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It turns out Saudi Arabia will own 93.4 percent of EA if the buyout goes through, which is effectively all of it (www.pcgamer.com)
submitted 8 months ago by to c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca
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It's going to be such a hack job with this takeover.

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[–] 25 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Its shockingly sad how what EA was back in the early 90s to what it is now.

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  • [–] 11 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    They always butchered games. What you're remembering are the games made by studios that EA purchased, made before they were gutted for IP.

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  • [+] 10 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 child)
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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    Yea. There have been a few spiritual successors that are pretty good, but none match the raw... villainy? No crazy, hyperstylized parody of itself, just pure calm confidence from the narrator while you play the bad guys in an otherwise normal fantasy setting? It's always great when a game just goes for it, and DK nailed it.

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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago

    I could have sworn this one early mech game was made by EA (early/ mid 90s) Ultrabots in NA. Nope they just published it. I had a ton of fun with it but guess they mostly produced even if they owned the studio. Unsure in that case but we know how EA works. So appreciate you making me check that cause in my head they made some grear games I played not just published them. I'm sure their earlier days they must have but didn't look.

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  • [–] 5 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    Try the early '80s. They were the first company to put their developers front and centre with pictures and names.

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago

    early 2000s EA was also on the horse. It used to be that when you hear "EA Games, challenge everything" upon opening a game, you knew that you are up for a good time. By the end of 00s that would drastically change

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