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EA CEO STEPS DOWN !!!! Simcity ?????
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Krixtal Icefluxor
INLAND EMPIRE Galactic
#1 - 2013-03-18 23:01:07 UTC
Wow!


http://www.forbes.com/sites/carolpinchefsky/2013/03/18/ea-ceo-steps-down-citing-financial-results-but-is-simcity-the-real-issue/


http://www.forbes.com/sites/danielnyegriffiths/2013/03/18/john-riccitiello-steps-down-as-ea-ceo/

They musta really got an earful.

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Jonah Gravenstein
Machiavellian Space Bastards
#2 - 2013-03-18 23:26:44 UTC  |  Edited by: Jonah Gravenstein
What I find really amusing is their decision to not have an offline mode, yet all it took was a game mod to open up the possibility of just such a thing. The only thing that Simcity actually needs an internet connection for is to save your game, and given the speed at which the always online requirement was bypassed it won't be long before some clever sod gets round that restriction to.

The Simcity release is probably the biggest ballsup I've seen EA make yet, and given their past history it wouldn't surprise me to see the servers shut down by this time next year.

Edit- Just seen that they're threatening to ban people for having the gall to ask for a refund. That's damn poor customer service, if you ship something that's not fit for purpose, which Simcity wasn't on release date as evidenced by all the bits they patched out then they should give a refund to those that ask for it. It's no wonder they were voted worst company of 2012, it's just a shame that they have the IP rights for so many good franchises when they could be being developed by someone that actually gives a crap about providing a decent game experience over making an obscene profit

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Dessau
The Scope
#3 - 2013-03-18 23:43:21 UTC
Well, EA stock is at its lowest value since roughly 2000 and trading has been largely anemic, meanwhile SimCity sells over a million copies. The high sales (large customer pool) are probably the reason for the SimCity media shitstorm, and the media shitstorm most likely contributed to the timing of the resignation, but Riccitiello couldn't have been feeling all that comfortable even ahead of the SimCity blunder.
Frank Millar
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#4 - 2013-03-19 00:07:13 UTC
This made me watch this video again: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6TmTv6deTI

(Not about Simcity, but certainly about EA and what's wrong with EA)
Krixtal Icefluxor
INLAND EMPIRE Galactic
#5 - 2013-03-19 00:26:13 UTC
It's all just really sad.

I have played SimCity since 1993 but I'm just not interested in participating in this farce at all, especially not giving them any money as encouragement.

"He has mounted his hind-legs, and blown crass vapidities through the bowel of his neck."  - Ambrose Bierce on Oscar Wilde's Lecture in San Francisco 1882
Jonah Gravenstein
Machiavellian Space Bastards
#6 - 2013-03-19 00:28:11 UTC  |  Edited by: Jonah Gravenstein
Krixtal Icefluxor wrote:
It's all just really sad.

I have played SimCity since 1993 but I'm just not interested in participating in this farce at all, especially not giving them any money as encouragement.


Same, this is the first SimCity game I've refused to purchase. I regret buying BF3, the SP campaign has the stupid set pieces which are overly fiddly, the MP is not too bad, but Origin totally ruined it for me when it refused to allow me to connect 50% of the time.

EA seem to be suffering from the Anti-Midas touch, everything they touch turns into a steaming pile of excrement (/me looks at Mass Effect 3).

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Micheal Dietrich
Kings Gambit Black
#7 - 2013-03-19 00:37:04 UTC
It's a decent start but the whole company needs a serious enema. They have taken a lot of good games and names and just ground them into the dirt for quick releases and instant cash with no follow up support.

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Jonah Gravenstein
Machiavellian Space Bastards
#8 - 2013-03-19 01:07:31 UTC
Micheal Dietrich wrote:
It's a decent start but the whole company needs a serious enema. They have taken a lot of good games and names and just ground them into the dirt for quick releases and instant cash with no follow up support.


Unfortunately that's what happens when you place people with no relevant experience in charge.

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Sturmwolke
#9 - 2013-03-19 01:12:15 UTC  |  Edited by: Sturmwolke
EA's making similar mistakes that Atari made during the consoles hey day in the 80s.
Saturated market, crap games .. plus questionable business practices. If the booming (and also getting saturated) indie scene isn't an indicator of gamer's taste for better games, then EA's walking blind.

