What's the real secret to EA's success?

Vikingod · May 11, 2007, 06:23 PM

Source: GamesIndustry
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Electronic Arts' full year results, announced earlier this week, were largely unremarkable. The publishing giant's revenues continue to hover around the USD 3 billion mark, and the corner has yet to be turned in terms of controlling the rising costs which are eating away at the firm's margins and profits.

SFOSOK · May 12, 2007, 12:10 AM

Whats the real secret to EA's success?

Satan

Judas · May 12, 2007, 12:40 AM

rotfl.

i was going to say by producing titles that have an excellent story, good title, and then creating some of the most buggiest games on the planet, along side Ubisoft

EcPercy · May 12, 2007, 02:46 AM

Stranglehold on the video game market??

Da_Jewish_Fonzy · May 12, 2007, 08:37 AM

buying up smaller devs and relying on stupid kids to buy rehashed buggy sequels year after year?

Sandok · May 12, 2007, 08:51 AM

Oh come on, you know how lame it is to insult a gaming company? What do they do wrong? They make money and sell games.

If all the other companies did this, tmaybe they wouldn't get bought buy their competitors..

Da_Jewish_Fonzy · May 12, 2007, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Sandok

Oh come on, you know how lame it is to insult a gaming company? What do they do wrong? They make money and sell games.

If all the other companies did this, tmaybe they wouldn't get bought buy their competitors..

defending EA and you call yourself a gamer?

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Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	What's the real secret to EA's success? Source: GamesIndustry __________ Electronic Arts' full year results, announced earlier this week, were largely unremarkable. The publishing giant's revenues continue to hover around the USD 3 billion mark, and the corner has yet to be turned in terms of controlling the rising costs which are eating away at the firm's margins and profits.

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Da_Jewish_Fonzy Me>You Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Da Hood Posts: 507 Rep Power: 0	buying up smaller devs and relying on stupid kids to buy rehashed buggy sequels year after year?

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Sandok DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9,472 Rep Power: 0	Oh come on, you know how lame it is to insult a gaming company? What do they do wrong? They make money and sell games. If all the other companies did this, tmaybe they wouldn't get bought buy their competitors..