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EA: digital is “what we’re all about”

EA made 76% of its revenue from digital business last quarter, and the publisher “burned the ships and marched inland”, according to EA Labels boss Frank Gibeau.

FlameHawk3961d ago

Says the one losing to Steam. The only reason they are going digital is because they can make more money.

Flavor3961d ago

"The only reason they are ________ is because they can make more money."

You ain't MBA material.

BitbyDeath3961d ago

Probably counting PS+ freebies :-p

Shad0wRunner3961d ago

No EA...screwing people over, is "what you're all about."

USMC_POLICE3961d ago

I don't want all digital...ever

KwietStorm_BLM3961d ago

It's likely to happen at some point.

BitbyDeath3961d ago

So is a zombie apocalypse but why rush it?

Soldierone3961d ago

Not any time soon. If it were to happen, then music would already be 100 percent digital. Yet CD's are still sold everywhere. Why? Because people like me will not buy digital, you have absolutely no rights when you do.

Bigpappy3961d ago (Edited 3961d ago )

'Soldierone', I have 1000+ of the greatest hips I know on a thumb drive that I use in my car. When I need to ad a song I go to amazon and download in seconds. I can do anything I want to with that music. More that you with the physical disk (including rights). I challenge you to tell be 1 advantage you have buying the CD over buying digital.

We can demand ownership rights to Digital in the U.S and I am sure the courts will back the public on this. Amazon does it right.

USMC_POLICE3961d ago

yes and it's likely that nuclear war will happen at some point but that don't mean lets start it next week just because it will happen in the future

rainslacker3961d ago (Edited 3961d ago )

@pappy

how nice for you. I don't download stuff for the most part. I like my physical products. What you want, and what you do, is not even the norm.

When the courts decide we have ownership on digital products, I may change my preference, or at least be willing to use digital more.

Also one advantage? It's what I like. It's how I consume my media. It works for me.

Having a physical copy means I'm not at the mercy of the content provider for access to my purchases. That's a pretty big advantage to me.

Don't care how many people are saying something is the future, I like what I like. A CD or game collection is much more impressive sitting on a shelf than just telling people that you spent a whole bunch of money on a bunch of 1's and 0's that you don't even own. I guess with digital we could boot up the system to show it off, but that's not quite as natural as someone looking at it and asking you about it. Doing it the digital way is more forced, and somewhat narcissistic...not really natural at all.

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KwietStorm_BLM3961d ago

I didn't say next week, I didn't say next year, but you said you don't want digital ever. I'm saying you're gonna have to accept it at some point, that's all.

famoussasjohn3961d ago

Good luck with that. We're transitioning and will eventually be in an all digital state.

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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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northpaws10d 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.

Hofstaderman10d ago

EA can thoughtfully eff themselves.

Makersbreath210d ago

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

Chocoburger9d ago (Edited 9d 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.

isarai16d 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.

Cacabunga15d ago

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

MrBaskerville13d ago (Edited 13d 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.

InUrFoxHole13d 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.

XiNatsuDragnel16d ago (Edited 16d 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.

MrBaskerville13d 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.

ravens5215d 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_15d ago

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

MrBaskerville13d ago

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

KwietStorm_BLM15d ago

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

mudakoshaka15d ago

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

NotoriousWhiz15d ago (Edited 15d 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_15d 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-Long19d ago

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

badboyz0919d ago (Edited 19d ago )

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