EA Financials - Medal of Honor Getting a "Rest"

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Electronic Arts Reports Q3 FY13 Financial Results has the latest preliminary earnings figures for the gaming giant. The losses they report are less than the same period last year, and things are going well according to top brass: "Despite a challenging quarter, we were able to deliver non-GAAP EPS at the high end of our guidance range," said Chief Executive Officer John Riccitiello. "We are investing for the future wave of growth that we foresee in digital and console." VG247 has details from the post earnings conference call, where some of the blame was for the quarter's losses was heaped upon Medal of Honor: Warfighter, which performed "well below expectations" and "didn’t deliver," with COO Peter Moore saying the game also deserved better reviews than it received. Word is the military shooter franchise is being "taken out of rotation," and will return after an unspecified "rest."

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Jan 30, 2013, 22:44

Cutter

Slick wrote on Jan 30, 2013, 21:39:
Yes, pushing developers to make unrealistic release dates is stupid.

EA is dumb for doing this, not evil mind you, just really really dumb.

in a pragmatic approach, they're fucking their own bottom line by not understanding the way games are made, because some suit who's never visited a development studio says: "you know what'll save us money? just have them make the whole game in 1/3rd the normal development time!"

that's dumb, EA is stupid when they push dates like this.

and it's all because they got super butthurt by looking at CoD sales, and the green envy monster just destroyed the MoH franchise.

EA is dumb for doing shit like this, not evil. different. things.

No, they're evil because their motivation is quick returns for minimal output. They know what happens when you shove unfinished games out the door. They're not dumb, just greedy, which makes them evil.




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Re: EA Financials - Medal of Honor Getting a

Jan 30, 2013, 22:10

sauron

That IP has been flogged like a donkey on the beach on the 4th of July. Same with CoD. Eventually the audience is going to get bored. Even the knuckle draggers.




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Re: EA Financials - Medal of Honor Getting a

Jan 30, 2013, 22:04

nin

Whiskers wrote on Jan 30, 2013, 22:01:
Maybe it will go on ~~sale~~ steam now. I've wanted to try Warfighter but for some reason it never seems to go on sale. You'd think if it underperformed they'd ~~discount the price~~ put it on steam to push more units




RollinThundr Apr 17, 2013, 12:25: Eh really tossing stuff like that in there only to get your panties all bunched up. If you really want to call that trolling sure. Mr. Tact Apr 17, 2013, 12:33: Pretty sure that's the definition of trolling...

Re: EA Financials - Medal of Honor Getting a

Jan 30, 2013, 22:01

Whiskers

Maybe it will go on sale now. I've wanted to try Warfighter but for some reason it never seems to go on sale. You'd think if it underperformed they'd discount the price to push more units

Re: EA Financials - Medal of Honor Getting a "Rest"

Jan 30, 2013, 21:50

ViRGE

I'm bemused how they're treating game titles as something akin to a prized race horse, as if it somehow needs to rest up between races.

Re: EA Financials - Medal of Honor Getting a "Rest"

Jan 30, 2013, 21:50

SectorEffector

I almost thought EA was getting a rest... false alarm...

More business as usual for EA.




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Re: EA Financials - Medal of Honor Getting a

Jan 30, 2013, 21:40

nin

which performed "well below expectations" and "didn’t deliver,"

<Michael Scott> THATSWHATSHESAID!




RollinThundr Apr 17, 2013, 12:25: Eh really tossing stuff like that in there only to get your panties all bunched up. If you really want to call that trolling sure. Mr. Tact Apr 17, 2013, 12:33: Pretty sure that's the definition of trolling...

Re: EA Financials - Medal of Honor Getting a

Jan 30, 2013, 21:39

Slick

Yes, pushing developers to make unrealistic release dates is stupid. EA is dumb for doing this, not evil mind you, just really really dumb. in a pragmatic approach, they're fucking their own bottom line by not understanding the way games are made, because some suit who's never visited a development studio says: "you know what'll save us money? just have them make the whole game in 1/3rd the normal development time!" that's dumb, EA is stupid when they push dates like this. and it's all because they got super butthurt by looking at CoD sales, and the green envy monster just destroyed the MoH franchise. EA is dumb for doing shit like this, not evil. different. things.

Re: EA Financials - Medal of Honor Getting a "Rest"

Jan 30, 2013, 21:35

subx

Needs a "rest" in the back yard with a shotgun.

Re: EA Financials - Medal of Honor Getting a "Rest"

Jan 30, 2013, 21:26

Dev

Poooooor EA. I feel so bad for them.

Re: EA Financials - Medal of Honor Getting a "Rest"

Jan 30, 2013, 21:19

Krizzen

"Medal of Honor: Warfighter, which performed "well below expectations" and "didn’t deliver," with COO Peter Moore saying the game also deserved better reviews than it received" I LOL'd. Well Mr. Moore, I think your company deserves less revenue than it received, but it just ain't happening. Boohoo.

Re: EA Financials - Medal of Honor Getting a "Rest"

Jan 30, 2013, 21:15

Blackhawk

Wow. They make an awful game and blame its performance on the reviewers?

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