VspyVspy
Sniper
+183|6915|A sunburnt country
Electronic Arts (EA) announced an increase in both net revenue and gross profit during its first quarter 2006 fiscal results, which ended June 30. The video game company reports a 13 percent increase in net profit (to $413 million) and a 14 percent increase in gross profit (to $245 million) in a year-over-year comparison. EA also announced a net loss of $81 million, compared to $58 million the year prior.

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http://www.thenewsmarket.com/NewsRoom/S … stomPage=0

I am so glad for them............................................not

FIX THE FUCKING GAME
T0rr3nt
Member
+54|6819|Michigan
patch your shit!
DonFck
Hibernator
+3,227|6874|Finland

Good to hear business is good. That's all.
I need around tree fiddy.
mavrick 3399
EA GAMES PATCH EVERYTHING
+102|6784|Doncaster UK
remember the rest of the computer market, CONSOLES they pretty much own that market, thats where most of there money is coming from. its not all from battlefield
TeamZephyr
Maintaining My Rage Since 1975
+124|6772|Hillside, Melbourne, Australia
Hooray for capitalism! EA posts a huge profit probably at the expense of all those stupid insignifcant working people! Good news for all!

</sarcasm>
Rick_O_Shea678
Angry Engy
+95|6995
I resemble that remark. ^^

(except that I'm not stupid.  I may be insignificant, but damnit I'm not stupid!)

Last edited by Rick_O_Shea678 (2006-08-03 02:01:33)

_-_911_-_180891
Member
+540|6745|Shanghai, ethnicity=German
Hey guys but look it's just the patch that ruins the game but you have to see how many ppl bought in and still have fun with and EA Games will fix I know it.
TheEternalPessimist
Wibble
+412|6862|Mhz

How many times do people need to be told EA didn't make the game they published it? You Simply cant blame them for crappy patches.

You want to have a go at someone for making money from dodgy coding have a look at DICE they made the game after all.
--->[Your]Phobia<---
Member
+35|6998|UK - England
Yes we know Ea publish the games DICE develope the game, BUT don't forget the milestones are set out by EA, for all we know EA could be paying dice on target of milestones, and EA get a BIG say in what is wrong and right - they have their own testers, coders etc, that go through the game, when it is in developemnt.
FOrgot to mention, EA loan the money to developers and then things like royality and other shit kicks in, remember the developer has a tough time convincing the publisher to take on the game:- example I want some money for a game, I go to EA, they want to hear my idea and or want to look at the game design document any way the way they see it, we give you say £4,000.000 and what will we get at the end of say the 2 yr loaning period (remember EA can just put this amount in the bank and interest will give them a healthy profit over the 2 years....

Last edited by --->[Your]Phobia<--- (2006-08-03 02:21:00)

Murphy <s18>
Member
+8|6895|51st State
yeah but i thought EA bought DICE not long ago so we can all blame EA and feel happy about it
VspyVspy
Sniper
+183|6915|A sunburnt country

TheEternalPessimist wrote:

How many times do people need to be told EA didn't make the game they published it? You Simply cant blame them for crappy patches.

You want to have a go at someone for making money from dodgy coding have a look at DICE they made the game after all.
Which means Dice is a sub contractor to EA and it is therefore EA's responsibility as the Prime Contractor to get the software sorted out.

Now, that means I can blame EA for the crappy patches..........
-Whiteroom-
Pineapplewhat
+572|6901|BC, Canada
probably because they laid off a bunch of their employee's for part of the year.
Cybargs
Moderated
+2,285|6958
i blame EA for bf2 since they kept on pushing dice to release it faster when the game is still buggy
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unnamednewbie13
Moderator
+2,053|7014|PNW

We should split up into two teams and send one to Microsoft, and the other to EA for the purpose of holding their hold at nerfpoint and forcing them to fix their very expensive software with which they've been screwing us all.

Last edited by unnamednewbie13 (2006-08-03 05:44:17)

WilhelmSissener
Banned
+557|6975|Oslo, Norway
ok, go play WoW idiot. if you do not like the game change it yourself or stop whining!
USAFDude_1988
Will fly for food.
+120|6751|Daytona Beach, FL

cyborg_ninja-117 wrote:

i blame EA for bf2 since they kept on pushing dice to release it faster when the game is still buggy
They didn't just do that with BF2.. they did it with Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault too.. they almost destroyed the franchise. Those bastards at EA can't seem to learn their lesson.
alpinestar
Member
+304|6838|New York City baby.
I agree, fix the fucking game you fucking pricks
Cobra4545
Jizz in my pants
+54|6721|Vancouver, USA

TheEternalPessimist wrote:

How many times do people need to be told EA didn't make the game they published it? You Simply cant blame them for crappy patches.

You want to have a go at someone for making money from dodgy coding have a look at DICE they made the game after all.
I didn't know that EA didn't make the game, I thought EA did everything.  Thanks for informing me though.  +1 for you.
lavadisk
I am a cat ¦ 3
+369|7072|Denver colorado
WAH EA. im sick of crap like that.

ea is just the publiser. its like a band, if the band sucks the person who sponsores isnt going to fix anything.
TriggerHappy998
just nothing
+387|7090|-
Do you realize how much they SPEND to not only advertise but mass produce and market each game they publish? Obviously not if you think that amount of profit is large.

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