EA Screwed Themselves For Greed

November 21, 2017 / Chris Langner

EA's attempt to take microtransactions to a new low with Star Wars Battlefront II has massively backfired on the company. How will this affect future games going forward?

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EA Buys Respawn... Dammit

November 10, 2017 / Chris Langner

Right after shutting down Visceral Games, EA is spending over $400 million on the developer of Titanfall. Are microtransactions coming back?

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EA Shuts Down Star Wars Developer For Cash Money

October 18, 2017 / Chris Langner

Visceral Games is EA's latest victim. Find out how they're gonna screw up Star Wars!

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