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Electronic Arts announced yesterday that it would be getting rid of their online pass program which required gamers to have a valid, unused online pass code in order to actually play any of their games online. Yay! By Daav on Gaming Culture from gg3.be
GG3 receives news of EA's trial tribulations. It failed to receive a dismissal in a multi-million case of breach of contract for its Madden series, reaching all the way back to Apple II and Commodore 64 days. a lengthy legal document about the case hides in it the roots of just how yearly releases were conceived. By ParanerdKevin on Gaming Culture from paranerds.com
After the somewhat negative reaction to the inclusion of micro-transactions in future titles, Electronic Arts seems to have begun trying to correct the supposed misconception surrounding their CFO’s statements. By CalmDownTom on PC from calmdowntom.com
"Encouraging people to work together is laudable, but sometimes I want to live or die based on my own choices. I want to take responsibility for my own (cities) fate. If I can do that while playing without being online or waiting in a queue too, all the better.", says CalmDownTom. By CalmDownTom on General from calmdowntom.com
An in-depth analysis of the mistakes and missteps that led to Dead Space 3's critical and commercial failure. By ParanerdKevin on Gaming Culture from paranerds.com
In a recent announcement in the Morgan Stanley Technology Media & Telecom Conference, Electronic Arts CFO Blake Jorgensen has stated plans for all future titles to include micro-transaction markets and options. Jorgensen claims that “consumers are enjoying and embracing that way of the business” and wholeheartedly supporting the idea of micro-transactions within video games. He specified that “we By triverse on Mobile from gamingonbatteries.com
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