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BioWare staff "should be given the first opportunity and the federal support" to buy the studio and keep it running, says Canadian political party leader (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
submitted 2 weeks ago by [B] to c/gaming@lemmy.zip
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[–] 22 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

Do they have any talent left? EA had a propensity for destroying studios they bought.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

    I mean, their last few releases should answer that.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

    Their last few releases were great, if you take into account the conditions they were made under and the constant EA meddling.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    If the stories are to be believed - and they seem highly plausible - the best parts of Anthem were in the game precisely because of the EA CEO, not due to Bioware. I have a hunch that Bioware winning independence would be much like when Bungie went independent from Activision - an absolute train wreck with no direction.

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    • [–] 14 points 2 weeks ago

    I imagine the main problem is that EA is tactically keeping all of the IP.

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    [–] 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

    I doubt the Saudis will sell

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    • [–] 5 points 2 weeks ago

    If they kept the studio operating, the intent would be to provide players with a sense of pride and accomplishment for unlocking different heroes.

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    [–] 5 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

    Or maybe failing businesses should just fail.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

    Because there's no room for a new decent indie videogame studio. Fad at best.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    But it's not new. It's a studio that made some great games and is now past its prime. Those same dollars could go towards new indie studios, and maybe some of them will be decent.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

    I mean, a studio is just who's working there. If they have newfound freedom, experienced and fresh talent, and strong direction, they can be great again. One of the big problems was that they tied themselves to cryengine, which they then had to completely retrofit. Instead they could just, like, not do that now. Their name would certainly still have a draw.

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