EA just shut downed Maxis my childhood dev company.http://kotaku.com/ea...axis-1689454903
Also Westwood the RedAlert creators.
Battlefield Hardline is meh and BF4 had bugs seems rushed :/ ending and writing of Mass Effect 3 also worries me and it seems they are doing a reboot :c
Every life is a death sentence.
Eventually yes
oh, and personally i think Maxis died after Sims 2 
Nah. At least not yet. Either Dice or Visceral will die first since they have had recent failures (BF4 and DS3) while Bioware did good with DA:I.
DICE is EA's tentpole developer and the people responsible for the Frostbite 3 engine being used across multiple studios.
If they go it is because EA is exiting the core gaming market or is going bankrupt altogether.
Nah. At least not yet. Either Dice or Visceral will die first since they have had recent failures (BF4 and DS3) while Bioware did good with DA:I.
considering DICE is about to unleash Battlefront on the world the only way they get closed is if we get invaded by aliens
DICE is EA's tentpole developer and the people responsible for the Frostbite 3 engine being used across multiple studios.
If they go it is because EA is exiting the core gaming market or is going bankrupt altogether.
Ah yes that's a good point. I forgot about that.
Let us rebel against EA and Ubisoft before they ruin all our favorite franchises and childhood memories.
Let us rebel against EA and Ubisoft before they ruin all our favorite franchises and childhood memories.
Lets rebel against indie developers before they bury us in low budget crap 
I loved a studio named Origin Mythic Pandemic Westwood Maxis.
It died, it died.
EA said it was fine.
They lied, they lied.
Why oh why is Maxis dead?
Couldn’t the closures hit Ubisoft instead?
At least let Ubisoft live until The Division comes out. The Grim Reaper can take them away if they **** that game up.
EA just shut downed Maxis my childhood dev company.http://kotaku.com/ea...axis-1689454903
Also Westeood the RedAlert creators.
Battlefield Hardline is meh and BFR had bugs seems rushed :/ ending and writing of Mass Effect 3 also worries me and it seems they are doing a reboot :c
I'd say it would take 7 or 8 years minimum for Bioware to get shut down, but I don't think that it'll happen at that point because of how well they did with Inquisition. They'd have to really bomb their next release (Mass Effect Next?) for EA to shut their doors. I'd say that if any Bioware were to be on the chopping block it would probably be "Bioware" Austin, The Old Republic branch.
I wouldn't worry about for another 10 years or so.
I'm still super butt-hurt about Pandemic, never saw that one coming.
DICE is EA's tentpole developer and the people responsible for the Frostbite 3 engine being used across multiple studios.
If they go it is because EA is exiting the core gaming market or is going bankrupt altogether.
They'd just acquire some other studio that works on shooters and have them take over Battlefield
I'd say it would take 7 or 8 years minimum for Bioware to get shut down, but I don't think that it'll happen at that point because of how well they did with Inquisition. They'd have to really bomb their next release (Mass Effect Next?) for EA to shut their doors. I'd say that if any Bioware were to be on the chopping block it would probably be "Bioware" Austin, The Old Republic branch.
I wouldn't worry about for another 10 years or so.
with the Episode 7 hype Austin is probably as safe as DICE
with the Episode 7 hype Austin is probably as safe as DICE
Then I'd guess that Visceral is probably next in line. I sure didn't buy Dead Space 3, despite having 1 and 2, because they added co-op and I knew I'd miss content since I had no one else to play it with and because of my uncertainty with how the microtransactions were going to work. Glad I skipped it, because EA told them to tone it down, because 1 and 2 were "too scary".
I don't know though, Visceral, Austin, and DICE are all making star wars games and could feed off of that Episode 7 hype (Biowareis rumored, but not confirmed). Austin is just sitting on a 3 going on 4 year old one, but they've got them microtransactions that scared me off working for them, so...
Gotta keep milking those cartel coins.
I'd say it would take 7 or 8 years minimum for Bioware to get shut down, but I don't think that it'll happen at that point because of how well they did with Inquisition. They'd have to really bomb their next release (Mass Effect Next?) for EA to shut their doors. I'd say that if any Bioware were to be on the chopping block it would probably be "Bioware" Austin, The Old Republic branch.
I wouldn't worry about for another 10 years or so.
Inquisition was not a raging financial success. For all the hype and the GOTYs thrown at it, the reception from the general gaming community has been lukewarm. And I think sales reflect that.
