The game companies are no dummies, and they know that addiction starts primarily online with multiplayer. The idea behind the online pass is to say that each brand new game comes with a code that you enter online in order to enjoy the full multiplayer experience. Used games don't have a code, so therefore you must purchase a code which currently is $10. EA and THQ are leading the charge in this system, let's take a few minutes to break down each companies Online Pass system to see which one is better for you, the gamer.
EA is laying off an unknown number of individuals from across its Battlefield teams, including workers at Criterion, Dice, Ripple Effect, and Motive Studios, IGN understands.
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When logic meets EA it generates anti-matter ..... so try not to apply it in any meaningful way. Entropy is what matters in there !!
cue the apologist saying that these are mostly just contractors hired for this specific project bla bla bla
The free-to-play reboot topped 15 million players in under three weeks, but EA now claims it needs to reshape the development team.
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
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
The Congressional Labor Caucus sent a letter to the FTC warning the debt-financed, largely PIF-owned deal could be bad news for workers
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
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.
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.
People need to stop bitchin about paying $10 for stuff.... if you don't want it, don't pay for it.
We've won.
Its a little harder to justify since it was free up until a few months ago.
I stopped renting because so many game companies are only giving a partial product nowadays
Pointless article? They're both identical but Homefront's actually lets you play online but just for the first 5 levels.
I understand why they're doing this, but I'm not a huge fan. I do however want to support the developers. I just think things such as the BFBC2 VIP Code and Mass Effect 2's Cerberus Network giving players 'extra' content is a much better way to do this rather than what effectively is penalising some legit buyers.
"Of course the best option was the one that gamers had years ago. Pay $60 and get a full game and experience, not just a single player game. "
... how do these passes change that? ... or am I reading it wrong?
Meh, I always buy my games new, and buy 'em for keeps. So I guess it doesn't affect me.