Last month, EA Labels president Frank Gibeau said that he felt "the time to launch an IP is at the front-end of the hardware cycle." His argument? That "if you look at the market dynamics, as much as there's a desire for new IP, the market doesn't reward new IP this late in the cycle. They end up doing okay, but not really breaking through."
But Insomniac Games CEO Ted Price - who is currently heading up development on new IP Fuse under EA's Partners programme - disagrees.
"Well, we're seeing evidence of that right now with Dishonored, right?" Price told VideoGamer.com when questioned about Gibeau's comments. "Dishonored is kicking ass out there as a new IP."
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Today Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson provided a look into his ideas for the use of generative AI in the company's development processes.
EA is still a shady shitty company even with or without the help of Skynet. All they will use AI for is new ways to milk loot boxes and come up with the same sports title with a different year on the label. They are one company I truly do hate with a passion. They single handedly ruined some great franchise with their death touch. ME, Dead Space, Alice Returns, Dante's Inferno.
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I knew it. Wonder what AI salary looks like? Nothing.
And take away creativity, and people's jobs as we've been seeing. Got it.
No thanks. I want my games created by people, not AI.
EA doesn't want to lose their title of worst gaming company ever, always trying their best to remain the champs!
What's sad is that they have so much potential to be a decent publisher.
SSX Tricky / SSX 3
Def Jam Vendetta / Fight for New York
NBA Street
NFL Steet
Mirror's Edge
Bad Company
Burnout 3 / 4 / 5
Remember when EA used to be awesome? It's all over with now. Unpolished, if not out-right broken games these days. Endless monetization and gambling in their sports games, and let's not forget wasting hours of your life trying to unlock characters or equipment using "surprise boxes!"
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"Well, I mean look, I believe, and we at Insomniac believe - and I think EA believes - that new IP can always succeed if it's a well-made game that offers players something that is compelling."
Well your new game isn't that so just go back to Sony.
I agree with what Ted Price is saying here, but unfortunately, unless there are a lot of changes, Insomniacs new game isn't going to prove it. Perhaps the way it plays will make up for the generic look though. We'll just have to wait and see.
I really loved Dishonored (only redboxed it), it gave me that special Bioshock feeling... WHICH IS AWESOME!
I personally think Insomniac is losing their luster... the uniqueness of their titles seems to errode with every new release they put out!
New ips at the end of console cycles always get over shadowed.
XIII
Bully
Shadow Of The Colossus
All fantastic, acclaimed games released at the end of last gen that underperformed by being overshadowed by current consoles.