Comments on: Microsoft to buy Electronic Arts? http://www.bruceongames.com/2009/09/24/microsoft-to-buy-electronic-arts/ A veteran's view on marketing games Fri, 23 Sep 2011 19:01:38 +0000 hourly 1 By: JV http://www.bruceongames.com/2009/09/24/microsoft-to-buy-electronic-arts/comment-page-1/#comment-6016 JV Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:20:07 +0000 http://www.bruceongames.com/?p=2588#comment-6016 "Also they seem not to have adapted well to the brand building necessary when you create original IP." Touché. We can see this in action especially with Dragon Age now. Blood spatters, metallic sounds and Marilyn Manson in the trailers – it's like a bad joke. First time in years, I'm concerned about a BioWare game... “Also they seem not to have adapted well to the brand building necessary when you create original IP.”

Touché. We can see this in action especially with Dragon Age now. Blood spatters, metallic sounds and Marilyn Manson in the trailers – it’s like a bad joke. First time in years, I’m concerned about a BioWare game…

]]> By: Corn dog http://www.bruceongames.com/2009/09/24/microsoft-to-buy-electronic-arts/comment-page-1/#comment-5956 Corn dog Sun, 27 Sep 2009 04:07:14 +0000 http://www.bruceongames.com/?p=2588#comment-5956 Brian you always write about a article that makes you yawn? Do you always take time out to write three paragraphs on a article that you challenge as being news? I'd hate to see how much you write about something that is news to you. If it is so unimportant you would not have written. It did get a rise out of you even if you hate Microsoft, and EA it motivated you. So..... Brian you always write about a article that makes you yawn?

Do you always take time out to write three paragraphs on a article that you challenge as being news? I’d hate to see how much you write about something that is news to you. If it is so unimportant you would not have written. It did get a rise out of you even if you hate Microsoft, and EA it motivated you. So…..

]]> By: Nils Jørgen http://www.bruceongames.com/2009/09/24/microsoft-to-buy-electronic-arts/comment-page-1/#comment-5942 Nils Jørgen Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:46:36 +0000 http://www.bruceongames.com/?p=2588#comment-5942 no no no no no, leave EA alone, they were finally slowly turning around and repenting from their cocaine bucket policy off releasing crap games to fill said cocaine bucket. no no no no no, leave EA alone, they were finally slowly turning around and repenting from their cocaine bucket policy off releasing crap games to fill said cocaine bucket.

]]> By: PixPol http://www.bruceongames.com/2009/09/24/microsoft-to-buy-electronic-arts/comment-page-1/#comment-5940 PixPol Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:17:35 +0000 http://www.bruceongames.com/?p=2588#comment-5940 Nice one, Bruce. It'd be interesting to see if this comes to fruition, how it might impact the online games market. Microsoft is light on heavy titles, and EA has experience launching them. Come to think of it, I can't think of a single memorable MMORPG released by Microsoft. This is fragile territory for them. Nice one, Bruce. It’d be interesting to see if this comes to fruition, how it might impact the online games market. Microsoft is light on heavy titles, and EA has experience launching them. Come to think of it, I can’t think of a single memorable MMORPG released by Microsoft. This is fragile territory for them.

]]> By: Brian http://www.bruceongames.com/2009/09/24/microsoft-to-buy-electronic-arts/comment-page-1/#comment-5931 Brian Fri, 25 Sep 2009 03:10:11 +0000 http://www.bruceongames.com/?p=2588#comment-5931 *yawn* Hmm, i'm sorry..this is news? EA been on the wrong side of the hate stick for years, at this point the EA headquaters could burn down to the ground and i very much doubt that many gamers would care. MS has also been on the bad side of..well..PC users for years. Sounds like a match made in hell to me. Whatever, EA will still chug out the same game with improved graphics for the kidies to drool over...only they'll be owned by MS...big deal. *yawn*

Hmm, i’m sorry..this is news?

