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Posted: Nov 10th 2009 10:07AM Dance Mofo said

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I want a blu-ray DVD of this movie.
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Posted: Nov 10th 2009 11:45AM (Unverified) said

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great movie
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Posted: Nov 10th 2009 12:07PM Bubbameister33 said

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*Nothing like your wife getting gangbanged by your clones and you being left out.

(This never happened in the movie)
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Posted: Nov 10th 2009 10:08AM Dark Archon PSN Archonik XBL Dar said

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Could I get a backwards compatible Rock Band 3, please?
The old RB2 interface and look is starting to look very tired. And Activision is catching up with the features and even going beyond that.
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Posted: Nov 10th 2009 11:02AM baby sea tuna said

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Really? What's it not already doing that you want it to do? Aside from an official jukebox mode.
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Posted: Nov 10th 2009 2:37PM Dark Archon PSN Archonik XBL Dar said

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I'd really like a Party Mode with music shuffle. I use RB2 for parties a lot and a non-punishing way to drop in and out would be great. And that's pretty much all I want updated... Maybe, better star rating support AKA Rock Band 1 way... and updated, some new venues, clothes and sharper visuals because looking at the ones in RB2 everyday for the last 2 years got quite old.
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Posted: Nov 10th 2009 10:11AM (Unverified) said

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Here comes all the people trying to defend EA. I'm sure we'll hear "It's all Activision's fault!"


Companies exist to make money. It's just good business.

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Posted: Nov 10th 2009 11:16AM Duke said

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You're right, but I think it's understandable for people to be mad that more new IP's won't make it to market and the company that said they were going to bring us those new IP's has pulled back.
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Posted: Nov 10th 2009 12:11PM Assmar said

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Especially when said company sells a record number of FIFA units, as well as other established franchises.
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Posted: Nov 10th 2009 10:13AM Freak mojo said

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I get it, but it sucks.

It was fun while it lasted though. Some new IPs to give us gamers hope that there was some fresh games out there. Kiss it goodbye.
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Posted: Nov 10th 2009 10:21AM darkinchworm said

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Sunnuvabitch...
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Posted: Nov 10th 2009 10:15AM Sargonas said

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That's the downside to being a Publicly Traded Company :( No matter the best of intentions of the company itself, you have to do what the shareholders want you to do that, in their mind, is profitable. If you don't, they just vote out your executive team and put in place a new one who will. Sadly you spend more time trying to keep other people happy, who might not know what is best for the company as you, than doing what is truly right.
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Posted: Nov 10th 2009 10:20AM targetrender said

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can't blame EA too much. They have to remain profitable to survive, but it sucks for new IP's , and all the people that lost their jobs.
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Posted: Nov 10th 2009 10:19AM McBrick said

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This is the death knell for Mirror's Edge and Dead Space then, I suppose? That's sad, but then again I'm part of the problem since I bought neither.
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Posted: Nov 10th 2009 10:22AM targetrender said

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Dead Space is awesome. buy it now. It's cheap.
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Posted: Nov 10th 2009 10:27AM EvoHelix said

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I'm pretty sure that both Mirror's Edge and Dead Space are considered to be established IP since they already have games out. Dead Space 2 had better come out. I want some more boot-stomping goodness.

What was the name of that game where you were supposed to survive in a city just after a huge earthquake or meteor shower or something? Was that EA?
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Posted: Nov 10th 2009 10:36AM Petebot330 said

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@EvoHelix: I think that was by Ubisoft. I remember being really excited about it. Mostly because I have yet to see an in-game version of Chicago.
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Posted: Nov 10th 2009 10:49AM McBrick said

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evohelix: I don't believe either sold over 2M, despite good critical reception. I suspect they're both on the wrong side of EA's analysis. I hope I'm wrong.
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Posted: Nov 10th 2009 10:56AM HTCEVO said

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Every time I read your posts in my head, I do it in Fat Bastard's voice.. damn your avatar! haha
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Posted: Nov 10th 2009 11:43AM TheDarkWayne said

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you dont have to sell 2M to be considered a success you know, anything past 500,000 is great, and im sure Dead Space did at least a single M
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Posted: Nov 10th 2009 12:11PM comradetrotskii said

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"you dont have to sell 2M to be considered a success you know..."

Maybe you don't have to sell 2M. EA currently thinks you have to though:

"all of them are selling or have sold in their most recent edition two million units or more."

According to VGchartz Dead Space sold around 1.5 million copies. (Note that i do not entirely trust VGchartz, but it's a ballpark figure)

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Posted: Nov 11th 2009 10:59AM DrunkMIffy said

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Whats this survival game called?
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Posted: Nov 10th 2009 10:30AM Desecron said

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So long 'likable-EA', we hardly knew ye.

RIP Mirror's Edge 2 and Dead Space 2 :(
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Posted: Nov 10th 2009 11:05AM baby sea tuna said

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Dead Space did pretty well. I expect a sequel.

Mirror's Edge, on the other hand, was not so great and sold accordingly.
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Posted: Nov 10th 2009 12:07PM Mr Khan said

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Yeah, i'm pretty sure that they kicked Mirror's Edge to the curb, while they continued to cultivate Dead Space

2's status is in doubt, i should say, since i think their studio was one of the harder hit by the layoffs. Not sure though.
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Posted: Nov 10th 2009 12:17PM SonicH04 said

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Mirror's Edge sold over 1M, and they did confirm that they're working on the next one here: http://www.videogamer.com/news/ea_confirms_small_team_working_on_mirror_s_edge_2.html

Now whether or not they continue production is up in the air. I really hope they do... ME was an amazing concept, had an invigorating visual style, and if they could work out some of the kinks it could become a solid franchise.
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Posted: Nov 10th 2009 10:35AM Warlock said

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It's a shame, EA was finally starting to not suck. Maybe they can still keep it up? That's probably wishful thinking.

