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Things that EA need to fix in FIFA 12

Gavin from Lazygamer has been struggling through FIFA 11 and has come up with a list of things that need to be fixed in FIFA 12

"I’ve recently gotten back into playing FIFA and have ploughed far to many hours into FIFA 11 in the last 2 weeks. It’s an absolutely fantastic title and is far better than I expected to be fair but some things had me pulling my hair out.

Now don’t get me wrong I am not good at the game so possibly some of the things I think they need to fix is just my bad ability but these are the things that have bugged me recently."

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imvix4849d ago (Edited 4849d ago )

They need to implement proper eyefinity support in game menus. Fifa 11 worked great ingame however the menus were kind of botched. For those wondering how the game looked on 3 screens :

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

Shows the entire field when you play, very helpful when playing specially with friends.

distorted_reality4849d ago

I think implementing hand balls in the game would be a nice touch as well.....as that's kind of an important thing to have.

They should also resolve their lefty bias issues - no referee or assistant in the game is lefthanded. Or female.

Major issues imo.

Also - the article writer couldn't find manager mode. Lol @ him.

rob_gamestribe4849d ago

You can turn hand-balls on in the My Fifa 11 menu. It often results in about 10 penalties per game though, as refs blow up whenever it brushes a players hand.

distorted_reality4849d ago

Must just be the PC version that doesn't have handballs, I just checked and couldn't find the option anywhere.

Tommykrem4848d ago

No loss really. Handballs hardly work at all in FIFA 11. It happens way too often (unless I've just been really unlucky here) and seems to strike completely at random.

That could be fixed, and perhaps free kicks. If they could do something not too different from FIFA 2003, that'd be swell.

Snakefist304849d ago

They need to change the Free kicks system.I cant even score goal from free kicks.

distorted_reality4849d ago

I thought the free kick system was fine tbh.....I don't have any problems scoring goals with any player with half decent accuracy and curve ratings. It could probably be explained a little better - but I think the overall mechanic itself is fine, just takes some practice.

Prophet1124848d ago

The one thing I hate about the free kicks is when the camera angle changes as the player kicks the ball, it should stay behind the kicker.

hennessey864849d ago

by not releasing this year and just update the strips and transfers so they can actually make a desent footy game.

cakeisalie4849d ago

You mean to say actually support a game they launchd just 6 months ago? Lol this is EA. They would rather launch a new game charge for it, leave some stuff unfixed so they can make another release a year later.

Malebaria4848d ago

The PS3 invite system still sends shivers down my spine.

Psychotica4848d ago

Very odd there isn't a normal season mode where I just pick a team and play a full season to win the championship.

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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.

isarai2d 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.

Cacabunga2d ago

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

XiNatsuDragnel2d ago (Edited 2d 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.

ravens522d 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_1d 23h ago

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

KwietStorm_BLM1d 23h ago

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

mudakoshaka1d 7h ago

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

NotoriousWhiz2d ago (Edited 2d 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_1d 23h 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-Long5d ago

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

badboyz095d ago (Edited 5d ago )

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

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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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thorstein68d 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.

Cacabunga67d ago

EA is already dying a painful death..

peppeaccardo67d ago

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

just_looken68d 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.

GamerRN67d ago

Maybe they should just focus on making good games?

Just a thought...

Kiryu199267d 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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Knightofelemia68d ago (Edited 68d 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.

Stuart575668d ago

EA layoffs followed by 'Generative AI to Drive Monetization'

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

ChasterMies68d 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.

DarXyde67d 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?

Barlos68d ago (Edited 68d 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.

CobraKai68d 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_looken68d 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...

Eonjay67d 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.

Chocoburger68d ago (Edited 68d 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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