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[–] 53 points 1 year ago*

I never thought I'd see the day where PapEA itself would be the one being put in the mass grave along with all the studios it killed.

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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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  • [–] 14 points 1 year ago

    Cool, hope they get treated just as nicely as all those studios EA acquired throughout the years.

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

    FML. Well I was gonna make one purchase next month, either BF6 or Ghosts Of Yotei. Guess it made up my mind for me.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago

    I'm alright with EA disappearing, it's about time.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago

    so Saudi Arabia bought fifa, basically, with a free add on of some other sports games and a ton of dead ip that they hold.

    All the sports games are basically gacha games now anyway with just yearly roster updates. And yet they get tons of whales dropping 10k+. Such a scam. Figures the saudi royals and kushner would be all about that unethical bullshit

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Didn't they just do the opposite of this for TikTok?

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    China isn't Saudi Arabia, and Trump collective media control efforts hasn't reached gaming yet. Tiktok was China ownership reduction from 40-20 percent, while China still retains algorithm control. This one is a buy.

    It's an opposite movement of ownership between countries, yes, but every different overall and in the details.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago
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    Would you still play their games?

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    [–] 10 points 1 year ago

    As if I needed another reason to avoid their games.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Someone brought up the point that the Saudi company is partnered with Jared whatever the fuck his last name is.

    This is not good.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    I don't get why the Saudis are working with Jared on this, since he's the guy who said the Gaza strip should be developed as premium beach front property after the Palestinians are relocated. Sure, the relationship between Saudi Arabia and Palestine is complicated, but really?

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    This is disappointing to say the least.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    I haven't bought or played an EA game since Mass Effect 2. Looks like that isn't going to change

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