Over the years, a few things have been omitted from the process of game reviews in favor of a more streamlined approach that is primarily focused on appealing to the lowest common denominator of gamer. Too often have we, as critics, felt satisfied with evaluating games from a shallow perspective without spending the time to dig deeper into the mechanics and theory behind the development of each title. It’s time we make a change.
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?
It is really up to us to not have a hissy fit/buy games when they get a score of 7.5 or 8.
I think yahtzee has the best score system - as in non-existent. A reviewer should be able to infer all the qualities of a numerical score in the content of the review, there's no need to reduce such a difficult and complicated medium to 8 or 9 out of 10. It's bizarre and exceptionally pointless. Critics should highlight the subjective nature of reviews and the importance of taking one person'a interpretations with a pinch of salt before removing the number system entirely.
No one ever complains abmiguity in yahtzee'a reviews because he uses phrases like "better than jesus" and "more fun than a triple c*nted hooker" - those words tell you everything you need to know without stamping a 9 on the game's cover.
It should not boil down to a numerical score. Players should actually READ the review to get an idea of how the game plays, not to have someone else's overall opinion dictate their own.