P.S I wouldn't mind if EA die a painful death, infact, I'd be happy Big smile
Krixtal Icefluxor
INLAND EMPIRE Galactic
#10 - 2013-03-19 01:32:52 UTC
Jonah Gravenstein wrote:

Unfortunately that's what happens when you place people with no relevant experience in charge.



It's the way of the world anymore.

Take Hollywood. Almost all decisions are in the hands of accountants who have never even had a film class or cinema studies.

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Eli Green
The Arrow Project
#11 - 2013-03-19 01:33:37 UTC
Hopefully the industry learns from EA's mistakes. However I fear they won't

Ugh

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Krixtal Icefluxor
INLAND EMPIRE Galactic
#12 - 2013-03-19 01:35:37 UTC
Eli Green wrote:
Hopefully the industry learns from EA's mistakes. However I fear they won't

Ugh



Ultimately, it's all about the Sacred Stockholders and that Bottom Line.

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peacebee
Turian Standings and Loans
#13 - 2013-03-19 03:09:08 UTC
If EA goes down, all the old great ips would get sold, to people wo might do something with them. new Populous anyone?
Graygor
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#14 - 2013-03-19 04:04:52 UTC
peacebee wrote:
If EA goes down, all the old great ips would get sold, to people wo might do something with them. new Populous anyone?


Oh dont tease me bro!

An IP sell off would be very interesting. I wonder if some studios could actually break away to independence.

As has been said though, EAs share value has been circling the toilet bowl as of late.

The one good thing i can say is that in the financial world the gamers are starting to make a presence. In 10-15 years the mid late 20s / early 30s group will have a bigger say on investments and knowledge.

Im not saying things will change, but they might if we are lucky.

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Frank Millar
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#15 - 2013-03-19 08:57:02 UTC
Jonah Gravenstein wrote:
...everything they touch turns into a steaming pile of excrement (/me looks at Mass Effect 3)...

Funny you should say that. I used the exact same words only last week, when vocalizing my utter disappointment with that particular game.

I've become extremely critical when it comes to buying games. I never pre-order. I never buy before reading/watching multiple reviews from various sources. And even then, I wait because first impressions may turn sour in the longer run.

The new Tomb Raider game actually looks decent. Maybe I'll check it out in person. Smile
Zimmy Zeta
Perkone
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#16 - 2013-03-19 09:06:40 UTC  |  Edited by: Zimmy Zeta
Riccitiello steps down as EA CEO....CCP Sreegs announces he will leave CCP.....So Sreegs is becoming the new EA CEO :tinfoil: ?

I'd like to apologize for the poor quality of the post above and sincerely hope you didn't waste your time reading it. Yes, I do feel bad about it.
Graygor
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#17 - 2013-03-19 09:37:55 UTC
Zimmy Zeta wrote:
Riccitiello steps down as EA CEO....CCP Sreegs announces he will leave CCP.....So Sreegs is becoming the new EA CEO :tinfoil: ?


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Destination SkillQueue
Doomheim
#18 - 2013-03-19 09:38:39 UTC
Zimmy Zeta wrote:
Riccitiello steps down as EA CEO....CCP Sreegs announces he will leave CCP.....So Sreegs is becoming the new EA CEO :tinfoil: ?

Maybe they left their jobs, so they could elope together :tinfoil: ?
Krixtal Icefluxor
INLAND EMPIRE Galactic
#19 - 2013-03-19 09:51:43 UTC
Zimmy Zeta wrote:
Riccitiello steps down as EA CEO....CCP Sreegs announces he will leave CCP.....So Sreegs is becoming the new EA CEO :tinfoil: ?



I can just see it : "Your Sims are not safe...ANYWHERE!"

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Graygor
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#20 - 2013-03-19 10:27:17 UTC
Krixtal Icefluxor wrote:
Zimmy Zeta wrote:
Riccitiello steps down as EA CEO....CCP Sreegs announces he will leave CCP.....So Sreegs is becoming the new EA CEO :tinfoil: ?



I can just see it : "Your Sims are not safe...ANYWHERE!"


That would make a hell of a Sims expansion.

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