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[Alienous]

There you go

"Wait a second, you get a blaster 50% of the way into the game?"

 

[Azzurri]

I remember when people gave shit to Sony online entertainment for Star wars galaxies. I know it was just one aspect of the SW license, but man did EA really shit on SW franchise starting with SWTOR.

 

[Guerrillas in the Mist]

Motive were assisting on this and Battlefront 2 - I wonder if they're still working on it?

 

[Intheflorsh]

Fuck. Dead Space 1 and 2 were two of the best games of the last generation.

 

[JlNX]

EA if you have turned an Amy directed Star Wars story into a fucking MMO-lite like everything else or have made it another battlefront equivalent then I'm fucking done. I hope these aren't the same focus testers that thought battlefront 1 without a campaign was fine, or the same people who don't even touch single player let alone finish it in most games. Do we know if Amy is still even working on the game?

 

[JDHarbs]

I'm going to cry.

 

[Nameless]

Star Wars: Destiny's Battleground.

Come back to ND, Amy.

 

[Duxxy3]

If hope MS goes after Amy.

They badly need a new studio.

 

[iceblade997]

Wow - this is out of nowhere... Never played Dead Space but Battlefield Hardline was quite fun...

Hoping the devs will land on their feet somehow - really sad news .

 

[Doctoglethorpe]

Disney really fucked up giving EA exclusivity rights.

 

[Big Green Anus]

Sounds like the game is not going to be linear no more. More open world games

 

[Y2Kev]

Wonder where Amy will go now.

I think Star Wars destiny could work but it’s in conflict with Anthem which is off brand destiny.

 

[CheckMate]

Nobody wants SP games anymore. Give them battle royal and lootboxes all day, everyday.

 

[Yearsoflurking]

Woah welp

 

[Blueblur1]

Oh shit, I saw the Star Wars game thread first. Yeah, Hennig's game is totally dead and its sad to see that the studio is too. What a bummer. EA sucks.

 

[DrunkShogun]

This game doesn't exist until it's actually released from this day forward. Shame as well since it's the only Star Wars game that looked interesting since Ea took control.

 

[Salty Rice]

100% not gonna buy Battlefront 2 now.

 

[alr1ght]

The Star Wars game lives somewhat:

Open world with lootboxes. This industry fucking sucks.

 

[Dangansona]

We took feedback from players and instead of Star Wars Uncharted we learned they wanted Star Wars slot machine Idolmaster dark souls dress up pubg of duty. Please look forward to it.

Yup. I just don't believe this game wouldn't have done well enough on its own. It's fucking Star Wars with "from the creator of Uncharted" on the box.

This and the recent lootbox discussions all just make me think more and more that games arent hurting at $60, publishers just want to keep taking more and more for themselves.

Open world with lootboxes. This industry fucking sucks.

The EAs of the industry do at least.

 

[Dark Cloud]

Lmao bye bye Visceral

What's so funny?

 

[Wagram]

What about Amy though? Seriously, she is too good for EA.

 

[frankie_baby]

Do EA even have any studios left?

 

[Crumpo]

FFS. I have no idea how they are going to squeeze this game into GAAS but EA is sure going to try, and it is going to be ugly. Then when it sells poorly EA will assume it's because we don't want Star Wars games.

Wolfenstein TNC needs to sell a fucking boatload to prove that SP-focused games can still be profitable.

 

[jelly]

We are taking you to Loot Box Battlegrounds Land.

It was only a matter of time. EA always drop the axe.

 

[frontovik]

Another skeleton in EA's closet.

 

[Some Nobody]

So basically it was going to be a AAA-singleplayer game and they canned it in it's current form and are going all in on GAAS shit on it? But here's the question: why the fuck didn't they just let Visceral work it into their new no-doubt-shit direction? But yeah, this is why the EA meme pic exists.

