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[Iacobellis]

This could turn out to be VERY good. If Peter Moore does takeover, then I am sure EA will do better than it has before.

 

[KittenMaster]

Is this good for gamers or bad ?

Probably horrible, but in a way that would also cause a lot of problems for EA.

 

[Polk]

I am sure this is more because of TOR than Sim City but they probably saw benefit in it seeming symbolic.

I imagine end of march marks the end of EA FY. That's why he lasted that long. He wasn't super bad, just bad.

 

[ShockingAlberto]

Dead Space, Mirror's Edge, Brutal Legend, BioWare purchase. All investments that EA needed a return on.

That's not the part that needed backing up.

 

[Rad-]

For better or for worse, what major doing was this guy known for?

Well he bought Bioware which at that time looked like a great buy for EA. But they fucked it up and Bioware's decline started.

 

[Kill Your Masters]

Let me be CEO of EA I'll turn every studio into a Mass Effect studio then we'll see who is the best publisher in the industry you'll all see YOU'LL ALL SEE

I would approve this if you get Walters to 'step down'.

 

[Data West]

Paging Jason Rubin.

As long as they don't make any games that will embarrass Brian Crecente

 

[Palette Swap]

Best thing EA has done this year.

Not hard though.

 

[RdN]

Nothing will change.

 

[JABEE]

He is being fired because he slept with everyone's wife.

I can make shit up too.

You don't think EA's investments in original IP and purchases have anything to do with him being let go?

 

[Treythalomew]

One thing to consider is in the transition to next gen if there weren't multiple deals being made that fell through. That would be enough to let him go.

 

[Amagon]

And not one fuck was given that day. Good riddance!

 

[Interfectum]

Really? What has Origin's presence done for gamers? All it has done is pull EA games off of Steam as Steam continues to do what it was doing before Origin and Uplay and anything else existed. Which is constantly add progressive features that generally improve the quality of the service and people's happiness with it.

What did Origin do? Add the ability to not play SimCity with their servers? Hold some games' collector's editions on Origin only for $80+?

Nailed it. Competition is always good but it has to be the right kind of competition. Origin has contributed little to the DD space besides pulling EA games off Steam.

 

[nhlducks35]

Yeah, I don't think he "stepped down" willingly.

 

[ultron87]

Surprised it took this long.

I'll be shocked if this changes anything about EA's direction.

 

[wenis]

where's onlyindreams?

sounds like someone needs a tag update.

 

[Kinyou]

For the record, Michael Patcher has been predicting this would happen for the last six months.

Interesting

 

[Dahbomb]

Man how do you get fired from CEO? They must have had a board meeting and they all vetoed him. Seems like even the top level people at EA have had enough.

Now I await the top brass at Capcom getting fired.

 

[Batman]

Maybe we might get Dead Space 4 with no co-op, no microtransactions and no universal ammunition, and we might get save stations back!

 

[grimshawish]

Wario why is Kevin fucking Dent in there

 

[kr2t0s]

Can Neogaf please stop letting Kevin Dent matter? The guy is a fraud

 

[Glass Rebel]

Well, this happened.

We're all going to die.

 

[starmud]

Interesting, me and a friend were talking two nights ago about all the grandstanding EA is letting peter moore have lately in the press and maybe its signaling something is coming.

I'm not so sure of a peter moore EA... But, im not so sure of EA in general.

 

[NullPointer]

To anyone saying SimCity caused this you are wrong. The game is a success after 2 weeks

Its a good representation of modern gaming that SimCity would be considered a success. I hope they choke on all that launch cash.

 

[Duxxy3]

Oh thank fucking god.

Get a CEO who doesn't have his head so far up his anti-consumer ass.

Kotick isn't the most popular guy but i don't think i would ever go so far as to call him anti-consumer. Greedy as fuck, yeah.

 

[BlackJace]

Really curious to see how this bodes for EA's future.

 

[Nirolak]

Strange. If Moore was to take over, surely they would have announced it at the same time? He is internal after all. Maybe they are really looking for an outsider.

Doing a search even if you have a frontrunner is not uncommon.

 

[Hot Coldman]

As long as they don't make any games that will embarrass Brian Crecente

Rubin becomes CEO, CliffyB joins Visceral Games to make Saints Row killer

 

[TalesOfWin]

It says Larry Probst is the new CEO.

 

[AHA-Lambda]

Ouch the body is still warm man XD

 

[Pavaloo]

The company was just started picking up and doing well too. An odd day for EA.

 

[Thorgal]

good riddance

 

[nexen]

For those that believe in karma remember this:
He made so much money off of selling BioWare to himself that he's going to be swimming in money no matter what happens.

 

[papersleeves]

What goes around comes around.

 

[Meelow]

Wonder if Nintendo will actually get support from them now (the support they promised at E3 2011).

 

[Revven]

where's onlyindreams?

sounds like someone needs a tag update.

I was just about to post the same thing, damn I'm too slow.

Beyond that...

it'shappening.gif

 

[L1NETT]

After his pay2reload comments....not disappointed he is gone.

Hopefully EA changes direction, but I can't see it happening.

 

[gutter_trash]

good riddance,
I have friends who lost their jobs at Pandemic LA and recently at EA Visceral Montreal.

 

[Oddduck]

Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out.

 

[Pociask]

I see Peter Moore being worse. It feels like he's been more vocal about exploiting every monetization opportunity.

EA Sports has also been ruthless about cutting off platforms - 3DS got one (underbaked) Madden, Wii U may/may not be only getting one Madden (I suppose they could still be developing a version alongside an unannounced PS4/XboxNext version, but why torpedo the Wii U version in that case).

I like reading Peter Moore interviews, and he seems to grok gamers more than most executives, but dude is still all about the bottom line.

 

[Alcoholikaust]

fantastic news!

whos up to replace that still-warm seat?

 

[Loxley]

It says Larry Probst is the new CEO.

Only temporarily, he heads the Board. They're looking for a permanent replacement.

 

[AranhaHunter]

We need a long list of his many "accomplishments" now.

-Bought and crushed Pandemic and participated in Bioware's downfall
-Started project 10 dollar and other anti-consumer tactics
-SimCity fiasco
-The old republic bombing, perhaps the most expensive bust ever
-Pulled out of Steam and started a competing service that no one wanted and is worse in every way

People can add to it. There are literally too many to list for just me.

Paid $750 million for popcap games.

 

[ultron87]

It says Larry Probst is the new CEO.

That is very much not what it says at all. At least not permanently.

 

[Burt]

Unfortunately for him, the nearest unoccupied home was in a low-wealth district. And there was a line of 600 fire trucks blocking the way.

 

[Sadist]

Expected this to happen for years

 

[VeryGooster]

heh

 

[Terbinator]

Next-gen needs next-gen CEO, obvs.

 

[JABEE]

That's not the part that needed backing up.

I don't know if that's true. You are correct. What I meant to say is I'm guessing those practices contributed to his dismissal.

 

[ShockingAlberto]

Wonder if Nintendo will actually get support from them now (the support they promised at E3 2011).

Nope.

If you can call anyone at EA a Nintendo fan, it would be JR.

Which should give you a good reference point for how everyone else feels.