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EA's micropayment ripoff: $2 Tutorials

Electronic Arts released today a set of video strategy guides for NCAA 07 Football and Madden NFL 07 over Xbox Live. Each five-minute tutorial costs 160 MS points ($2.00) and covers either Running, Passing, Run Defense, or Pass Defense.

That's right... you're paying for tutorials. You know, those things that were always included in games for free.

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Published: 1175 days 3 hours ago | News | Xbox 360 | Gaming

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Silverwolf - 1175 days 5 hours ago

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1 - What a shame!

For a multi million dollar company to do something like this is nothing short of embarrassing.

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jtdonnelly - 1175 days 5 hours ago

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2 - Um...EA

There's this thing called the internet that most people have already paid for, and the cool thing about it is they have access to all kinds of tutorials and game hints for free. 2K games all the way!!!

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joemutt - 1175 days 4 hours ago

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3 - This will get 0 downloads

They will learn when nobody buys it. Maybe the occasional accidental download, but I have some retirement stock in EA, so if it does sell, good, more money for me at retirement!

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calderra - 1174 days 22 hours ago

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4.1 - ^^^exactly!

People are trying to make such a huge deal- these are just miniature online strategy guides.

You might have a problem with those, too. But all of us have at least needed a peek at a guide or a forum for a little tip to beat SOME game in our lives. Some people are willing to pay for that (or too lazy to look it up for free, or etc).

And also- there's the myth of "free" content. Lots of game sites (like this one!) pay for their servers through all the ad banners and stuff on the site. Lots of people are already paying for that "free" content anyway, whether they realize it or not.

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f1r3waII K1LL3r - 1175 days 2 hours ago

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5 - LOL

Still not as bad as Grand turismo where polynphony(sorry if the spelling is wrong) wants you to pay alot of money to unlock cars and stuff. I doubt people will buy these tutorials though.

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ernande - 1175 days 2 hours ago

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So this is why EA only includes 8 page instruction booklets (actually they're only 2 thin pieces of paper folded in half).

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haloalldaylo - 1175 days 1 hour ago

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7 - I hate EA

with a passion.

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TMoney - 1175 days ago

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8 - 2K...All the way!

I thought it would be difficult boycotting all EA Sports titles. But with such tactics (on top of the horribly floaty controls in Madden...and the dismal reviews of NBA Live '07) it's not difficult at all. Sega and the 2K series continue to rule.

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THELANDSOFSAND - 1174 days 20 hours ago

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this is bs. avoid!

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PS360WiiRocks - 1174 days 19 hours ago

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wow wow and wow, this is rediculous, to whoever said it's like a mini strategy book, uh no, in football games they ALWAYS included training and stuff to learn the controls

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Antan - 1174 days 17 hours ago

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at the end of the day you dont have do buy these things, they are giving you a choice, any microtransaction is giving you a choice, and its upto you to decide. If you do you do, if you dont.........you dont!

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kewlkat007 - 1174 days 10 hours ago

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11.1 - Yes

were all aware we don't have to purchse this tutorial buddy. Still EA is BS. Im starting not to like them as a company. they are trying to monopolze sports franchises and thier games are starting to become stale.(ala Squeenix). First they took away my beloved NFL2K series from me then tried to do the same with NBA. Them bastards are getting greedy.

I guess thats what happens when you have lots of money...

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Jason 360 - 1174 days 1 hour ago

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12 - I knew it!

I knew EA would do this first.

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