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Posted: Fri, 12th Oct 2007 01:47 Post subject: Electronic Arts Inc. agreed to buy BioWare Corp. and Pandemi |
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http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aCluLaWlGioA&refer=news
I swear to god, what the fuck is wrong with people. Bioware was one of the last good RPG companies and now EA is going to fuck them to hell.
Now we'll see baldurs gate 17 + 34 expansions including a couple new weapons and a new level each exp
they fired the whole westwood team, bet they'll do the same here.
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Posted: Fri, 12th Oct 2007 01:51 Post subject: |
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Why everybody hates EA they make great games.
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Posted: Fri, 12th Oct 2007 01:52 Post subject: |
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jcx wrote: | Why everybody hates EA they make great games. |
....that better have been the worlds lamest joke
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Posted: Fri, 12th Oct 2007 01:54 Post subject: |
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jcx wrote: | I'm sorry i thought that was funny  |
it made me want to punch you in the pelvis 
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Posted: Fri, 12th Oct 2007 01:55 Post subject: |
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Posted: Fri, 12th Oct 2007 01:58 Post subject: |
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Shame - but Bioware have been courting this with their consolification and I suppose it makes sense if you want to make money (which any professional developer needs to do).
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Posted: Fri, 12th Oct 2007 02:03 Post subject: |
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OK EA sucks, but still i would like to see baldurs gate 3 and EA will probably make that happen
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Posted: Fri, 12th Oct 2007 02:05 Post subject: |
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Ispep wrote: | Shame - but Bioware have been courting this with their consolification and I suppose it makes sense if you want to make money (which any professional developer needs to do). |
ya but EA has the tendancy to ruin whatever the buy, look at westwood, imagine if they were still around and the original crew, we'd have a very good array of video games that wouldn't suck.
ok mabye that's a bit far stretched as im sure they could have turned into monsters, but I just hate EA that much. I'm surprised EA is making "Army of Two" it's actually something NEW, not the sims 3 or one of their 18+ expansions
jcx wrote: | OK EA sucks, but still i would like to see baldurs gate 3 and EA will probably make that happen |
I'm right behind you with that but what would the story be, you killed irenecus and I believe bhaal, I don't believe EA has ever even done a D&D game, or a real RPG game, that means doing something they've never done, would you really expect them to do a good job? How many of their franchises were ruined due to their lack of innovation creativity and overall devotion. Their not making games because they love games anymore, they making games just to get quick buck in their pocket. Which means take any old franchise game that hit high on the market then milking it.
A lot of people don't pay attention to who develop or publish a game anymore, they see the title they take it home and buy it. Which was the case for C&C 3, they didn't pay much attention to the fact that it was EA that was making it, just the fact it was another C&C, the game didn't necessarily suck if you never played the older series but if your an old vet of the game, it was a horrible experience.
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Posted: Fri, 12th Oct 2007 02:16 Post subject: |
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SpykeZ wrote: |
jcx wrote: | OK EA sucks, but still i would like to see baldurs gate 3 and EA will probably make that happen |
I'm right behind you with that but what would the story be, you killed irenecus and I believe bhaal, I don't believe EA has ever even done a D&D game, or a real RPG game, that means doing something they've never done, would you really expect them to do a good job? |
i think you are right it might be crap, but still i would like to see that happening
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Posted: Fri, 12th Oct 2007 02:28 Post subject: |
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OMFG! There goes the chance for a good KOTOR3.... 
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Posted: Fri, 12th Oct 2007 02:28 Post subject: |
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I hate to admit this but I think Atari would have a better chance of doing it, last time I knew Atari had the D&D rights, which correct me if im wrong means no other company can use em.
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Posted: Fri, 12th Oct 2007 02:53 Post subject: |
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Allowing EA to buy other companies is like letting Uwe Boll buying rights to make a movie on Video games...you know from the beginning it will end up like pure crap
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Posted: Fri, 12th Oct 2007 04:18 Post subject: |
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I honestly don't care if Bioware goes down hill. There are plenty of potential developers out there who's better than Bioware but don't get the attention they're deserved because ppl only give craps about well-known companies and good eyecandy. So yah Biowares is doomed, who cares?! now we can enjoy Mass Effects on the PC as well, yay!
