MWEB GameZone writes: 2015 could be the year EA works it’s way back into the good graces of consumers. Their performance over the Christmas/New Year period has been stellar and their line-up for 2015 looks very promising. What could go wrong?
New report from Skillsearch found that 22% of those surveyed had been laid off within the past 12 months.
It's a step forward for Stop Killing Games.
The Callisto Protocol director thinks the solution involves the right people, the right timing, and perhaps a little bit of AI
I don't agree with that. I WISH I could agree with that. But buying habits and customer opinions prove otherwise
We've seen developers in the AAA space try new things and ideas. More often than not, the customers aren't willing to give things a chance, or not enough people buy into the project for it to grow.
Creativity works better in the indie space because the budgets, pressures, and expectations aren't the same.
it's a nice idea and it worked during the PS2/PS3-era when AAA didn't cost hundreds of millions of dollars. smaller budgets and shorter development time left room for more creativity and more risk. a game didn't need to sell 4 million+ copies to break even. things are different now.
This is the guy who bragged about crunching his staff and having them work through the night. Crunch culture has lost more talent and done more damage to the industry than any other factor. Screw him.
So with free-to-start they give, but on the other hand they take. Then there's the upcoming Battlefield: Hardline launch, if that fails like BF4, then I doubt anything else will matter.
Slim chance....
If EA can pull it off, all the more power to them. I still have my doubts, but i think at least they wont be nominated as the worst company in the US this year :)
Mass Effect 4 isn't out this year. 2016 will be the year to prove EA doesn't have an iron-grip on their developers and their products aren't rushed.
What's even out this year? FIFA 16? Battlefield Hardline? I'm not really feeling the hype.
Actually 2015 should be a slow year for them. But they really need to crank out a beefy DA:Inquisition DLC though. Something similar to the Origins: Awakening DLC would be nice.