Posts Tagged ‘EA’

Star Wars: The Old Republic Loses 400K Subscribers

By Wade On May 7, 2012 Uncategorized 0 No Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

 

I'LL NEVER LET YOU GO

 

 

The end, I fear.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/ea-sales-beat-targets-star-wars-takes-hit-2012-05-07?dist=afterbell

But “Star Wars: The Old Republic” showed signs of weakening. EA said active subscribers totaled 1.3 million at the end of the quarter — down 24% from the 1.7 million reported at the end of the December period, when the game first launched.

Analysts were expecting EA to end the recent quarter with about 1.6 million active subscribers — defined as those paying for subscriptions along with players who are still in the free month of trials after buying the game.

 

 

The news isn’t all bad though, check it out!

The company also expects to release more expansion content for “Star Wars” this year — including two expansion packs in the current quarter.

 

TWO NEW EXPANSIONS this quarter? I wonder if they actually mean content patches, because releasing two expansions in the same quarter is unheard of.

A Post From April 2013 About Diablo3

By Wade On Apr 23, 2012 Uncategorized 0 No Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,

This came to me backchannel through my main man Sananab. There were lots of other messages about shit that happens in the future, but I thought this was the most important one.

FROM: JOHN TITOR

TO: PAINKILLER

Yo man. I figured you could appreciate this as I know how much you are anticipating Diablo 3. The game will struggle until the summer of 2014 and will be shut down when Blizzard is acquired by EA. Enjoy the fun while it lasts.

 

forums.diablo3.com/generaldiscussion/topicid=?1134lkasdf81

(this link does not work yet because it is from April 23, 2013)

Blizzard Entertainment, I am dissapoint.  I have been a loyal fan since the original warcraft.  With every new game I watched you push the envelope in computer gaming, always delivering a great prouduct at an honest price.  But now having played diablo 3 im just sick to my stomach.  After farming for Weeks on end I cant get the axe of ultimate pwnage to drop.  Thats ok ill check the ah, 500$.  Wtf blizzard!? Seriously? I check the ah every day and have never seen it for gold, only real money.  But as you take a cut from this I bet you are perfecfly fine with it.  This is unacceptable.  If you want to not get shitblasted in pvp you need that axe, but the only way to get it is farm nostop for months or pay a ton of real money, no one will sell it for gold.  I just want to play the game, I didnt sign up for pay for power.  I thought you were better than this, but clearly all you care about
is money.  Its sad to see such a great company fall so far.

Buy EA Stock

By Wade On Jul 21, 2011 Uncategorized 0 No Comments Tags: , , , , ,

EA goes big and gets $150 from every nerd on the planet.

Limited Collector’s Edition Features

  • Exclusive Gentle Giant Darth Malgus statue
  • Star Wars: The Old Republic game disks in collectible metal case
  • The Journal of Master Gnost-Dural annotated by Satele Shan
  • Star Wars: The Old Republic galaxy map
  • Custom Security Authentication Key
  • Music of Star Wars: The Old Republic CD
  • High-quality Collector’s Edition box

Limited Collector’s Edition – Seven Additional Digital Items

  • Flare Gun: Fire flares into the air
  • Training Droid: Hovers at your side for combat assistance
  • HoloDancer: Project your own holographic dancer
  • HoloCam: Keep visual records of in-game adventures
  • STAP: Sleek and unique in-game vehicle
  • Exclusive Mouse Droid: Spunky Droid to join your adventure
  • Exclusive Collector’s Edition Store: Unique in-game vendor with an assortment of items

 

I was able to resist the siren song of all those in-game itemzzz and go with just the standard edition, but I have to applaud EA for their hyper Star Wars nerd-attenuated marketing approach.