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EA Completes "Single Identity" Software

Super PolyPixel - After nearly 18 months of work, EA has announced the completion of their project to allow gamers to use the same identity across multiple platforms. EA hopes that this will boost their business, target new business models, and aid in marketing.

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Galacticos4746d ago (Edited 4746d ago )

One ban. Every platform.

IamTimO4746d ago

lol! that's another way to look at it

porkChop4746d ago

Yup. Their forum bans already ban you from your PC games, now they'll have the power to ban you from everything. What's crazy is that EA started out this gen as the "good guys", but since around '09 they've been going downhill. And it all started once they saw the success of Call of Duty

palaeomerus4746d ago

And if someone hacks your account and acts like a fool and gets you banned....all your games gone. Just because.

At which point I would NEVER EVER EVER EVER EVER buy anything published by EA again. I already only buy stuff from them on sale. It's hard to remain an honest customer in the face of this crap.

brish4746d ago

Did you know EA didn't make any money from 2008 to 2011? They made a small amount of money in 2012 but managed to piss off so many customers that a lot of people won't buy EA products on principal.

I expect 2013 is going to be a very bad year for EA.

http://investor.ea.com/annu...

stuna14746d ago

So they make a profit, ostracize you, and you walk away with nothing pretty much! I love gaming just like the next man, but this goes so much further than that!! This is infringing on peoples Constitutional Rights! If they get away with this be prepared for more extreme measures.

DeadlyFire4745d ago

All this really means is now is that their Console games will have a feature similar to Valve games. Log in to Origin when you start to play. Just like how you log into Steam for Valve games like Portal, CS:GO and so on.

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Whxian4746d ago

as long as it means their future games will have cross-platform play

MikeMyers4746d ago

"An example was “appointment gaming” where you can, as long as the game supports it, find friends and play with them regardless of the platform"

That would be cool but I doubt it will be that easy. I just don't picture Microsoft wanting to do this or Nintendo.

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EA makes layoffs at Skate developer Full Circle

The free-to-play reboot topped 15 million players in under three weeks, but EA now claims it needs to reshape the development team.

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Profchaos1d ago

The community warned them this would happen but nope they knew better they continued with the live service push the made the art style cartoonish and this is the result

isarai_lee18h ago

It's always so bizarre when studios announce something super early in development under the suggestion of forming the game to player feedback, and then they push against all feedback heading straight for the cliff while everyone is warning them along the way

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US Lawmakers Urge Review Of EA Sale

The Congressional Labor Caucus sent a letter to the FTC warning the debt-financed, largely PIF-owned deal could be bad news for workers

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Trilithon35d ago

lol ya think? they're sending all that work to the cheaper labor market as soon as possible. and FYI, that labor market has exploded in the last 5-10 years. They have enough people to replace every single job. But honestly, EA is over filled with useless upper management as it is. You could probably trim 25% of their staff with no real loss in production. They aren't gamers, they're business execs. Just look at how many AI related jobs they're already starting to post. Its also hilarious that PIF owns Battle field 6

lodossrage35d ago (Edited 35d ago )

Wait,

The same congress that attacked Lina Khan when she fought the Microsoft Activision purchase.
The same congress that allowed Disney to buy 90% of Fox
The same congress that allowed Liv Golf to buy the PGA
The same congress that sits back while Paramount tries a hostile takeover despite losing the bid for Warner Bros.

NOW, the suddenly cares about doing what's "right" for works? Yeah, right.

thorstein35d ago

No. There were elections and some of the scum were replaced.

TheColbertinator34d ago

Different elections. Different scum. Same results.

rlow135d ago

i know its a long shot, but i hope this gets shot down.

ZwVw34d ago

EA now owned by The Saudis and Ubisoft to inevitably be owned by China. In hindsight, once EA and Ubisoft started having their financial woes, they should have pulled a Koei Tecmo/Bandai Namco by merging their operations into one.

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Saudi Arabia Will Own 93 Percent Of Battlefield 6 Publisher EA

When the dust settles on the $55 billion leveraged buyout of Electronic Arts, Saudi Arabia will be its only true owner, despite a “consortium” of investors being involved in the deal. Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund will control 93 percent of the company, according to filings with Brazil’s antitrust regulator.

blacktiger86d ago

Technically speaking, Saudi Arabia and TENCENT can buy the entire USA. ANf Democrat and Republican will not do crap!

Inverno86d ago

Letting foreign entities own half of American businesses is liberal and very progressive. So is bringing in all that talent from outside the States to replace the talentless and lazy American workers. And here I thought the Trump administration wanted to border is up but nope. We're supposed to worry bout them "radical Muslims" minding their own here and ignore China/Saudi/Israel taking over.

blacktiger86d ago

Another thing I hate hearing is "liberal and very progressive"
It's 2025 and that stuff is outdated. Everything and everyway is literally the same thing wheter it's progressive, conservativ. Because they all wants the same thing have, king unlimited oney buy everything including your house.

Now they making mainstream media news that it's AI Bubble justify to highjack the price of RAM.
Another excuse for inflation!

Tacoboto86d ago

"here I thought the Trump administration wanted to border is up but nope"

Lol, you actually bought what he was selling? Let's see this week alone...

Yesterday he pardoned an international drug lord, while allowing the murder of random fishermen on boats. Remember drain the swamp? He pardoned a Democratic Congressman jailed for bribery just today, nevermind that fraudulent drag queen republican that was kicked out of Congress and imprisoned for their fraud. It's so petty they're picking fights on social media with pop stars while using their music, and even using Franklin the damn Turtle to cartoonify their murders.

thorstein85d ago

You believed him!?!!

I've got some Trump $5000 bills for you, only half off.

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Inverno84d ago

People I do not use /s to point out my sarcasm. Should be obvious I don't believe anything coming out of Trump's mouth or any politicians mouth.

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gold_drake85d ago

its quite ridiculous that they were able to do that. or even allowed to.

but saudis even have their grabby hands in nintendo stocks.

maximusprime_85d ago

Looking on the bright side, the games may be patched to remove any ideologies that are incompatible for the majority of the world.

S2Killinit85d ago

What do you mean? You want censorship in games?

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