Studios often do things for multiple reasons. If development had been proceeding smoothly they might've just let the game come out clean. But since development was already in trouble, you tell the team to bounce and you re-tool it since there's a core idea you can exploit.

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

Amy Hennig
Jade Raymond
Kim Swift

All got affected here, right?

 

[Hari Seldon]

Maybe they are canning it for a Tie Fighter Space Sim reboot?

Spoiler

Naa it is gaas lootboxes

 

[The Dear Leader]

Can't say it's entirely a surprise considering how little we've seen of Visceral's game but it's a huge loss that they are shutting down, they made some really incredible stuff. I can't imagine what EA is thinking, they seem to be hedging everything on DICE and what's left of Bioware.

 

[Kyoufu]

First of all, I hope the Visceral folks land on their feet.

Secondly, I hope the Star Wars licence lands on its feet because EA has completely failed in delivering any memorable games with the IP. How disappointing.

 

[MadLaughter]

Dead Space 3 gave out resources like candy on Halloween. MTs had zero effect on the game.

Bespoke guns with different identities were way more fun to use in DS 1&2 than whatever abominations I created in 3.

 

[Obliterator]

God damnit. So sad what happened to the Dead Space IP. 2 of the best horror games ever made

 

[thumb]

Code Cow, post if you're okay.

(Code Cow is a gaffer, Visceral dev who worked on the Dead Space series, among other titles.)

 

[SeanTSC]

Get ready for a GaaS Lootcrate filled Destiny/Division competitor.

The age of third party story driven singleplayer games is coming to an end.

Whelp, the age of them getting my money is over as well.

 

[Prototype Viktor]

WHAT THE FUCK

WHAT ABOUT AMY HENNIGS STAR WARS

FUCK YOU EA

in big booming voice by EA: NOT ENOUGH LOOT BOXES!!!!!
more quietly: or you know maybe $30 enough of season pass content

 

[Naudyboy16]

This sounds terrible, I don't like the verbage they used in terms of reshaping the game. Sounds like it's going from a narrative focused game to a game focused on having multiplayer and online.

The draw of this game was it being the Uncharted of the Star Wars universe, this sort or blows.

I wonder what Amy is going to do now.

 

[eXistor]

I'm sure they'll make more money this way. It's how soulless companies like EA work; they don't give one good goddamn about the craft of making a good videogame; they do it for the money. That. Is. All. They're as close to a literal devil as you can get. I've never supported EA, but I really wish the rest of you would start doing the same.

 

[Yearsoflurking]

Damn gaas is really the only way for gaming to continue to exist ?

 

[Akai__]

I'm going to refund my Battlefront 2 copy... lol

Screw Games as a Service and screw Lootboxes...

 

[LiK]

Wonder where Amy will go now.

I think Star Wars destiny could work but it’s in conflict with Anthem which is off brand destiny.

Hopefully to a studio that actually cares about single player campaigns.

 

[KojiKnight]

With the death of another studio comes the death of yet another single player focused title... can't shove lootboxes in those nearly as well.

 

[DKHF]

Jason Schreier on Amy:

EA spokesperson tells me: "We are in discussions with Amy [Hennig] about her next move."

 

[Coxy100]

EA destroys another studio. Can’t stand them

Loved the dead space series

 

[vinnygambini]

I blame Kathleen Kennedy for this.

Wut?

EA has the master license for Star Wars games, how is it her fault lol

 

[TheSun]

Oh damn, that's fucked. There goes the Star Wars game, unless the give it to another.

Man, was this the studio Jim predicted to shutter.

 

[Olengie]

RIP Visceral. Now I will never get an adaptation of Star Wars Zombies.

 

[LordOcidax]

Not enough corpses.

 

[Jumping Chief]

This is very unfortunate

 

[Joqu]

Now this is a meme that never gets old.

unfortunately

fucking hell EA

 

[Bits N Pieces]

what the ...



"We had to find a way to add loot boxes"

DP