Comments on: Bond to go annual, says analyst http://www.vg247.com/2008/09/16/bond-to-go-annual-says-analyst/ VG247.com Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:56:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Balbarian http://www.vg247.com/2008/09/16/bond-to-go-annual-says-analyst/comment-page-1/#comment-27645 Balbarian Tue, 16 Sep 2008 11:14:26 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/09/16/bond-to-go-annual-says-analyst/#comment-27645 No I don't have any grudge actually. I was aware when I mentioned EA that their 3rd party support that includes the new Rage game by EA has become exemplary in terms of subsidising OUTSIDE studios but other than that stuff like Facebreaker, developed in-house doesn't exactly restore confidence. That said that's not including issues not related to game development i.e. in terms of their draconian DRM restrictions they seem to be quite happy to lumber on people by including it in their games - one obvious example being Spore. If this practice is copied throughout the industry without consent of the wider gaming community we only have EA to blame for making this acceptable. I know this isn't the case YET however I don't think this situation is far off enough for their dominance not to have an impact in this respect. In this respect to think for one second EA or any companies dominance(despite some arguable spikes in game quality) bodes well or wholly to the benefit of the gaming community even in these circumstances I think would be foolish. No I don’t have any grudge actually. I was aware when I mentioned EA that their 3rd party support that includes the new Rage game by EA has become exemplary in terms of subsidising OUTSIDE studios but other than that stuff like Facebreaker, developed in-house doesn’t exactly restore confidence. That said that’s not including issues not related to game development i.e. in terms of their draconian DRM restrictions they seem to be quite happy to lumber on people by including it in their games – one obvious example being Spore.

If this practice is copied throughout the industry without consent of the wider gaming community we only have EA to blame for making this acceptable. I know this isn’t the case YET however I don’t think this situation is far off enough for their dominance not to have an impact in this respect. In this respect to think for one second EA or any companies dominance(despite some arguable spikes in game quality) bodes well or wholly to the benefit of the gaming community even in these circumstances I think would be foolish.

]]> By: Psychotext http://www.vg247.com/2008/09/16/bond-to-go-annual-says-analyst/comment-page-1/#comment-27637 Psychotext Tue, 16 Sep 2008 10:52:02 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/09/16/bond-to-go-annual-says-analyst/#comment-27637 But why would we welcome a yearly refresh of a game like this? Tie them to the films and be happy with it. But why would we welcome a yearly refresh of a game like this? Tie them to the films and be happy with it.

]]> By: Newbie101 http://www.vg247.com/2008/09/16/bond-to-go-annual-says-analyst/comment-page-1/#comment-27636 Newbie101 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 10:49:48 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/09/16/bond-to-go-annual-says-analyst/#comment-27636 "Behold Newbie101 is still a noob" *laugh* People still have this ‘grudge’ over EA don’t they. It’s funny, I don’t love EA, far from it, but let’s look at the games they have ‘farm out’ recently; Burnout Battlefield Series Mirrors Edge FIFA (which has been getting MUCH better) C&C (and the new Red Alert game which looks amazing) Spore Yes, they have bought a number of development companies who have done the above but they have continued to fund these projects and give them creative freedom it seems which they didn’t have to do. “Behold Newbie101 is still a noob”

*laugh*

People still have this ‘grudge’ over EA don’t they.

It’s funny, I don’t love EA, far from it, but let’s look at the games they have ‘farm out’ recently;

Burnout
Battlefield Series
Mirrors Edge
FIFA (which has been getting MUCH better)
C&C (and the new Red Alert game which looks amazing)
Spore

Yes, they have bought a number of development companies who have done the above but they have continued to fund these projects and give them creative freedom it seems which they didn’t have to do.

]]> By: Robo_1 http://www.vg247.com/2008/09/16/bond-to-go-annual-says-analyst/comment-page-1/#comment-27631 Robo_1 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 10:39:44 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/09/16/bond-to-go-annual-says-analyst/#comment-27631 LOL, at least we're on the same page Balbarian. LOL, at least we’re on the same page Balbarian.

]]> By: Robo_1 http://www.vg247.com/2008/09/16/bond-to-go-annual-says-analyst/comment-page-1/#comment-27629 Robo_1 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 10:38:59 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/09/16/bond-to-go-annual-says-analyst/#comment-27629 Goldeneye???? ;) Goldeneye???? ;)

]]> By: Balbarian http://www.vg247.com/2008/09/16/bond-to-go-annual-says-analyst/comment-page-1/#comment-27628 Balbarian Tue, 16 Sep 2008 10:38:43 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/09/16/bond-to-go-annual-says-analyst/#comment-27628 I suppose so but does stuff like Goldeneye always have to be a one-off then? I suppose so but does stuff like Goldeneye always have to be a one-off then?

]]> By: Blerk http://www.vg247.com/2008/09/16/bond-to-go-annual-says-analyst/comment-page-1/#comment-27626 Blerk Tue, 16 Sep 2008 10:37:43 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/09/16/bond-to-go-annual-says-analyst/#comment-27626 This is a Bond game, though. Quality doesn't enter into the equation. This is a Bond game, though. Quality doesn’t enter into the equation.

]]> By: Balbarian http://www.vg247.com/2008/09/16/bond-to-go-annual-says-analyst/comment-page-1/#comment-27624 Balbarian Tue, 16 Sep 2008 10:36:09 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/09/16/bond-to-go-annual-says-analyst/#comment-27624 Damn straight! Damn straight!

]]> By: Robo_1 http://www.vg247.com/2008/09/16/bond-to-go-annual-says-analyst/comment-page-1/#comment-27621 Robo_1 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 10:33:04 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/09/16/bond-to-go-annual-says-analyst/#comment-27621 Quality ------------------>Quantity Quality ——————>Quantity

]]> By: Balbarian http://www.vg247.com/2008/09/16/bond-to-go-annual-says-analyst/comment-page-1/#comment-27620 Balbarian Tue, 16 Sep 2008 10:31:56 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/09/16/bond-to-go-annual-says-analyst/#comment-27620 Uh... yeah but not so much that there's no room for quality or innovation so that they pump them out in an EA-ish fashion just to satisfy shareholders. Behold Acti's the new EA. Behold Newbie101 is still a noob. Uh… yeah but not so much that there’s no room for quality or innovation so that they pump them out in an EA-ish fashion just to satisfy shareholders. Behold Acti’s the new EA. Behold Newbie101 is still a noob.

]]> By: Newbie101 http://www.vg247.com/2008/09/16/bond-to-go-annual-says-analyst/comment-page-1/#comment-27616 Newbie101 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 10:18:57 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/09/16/bond-to-go-annual-says-analyst/#comment-27616 eh? How dare a games company continue to release games based on a popular franchise! eh? How dare a games company continue to release games based on a popular franchise!

]]> By: Robo_1 http://www.vg247.com/2008/09/16/bond-to-go-annual-says-analyst/comment-page-1/#comment-27614 Robo_1 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 10:06:20 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/09/16/bond-to-go-annual-says-analyst/#comment-27614 Indeed, a rather sad turn of events, unless they have two teams working on the franchise, so that each game gets at least two years development time. Indeed, a rather sad turn of events, unless they have two teams working on the franchise, so that each game gets at least two years development time.

]]> By: Balbarian http://www.vg247.com/2008/09/16/bond-to-go-annual-says-analyst/comment-page-1/#comment-27613 Balbarian Tue, 16 Sep 2008 10:04:26 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/09/16/bond-to-go-annual-says-analyst/#comment-27613 Oh dear! Activision-EA anyone? Oh dear!

Activision-EA anyone?

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