EA CEO John Riccitiello Resigns - UPDATED
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Indeed.rofltehcat said:
People come and go in companies such as this all of the time, it doesn't really change much when it comes down to it. The chances are he is just a scape-goat to keep the shareholders happy. It's much easier to blame an individual for a companies failures rather than admit the core policies are wrong.
Not really. EA's fiscal performance during his tenure has been... well, abysmal. Look here (hit annual): https://www.google.com/finance?q=NASDAQ:EA&fstype=iiFull said:
Over the past 4 years, EA's Net Income is about -$2B. I'm kind of surprised he wasn't removed earlier.
New CEO should consider getting a new PR/ Marketing department. Just saying, the current one is doing a very good job making EA look the villain. Not sure that's good for the company.
Most notable failure was the "Moms hate dead space" campaign XD
Most notable failure was the "Moms hate dead space" campaign XD
(Seems I've been ninja'd but I don't care, too happy!)
Hopefully they can get someone in there with some goddamn business sense. And I mean business sense in "how can we make gamers want to buy our products?", not "how can we try to screw over our customers for as much money as possible?". Yeah yeah yeah business exist to make money, go watch the Jimquisition episode on the subject if you want to know my response to that. The point here is that the former makes customers actually want to give companies money (see Valve) and the latter makes people hate you (see EA, of course). EA has been nothing but a mess of consumer unfriendly practices that has made more and more people hate them over recent years.
On a side note, can someone please explain to me what everyone's objection to Project Ten Dollar is? That was about the only good thing EA ever did this generation in terms of business practices, and people raged on that more than they do about online passes, always online DRM, bullshit DLC practices, and all the other evil has done. Honestly, I still don't see what was so bad about a company saying "Hey, thanks for buying our game new and supporting us. In return, have some free DLC." That was fucking brilliant, that's how you SHOULD try to drive in more new game sales over used sales: by THANKING YOUR CUSTOMERS. But everyone bitched and now what we get is a shitty online pass that we have to enter to prove we actually bought the game new? And people DEFEND this one?! The fuck is wrong with people?
How about 6 years ago before you came in and ruined everything? When your stock was worth more and people didn't think you were the anti-christ of gaming? I'd say EA was in a better position as a company then, Johnny.
Light the candles and bring out the whiskey!, this day just got good.Not sure what will happen to ea in general probably not much but think everybody us gamer's went against bad gaming practices and showed ea who's right and john may of step down because of it celebrate my fellow gamer's Rejoice!
Wait wait wait wait.... "John Riccitiello" in the headline, and it's actually good news? I never thought it possible.
I hope this leads to a more consumer-friendly EA. Under this guy's leadership, Electronic Arts had made some very poor decisions and to be honest, I really wish he stuck to his original plan: he was greenlighting new IPs left and right, and EA even worked with motherfucking Valve for a short period of time. Don't believe me? Look at this box:
More specifically, the lower right-hand corner. Those logos were together on every PS3 case of The Orange Box, including mine. Something happened after 2008. Something bad. I hope now that they try and fix it.
More specifically, the lower right-hand corner. Those logos were together on every PS3 case of The Orange Box, including mine. Something happened after 2008. Something bad. I hope now that they try and fix it.
Dear zombie jesus he looks hideous without dear old Jim's editing work.
I tentatively hope that this will mean EA will go back to being less wank than it has become under his iron fist and they replace him with someone who doesn't see the consumer as the enemy.
I tentatively hope that this will mean EA will go back to being less wank than it has become under his iron fist and they replace him with someone who doesn't see the consumer as the enemy.