It seems when EA just lets developers do what they want and keep their "business strategies" out of it they make better games and don't suffer from these kinds of issues.ĮVERY single EA game that comes out with DRM gets pirated, and a fair number of people are actually boycotting the brand entirely now.Īnd lets not forget about the lawsuit.
Then you get events such as with Warhammer Online where they absorbed Mythic, but left Mythic to their own devices to make the game. For example, you get asinine events like Spore that should result in whoever suggested the DRM scheme to be fired. Please note that 70-80% of the people that purchased the game on Amazon gave it a 1 or 0 stars BECAUSE OF THE DRM.ĮA seems to be a bit too big of a company, the various departments don't seem to know what others are doing. Some people did both.Īlso, you can't go around touting that sales number as evidence "it worked" not just because of the RETURNED games (which the retailers pay for BTW, not EA) but also because of that whole Amazon consumer review scandal. Please note that B and A are not exclusive. Thank you.įiled Under: downloads, drm, piracy, securom, spore, video gamesĪfter they managed to sell close to 2 million copies the first three weeks a LOT of people A) returned the game and B) went and downloaded the pirated (DRM free) version. We offer a variety of ways for our readers to support us, from direct donations to special subscriptions and cool merchandise - and every little bit helps. But in order to continue doing so, we need your support.
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