It's been three and a half months since release and the only DLC news there has been is a vague "we're working on something" comment. Whereas Origins and Dragon Age II had story DLC released or officially announced already by this point.
Then there's the news of Gaider being shifted to another project. Now that could have a million different meanings (as could their cancelled project) but for a studio with supposedly wind at their back and more Doritos-approved accolades you can shake a Mtn Dew bottle at, they have been uncharacteristically silent with their marketing and advertising.
Perhaps it's a directive after the disastrous Dragon Age 2 and Mass Effect 3 marketing campaigns. But I sense all is not well in BioWare land. Mass Effect 4 might make or break them.
Of course I could be wrong, just an opinion.
Then I'd guess that Visceral is probably next in line. I sure didn't buy Dead Space 3, despite having 1 and 2, because they added co-op and I knew I'd miss content since I had no one else to play it with and because of my uncertainty with how the microtransactions were going to work. Glad I skipped it, because EA told them to tone it down, because 1 and 2 were "too scary".
I don't know though, Visceral, Austin, and DICE are all making star wars games and could feed off of that Episode 7 hype (Biowareis rumored, but not confirmed). Austin is just sitting on a 3 going on 4 year old one, but they've got them microtransactions that scared me off working for them, so...
well hopefully its The Sims Studio or EA Casual, and i really mean hopefully
or Spearhead, because i just found out EA Spearhead has existed for 16 years
RIP Maxis, well I expected it to happen sooner.
Eventually yes
oh, and personally i think Maxis died after Sims 2
My thoughts exactly.
tbh I have less faith in Sims Studios as well, ever since the release of Sims 4.
Inquisition was not a raging financial success. For all the hype and the GOTYs thrown at it, the reception from the general gaming community has been lukewarm. And I think sales reflect that.
It's been three and a half months since release and the only DLC news there has been is a vague "we're working on something" comment. Whereas Origins and Dragon Age II had story DLC released or officially announced already by this point.
Then there's the news of Gaider being shifted to another project. Now that could have a million different meanings (as could their cancelled project) but for a studio with supposedly wind at their back and more Doritos-approved accolades you can shake a Mtn Dew bottle at, they have been uncharacteristically silent with their marketing and advertising.
Perhaps it's a directive after the disastrous Dragon Age 2 and Mass Effect 3 marketing campaigns. But I sense all is not well in BioWare land. Mass Effect 4 might make or break them.
Of course I could be wrong, just an opinion.
I made a thread about ME4 a week ago. It seems Bioware wants to distance themselves from the original games :< http://forum.bioware...ot-in-disguise/
Inquisition was not a raging financial success. For all the hype and the GOTYs thrown at it, the reception from the general gaming community has been lukewarm. And I think sales reflect that.
It's been three and a half months since release and the only DLC news there has been is a vague "we're working on something" comment. Whereas Origins and Dragon Age II had story DLC released or officially announced already by this point.
Then there's the news of Gaider being shifted to another project. Now that could have a million different meanings (as could their cancelled project) but for a studio with supposedly wind at their back and more Doritos-approved accolades you can shake a Mtn Dew bottle at, they have been uncharacteristically silent with their marketing and advertising.
Perhaps it's a directive after the disastrous Dragon Age 2 and Mass Effect 3 marketing campaigns. But I sense all is not well in BioWare land. Mass Effect 4 might make or break them.
Of course I could be wrong, just an opinion.
I thought they claimed it met their sales goals or some such? I know a lot of people are divided on it, I personally felt it was better than 2, but worse than Origins because none of the choices mattered (you never got to see any of them have any sort of lasting effect) and you couldn't do anything evil, which really ruined my Palpatine inspired character 
After a couple months of thought, I'd classify it as an Action-Adventure game with a character creator before I would an RPG, just my opinion though. I still enjoyed the game, I enjoyed it a lot, but it didn't feel like Dragon Age to me.
As for the DLC, no idea. I'm guessing that they might (still) be struggling with the Frostbite engine.
I'm not too concerned about Gaider's departure though, if he had left the company I would have been, but the fact that he is just switching to a new IP... That makes sense to me, considering he's been working on Dragon Age for nearly 10 years, that's a long time to work on a single universe/project.
They have been extremely silent though, I concede that.
I do fully agree with you in regards to the next Mass Effect could make or break them. I figure that they'd be done for if it bombed.
I'm not too concerned about Gaider's departure though,
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