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VGDomain: Critics vs Devs: Who’s to Blame?

Are critic’s being too picky nowadays, or are game developers just churning out low quality games because they know people will still buy them? VGDomain takes a look at this ongoing debate

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deepmovievoice5073d ago

seriously? no one has an opinion?

no_more_heroes5073d ago

topic like his you'd think, knowing the (people?) on this site, that this would be a hot topic, especially when the *insert console here* is inevitably brought up.

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both are. Who is to blame MORE? I honestly don't know. On one hand too many devs want to make the big budget blockbuster game when they simply just don't have that kind of ability, and on the other you have reviewers who use the technical characteristics of a game to measure how good it is. I'd much prefer a buggy (within reason), ugly game that's fun as hell to play than a technical masterpiece that puts me to sleep, controller in hand.

Don't tell me the textures are blurry and the polygon count is low. I don't play textures and polygon count. I play fun games, whether it's Mass Effect 2 or Crash Bandicoot 2, both of which I have played from beginning to end countless times (I even remembered all the secrets in Crash 2; muscle memory is real).

deepmovievoice5073d ago

i agree, i always have been and always will be a gameplay over graphics gamer

ALFAxD_CENTAURO5073d ago

Depends in the Critics.

There are good Critics, and there are bad Critics, like a Guy from Destructoid, I won't say his name.

There are good and bad Devs (Games) too.

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There are no "thoughtful" ads in video games, EA

There are no thoughtful ads in Video Games, EA. Leave them be.

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northpaws24d ago

I think the only type of games that can gets away with it would be sport games, having those sponsors ads on the side like on real life.

But don't put freaking Doritos ads in Star Wars or something, it breaks the immersion. If it is a pop-up ads, then big no.

Hofstaderman24d ago

EA can thoughtfully eff themselves.

Makersbreath224d ago

EA coming back for the crown of being perceived as the worst company in gaming.

Chocoburger23d ago (Edited 23d ago )

One of my favorite series is the THPS franchise, and it was packed with ads, but it didn't bother me. Posters for skateboard companies, JEEP, and Nokia phones. It did sort of fit in with the game world, but that was the past, these days ad would be intentionally intrusive or unskippable loading screen type of imagery. Ugh, I know EA would do it in a horrible fashion. Screw them.

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Report: Sexual Misconduct Investigation Conducted at EA, Suspects Named and What They Did Revealed

EA senior staff has been investigated for sexual misconduct involving female coworkers, and these said people have been named publicly.

isarai29d ago

Aye just call Phil, i mean he somehow made Bobby Kotick's scandal disappear and gave him a few million dollar high five on the way out.

Cacabunga29d ago

I wonder if it will be censored with some in game ads.

MrBaskerville27d ago (Edited 27d ago )

Microsoft did, Phil Spencer played a minor part. He instigated the buyout that led to Kotick escaping all his controversies while getting a golden handshake.

Someone on Twitter calculated that the people hired in Tango and Arkane Austin could get a decent salary for roughly 17 years for the money Kotick was paid.

InUrFoxHole26d ago

Yeah some thing tells me Kotics $ was already guaranteed before MS made the deal. As for the studios... Let's be honest here... none of those studios made system sellers.

XiNatsuDragnel29d ago (Edited 29d ago )

EA about to go down like Activision and then Phil saves the day saying.this is good for the industry and consolidation will help create competition. /s.

MrBaskerville27d ago

Then they shutdown Codemasters and studio behind Jedi Survivor.

Atleast they could hardly do much damage that EA hadn't allready done. EA has shut down most of their studios by now.

ravens5229d ago

What's up with all these horny creeps. You gon be horny, fine. Just not at work take care of that shit before you go in. Rub one out if you have to. Don't be a creep at all. ESPECIALLY at work. But don't be one AT ALL.

Extermin8or3_29d ago

I mean part of the issue is that things transpired outside of work....

MrBaskerville27d ago

That's the thing he mentioned about not being a creep at all.

KwietStorm_BLM29d ago

You think deviants care where they are? Work sometimes makes it an even better situation for them because they can abuse their power.

mudakoshaka28d ago

Nerds think they are Gods when they are making video games.

NotoriousWhiz29d ago (Edited 29d ago )

"it seems that according to EA, given the events transpired outside of work between two adults, and the fact that once investigation has started that the alleged perpetrators didn’t do it again, the investigation is considered closed. [...] The victim still has to work with the people that harassed her."

Yep, EA is disgusting.

Extermin8or3_29d ago

I mean the fact stuff happened outside of work puts EA in quite a difficult position legally. These women don't seem to have reported the matter to the police which kinda ties EA's hands on what they can do. If they don't file reports of the crimes then yeah from EA's perspective it is stuff that happened outside of work. The only exception is the guy that apparently referenced things in the slack channel for work, spending on what he said proving it may be very hard and he may well be able to get away with plausible deniability. I don't like EA and I think these people need to be dismissed but without any legal action being taken, EA can't really do much without risk of being sued themselves for unfair dismissal etc.

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EA to Spend Billions Boosting Share Prices After Mass Layoffs

EA has announced it will engage in a shareholder-pleasing share buyback program just a couple of months after mass layoffs at the studio.

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Yi-Long32d ago

Well, anything to make those shareholders happy, I guess. They're all that matters in this industry nowadays.

badboyz0932d ago (Edited 32d ago )

EA stocks haven't been profitable in over 5yrs. They better hope Take-two don't get the FIFA license lol.