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[–] 36 points 1 year ago (14 children)

Say goodbye to any of their games you liked because this will be torn apart and will be making shit propaganda games

20 billion in debt will tear the company apart

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  • [–] 23 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    My hope is that they'll sell off all the smaller IPs to make money fast, hopefully setting some of the ones I like free.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    Independent Hazelight please. I don't want to give money to Trumpists or Oil-men.

    I can't think of anyone else they own (and haven't shut down) that I still give a fuck about. Maybe Criterion still have potential.

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  • [–] 14 points 1 year ago (10 children)

    Was EA even doing anything with any of the actually good IPs they had? I haven't heard of anything particularly interesting coming from them in a while now (ie. decades).

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago (9 children)

    I mean, they published Split Fiction and Tales of Kenzera this year and their Star Wars games were more than decent (let's hear it for the atrociously underrated X-Wing revival they made with Squadrons). They also published the C&C Remaster that same year, which I feel doesn't get enough credit despite getting a lot of credit. Probably one of the best examples of one of those in recent memory.

    Let's not be disingenuous, none of that is their bread and butter, but it's not like they were entirely dormant.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (8 children)

    I didn't hear about a C&C remake... Well, shit!

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (7 children)

    It's pretty good. Comes with both C&C and Red Alert, plus a bunch of extras. Definitely worth it.

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    It's been EA since a different millenium. I think it's time to get over it.

    FWIW, the remake itself was made by an external studio including members of the original team and they apparently collaborated closely with some sort of consulting group of modders and preservation-focused community people.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago* (4 children)

    Nah, principles > entertainment.

    And as much as I loved C&C and Red Alert as a kid, it's a bygone age thing. But I am surprised they actually made a remake. Didn't see that coming.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (3 children)

    "Principles"? Man, is that self-indulgent.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    Yeah, principles. Some people have them.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago* (1 child)

    Well, yeah, but those principles don't typically relate to videogame companies nor to purchase habits regarding 30 year old videogames.

    Voting with your wallet is ultracapitalist, self-serving non-activism people deploy performatively to make themselves feel better about stuff they don't care that much about, not "principles". No offense.

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