EA: Ruin Everything

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• Nobody@anarchist.nexus ⁨4⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

  I keep hearing that EA isn’t responsible for this, because BioWare games have gone to shit recently. Does anyone honestly believe that EA’s takeover, corporate culture, and demands on the studio didn’t contribute to the drop in quality?

  EA and other corpos’ death grip doesn’t start at the end when it all falls apart. The death grip is there from the moment you sell.

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• lazylemons@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

  They made my 2 favorite game series of all time. While we all known they fell a long time ago, this still makes me sad.

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• Brum@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Eh. Bioware died a long time ago.

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  • TwoBeeSan@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Alternate headline:

    “The reanimated corpse of your loved one is now at peace.”

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  • sanpo@sopuli.xyz ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Right. Sucks for the people working there, but the BioWare we miss was already gone, so it doesn’t hurt that much.

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  • ItWasTheDNS@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Yeah, but now we miss out on playing a rushed mass effect game and getting to complain about it not measuring up for a couple weeks. Now I have to find something new to do in August 2027

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  • thoro@lemmy.ml ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Yeah when EA purchased them.

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  • flameleaf@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

    It has been a long time since I bought an EA game, yeah. Bioware was their only developer that I cared for.

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• TheTechnician27@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Electraudi Artsrabia

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• happysplinter@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  This makes me sick to my stomach. I know the last dragon age and mass effect weren’t good. But I was still hopeful despite knowing better. There at least was a chance the next ME would be good. I didn’t get far in veilguard, and I’ll probably never finish it, but I still want to fuck around in Thedas. Like others have said this isn’t a surprise, but it hurts me to see this happen to what was once my favorite studio.

  I should go.

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• RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I gotta be honest, this is not unexpected at all.

  BioWare released 4 games since 2017, one of which was just a remaster/collection of the older Mass Effect titles. The other three games were Mass Effect Andromeda, Anthem, and Dragon Age Veilguard, all of which aren’t exactly considered the studio’s best work. These games did not sell well, obviously (and in some cases there are EA earning reports that confirm this), leading to studio closure. Honestly I am surprised this didn’t happen sooner.

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  • AustralianSimon@lemmy.world ⁨30⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

    I’m a big fan of Bullfrog (own every game) and saw the writing on the wall when Bioware got bought.

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  • zikzak025@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    The talent that actually made BioWares reputation probably havent been at that studio for a while.

    Exactly. A few key figures left not long after the EA buyout. The rest trickled out over time. The Wikipedia article for Dragon Age Veilguard has an entire section dedicated to the revolving door of key staff leaving or being laid off over the course of its development.

    It’s far from everyone, but a few names from the old Bioware are currently working on this game set to release next year, which is billing itself as a sort of spiritual successor to Mass Effect:

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exodus_(2027_video_game)

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