EA CEO Resigns

[DiabloStorm]

good, this was the guy who wanted to charge people money for ammo for their guns in their games, good riddance, lets hope the rest of them loose their jobs too.

Dat's what I'm sayin' Except, lose, of course. Only thing I hope they loose are their bowels, in their pants, over all their epic failures finally coming to bite them in the ass.

 

[pwsincd]

Intestingly they have offered Sims buyers a free game now ... lol the mess gets messier...

https://help.ea.com/article/simcity-something-extra

 

[the_randomizer]

The first rule of leadership – everything is your fault!

 

[Foxi4]

good, this was the guy who wanted to charge people money for ammo for their guns in their games, good riddance, lets hope the rest of them loose their jobs too.

...source?

EDIT: I also think it's unfair to blame one individual for the mishaps of an international corporation - he too is a cog in the mechanism controlled by other cogs, meaning the investors etc.

The whole company needs to re-structure and adapt, a resignation like this doesn't mean a 180 degrees turn in their strategies - it's merely a gesture, not a solution.

 

[Guild McCommunist]

...source?

I always find the claim that EA "ruins games with microtransactions" when they really have a great model for it, at least when it comes to their retail games.

Like Dead Space 3 and Mass Effect 3 would be absolutely fine without microtransactions, but EA offers them as an alternative if you wish to spend a bit of cash here and there for some bonuses. Plus they don't ruin balance or make them "pay to win".

But EA is bad boohoo.

 

[Foxi4]

I always find the claim that EA "ruins games with microtransactions" when they really have a great model for it, at least when it comes to their retail games.

Like Dead Space 3 and Mass Effect 3 would be absolutely fine without microtransactions, but EA offers them as an alternative if you wish to spend a bit of cash here and there for some bonuses. Plus they don't ruin balance or make them "pay to win".

But EA is bad boohoo.

I meant the part where "players were required to buy ammunition necessary for the completion of a given game" - I don't mind bonuses at all myself. I want him to validate his statement with evidence.

 

[Guild McCommunist]

I meant the part where "players were required to buy ammunition necessary for the completion of a given game" - I don't mind bonuses at all myself. I want him to validate that with evidence.

I know, I was just pointing out how jalaneme's statement was so whiny, biased, and really incorrect.

 

[chavosaur]

I know, I was just pointing out how jalaneme's statement was so whiny, biased, and really incorrect.

When I read a Jalaneme post, i think of Mama boucher from the Waterboy.
DLC IS THE DEVIL ;O;

 

[narutofan777]

This ain't a big deal. madden nfl is garbage. nba live 13 was canceled and it looked like hot garbage. mass effect 3 was garbage.

 

[2ndApex]

Because I always hope that people lose their jobs in a tough job market. Fuck families that need to be fed and bills that need to be paid, they are using microtransactions. WAH.

Seriously, get a grip.

I assume the implication is that they'll be replaced with people who actually give a shit about video games and the businessmen will fuck off and poison some other industry.

 

[Guild McCommunist]

This ain't a big deal. madden nfl is garbage. nba live 13 was canceled and it looked like hot garbage. mass effect 3 was garbage.

The diversity of language is so immense here that my mind just can't take it. Are you a Thesaurus Rex by any chance?

 

[ShadowSoldier]

good, this was the guy who wanted to charge people money for ammo for their guns in their games, good riddance, lets hope the rest of them loose their jobs too.

What are you on about? John was like the one good guy at EA and wasn't afraid to take responsibility for anything. The one guy that's ruining EA is Frank Gibeau.

But hey, for the sake of being a dick, I hope you lose your job too, run into financial problems, and can't support yourself anymore. You deserve it.

The diversity of language is so immense here that my mind just can't take it. Are you a Thesaurus Rex by any chance?

I've come to realize that Narutofan is fucking weird. The guy says the dumbest things, and he doesn't reply to people who reply to him.

 

[Guild McCommunist]

I've come to realize that Narutofan is fucking weird. The guy says the dumbest things, and he doesn't reply to people who reply to him.

I think he's just master trole 2k13 but he's also lazy enough to not follow up.

Kinda strikes me as Valwin but not as clever (though that's not saying much) and without dedication.

 

[Foxi4]

(...) mass effect 3 was garbage.

