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EA: We ruined Need For Speed with studio 'death march'

EA has admitted that the decline in both sales and quality of the Need for Speed franchise was its own fault - for overworking one of its studios.

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dangert124968d ago

I was never a fan of need for speed until
there underground serious came out
IT WAS THE SHIT!!!
now its dead and im not a need for speed fan nomore
BRING BACK UNDERGROUND!!!!!!!!

showtimefolks4967d ago

we need a new games from underground which is built right a lot of cars,unlimited custmization/big city without and wanna be story.

it would be nice if they could do that on a new enginewith smart AI and much improved graphics

ExplosionSauce4967d ago (Edited 4967d ago )

I must agree. I did enjoy the Underground games quite a bit.
Although Most Wanted was pretty awesome too.
A mix between the two would be great.

My only problems with the games is that it was always either eternal night or sunset. Lol

WildArmed4967d ago

I liked Most Wanted Better.

BUt Underground was very good as well.

EvilBlackCat4967d ago

YUP!

Bring Back NEED FOR SPEED UNDERGROUND that was fun

Redempteur4967d ago

undergound was cool , but that was the beggining of the end ..

nfs was okay
nfs2 was good
NFS 3 was awesome
NFS4 was okay
NFS porche was an okay game but not a good need for speed
undergournd was good , most wanted was very good
hot pursuit 2 was very good ..

All the rest is shit

XXXCouture4967d ago

first you guys complain and complain that you wanted hot pursuit back. and now you got hot pursuit back, you want underground back? geez..

SandRazor4967d ago (Edited 4967d ago )

Hot Pursuit (Need for Speed 3, High Stakes, and Hot Pursuit 2) series was.

hot4play4967d ago

The original Hot Pursuit on the PS1 was my favorite! :)

rezzah4967d ago

The last best NFS was Most Wanted. We got Black Edition too so it was awesomer =)

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theonlylolking4967d ago

I loved the hot pursuit on PS2, this other one I cant remember and underground on PS2. All the others where ok or bad.

MGRogue20174967d ago (Edited 4967d ago )

I think Need For Speed Hot Pursuit 2 is going to somewhat redeem EA of all the criticism they've been getting with their previous NFS games..

I just know it, It's going to sell really well.. And people are going to have a blast on it! You can quote me on that too.. That's how confident I am about it. :P

Lazy_Gamer4967d ago

Wow now they're admitting? Not late at all eh, EA?

DelbertGrady4967d ago

Criterion won't make anyone disappointed.

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EA Hopes to Use Generative AI to Drive Monetization and Make Development 30% More Efficient

Today Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson provided a look into his ideas for the use of generative AI in the company's development processes.

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thorstein51d ago

I wonder what the next buzz word they'll slap in front of AI to make it sound exciting next? "Generative" as if it's creating its own content. Lol.

Cacabunga50d ago

EA is already dying a painful death..

peppeaccardo50d ago

i have a better idea .. why the whole exec team doesn't get replaced by chat bots ?

just_looken51d ago

Though i agree the ai thing is already in other forms of media there have been ai translations/scripts/voice over and even full ai commercials aired on tv. Ubisoft has created a ai game creator story/vo/music except the building of the game

The new unreal engine has auto terrain creation tools

In the world of greed in which it is winning without any major blow back ai is our future.

everyone want's biden dead on the mic or a criminal instead of a woman and now we are getting ai everything because no one will stop watching/playing ai created media.

GamerRN50d ago

Maybe they should just focus on making good games?

Just a thought...

Kiryu199250d ago

Exactly EA are just pure evil. When they are beating Bank of America to be voted the worst company to work for that’s saying a lot

Good thing I don’t buy their games day one and wait for deep deep sale years after launch (the select few games I am actually interested in)

Gaming is making so much money yet the greed of these companies is never ending

CEO’s and people on board making millions yet cutting jobs to those who are actually making the products

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Knightofelemia51d ago (Edited 51d ago )

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.

Stuart575651d ago

EA layoffs followed by 'Generative AI to Drive Monetization'

I knew it. Wonder what AI salary looks like? Nothing.

ChasterMies50d ago

I having a feeling that most of the layoffs in the industry are based on the idea that AI will do the same job for less.

DarXyde50d ago

Very likely, yes.

Made worse by the fact that the execs aren't changing their compensations.

My deepest fear at this point is that we are now in the capitalism endgame.

At this point, we really should just burn AI to the ground. Executives cannot be trusted to do the right thing.
How are those people expected to support families if everything gets automated?

Barlos51d ago (Edited 51d ago )

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.

CobraKai51d ago

Exactly. If or when games start becoming more AI than people, im done with gaming. AI and companies like EA can suck donkey d***k.

just_looken51d ago

Though i agree remember this is no ps3/360 era were we got up to 3 games in one generation from on developer like gears/halo/bioware/sony/ms

The people today are pro esg/sweet baby for the most part AAA gaming is imploding right now.

We should be stepping back re evaluate everything as a whole this year xmen 97 written/directed by a woman that is nuts and its also being made by a group reshaping bodies to be less sexual like wtf. A dam famous cartoon from the 90's is being rebuilt with millions spent to be worse in everyway.

Gaming/movies/tv shows made today are worse than what we had 7years ago ai won't change this but that ai is also being made by these groups so either way we are screwed.
https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Eonjay50d ago

Don't be of afraid of women. Sexy characters in games and movies still exist. Got my Stellar Blade on preorder!!! Everything all the time doesn't need to be sexual...that's stupid, childish and dull.

Chocoburger51d ago (Edited 51d ago )

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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EA And Sony Layoffs, Entertainment News And More Skewedcast

Gareth, Justin, and JoeyZ look at Layoff news for EA and Sony and reasons behind the downturn in the industry and more.

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Top 10 Iconic Cars In The Need For Speed Games

The Nerd Stash: "Here are the best iconic cars in the Need For Speed games that have become the signature of this franchise in the past two decades."

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