EA takes helm from LucasArts, will exclusively develop future 'Star Wars' games

[Rujasu]

And maybe EA reforms and stops being the biggest douchebags on the market!

 

[Goker]

It's not totally bad. At least DICE, Bioware and Visceral will actually develop games. Lucas Arts wasn't doing much. EA's business practices though, that's worrying.

 

[K-64]

Bioware? Haha! No, they're long gone now.

 

[romandude]

Did I just read that they're focusing on mobile and social games.

Incoming Farmville: Star Wars

 

[Krik]

Yay! I've always wanted to hire actual scruffy looking nerf herders.

 

[Slawtering]

Yay! I've always wanted to hire actual scruffy looking nerf herders.

I can't get this out of my head now:

隐藏

 

[ancalimon]

Am I the only one around here who doesn't like Star Wars?

I find your lack of faith disturbing 

Young and inexperienced this one is.

 

[Suspicous Pilgrim]

Holy ****, when will people realize that no gives a flying **** about mobile or social games? You can point to a chart saying that the latest Angry Bids spin-off sold great, but it's just a matter of time before these games hit their maximum capacity and people quit playing them. Mark my words.



Personally, I hope EA will develop "original" titles, so that they won't corrupt the good games like Battlefront/Jedi Knight/KOTOR etc.

 

[Goker]

They said they would be making games for core gamers. They probably wouldn't confuse core with casual.

 

[Suspicous Pilgrim]

I'm also curious if the new leadership over at EA will result in some less ****headery. The new "acting" CEO owns most of the stocks of EA, which are doing horribly right now.

 

[Æthelwulf]

Disney would handle all the social games. Also whilst the usual EA hate train steams on they just announced they won't be paying for firearms licences in their games anymore, but will still continue to use the name. Thank the heavens, I wouldn't know what to do if my E-11 blaster rifle was called a klobb.

 

[Suspicous Pilgrim]

I'm sure if they hand over Star Wars titles to BioWare and DICE we'll have a constant stream of "okay" games.

 

[Ringwraith #5]

隐藏: *snicker*

 

[Mad Vader]

Fixed for a 90s flashback.

Holy ****, when will people realize that no gives a flying **** about rap? You can point to a chart saying that the latest Tupac CD sold great, but it's just a matter of time before these mediocre random people making childish rhymes hit their maximum capacity and people quit listening to their whining and posturing. Mark my words.

It didn't really work that way, and neither will casual games simply go away.

 

[Suspicous Pilgrim]

You can't really compare music and video games.



Either way, I'd say pop is way more popular than rap. The 90's were all about rap, but it's been winding down for sure.

 

[romandude]

Here's the thing, Disney is focusing on what they always have, samming innocent children, even though the fact is that the people paying for Star Wars are adult fans and collectors.

 

[Slawtering]

Old cut footage for Battlefront 3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ip6xr3qLr70

 

[Kevlar]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ip6xr3qLr70#t=2m10s

Lol

"EA is literally hitler"

 

[Bluehawk]

But I thought Walt Disney was literally Hitler.

 

[Kawee]

You can't compare music to video games man 

Holy ****, when will people realize that no gives a flying **** about mobile or social games? You can point to a chart saying that the latest Angry Bids spin-off sold great, but it's just a matter of time before these games hit their maximum capacity and people quit playing them. Mark my words.

If anything, this makes it even more attractive.

Mobile/Social games cost less to make. If people move on from one big thing to another, that also means develop doesn't have to maintain the game as long.

So, in theory, EA could make 2-3 of these each year, and make big bucks as people go crazy over each one for 3-4 months each.