Maxis' SVP Lucy Bradshaw gives an update on the status of the SimCity serves, apologies and promises something for the troubles the game has caused.
EA just hosted its quarterly financial conference call, and its executives have been asked to comment about the recent price hikes for games.
Today, Electronic Arts announced its financial results for the fourth quarter of its fiscal year 2025, alongside the full year.
Split Fiction has sold nearly 4 million copies, and the next battlefield is confirmed for a release by March 2026 with a reveal this Summer.
In addition to the roughly 100 job cuts IGN reported earlier today at Respawn Entertainment, EA has made wider cuts across its organization today, impacting around 300 individuals total including those already reported at Respawn.
Absolutely insane. Man I'm hope they land on their feet EA needs to get the shit together badly....
This is why this industry has slow releases and none compelling games.
Why would anyone willingly work in the VG industry or specifically for one of these globocorp organizations that put you in constant fear of losing your livelihood based on terrible choices made by idiotic management, not the people with talent making the actual games?
Nothing they can give us could really justify the metaphorical raping they've given us with this game, shy of maybe an offline patch.
Funny enough, it will probably just be some future DLC they took out of the finished game to begin with.
EA offering compensation? What's going on with the world today? I'm scared! Sadly it will probably be some special offer for micro-transactions or some other jerk off gesture.
I don't want an apology that your servers were inadequate. I want an apology that you're screwing over your loyal fans with this always online drm bullsh*t.
Edit
I just KNEW they were going to phrase it in the usual corporate bs "more people were playing than we expected because our game is soooo amazing! Sorry it's so popular!"
So, it's not JUST the DRM. Or the microtransactions. Or the DLC. Or the constant release of games that aren't ready. It's all of these things together that make me hate this company, this game and any other company or game that follows suit. This generation has NOT gotten me excited for next gen with these kinds of business practices to look forward to.