Which? Convo: There was a time when you could buy a video game, take it home and play through all there was to offer without spending any more pocket money. Dreaded downloadable content has destroyed that dream.
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.
Technically speaking, Saudi Arabia and TENCENT can buy the entire USA. ANf Democrat and Republican will not do crap!
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.
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It's 2025 and that stuff is outdated.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!
"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.
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.
its quite ridiculous that they were able to do that. or even allowed to.
but saudis even have their grabby hands in nintendo stocks.
Looking on the bright side, the games may be patched to remove any ideologies that are incompatible for the majority of the world.
Electronic Arts says it will retain creative control if sold to a Saudi-backed group, assuring staff its values and vision stay the same.
EA announced its financial results for the second quarter of its fiscal year 2026, related to the period between July and September.
Really? You guys are so right! Making map packs in first person shooters to keep things fresh is such a Bad thing!
New stuff stinks! Especially new quests for FALLOUT because more replay value makes the game so horrible!
Mortal Kombat 9 is so horrible because they're making us pay for new characters that will let us try new ways to play :(
Battlefield Bad Company 2 Sucks because they released a full Expansion pack "Vietnam" and they made us pay for more hours of enjoyment :(
(SARCASIM!)
I do think DLC-milking has turned into a horrible creature. Some publishers get it right, others like EA, get it wrong.
No matter who is at blame....consumers or game companies, the cat is out of the bag and he isn't going back in! The glory days of rewarding gamers with secret weapons\levels\characters are over (All that has a $$$ value now). DLC is here to stay and IMO you will never buy another game that will be what it could have been (At least on a console that has an online connection). Believe them if you want but, even the most respected devs are purposely taking stuff out to sell later (Sad but true).
So is it killing the game? No just making it less rewarding. What you're left with is a $60 (Plus tax) game that has $30 worth of content.
Add on content is great but it should be FREE we already payed for the game. I wouldn't even mind just paying for a $10 pass to download all the dlc content released that would be fine.
DLC is preventing me from buying some games...not buying till there's a GOTY edition.