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Josef Fares: “People would be jaw-dropping surprised by how well EA treats indie developers"
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I also heard Angry Joe was talking about that 100% of profits thing during the YT E3 panel after EAs conf. Guess it's true.
I can only think of three indie games they have published though: Unravel, Fe and Unravel 2? EDIT: And A Way Out obviously.
And these games eventually end up on EA & Origin Access, so I'm assuming that's where EA ends up benefiting.
And these games eventually end up on EA & Origin Access, so I'm assuming that's where EA ends up benefiting.
Yeah but what about all the studios EA treated badly over the last 10 years? We have lots of reports by former devs.
I dont think they treated Maxis, Bullfrog, Westwood, Pandemic etc. very well and now they are closed down.
I dont think they treated Maxis, Bullfrog, Westwood, Pandemic etc. very well and now they are closed down.
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A way out, Unravel 2, Fe and Sea of Solitude is the next one.
Back in 2012 they were one of the few publishers to support indie titles with Shank 1 & 2 by Klei Entertainment.
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Yeah, I meant in addition to A Way Out, given that's what this thread is about. I've edited my post.
As far as I know, last gen it was The Fancy Pants Adventures, but it was shit. That was the first game I saw have EA Indie initiative.
So, what's in it for them other than PR? I don't get it.
I mean I'm glad they're doing it but if they're giving the studios 100% of the profit, it doesn't seem like a very EA thing to do.
I mean I'm glad they're doing it but if they're giving the studios 100% of the profit, it doesn't seem like a very EA thing to do.
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The EA Originals program started in 2016, in 2 years they released 4 games.
I legitimately believe him. While EA has big issues, I tend to think they're more with business decisions than how they treat developers (though the fact crunch culture still exists there and is prominent sucks but that's another topic for another day)
I don't doubt that one bit.
The problem is how they mismanage their own studios and treat their customers.
But their indie initiative is certainly a bright spot.
The problem is how they mismanage their own studios and treat their customers.
But their indie initiative is certainly a bright spot.
I don't think Unravel actually counts within this particular context as it was greenlit in the period between EA Partners and EA Originals, so unlike the titles under those umbrellas (such as A Way Out), EA owns both the games themselves and the IP instead of just having publishing rights for x years. Honestly, I feel bad for Coldwood that it got a raw deal simply because of bad timing.
Edit: To be clear, I'm not saying the Unravel games aren't indies, but rather that, in terms of the underlying business arrangement, EA appears to view them differently to titles produced through EA Partners/Originals.
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Good to know. EA have published some of the best indie games I've played in recent years. Unravel is one of them .Beautiful game and fun to play too and I'm glad they also supported the sequel.
Thats Fuck the Oscars guy, right? He seems pretty candid so I'm obligated to take his word for it
Doesn't completely cleanse EA, but it's good to know they're doing that for indie companies
Doesn't completely cleanse EA, but it's good to know they're doing that for indie companies
It's good and affordable optics. However, if the endeavor for good PR leads to great help for indie devs, then that's great.
Hit the nail on the head. Glad they're looking after their staff & Indies, but damn they've done some scuzzy moves lately against consumers...
Glad that they're doing that about the indies, but that doesn't make me feel any less jaded about their microtransactions (in dead space 3 particularly) or bitter about them closing Visceral
You need to remember english isn't his native language. He called them out for the microtransactions at the game awards. He's clearly not defending them based on his next sentence be a but then positive comment.
While we were hardly capital-I Indie (but very much independent, nevertheless), when I worked at Rebellion on a game for EA I was very pleasantly surprised by how robust their support network was, and they were by far the most helpful publisher's QA department I ever worked with.
Devs overall seem to think that EA is a nice place to work in. Maybe being good for your devs means that you need more money from customers?
Some 3rd world country devs who shamelessly molest their workers but make good games are worshipped, meanwhile companies that treat their workers well or at least like a human being...
EA hate is fucking sad herd mentality. Ya'll follow the ram who yells the loudest...
Some 3rd world country devs who shamelessly molest their workers but make good games are worshipped, meanwhile companies that treat their workers well or at least like a human being...
EA hate is fucking sad herd mentality. Ya'll follow the ram who yells the loudest...
It's so weird seeing Josef Fares in the gaming media. He used to make low-budget swedish comedy movies.
Is there something wrong with the grammar from that sentence?
Yeah. As far as devs go, they're one of the better places to work, iirc?
EA treats their own people well, but they don't give two shits about anyone else. In other words, they're a business
