Beyond the woke shit they do EA has been an anti-consumer dumpster fire for as long as I've been aware of them (about 12 years now). I was (and still am) a huge Sims 3 player, and there's all kinds of unethical shit they did with that over a decade ago even if it doesn't hold a candle to the shit they do now. They also destroyed the SimCity franchise by sabotaging SimCity 2013 and then scapegoating Maxis so they would have an excuse to destroy it. I played SimCity 4 which was decent, and SimCity 2000 was released before Maxis was bought out. For those of you who are older or have been following this stuff longer than I have, was EA ever a good company or have they been scamming their customers from the beginning?
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Some EA games were outstanding and memorable. But as we're learning, the ins and outs of being run by EA was pretty horrible overall. From the working conditions to the crunch times to meet crazy deadlines. In this way, EA feels a bit like Activision.
Activision was created because they didn't like Atari's contracts and rules. So they went off and formed their own company, and became worse than they escaped from over time.
Looking back, and simplyfying a whole hell of a lot, EA is like a bigger budget LJN. They don't make games, they just contract out to the studios they own, or will own, and have them make some great games.
I still have fond memories of playing Road Rash, B.O.B, NHL 94, and General Chaos. It's a shame they were likely made under those circumstances.