LEAVE.​

 

[DSGamer64]

Because I always hope that people lose their jobs in a tough job market. Fuck families that need to be fed and bills that need to be paid, they are using microtransactions. WAH.

Seriously, get a grip.

I am sure his swimming pool full of money can keep his family fed and clothed until he get's a part time job at McDonald's, because I am sure after the last few years that have been a colossal disaster for EA in terms of bad PR and shitty business decisions, he won't be getting a job as a business executive ever again.

A few more heads need to roll though, anyone in charge of business management and PR needs the headsman's axe so to speak. EA needs a complete overhaul at the top and a complete revamp of business priorities in terms of customer satisfaction and getting the most out of their products from a sales perspective. I find it funny how the guys with the most power in a company, are the most likely to fuck up all the big business decisions. If EA wants to redeem themselves, they need to admit they lied about everything with SimCity 5, they need to have all the online requirements removed from the game so that people can play it without having to hack the game and they need to be more open to distributing their content on other services again. Honestly, there is no way back from here, they can only move forward in one of two directions, the path that leads to their eventual demise or the one that brings them back to being a reputable developer and publisher that actually cares about the quality of their products and making gamer's happy.

 

[the_randomizer]

This ain't a big deal. madden nfl is garbage. nba live 13 was canceled and it looked like hot garbage. mass effect 3 was garbage.

 

[DaggerV]

First thing that popped into mind was Robert Kotick, and was like, no, that can't be right. And it wasn't so. Carry on.

 

[Guild McCommunist]

I am sure his swimming pool full of money can keep his family fed and clothed until he get's a part time job at McDonald's, because I am sure after the last few years that have been a colossal disaster for EA in terms of bad PR and shitty business decisions, he won't be getting a job as a business executive ever again.

A few more heads need to roll though, anyone in charge of business management and PR needs the headsman's axe so to speak. EA needs a complete overhaul at the top and a complete revamp of business priorities in terms of customer satisfaction and getting the most out of their products from a sales perspective. I find it funny how the guys with the most power in a company, are the most likely to fuck up all the big business decisions. If EA wants to redeem themselves, they need to admit they lied about everything with SimCity 5, they need to have all the online requirements removed from the game so that people can play it without having to hack the game and they need to be more open to distributing their content on other services again. Honestly, there is no way back from here, they can only move forward in one of two directions, the path that leads to their eventual demise or the one that brings them back to being a reputable developer and publisher that actually cares about the quality of their products and making gamer's happy.

I was more so referring to her "everyone should be fired" part which would include the entire company and a lot of hardworking people. Still, a job loss is a job loss, and while the CEO here will probably be fine, not all higher ups will be fine if axed.

I see a lot of people saying EA is "doomed" but it's not like their franchises don't sell. They just make business decisions that people don't like so they instantly assume it equates to bad decisions for EA. It doesn't. Microtransactions didn't worsen sales of Mass Effect 3 or Dead Space 3. They just made them money on top of the purchase. DRM may be a bitch but 1.1 million people still bought SimCity and I don't believe there's a piracy crack yet. Origin may be a separate platform so you can't suck Valve's cock constantly but they don't need to give Valve a 30% share of their profits and people still use Origin for Battlefield 3/Mass Effect 3/Dead Space 3/etc.

I mean they haven't done will since 2008 but there was, oh I don't know, a fucking recession. No one has done as well since 2008.

 

[jalaneme]

Because I always hope that people lose their jobs in a tough job market. Fuck families that need to be fed and bills that need to be paid, they are using microtransactions. WAH.

Seriously, get a grip.

seriously get a life, stupid mindless sheep, after all the fat cats of the gaming industry have kids to feed and all that.

 

[ShadowSoldier]

and you are spastic twisted dickhead with no basis, your only purpose on these forums is to run me down, regardless if you are right or wrong, again get a life, haven't you got anything better to do other than bring me down? you are only going to lose you know.

Lose? Lol, what are you setting up a war?

"My internet gang vs your internet gang! facebook, 12pm pst. Be there, or have a really good excuse!"

Seriously, grow up. You're being a retard saying the dumbest things ever. Again, just like you have done, I hope and wish you end up in financial problems and can't afford to eat and you and your family end up homeless. The sooner there are less of people like you, the better the world will be.