Sig too big.
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Posted: Fri, 12th Oct 2007 04:29 Post subject: |
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Tutukun wrote: | I honestly don't care if Bioware goes down hill. There are plenty of potential developers out there who's better than Bioware but don't get the attention they're deserved because ppl only give craps about well-known companies and good eyecandy. So yah Biowares is doomed, who cares?! now we can enjoy Mass Effects on the PC as well, yay! |
omg... Bioware is like THE RPG developer! The best there is.
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Posted: Fri, 12th Oct 2007 04:31 Post subject: |
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Well, Im not gunna bitch about EA's sport game's cause I think they are the gold standard of console sport games - Madden, NHL series, MLB series etc EA is like the only sport games I buy.
2K games suck
And I will say I do like the Sims. Havent played for a while, but it is a game you can hundreds of times.
Other than those mentioned above, im not a fan of EA - especially if they are going to try their hand at rpg's. I really like rpg's and I dont invision EA doing a good job and staying true to the D&D format (which is the best id say)
And the action games I can recall from EA havent been all that good...wait, was Battlefield 1942 EA? It was right? that game kicked ass...but all other versions of BF have sucked super hard imo
Edit
Now Im curious, is there a list of say all the games EA has made since 2000?
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Posted: Fri, 12th Oct 2007 04:46 Post subject: |
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more expansion packs, yeppi
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Posted: Fri, 12th Oct 2007 05:03 Post subject: |
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I feel like someone just called and said that my whole family died in an accident. R.I.P Bioware =|
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Posted: Fri, 12th Oct 2007 05:54 Post subject: |
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All this means is that it gives Bioware more MONEY. And what do you do with more MONEY? You get to make BETTER and BIGGER games.
Look at what happened with the bioshock team? 2k through a shitton of cash at them and the game came out unholy sexy.
EA is the pit of hell when it comes to video game developers, but bioware is a very independent crew. I bet they will keep their hands off bioware as long as the numbers look right. When we start seeing Mass Effect 19 and NWN2009 edition then I know they've sold out.
Until then, let see if EA reaps the whirlwind of talent and suck up the cash that the current crop of bioware games is gonna give them.
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Posted: Fri, 12th Oct 2007 06:52 Post subject: |
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bigdady92 wrote: | All this means is that it gives Bioware more MONEY. And what do you do with more MONEY? You get to make BETTER and BIGGER games.
Look at what happened with the bioshock team? 2k through a shitton of cash at them and the game came out unholy sexy.
EA is the pit of hell when it comes to video game developers, but bioware is a very independent crew. I bet they will keep their hands off bioware as long as the numbers look right. When we start seeing Mass Effect 19 and NWN2009 edition then I know they've sold out.
Until then, let see if EA reaps the whirlwind of talent and suck up the cash that the current crop of bioware games is gonna give them. |
2K games isn't a shitty publisher granted the fucked up with the protection of bioshock, they wanted to protect the hype of the year. EA already has the history of fuckin shit up, was there a reason for firing the westwood team? They could have kept them around to develop awesome games but didn't, that's credit being taken away form them, why should they keep biowares team around. My guess is they'll fire everyone except a couple people.
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Posted: Fri, 12th Oct 2007 07:13 Post subject: |
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I wouldnt be surprised if the next Bioware announcement is the cancellation of Dragon Age. Something like: "Takes too long to develop, and not enough of a sure fire EA cash cow, scrap it for Mass Effect 2 asap."
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Posted: Fri, 12th Oct 2007 07:53 Post subject: |
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BioWare hasn't done jack shit in ages so i don't get why everyones crying... KOTOR? Oh yeah thats at Obsidian software now... Neverwinter Nights? Yup, guessed it, Obsidian again! They have been outsourced... Mass Effect is apparently going to be the return to "form", but come on... Jade Empire anybody? Left a bad taste in my mouth.
