Official Survey: They're going to sell individual downloads!?WTF?!

[Ocean Bacon]

EA Games is at the top of the "Kiss my Ass" list when it comes to getting my cash and running a close second is Atari. They both suck moldy green donkey dicks... God, I have not used the phrase since High School... I'm regressing, help!!

I concur. At first I only had a hate for paysites but now that EA's being a dirty money-grubbing bastard they're running an extremely close race in my "Kiss my Ass" list with paysites. 

[redisenchanted]

I've pretty much decided I'm not buying any EA shit anymore.

If they don't remove the ability to make CC on TS3 would you?

I'm already saving up some money to buy TS3, if it's shit I swear I'm going to go to EA and demand my 20 bucks back. Though I have seen some of the previews for the game on Youtube, they claim you can customize the Sims clothes, hair, skin...etc.

No how, no way. I won't buy a damn thing from them as long as it's infested with SecuRom. I hate EA more than paysites.

[Zazazu]

It won't be $20 bucks, anyways. IIRC, basegame Sims2 was $50 on release. This is US dollar price, of course.

[SoggyFox]

I do too - they didn't do anything to paysites when they said they would look into it and stuff, then they turn around and make their own.

And Securom is a freaking virus/worm thing, and they seem to think no one cares, but they do.

[Theria]

Oh, I definitely care. *glares at CD/DVD burner that can be better used as a coffee cup holder now* Fucking SecuRom.

[LadyPirate]

I think it's very telling that EA is one of the few game companies who turn AWAY more customers with every released detail for an upcoming game. Way to go, EA. At least you're at the top of the pack for something

[Panthpirate]

I think it's very telling that EA is one of the few game companies who turn AWAY more customers with every released detail for an upcoming game. Way to go, EA. At least you're at the top of the pack for something

I think EA deserves "Douchebag of the Year" award for their utter stupidity.

[Paden]

Haven't they won it the past couple of years?

[calalily]

It won't be $20 bucks, anyways. IIRC, basegame Sims2 was $50 on release. This is US dollar price, of course.

Shit, that's cheap.  Here a new game for the first couple of months is about $80 - an expensive habit.  That's what Sims 2 base game cost me. Expansions cost me $50 and SPs cost me $30.  I, of course, won't be buying it and cause I don't ARR, I won't be playing it either. 

[They]

I think it's very telling that EA is one of the few game companies who turn AWAY more customers with every released detail for an upcoming game. Way to go, EA. At least you're at the top of the pack for something

I think EA deserves "Douchebag of the Year" award for their utter stupidity.

Yea, it seems like that EA is so bad at this to the point that I think almost no other company can even compete with EA's incompetence. (The only one that comes to my mind right now that even has a half-assed chance of competing this is NEXON America.)

[Paden]

Atari has become just as bad at being assholes from some of the stuff I've been reading, which is sad because they were one of the first to have a home gaming system back in the 80's. Note that I said "one of the first" and not "the first," because I can't honestly remember who brought out the first console, aside from Pong...

[dr.philthy]

Paden, I have a 'Fairchild' home entertainment system, see it here http://gamingmuseum.classicgaming.gamespy.com/channelf.html
I 'think' it was the first. Unfortunatley, it doesn't work anymore=(
ETA-Actually, google tells me it was the 'Magnavox Odysey' predating the fairchild by 3 years.

[Tyleetwen]

Yanno, I remember years and years ago that EA was considered a high-class outfit, that thought of developers as artists, and was concerned with making a good product. Then Madden happened. Just goes to show what happens when business becomes more important to ya. I do hear that their CEO of the past few months is actually, like, a human, though.

[calalily]

I do hear that their CEO of the past few months is actually, like, a human, though.

That'll change though - the EA brain slug will get him. (Sorry - Futurama playing round the clock here for the last 15 days due to the Olympics)

[Ocean Bacon]