Bad Day EA

The Great Melon6359d ago

Ah, that sounds like the Black Friday sale at Target. Got it there too.

Proxy6359d ago

And immediately says "we need a way to stop rentals a second hand sales on the consoles".

Just like they do on the PC.

shovelbum6359d ago

I bought both games and love Dead Space while Mirror's Edge was a good game but has limited replay IMO. Dead Space has sold a little over 1 million copies per VGC so I'm not sure that equals a bad day for EA.

prowiew6359d ago

I will probably buy those games next year when I will find them at $20 to $25.

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Th3 Chr0nic6359d ago

dead space is an awesome game just awesome. i wish more ppl would try it out cause its just amazing. i lov ethe zero g environments and the zero oxygen. one of the most epic boss fights in history.

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Close_Second6359d ago

...far too scripted.

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Sangria6359d ago

You mean... "Oh a corpse *bleuargh* He was still alive !".

Dead Space and Mirror's Edge are incredible experiences, for sure. But the movie Dead Space is absolutly horrible.

austere6359d ago (Edited 6359d ago )

Dead Space is the best. Too bad. Still trying to rent Mirrors Edge. Always checked out.

gambare6359d ago (Edited 6359d ago )

something weird is happening, great games having low sales, Dead space is a great game but with poor sales, same with mirror edge, what's happening? is the taste of the new gamers that bad?

edit: funny "Instead, the failure of Dead Space and Mirror's Edge is likely due to the current worldwide economic crisis. "

if they were PS3 exclusives they would said it were Sony's fault instead the world economy

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Oner6359d ago

"if they were PS3 exclusives they would said it were Sony's fault instead the world economy"

Someone give this man a prize.

ukilnme6359d ago

*sigh*

Enough with the anti PS3 conspiracy theories already. It's old and tired.

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Senden6359d ago

One of the reasons these games aren't doing well is EA's reputation. I for one will never buy an ea game until I know someone respectable who has played it and recommends it. Not to mention I heard dead space's story is short.. paying full price for a short single player experience and no mp.. in today's age, that's unacceptable.. at least on the xbox 360 it is.

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DarkArcani6359d ago

People with your mentality find any game without mp unacceptable. So you would rather they botch some worthless mp on to an awesome game and just add crap on to the game to make the sp longer.

Its a great game, and most people i know played it more than twice.

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DARK WITNESS6359d ago (Edited 6359d ago )

ok, couple of things....

i have never owned an EA game till Dead Space, for the same reason.

I gave Army of two a try and took it back with 2 days, i only got up to the 3rd stage, i thought it was that bad.

Dead space is a game you must play. The story is not short. If you get through games quick then i would say play it straight off on the hard setting. but it is worth it. I got through RFOM 2 faster then i got through dead space.

its one of those games you think its going to end soon, but it just seems to keep going on. its conclustion is very satisfying.

i have posted a lot about not buying EA games because of their quality, but i have to say dead space has changed my views on that.

this is just my opinion as a gamer, but dead space is my game of the year for the single player experience. i would pick it over gears 2 and Resistance 2. The only other game that i have enjoyed as much is Fallout 3.

at least rent it. I had a friend who kept saying it was not his type of game and he was not going to play it. he came round my house and played up to level 6 and really enjoyed it.

he went home and bought it and told me he just wanted to finish it and he would swap it. he is now playing it for his 3rd time through. whats funny ( and this is what i found with the game ) is even after he had played the first half round my place, he still got scared playing it on his own just at the first level.

plus, there are no bugs, glitches etc, no day one patch.

i give it a 10/10.

edit; oh and did i mention the story is really cool with a nice twist towards the end. my friend who played it thought he had the whole story sorted after the second stage, i didn't give anything away.. he called me when he had finished it because he enjoyed it so much.

vlazed6359d ago

Both Dead Space and Mirror's Edge are awesome games. It is sad really, that EA gets blasted for rehashing tired franchises, that sell millions yearly, and then tries to earn gamers respect back by releasing new innovative IPs that no one buys. I bought Dead Space and I am planning to buy Mirror's Edge soon, but this is just pathetic. Most new school gamers are turning the video game industry into the new movie industry with the same garbage, excuse me I mean games, recycled every year. There is no justification for companies to push boundaries if these types of games don't sell.