Last great RPG company MY ASS. Black Isle MADE BioWare... All of you are wishing on a Baldur's Gate sequal and giving Bioware all the credit for that series... Go check your manual again... Black Isle assisted with everything in the Baldur's Gate series and the series probably wouldn't have been anything without them. Even you weird BioWare fan boys have to agree there as the team Black Isle had during the Fallout-Planescape years was INSANE. The only game that i can think of that was decent that was done ONLY by BioWare was...uhh.... MDK i guess?
You guys are crowning these guys king shit of fuck mountain for some odd reason and i have no idea why. They are decent developer, but come on... how can you be all up in arms over EA getting them?
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Posted: Fri, 12th Oct 2007 08:03 Post subject: |
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ZXdrifter wrote: | BioWare hasn't done jack shit in ages so i don't get why everyones crying... KOTOR? Oh yeah thats at Obsidian software now... Neverwinter Nights? Yup, guessed it, Obsidian again! They have been outsourced... Mass Effect is apparently going to be the return to "form", but come on... Jade Empire anybody? Left a bad taste in my mouth.
Last great RPG company MY ASS. Black Isle MADE BioWare... All of you are wishing on a Baldur's Gate sequal and giving Bioware all the credit for that series... Go check your manual again... Black Isle assisted with everything in the Baldur's Gate series and the series probably wouldn't have been anything without them. Even you weird BioWare fan boys have to agree there as the team Black Isle had during the Fallout-Planescape years was INSANE. The only game that i can think of that was decent that was done ONLY by BioWare was...uhh.... MDK i guess?
You guys are crowning these guys king shit of fuck mountain for some odd reason and i have no idea why. They are decent developer, but come on... how can you be all up in arms over EA getting them? |
They didn't make the sequels to NWN and KOTOR, but they did still make the originals, you seem to be forgetting that. The OC for NWN sucked, but they proved their worth with Hordes, and the editor was the best thing to happen to RPG's in a long time. Whether you liked them or not they were both great games, and their vision for Dragon Age is the first true attempt at an epic rpg since Baldurs Gate 2, but of course I wont defend that game anymore with this announcement.
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Posted: Fri, 12th Oct 2007 08:16 Post subject: |
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ZXdrifter wrote: | BioWare hasn't done jack shit in ages so i don't get why everyones crying... KOTOR? Oh yeah thats at Obsidian software now... Neverwinter Nights? Yup, guessed it, Obsidian again! They have been outsourced... Mass Effect is apparently going to be the return to "form", but come on... Jade Empire anybody? Left a bad taste in my mouth.
Last great RPG company MY ASS. Black Isle MADE BioWare... All of you are wishing on a Baldur's Gate sequal and giving Bioware all the credit for that series... Go check your manual again... Black Isle assisted with everything in the Baldur's Gate series and the series probably wouldn't have been anything without them. Even you weird BioWare fan boys have to agree there as the team Black Isle had during the Fallout-Planescape years was INSANE. The only game that i can think of that was decent that was done ONLY by BioWare was...uhh.... MDK i guess?
You guys are crowning these guys king shit of fuck mountain for some odd reason and i have no idea why. They are decent developer, but come on... how can you be all up in arms over EA getting them? |
oh, well on behalf of nforce, I apologize for all of us for caring about the future of bioware and obviously upsetting you for having opinions of our own. Oh please forgive us
Bioware may not release a game every other week like EA or UBI but at least they take their time to do shit right, but apparently since you hated jade empire the rest of us are now going to have to hate it as well. Did I like it? No, but I don't like it because of preference, not because if it was a bad game or not. Find another forum to troll on.
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Posted: Fri, 12th Oct 2007 08:47 Post subject: |
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jcx wrote: | OK EA sucks, but still i would like to see baldurs gate 3 and EA will probably make that happen |
it shouldnt be that easy - 4th edition coming soon ( half 2008) with Forgotten realms as main setting
but ... FR world in 4th edition wil be completely differnt than now ( WOTC destroy almost every god, everything changes ...)
besides of this EA want the game more arcade tnah an clasic turn based RPG ....
so its almost no chance for good baldurs gate 3/ NWN 3 product
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