EA Games can kiss my ass

[Kanegrundar]

You make that sound like it's a bad thing. What's the worst that could have happened to EA in this case? That the NFL says no? It just makes smart business sense for EA. Period. They didn't force anyone to do anything.

You're missing the point. The point is that we went from a choice of games to a choice of whether or not buy the sole official game coming out for each sport. I know that it's good business sense for EA. Nowhere did I say it wasn't. What I have said is that it's bad for the fans. This deal stands to make EA a ton of money, great, good for them, but I can still be pissed because there aren't the array of choices that there were before. (At least on the console seeing as how the MVP series was the only non-stat sim baseball game for the PC.) This deal was greed pure and simple. Good business, sure, but greedy nontheless.

Kane

 

[Kanegrundar]

Shatterstone: I've thought about trying Mogul, but I think I would miss the arcade-style play too much. I like taking control of Puljos at the plate, A Rod on the basepaths, Ichiro in the field, and Clemens on the mound too much!

You know Baseball Stars still draws a $20 + pricetag in many second-hand video game stores? It was hard to find back when it first came out and finding a working copy (many copies wouldn't properly save data due to faulty batteries) is a rare find indeed. Baseball Stars 2 is even better, BTW.

Kane

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

Shatterstone: I've thought about trying Mogul, but I think I would miss the arcade-style play too much. I like taking control of Puljos at the plate, A Rod on the basepaths, Ichiro in the field, and Clemens on the mound too much!

Aye, it is different but you can get through a whole game by pressing F9.

You know Baseball Stars still draws a $20 + pricetag in many second-hand video game stores? It was hard to find back when it first came out and finding a working copy (many copies would properly save data due to faulty batteries) is a rare find indeed. Baseball Stars 2 is even better, BTW.

Yeah I have Baseball Stars, my Nintendo blinks too much and flashes the cartridge though, and I've heard good things about BS2 but never played it.

 

[Kanegrundar]

Yeah I have Baseball Stars, my Nintendo blinks too much and flashes the cartridge though, and I've heard good things about BS2 but never played it.

Good luck in finding it. I never found a copy for sale. The only way I've ever got to play it was on a ROM.

Kane

 

[KenM]

I heard EA made a big stink when some other company got the MLB deal from them. I used to love EA when they were making Sega Genesis games, and a newer company. Now they are one of the big companies that does not care about the little guy anymore. EA also has exclive NASCAR rights for awhile, since Paprus could not afford the NASCAR rights anymore, and they made a better NASCAR game, they were so good the drivers would use them to practice on.
Part of the reason I'm a little PO'ed about this is I'm really looking forward BF2. I wanted to play the demo ASAP. So I bite the bullet and got a Fileplanet account so I would not have to wait like 5 hours to download the thing. Now I hear it will be a Gamespot exclisive for awhile.

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

I heard EA made a big stink when some other company got the MLB deal from them.

That wouldn't surprise me to be honest...

I used to love EA when they were making Sega Genesis games, and a newer company. Now they are one of the big companies that does not care about the little guy anymore.

I agree, I couldn't have said it better myself. I will say right now thought I will be there for their Madden and NCAA games... I just love being able to play with the same people from college to the pros.

EA also has exclive NASCAR rights for awhile, since Paprus could not afford the NASCAR rights anymore, and they made a better NASCAR game, they were so good the drivers would use them to practice on.

Very true... Paprus game was mind boggleing even back in 94-95 when the first one came out... I had to drive all over town to find the floppy version cause my CD-ROM was only a 1x at the time and it needed the speedy new 2x drives. (oh those where the days! )

Part of the reason I'm a little PO'ed about this is I'm really looking forward BF2. I wanted to play the demo ASAP. So I bite the bullet and got a Fileplanet account so I would not have to wait like 5 hours to download the thing. Now I hear it will be a Gamespot exclisive for awhile.

That does suck... It’s a demo I'm not sure why they would do this... Except that I bet they are paying a ten figures for it over the course of their contract with the NFL.

It just seems so wrong to do that with a demo. (Oh and sorry for jacking your thread earlier.)

 

[Agamon]

NHL 2005 was a big steaming pile of doo. So EA can also kiss...wait, I like Sims 2. And Spore looks cool, too. Maybe EA's not so bad. Or maybe it's just Wil Wright that's cool...

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

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.

The current business climate being that videogames are doing better than movies, which are having record ticket sales?

This is asshattery on EA's part, plain and simple.

 

[Captain Tagon]

The current business climate being that videogames are doing better than movies, which are having record ticket sales?

This is asshattery on EA's part, plain and simple.

Or perhaps it is just marketing. Driving the demand up?

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

Or perhaps it is just marketing. Driving the demand up?

Sorry I lost you... Are you talking about making people pay for the demos?