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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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  • 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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      #13

      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.

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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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            #16

            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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              #17

              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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                #18

                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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                  #19

                  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
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #20

                    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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                    • N northendtrooper@lemmy.ca

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

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                      softestsapphic@lemmy.world
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                      #21

                      I remember when Skate 3 came out and people actually had positive opinions of EA and were excited about the games they made.

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                      • N northendtrooper@lemmy.ca

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

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                        MotoAsh
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                        #22

                        They always butchered games. What you’re remembering are the games made by studios that EA purchased, made before they were gutted for IP.

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                        • I inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world

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

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                          totallyhuman@lemmy.ca
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                          #23

                          If EA, having been purchased, is milked for cash, strip-mined for IP, and then unceremoniously abandoned, it will be very funny.

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                          • K Klear

                            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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                            brucethemoose@lemmy.world
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                            #24

                            Yeah, exactly. Xbox too. They make EA look good.

                            IMO Ubisoft seems to have bottomed out, almost like EA has.

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                            • I inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world

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

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                              codilingus@sh.itjust.works
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                              #25

                              Crossing my fingers, my toes, and knocking on wood.

                              If this buyout goes through, plz plz plz plz leave Battlefield 6 alone. Its been over 10 years since a BF felt this fun.

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                              • C codilingus@sh.itjust.works

                                Crossing my fingers, my toes, and knocking on wood.

                                If this buyout goes through, plz plz plz plz leave Battlefield 6 alone. Its been over 10 years since a BF felt this fun.

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                                50myt@lemmy.world
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                                #26

                                Bahahahahahahahahahahahshshaha

                                The golden goose they will stuff with micro transactions and glow in the dark neon bullshit faster than the sweaty chopper nerds can camp the enemy spawn.

                                Enjoy the last BF title while you can.

                                Pray for another battlebit to come out of it.

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                                • M MotoAsh

                                  They always butchered games. What you’re remembering are the games made by studios that EA purchased, made before they were gutted for IP.

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                                  orbitz@lemmy.ca
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                                  I could have sworn this one early mech game was made by EA (early/ mid 90s) Ultrabots in NA. Nope they just published it. I had a ton of fun with it but guess they mostly produced even if they owned the studio. Unsure in that case but we know how EA works. So appreciate you making me check that cause in my head they made some grear games I played not just published them. I’m sure their earlier days they must have but didn’t look.

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                                  • I inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world

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

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                                    mdccclv@lemmy.ca
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                                    #28

                                    If it’s over 51% it’s all of it for all practical reasons.

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                                    • I inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world

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

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                                      itdidnttrickledown@lemmy.world
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                                      #29

                                      Don’t ever buy EA products again. No problem really.

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                                      • I inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world

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

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                                        Lemminary
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                                        #30

                                        I wonder what they’ll do with IPs like The Sims. I can’t imagine they’ll allow same-sex relationships, naturally, but I don’t think they’ll allow divorce, either. :S

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                                        • T totallyhuman@lemmy.ca

                                          If EA, having been purchased, is milked for cash, strip-mined for IP, and then unceremoniously abandoned, it will be very funny.

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                                          Lemminary
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                                          I’d rather have that than the IPs being used to promote and indoctrinate some religious bullshit.

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