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Zekiah
Apprentice Member
Joined: 1/06/07
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4/17/12 3:13:00 PM#41
Sure, why not join the jackwagon parade, everyone else is.
"Censorship is never over for those who have experienced it. It is a brand on the imagination that affects the individual who has suffered it, forever." - Noam Chomsky |
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4/17/12 3:17:59 PM#42
Originally posted by Elikal daoc, magic carpet, sim city, syndicate, populous, wing commander lets hope they go bust, then someone who can do these games justice gets the license
p.s. ive worked out who ea will be buying - funcom i reckon - two ea guys on their board, swtor is a flop, they want a mmo. |
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4/17/12 3:21:04 PM#43
To OP: With what money? |
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4/17/12 3:23:39 PM#44
Originally posted by Elikal I'd love to see something like Dungeon Keeper freed from EA's tyranny and scooped up by a decent indie dev. If they chose to go the Kickstarter route, I have no doubt the funding would come pouring in. Dungeon Keeper 3. My dream. EA burn in hell.
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4/17/12 3:24:56 PM#45
Originally posted by Opapanax That was a repulsive image. |
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4/17/12 3:26:28 PM#46
I think the pricetag would be too high even for EA. Now if zenimax goes public, I may jump on that. |
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4/17/12 3:33:35 PM#47
who sits on the board of zenimax Robert A. Altman Ernest Del Jerry Bruckheimer Michael Dominguez Leslie Moonves Cal Ripken, Jr. Harry E. Sloan Robert S. Trump big movers in the non gaming media world, do you really think they are going to let EA come and bully them. |
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4/17/12 3:35:17 PM#48
Originally posted by Unlight this looks interesting for DK fans a Dungeon Keeper / Dwarf Fortress hybrid. |
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4/17/12 3:36:31 PM#49
Originally posted by Elikal Actually I wouldn't be surprised if they bought THQ instead. (although THQ doesn't really have unique IPs, it's mostly licensed work) |
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4/17/12 3:40:50 PM#50
I couldn't stand to watch EA buy Bethesda Softworks. It's one of the few game companies I actually respect. |
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4/17/12 3:42:34 PM#51
Originally posted by Elikal IF EA were to get themselves into that situation you could bet that they would sell off a few of their more profitable franchises. For every minute you are angry , you lose 60 seconds of happiness."-Emerson If you can't argue the point don't say anything at all. |
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4/17/12 3:45:35 PM#52
Originally posted by Distopia
Make It so |
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4/17/12 4:16:04 PM#53
Originally posted by DarkPony That's a lot of EA trolls probably a few of them hide on these forums as well more than likely nice article though :D |
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4/17/12 4:39:24 PM#54
Although this idea has kciked around my head multiple times, I always come back to leaning against it mostly because I think Bethesda would dissolve itself.
Bethesda has been doing Elder Scrolls they way they wanted to do it for a very long time. Way before the FPS + RPG genre broke any real ground. Arena came out in 1994 right around the same time as System Shock and well before Deus Ex. They pioneered RPG/FPS stuff.
They have been in Bethesda, Maryland from the beginning and still work out of that area. The DC area is a good area for software development but its not like Silicon Valley where many american games come out of. They started out making it on their own and have slowly grown their games into major money makers from that. They have stayed in the same area despite the developer base of that area being mostly government contracting and some other IT related stuff or corporate HQ type stuff rather than game developers.
If they got bought out I bet you they would just do what Bungie did but leave immediately.
EA might be stupid enough to force things. But the lore of Elder Scrolls is such that without the original people it would never work, its so abstract and vague and unconventional in many ways. I am sure that the Bethesda guys would hate to lose their IP, but in the end the people are much more important and I think they know that. |
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4/17/12 4:50:03 PM#55
Originally posted by ShakyMo ArenaNet was bought by NCSoft. Originally ArenaNet was independent and NCSoft was their publisher. But NCSoft formally bought them and made them semi-responsible for handling things outside of Guild Wars for the western market.
ANet does not run City of Heroes, but they did play a major role is westernizing Aion for example.
I would be really suprised if EA could get ANet. Also I the movers and shakers in Anet would leave. NCSoft gives Anet pretty free reign and are actually looked to for providing guidance about the western market rather than the other way around. There is no way an industry insider would be dumb enough to believe EA would do the same. |
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4/18/12 7:48:53 PM#56
They will buy out Projekt Red.....
Just so there is no chance their honest, integrity filled business approach providing quality games starts to make people wonder what they've been settling for out of the EAborg. And because the Bioware brand has taken a ton of PR hits the past 2 years, they need to rebrand it. Maybe call it "Projekt Alberta, Projekt Austin, etc." |
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4/19/12 8:57:45 PM#57
Originally posted by Elikal What about other older IPs like Legends of Kesmai and Silent Death? Those games being remade would be awesome. |
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4/20/12 9:09:47 PM#58
I really hope not. CD Projekt owns and backs gog.com. Which means not only would that kill a small but good game developer but perhaps even the one good legitimate source to get older games that are no longer being distributed. |
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4/20/12 9:23:18 PM#59
Excuse me, life ends as we know it on December 21st, 2012, so your prediction is neither accurate nor relevant. :) |
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4/20/12 9:28:41 PM#60
Originally posted by gestalt11 If Anet played a major role in westernzing Aion, then I will call myself very disappointed. That statement, by far, has cast a cloud of doubt on the company's ability to potentially realize something remarkable with GW2. I'm curious, how do you know that NCSoft gives Anet free reign? They don't appear to do that with any of their other investments, especially when profits are involved. |
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