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It turns out Saudi Arabia will own 93.4 percent of EA if the buyout goes through, which is effectively all of it

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    inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world
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    It’s going to be such a hack job with this takeover.

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    • I inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world

      It’s going to be such a hack job with this takeover.

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      givesomefucks@lemmy.world
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      EA:

      We can go lower

      Like, everyone knows that EA is a terrible company, but it’s insane how they continually lower the bar. It’s honestly impressive how EA keeps innovating new ways to piss off consumers.

      If they ever lose their sports exclusivity contracts, they’re cooked.

      Madden and FIFA is why they’ll never stop being profitable

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      • I inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world

        It’s going to be such a hack job with this takeover.

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        pistcow@lemmy.world
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        “So we’re like, evil evil now” EA, probably.

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        • G givesomefucks@lemmy.world

          EA:

          We can go lower

          Like, everyone knows that EA is a terrible company, but it’s insane how they continually lower the bar. It’s honestly impressive how EA keeps innovating new ways to piss off consumers.

          If they ever lose their sports exclusivity contracts, they’re cooked.

          Madden and FIFA is why they’ll never stop being profitable

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          brucethemoose@lemmy.world
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          That’s a bit extreme. Everything from Hazelight (It Takes Two, Split Fiction) is sublime, they still have Respawn making Star Wars games. They have Sims. And (outside sports games) they’ve dialed down the “MTX meme” they were a decade ago.

          …I’m not saying they’re good. But they’re nowhere near Activision-Blizzard enshittified, nor hurling towards it as fast as Xbox Studios and some other AAAs.

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          • I inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world

            It’s going to be such a hack job with this takeover.

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            jumbie@lemmy.zip
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            #5

            Will there be bone saws in any future games or le censeur?

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            • I inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world

              It’s going to be such a hack job with this takeover.

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              grimy@lemmy.world
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              Journalists are about to become a playable faction in battlefield

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              • G grimy@lemmy.world

                Journalists are about to become a playable faction in battlefield

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                inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world
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                Or just part of the destructible environment.

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                • I inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world

                  It’s going to be such a hack job with this takeover.

                  saltsong@startrek.websiteS This user is from outside of this forum
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                  saltsong@startrek.website
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                  #8

                  They might as well. I can’t avoid buying EA games any harder than I already do.

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                  • B brucethemoose@lemmy.world

                    That’s a bit extreme. Everything from Hazelight (It Takes Two, Split Fiction) is sublime, they still have Respawn making Star Wars games. They have Sims. And (outside sports games) they’ve dialed down the “MTX meme” they were a decade ago.

                    …I’m not saying they’re good. But they’re nowhere near Activision-Blizzard enshittified, nor hurling towards it as fast as Xbox Studios and some other AAAs.

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                    givesomefucks@lemmy.world
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                    they still have Respawn making Star Wars games.

                    I mean, that’s an exclusivity thing again…

                    From 2013 to 2023 only EA could work on Star Wars games. It was supposed to be a bunch of high quality epic games…

                    We got a couple that were decent because there’s no alternatives. And most of the time was wasted on battlefront and it’s terrible micro transactions.

                    Like…

                    "The intent is to provide players with a sense of pride and accomplishment for unlocking different heroes.

                    Literally came from the beginning of that exclusivity deal…

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                    • saltsong@startrek.websiteS saltsong@startrek.website

                      They might as well. I can’t avoid buying EA games any harder than I already do.

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                      alekwithak@lemmy.world
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                      First they came for EA, and I said nothing, for I was not into FIFA.

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                      • saltsong@startrek.websiteS saltsong@startrek.website

                        They might as well. I can’t avoid buying EA games any harder than I already do.

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                        ronnyzittledong@lemmy.world
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                        I have zero interest in online live service games so largely the entire AAA output for the last 5 years I have no interest in.

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                        • I inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world

                          It’s going to be such a hack job with this takeover.

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                          woelkchen@lemmy.world
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                          #12

                          If meeting sales projections fails, heads roll. Literally.

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                          • I inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world

                            It’s going to be such a hack job with this takeover.

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                            Diplomjodler
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                            You can sell it all you want, you’re not going to make me hate EA any more than I already do.

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                            • saltsong@startrek.websiteS saltsong@startrek.website

                              They might as well. I can’t avoid buying EA games any harder than I already do.

                              Agent KaryoA This user is from outside of this forum
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                              Agent Karyo
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                              #14

                              Haven’t bought an EA game since the SimCity 2013 reboot. They straight up lied about the nature of the game.

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                              • P pistcow@lemmy.world

                                “So we’re like, evil evil now” EA, probably.

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                                watson@lemmy.world
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                                When regular evil isn’t enough

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                                • Agent KaryoA Agent Karyo

                                  Haven’t bought an EA game since the SimCity 2013 reboot. They straight up lied about the nature of the game.

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                                  watson@lemmy.world
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                                  I remember that. Everyone was so fucking pissed.

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                                  • I inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world

                                    It’s going to be such a hack job with this takeover.

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                                    SeductiveTortoise
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                                    Man, I’m going to buy their games even less from now on. I have no clue when I bought the last electronic arts game, but it has to be at least a decade.

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                                    • B brucethemoose@lemmy.world

                                      That’s a bit extreme. Everything from Hazelight (It Takes Two, Split Fiction) is sublime, they still have Respawn making Star Wars games. They have Sims. And (outside sports games) they’ve dialed down the “MTX meme” they were a decade ago.

                                      …I’m not saying they’re good. But they’re nowhere near Activision-Blizzard enshittified, nor hurling towards it as fast as Xbox Studios and some other AAAs.

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                                      Klear
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                                      Blizzard went to shit so completely that they made EA look good in comparison. Ubisoft too. Crazy. Maybe this is EA’s way of reclaiming the top spot?

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                                      • I inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world

                                        It’s going to be such a hack job with this takeover.

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                                        northendtrooper@lemmy.ca
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                                        Its shockingly sad how what EA was back in the early 90s to what it is now.

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                                        • I inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world

                                          It’s going to be such a hack job with this takeover.

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                                          sirsamuel@lemmy.world
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                                          Oh man, the horror. Whatever will we do? I can’t imagine there’s any way we could obtain these games without contributing to the existence of this company. There’s nothing to be done. If only there was some, you know, exercise focused young woman that enjoyed traveling all of the time. So much so that her friends would pick on her. “That fit girl,” they’d say, “she just packs and repacks.” If only we could find this fit girl. I’m sure she could help us find a solution to this quandary

                                          -Norm MacDonald, probably

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