That's specifically for EA Sports, not the entire EA Games

Ah.

But decided to look through EA games and see when I last bought one. Last games I purchased from EA were Mass Effect 1, Spore and Dragon Age Origins.

So, 2008, 2008 and 2009 respectively.

Since then I have not purchased a game from EA that I can see. I did download the Star Wars Battlefront 1 demo. And I suppose I got Battlefield 1 packaged with my One S (never did install it though. Suppose I could give away code to anyone that wants it)

Meanwhile they will still be at least top 5 in profit for video game companies. Last EA game I bought was Dragon Age Inquisition, and even that felt pretty weak.

People are glad to burn Capcom when they mess up with SFV, which is much better now. But for some reason EA always gets a pass.

well, there's the thing though... they have some really good games, some mediocre ones and others that are just borderline unacceptable.

Battlefield 1 for me is the best FPS of the generation for example. The game engine is fantastic (same one that is used in Battlefront), but they knew better than to lock power ups behind a paywall. Loot boxes exist with plenty of cosmetic items, some weapons are unlocked through credits (that are earned quite quickly) and definitely no special protections (less damage, more energy, etc) available to any player.

So unless you really dislike FPS's as a whole, I'd say give BF1 a try. Even the campaign is pretty good, which is saying something because Battlefield is to me a multiplayer game only.

I just feel bad for DICE who had probably a short development time to come up with anything EA could sell for the holidays. This loot boxes system just stinks of not enough consideration being put into the game's lasting appeal, so they thought a long grind would keep people interested and coming back for more.

BF1 came out last year, this year they are still releasing new map packs, while dealing with such a massive license as Star Wars and deliver 1 year later.

I just hope this can be a learning experience for them.

Just cancelled mine after reading some reviews of the single-player. Doesn't sound like its worth it for someone who isn't into multiplayer that much.

Just watched the Jim Sterling video about this....apparently the Refund button is hidden for the game in Origin. You can still get a refund on your preorder through them, but you gotta call and deal with (probably overloaded and grumpy) customer service. Also, despite slashing the prices for earning the heroes, they've also slashed the amount you earn for playing the game dramatically. I'm a big PlayStation fan, and to a far lesser extent a Star Wars fan, but Sony absolutely bid on the wrong horse this holiday IMO.

I just don't understand for the life of me why so many people are getting upset over the Battlefront lootboxes. Star Wars Battlefront was an overhyped P.O.S. game and got a metascore of 73/100 despite all the marketing. That's only 1 point higher than No Man's Sky.

Complaining about lootboxes in Battlefront 2, is about as silly as complaining about lootboxes in Bubsy. You shouldn't be interested in these games. There are tons of games out this year that are infinitely better than these games. But people simply lack good taste, and want to play their lowest common denominator shooter.

Battlefront 1's score is largely due to it being lackluster in content compared to prior battlefront games. 2 was going to remedy this, as well as have a single player mode. THus people were hoping it would be like it's predecessor battlefront 2. Also no man's sky is over rated. It should be lower than 72

But regardless of review score, fans of a game should be upset with shady practices in their game. Doesn't matter if the game is the last of us or bubsy, people don't want loot boxes.

haha wow.

Chazore said: haha wow.

So... it's pretty much a placebo effect ..