EA Games can kiss my ass

[KenM]

I just read on PlanetBattlefield that the upcoming BF2 demo will be a Gamespot excluisive for awhile. This means if you want it first, you have to pay to get it. Why did EA do this? This is the biggest shooter of the year, EA has hyped it up and now make it exclisive so close before the game is out.

 

[Hand of Evil]

EA has shown some profit issues and I think this is a move to boost share value.

 

[Truth Seeker]

I just read on PlanetBattlefield that the upcoming BF2 demo will be a Gamespot excluisive for awhile. This means if you want it first, you have to pay to get it. Why did EA do this? This is the biggest shooter of the year, EA has hyped it up and now make it exclisive so close before the game is out.

*sigh*...As much I loved Gamespy, paying for a demo, is not my CUP of tea.

Would you prefer two or three sugar lumps KenM?

 

[Captain Tagon]

A lot of big companies are releasing Gamespy exclusive stuff these days. It's the current business climate. I may not like it but whatever. If it helps increase the profit these companies are making and in turn allows them to make more and better games, I'll live with it.

 

[Nylanfs]

But what about Spore!?!?!

http://spore.ea.com

 

[Kanegrundar]

EA ticked me off for a different reason. Their deal with the NFL and the Player's Union to make the Madden series the only official NFL game screwed up the works for other sports games as well. EA's MVP baseball games are the best on the market (IMO), but since EA didn't the exclusive deal for baseball I may not get a new baseball game next year (since EA is the only company that puts out an arcade-style baseball game for the PC). It's not so big of a deal next year or maybe even the year after thanks to the 20 year dynasty mode. However, there will come a day when I'll want to play with the new rookies that aren't part of the game that I have. Not to mention playing with the newest graphics and more immersive gameplay and features that seems to come out every couple of years.

So yeah, EA can kiss my backside as well.

Kane

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

EA ticked me off for a different reason.

Yeah I'm not to thrilled with the football deals also, they have deals with the NFL and NCAA, but I don't hold Sega (I think it was them) responsible for grabbing MLB while they could.

So EA is probably trying to make some money on the demo to pay the NFL…

 

[Kanegrundar]

I think 989 got the baseball deal. I don't blame them. They're just playing the game that EA created, but they don't make very good baseball games.

Kane

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

I think 989 got the baseball deal. I don't blame them. They're just playing the game that EA created, but they don't make very good baseball games.

Ugh... I cannot even figure out who 989 is still in business yet alone grabbing exclusive rights... There games suck.

 

[Kanegrundar]

Ugh... I cannot even figure out who 989 is still in business yet alone grabbing exclusive rights... There games suck.

I agree. Hence why I'm upset. Acclaim makes a pretty good baseball game, and I would have been happy with them getting it except for not making PC games.

Kane