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hfaze6359d ago

Agreed. I hope these games sell good enough for EA to keep on making new IP's (especially EA Redwood Shores).

Dead Space was a great time. I ended up playing through it four times to get all of the PSN trophies for it.

It's refreshing to see EA put out some GOOD new IP's, let's show them some love and make sure these games sell well.

LeonSKennedy4Life6359d ago

They finally release good games and...nobody buys them.

Back to Madden for these guys.

EA tried giving us quality and we shut them down. Now we'll never see the talent they ACTUALLY have.

BobTable4Four6359d ago

Yep, aren't gamers easy to please and easy to understand? EA changes their strategy after everyone b!tches about sequels, gives us decent new IP, and we leave them hanging.

What do you people want?

s2kphile6359d ago

People want mindless shooters with MP tag on. People are too spoiled these days to enjoy the SP only or new IP experience.

jessehaysfl6359d ago

dead space didnt do poorly ....wtf is this article trying to pull

the dvd movie (lame) sold 73,000 copies in the first week pretty good for a game based anime.(a little niche i would say) and thats just retail copies not the downloads....

the game sold almost 500,000 copis in the first week...

this article is bs.

azentium6358d ago

based on the information in Gamasutra’s recent article about Mirror’s Edge and Dead Space, Mirror’s Edge (across all platforms) has sold ~200,000 and Dead Space (across all platforms) has sold ~400,000 copies life to date. While these are decent numbers, they have failed to meet the expectations Electronic Arts has set. Mirror’s Edge, for example, was originally projected by EA to sell three million copies across all three platforms. And given the current trend, the game will likely not even reach three million by the time the sequel is out. Even with the holiday season, there is no evidence showing that either game has a long tail (like Gears 2 or Fallout 3), which means neither will pick up in sales significantly.

So as you can see, both games obviously did not meet expectations. And while they both sold a decent amount of copies, neither seems to have ended up being profitable for EA just yet. However, these lackluster sales don’t mean we won’t see sequels to either game. Given the amount of investment EA has put towards both properties, we will likely see Mirror’s Edge 2 and Dead Space 2 within the next few years.

I appreciate your comment and I hope this reply clears up my stance regarding this issue.

Cheers,
Zen

N2NOther6359d ago

Both games were good and while I though Dead Space was pretty much RE in space, it still brought enough new ideas and gameplay to the table to warrant a sequel. And Mirror's Edge blew me away with it's fluid controls and originality. Unfortunately, the economy does suck and both of the games were released during the glut of Holiday releases. They should have released them in the spring when the releases are light. It's extremely hard for new IPs to make a name while going up against Guitar Heroes and Gears of Wars, Call of Duties and so on.

yog-sothot6359d ago

I have read that EA considered that Dead Space performed well. I guess it depends on the company's expectations... Anyway, kudos to EA who seems to keep supporting new IP's (like Tim Schaffer's Brutal Legend, abandoned by ActiBlizzard)

tiberious1516359d ago

Mirrors Edge on the wii wouldve sold no doubt with it's unique content utilizing wiis motion controls. The wii is the place to take risks imo.

gaminoz6358d ago

I just hope that EA keeps up trying new IPs....I think people will eventually get to those games when they have the cash, but by then EA will have missed out on the big $$$.

There were way too many games released at the end of this year, which means only a few will get bought.

I wish publishers would learn that the games market is no longer kids getting pressies at Christmas and stagger their releases a lot more. Then maybe decent games like these two will get purchased at higher levels.