Also, great picture. I loved that movie.
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Posted: Nov 10th 2009 10:44AM ripvanwinkle said

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I blame Activision >_>
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Posted: Nov 10th 2009 10:54AM Slaziman said

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Bummer.
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Posted: Nov 10th 2009 10:55AM HTCEVO said

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Wow, that didn't last long. Oh well, so much for EA being the good guys...

At the very least, it's horrible 1500 had to lose their jobs.
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Posted: Nov 10th 2009 11:06AM ducttapeBigSexy said

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Excellent! I was so hoping for Madden TO_CHAR(SYSDATE, 'YYYY') instead of Mirror's Edge 2!

Oh wait, no I wasn't...
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Posted: Nov 10th 2009 11:21AM (Unverified) said

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Well I'm sure EA North with the swell NHL franchise will still rock.
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Posted: Nov 10th 2009 11:20AM Berzerk said

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If this lets them move towards a profitable state, I'm ok with it, as long as they're willing to experiment here and there.
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Posted: Nov 10th 2009 11:23AM b4dmash said

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So sad.... It never pays to be good (except in movies, books n games)
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Posted: Nov 10th 2009 11:29AM mietha said

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The only thing I give a crap about that they publish is Rock Band. Please God let that be in the continue camp, and not the cut camp. If they want to make a decent NHL game again, that would be nice too.
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Posted: Nov 10th 2009 11:33AM (Unverified) said

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They have been making great NHL games for the past two years. Where have you been?
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Posted: Nov 10th 2009 11:42AM TheDarkWayne said

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I dont think it's such a bad thing. Look at it this way, last year we got a bunch of great new IPs that sold successfully. Battlefield Bad Company, Dead Space, Spore, Skate, Burnout, and some others that didnt sell quite as well, and we got some new onest his year too that could be turned into "exploitable" franchises like Dragon Age which probably wont have a sequel in 2010 but they do have Mass Effect.
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Posted: Nov 10th 2009 11:44AM dantebk said

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That's sad. But I think that saying this is a return to the old "evil" EA is a bit of a jump. If the 30 games they publish in 2010 are really good, and they continue to treat their employees well, then they can still be a "not evil" company even if they're not creating as many new IPs.
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Posted: Nov 10th 2009 11:58AM itskrislol said

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"the old EA" here refers to a company that rarely made original IPs only reiterations of last year's games.

Look at Activision and how they are handling their business, the only games they seems to publish anymore are games that sacrifice quality in an effort to make more money. Guitar Hero rings a bell, whereas games like Dead Space, Brütal Legend, and Mirrors Edge could get cut because (while good) they didn't make enough money.

It's a shame because I ha finally started liking the way EA was being run, publishing games they thought were good, now we will see a shift upwards
games that will sell millions but probably lack quality or originality
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Posted: Nov 10th 2009 12:06PM darkinchworm said

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Tim Schafer shies away from sequels anyway, so Brutal Legend is probably a non-issue.
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Posted: Nov 10th 2009 12:20PM itskrislol said

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@dark_inchworm the point I'm making is that because of the lukewarm response
to Brütal Legend, EA and it's shareholders will use that as an example as to why they'll stick to "established" franchises like their sports games, instead of taking the risk on new IPs
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Posted: Nov 10th 2009 1:25PM StormEagle said

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Did you play Brutal Legend dark_inchworm? It totally leaves it open for a sequel....

And I loved the game.The best part was, had I known that it was going to be an RTS, I wouldn't have bought it. I'm glad I did.
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Posted: Nov 10th 2009 4:57PM darkinchworm said

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Oh, I understood the point that was coming across. I decided to single that out because, well... just for the sake of typing I suppose.

And I've barely touched BL by virtue of my 360's DVD skimming contraption going kaput... months ago (oops). Perhaps Tim is aiming for a bankable franchise now, but I know in the past he tried to shy away from developing sequels.
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Posted: Nov 10th 2009 11:54AM McBrick said

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I didn't just pull that number out of the air arbitrarily. EA will iterate on a list of games, ".. all of them are selling or have sold in their most recent edition two million units or more."
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Posted: Nov 10th 2009 12:09PM Mr Khan said

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It is too early, i suppose, for them to factor either Brutal Legend (if it isn't selling that well. Haven't been checking up on it) or Extraction into those losses, i assume

Interested to see if those are the kind of games they *would* have passed on in this bold new era.
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Posted: Nov 10th 2009 12:24PM iHavePants said

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Please buy Dragon Age guys.
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Posted: Nov 10th 2009 1:12PM Discotheque said

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Is it not doing too good? That would be a shame that a game like Mass Effect would outsell Dragon Age.
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Posted: Nov 10th 2009 1:22PM StormEagle said

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Sorry, I opted for Demon's Souls instead....

Does that make me a bad person?
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Posted: Nov 10th 2009 4:53PM TheDarkWayne said

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YES IT DOES STORM EAGLE! YOU ARE GOING TO HELL! IF THIS GAME DOES NOT GET A SEQUEL I WILL COME FOR YOU!
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Posted: Nov 10th 2009 12:44PM Muu said

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I'm surprised it took them this long to realize that mediocre titles were bleeding them dry.
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