The New EA: In which I pimp myself.
Thursday, April 24th, 2008 - 2:09pm
Because, well, there's no magazine for anyone to read it in anymore, I thought I'd flog the piece I wrote for the unpublished final issue of Games for Windows Magazine. It's over here at 1up.com.
I was quite pleased with it at the time. Somehow it doesn't seem the same when it's not in my mailbox. I continue to have high hopes for Green & Co. and have high hopes for something amazing any time now.
... really.
Any time now. I can wait. Sigh.
Gamertag: GWJ Rabbit | Last.fm | Twitter
"In other news, Miyamoto pissed on my head, and gave me a forecast of rain." - *Le
That was very insightful, great article! Such a shame it didn't make it in the final GFW, but it's still appreciated.
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I absolutely love that article. John Riccitiello sounds like a very interesting guy, and I really like the direction EA has been heading in lately, minus wanting to nickel and dime people to death on all of their games.
XBL Gamertag: Effin Bear | PSN Name: Effin Bear | Steam ID: MechaSlinky | Wii Console Code: 5185 2886 9649 1657 | Spore: MechaSlinky
Good article, rabbit. It's interesting to see just how far EA is willing to go in order to foster greater innovation and invest in long-term success.
Everything can be debated, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's debatable.
--Chuck Klosterman, Fargo Rock City
Very well written article. While I am one to jump on the EA-hate bandwagon, I've tried taking a different approach to how I view the company now. Its nice to read something like this that gives me faith that maybe they are actually trying to change. But I guess its still a little too early to tell if it is actually working.
Jadawin wrote:
I find it funny how the page's browser title is "The New EA: EA's Quest To Protect Innovation from 1UP.com", as if their innovation is threatened by 1UP.
Reading article now...
Fedaykin98 wrote:
wordsmythe wrote:
What did you mean on page two, under "To thine own self be true"?
What was in the sidebar?
edit: I actually just finished it and saw the bottom part there, I assume that's what it was.
Great article.
Your friendly neighbourhood hair splitting singularity.
Aperture scientist is my alter ego.
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Thanks for the feedback guys. Nice to get stuff out into the ether. At least this time I didn't have to wait 6 months.
Gamertag: GWJ Rabbit | Last.fm | Twitter
"In other news, Miyamoto pissed on my head, and gave me a forecast of rain." - *Le
Thanks for the article rabbit.
I like how you compared EA and Take2. Especially the parts you got from the Civ 4 designer.
As with all your GFW articles, it just goes to show, well done journalistic articles can happen in games.