EA been on the wrong side of the hate stick for years, at this point the EA headquaters could burn down to the ground and i very much doubt that many gamers would care.

MS has also been on the bad side of..well..PC users for years. Sounds like a match made in hell to me.

Whatever, EA will still chug out the same game with improved graphics for the kidies to drool over…only they’ll be owned by MS…big deal.

]]> By: corn dog http://www.bruceongames.com/2009/09/24/microsoft-to-buy-electronic-arts/comment-page-1/#comment-5921 corn dog Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:51:23 +0000 http://www.bruceongames.com/?p=2588#comment-5921 My list of favorite EA game series: Battlefield series Burnout series Command & conquer series Crysis FIFA series Half-life series Harry potter series lef 4 dead madden NFL series (is HUGH in the USA) mass effect (auto exclusive) medal of honor series mirrors edge MVP baseball NASCAR series(in USA) NBA Live need for speed series portal (I can really see this one on NATAL) red alert Sims Series simcity series The godfather Tiger woods series Def JAm F1 series fight night series james bond series rock band series My list of favorite EA game series:
Battlefield series
Burnout series
Command & conquer series
Crysis
FIFA series
Half-life series
Harry potter series
lef 4 dead
madden NFL series (is HUGH in the USA)
mass effect (auto exclusive)
medal of honor series
mirrors edge
MVP baseball
NASCAR series(in USA)
NBA Live
need for speed series
portal (I can really see this one on NATAL)
red alert
Sims Series
simcity series
The godfather
Tiger woods series
Def JAm
F1 series
fight night series
james bond series
rock band series

]]> By: corn dog http://www.bruceongames.com/2009/09/24/microsoft-to-buy-electronic-arts/comment-page-1/#comment-5919 corn dog Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:32:07 +0000 http://www.bruceongames.com/?p=2588#comment-5919 Great points Bruce, especially the one on if they don't some one else will. I think that Apple along with other large companies want a piece of the video game pie. They dont care that it is previously a two horse race, and for the last two generations has been a three horse race. They want in. Especially Apple! Maybe a China, or Korea based company may want it. This would be perfect economics by them by the way. I don't see why it has not happened yet. I think Microsoft will spend the money just because they KNOW Apple has set sight publicaly on them! This is the wa to attack microsoft at home on the PC, and Console, as well as handheld. Also microsoft will have built in exclusives, all while address the crique of their in house development houses. Ever since Peter Moore went to EA I have wondered if it has a second reason. He can come back to get promoted in Microsoft (he still has the Halo tatoo). He would be automatic due deligence (just kidding). Great points Bruce, especially the one on if they don’t some one else will. I think that Apple along with other large companies want a piece of the video game pie. They dont care that it is previously a two horse race, and for the last two generations has been a three horse race. They want in. Especially Apple! Maybe a China, or Korea based company may want it. This would be perfect economics by them by the way. I don’t see why it has not happened yet.

I think Microsoft will spend the money just because they KNOW Apple has set sight publicaly on them!
This is the wa to attack microsoft at home on the PC, and Console, as well as handheld. Also microsoft will have built in exclusives, all while address the crique of their in house development houses.

Ever since Peter Moore went to EA I have wondered if it has a second reason. He can come back to get promoted in Microsoft (he still has the Halo tatoo). He would be automatic due deligence (just kidding).

]]> By: Tex Pine http://www.bruceongames.com/2009/09/24/microsoft-to-buy-electronic-arts/comment-page-1/#comment-5914 Tex Pine Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:43:33 +0000 http://www.bruceongames.com/?p=2588#comment-5914 I hope someone buy EA soon. The game industry had enough of months-long crunch mode, and EA influences other companies on this regard. Crunch is for very short periods when needed, not for 6 to 9-months all the way through. This is stupid. I hope someone buy EA soon. The game industry had enough of months-long crunch mode, and EA influences other companies on this regard. Crunch is for very short periods when needed, not for 6 to 9-months all the way through. This is stupid.

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