are saying that it may have been a bad game, it could've been a project that just wasn't coming together.It could be a million things and assuming that the hard work these people put into this game was bad is insulting towards the developers especially when you look at theyre track record.
listening to the feedback about what and how they want to play, and closely tracking fundamental shifts in the marketplace. It has become clear that to deliver an experience that players will want to come back to and enjoy for a long time to come, we needed to pivot the design.
Earlier this week, developer CD Projekt Red — the team behind the Witcher series — announced a November 29th meeting during which shareholders will vote on measures that would help defend itself from a potential hostile takeover.
As the internet does: it ran away with this. Rumors began to appear everywhere of CD Projekt Red being in danger of a hostile takeover, with some even suggesting EA were behind the move.
2019 at the latest?
It had a strong showing. If anything it looked like one of the first showcases of what can be done next gen.
Great point, EA appears to be going all in on games that can be monetized in perpetuity a short sighted move. There aren't enough people dedicated enough to video games for all of these publishers to have a Destiny or Overwatch level success. As we've seen with games like Battleborn and even The Division which didn't workout long term these ventures fail more often then they succeed. Anthem could very well end up on Activision's trophy rack.
if I had to pick it be fed ex lolIt was kind of funny and definitely rustled EA's jimmies they won it two years in a row
And RIP single-player games in the near future.
EA seems to have been the wrong choice to partner with for the Star Wars franchise. Only Battlefront has come out since the partnership was announced in like 2013. Not a great look.
It's not like people are saying that it may have been a bad game, it could've,
Or they couldn't find a way to implement micro-transactions/loot boxes? They being EA.
if I had to pick it be fed ex lol
Gemüsepizza;252316490 said:Gotta love the trolls trying to stirr up shit with this "singleplayer games are dead!!1" crap.
Because they aren't. There are plenty of nice AAA singleplayer games coming in the near future:
Assassin's Creed Origins
Call of Duty WWII
Wolfenstein II
Spider-Man
Red Dead Redemption
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
The Last of Us 2
God of War
Metro: Exodus
Detroit: Become Human
Death Stranding
Far-Cry 5
...and several more.
Also, new games from companies like Rocksteady, CD Project RED, Bethesda and countless other, unannounced games. And no, games from these companies will not suddenly be multiplayer-only games. Their speciality is SP games. You don't just stop doing what you are good at, that's not how business works. People claiming this are simply trolling.
I'm half expecting it to be Destiny/GR:W situation where it sells incredibly well in spite of a large section of GAF writing it off.Needs to be 2018. '19 is too far away for a "me too" game, and it could very well be competing with sequels from more established franchises like Borderlands 3, Division 2, Diablo 3, and possibly (but unlikely) Destiny 3.
Though 2019 could be good if the new generation starts then. It could be a flagship 3rd party title for the PS5 and/or nuXbox.
But again, this is still assuming the market will care enough for this type of game by then, and that the game is, you know, actually good.
Or it wasn't coming together. Don't think people realize just how late in the process MTs get added to a game.Or they couldn't find a way to implement micro-transactions/loot boxes?
I'm half expecting it to be Destiny/GR:W situation where it sells incredibly well in spite of a large section of GAF writing it off.
They're going to shoehorn open world into the game somehow.
Damn, I wish that Star Wars gaming license wasn't exclusive to EA. They have not done much good for the brand. I wonder if Disney regrets that deal.
Actually couldn't have been better with the amount of money and talent that they have.EA seems to have been the wrong choice to partner with for the Star Wars franchise. Only Battlefront has come out since the partnership was announced in like 2013. Not a great look.
I'm half expecting it to be Destiny/GR:W situation where it sells incredibly well in spite of a large section of GAF writing it off.
Or it wasn't coming together. Don't think people realize just how late in the process MTs get added to a game.
So? You got underperforming online-focused games as well - like For Honor iirc.The problem isn''t that there is NO SP games, they are, and good ones. The problem is that SP games underperform"salewise by the standards of their companies. And because companies are entities without soul, they only want to make products that make money. Yes there are exceptions but they are not the rule.
Truth. The history of Star Wars games is so rich across all genres and EA has been far too precious with the IP, sad to see. Who can say what the pitch was that won Disney over, but that roadmap must have changed significantly from 2013 to now.EA seems to have been the wrong choice to partner with for the Star Wars franchise. Only Battlefront has come out since the partnership was announced in like 2013. Not a great look.
I'd be very interested in that. Short more satisfying games with a reasonable pricepoint.
7-8 hours good production values.
Ill take the side of the developers of one the greatest games ever made then the publisher that has consistently tried to screw over consumers and developers for the sake of profits.It's not like people are saying that it may have been a bad game, it could've been a project that just wasn't coming together.
So? You got underperforming online-focused games as well - like For Honor iirc.
So? You got underperforming online-focused games as well - like For Honor iirc.