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[Servant Corps]

It seems EA has bought The Escapist. The gimmick is that you can unlock three cool items for Dragon Age: Origins by playing this game.

But anyway, this flash game is said to be a tactical RPG and a cross between M&M and Diablo. I'm going to be playing it, and who knows? It might actually be good.

[Tilla]

..how is it you get 'EA bought the Escapist' just because they're reporting news related to a highly anticipated video game exactly?

[Cheeetar]

An overwhelmingly positive response to a flash game. 'The Dragon Age franchise keeps getting better and better'.

[Cthulhu]

The comments are really positive too.  Have you guys considered maybe it's just a good game?

[a1s]

The comments are really positive too.

Then they must be fake comments made by fake users. from Fakeland! 
(that's still more likely than EA releasing a good game, you know...)

[Xotes]

Oh, for the love of-

Just because EA is publishing it does not mean all connected to it is automatically shit. Yes, they do have a tendency to MAKE shit, but doing it too often gets them killed financially, so they pump out a good game every once in a while.

I'm just sick of seeing all the OH IT'S EA IT SUCKS shit around here.

And, yes, I did try it. It's actually surprisingly good.

[Grishnak]

I'm just sick of seeing all the OH IT'S EA IT SUCKS shit around here.

Ugh, me too. Its like fanboys, only in reverse. EA makes quite a few good games, but they just over hype everything which makes most of everything a let down. And like Xotes said, if they make nothing BUT shit games, they would go bankrupt so they are obviously doing something right.

[Cthulhu]

I'm just sick of seeing all the OH IT'S EA IT SUCKS shit around here.

Ugh, me too. Its like fanboys, only in reverse. EA makes quite a few good games, but they just over hype everything which makes most of everything a let down. And like Xotes said, if they make nothing BUT shit games, they would go bankrupt so they are obviously doing something right.

BUT TE PAYLER ARE STUPD SO DEY BUY GAEMS ENYWAY EA IS MONEY GRUBER

[Servant Corps]

I was making a joke. Usually, rumors go around that the only reason reviewers give good reviews is that they have been bribed beforehand by the game company. EA made that game, Escapist gave a good review, hence I concluded EA bribed The Escapist.

I have many games made by EA, and I actually like them. I just saw The Escapist's review as a little...too...uncritical.

[Sir Pseudonymous]

...EA made that game...

"EA" didn't make the game, "bioware" did. Bioware was bought by EA, whose only role in the matter is overhyping and generally degrading the value. If the game is good, it is in spite of EA's meddling.

[Cthulhu]

I get it now.  I see what's going on.  The Soviets used some kind of psychic bomb to destroy capitalism by making us imagine the CEOs of all major corporations as Snidely Whiplash.  It's the only explanation for this.

[Croquantes]

Ugh, me too. Its like fanboys, only in reverse. EA makes quite a few good games, but they just over hype everything which makes most of everything a let down.

Wait, what? There's a reason why marketing exists (to create a market for shitty games?). People spend their whole careers, getting paid to generate hype. If one has an issue with EA Marketing, you can forward your grievances to the EA Marketing Department.

They might not hear your mail arrive as they'll be too busy rubbing themselves with wads of cash.

[Grishnak]

Ugh, me too. Its like fanboys, only in reverse. EA makes quite a few good games, but they just over hype everything which makes most of everything a let down.

Wait, what? There's a reason why marketing exists (to create a market for shitty games?). People spend their whole careers, getting paid to generate hype. If one has an issue with EA Marketing, you can forward your grievances to the EA Marketing Department.

They might not hear your mail arrive as they'll be too busy rubbing themselves with wads of cash.

Which is why I torrent EVERYTHING before I buy it. If its good, I pay for it, if its not, I move on.  So they only get my loot if they make a good game. And there are plenty of "pirates" that do this. Hell, I pirated Half-Life 2  three days before release, and beat it on release day. A week later I went out and bought it, even after I downloaded it and beat it for free. Then when the Orange Box came out, I bought that too. Same for L4D.

Halo 3? Tried it, thought it was horrible, didnt buy it. Even after it was proclaimed the "greatest game in the universe for ever and always" by every reviewer that touched it, and every fanboy on the planet. Sorry folks, game sucks. And, as a result I wont even attempt ODST, which is a cheap ass way to continue cashing in on Halo 3. Its the same game ffs. Guess what? Big huge money grubbing conglomerate of evil/doom/diapers/whatever wont get my money.

But seriously, all you see around here is all that "OMG BIG CORPORATION GONNA GAT MAH MONIEZ! NOES I CANT HAS THAT EVEN IF IT MITE BE A GUD GAME. EA BLAH BLAH BLAH".

Id love to say I dont condole piracy, but the simple fact that EVERY game company, large or small, will put out junk, not release a demo and charge 50/60 bucks for a game that I dont even know if I will like/can run drives me to it anyways. And, when it proves to be junk, Im glad I didnt waste my money on a game that you cannot return for a refund. But if said game is good it gets my money, EA/2k/whoever.  This way I dont miss out on good games just because they made it, and dont waste my money if it sucks. Good day.




Ps. I SAID GOOD DAY!

[yamo]

EA=Sex-love

[Servant Corps]

You know, I'd really like it if anybody actually played this game, and that this thread discusses the game itself, rather than some joke that I didn't think people would take seriously.

"EA" didn't make the game, "bioware" did. Bioware was bought by EA,

Which means that EA is the developer of this game, and Bioware is just a studio within EA. Therefore, I stick with my contention.

People spend their whole careers, getting paid to generate hype.

Hm, I'm thinking of creating a thread about how to generate hype for Pong...