Victims of EA Companies Killed

VICTIMS OF EA Companies Killed by EA ORIGIN RIP 1983-2004 - Ultima (series) - Wing Commander (series) - Crusader (game series) - Wings of Glory WESTWOOD STUDIOS RIP 1985-2003 - C&C and red alert series - Tiberium Sun - Dune (series) - Invented the RTS as we know it now. - Made the only good Monopoly game in existence RIP 1992 - 2004 - Battlefield (series pre 3) - Pinball Dreams - Mirror's Edge Criterion games RIP 1993 - 2004 - Burnout series - Made the technology behind the GTA3 engine. MAXIS RIP 1987 - 2004 - Sim city and various sim games - The sims - EA shit all over Will Wright turned the sims into cash cow whore of a series and destroyed his dream game, Spore. BULLFROG RIP 1997 - 2004 - Syndicate - Populous (series) - Theme Park - Theme hospital BIOWARE RIP 1995 - 2007 - Baldur's Gate (series) - Mass Effect 1 - Neverwinter Nights - Knights of the old republic MYTHIC ENTERTAINMENT RIP 1995 - 2009 - Dark age of Camelot - Warhammer online - longest running MMO of all time dragons gate, from 1990-2006 BLACK BOX RIP 1998-2011 - Was formed in 1998 by former employees of Radical Entertainment - Pressed into service to make the NFS and Skate games - Closed in 2011 after NFS The Run, despite making the smash hits Underground and Most Wanted LUCASARTS RIP 1982-2013 -Created all the Star Wars games -Created all the Indiana Jones games -Monkey Island -Grim Fandango -Loom -Maniac Mansion -Sam & Max -Disney shut them down and gave the license for their Star Wars games to EA -The first thing EA did was release a cheap WoW clone that destroyed KOTOR -The second thing EA did was cancel 1313 -The third thing EA did was announce a watered down version of Battlefront, listing all the cancelled features PANDEMIC RIP 1998-2009 -Developed Battlefront -Developed Mercenaries -Developed Destroy All Humans -Developed The Saboteur -Developed Full Spectrum Warrior -Were developing The Dark Knight, a tie in to the movie, when EA shut them down Because, once EA has its claws into you, your games will become mediocre and you shall be powerless as they exploit the games you made

The image is an infographic titled “Victims of EA” that lists game studios acquired or shut down by Electronic Arts, along with their notable franchises and alleged dates of closure. The joke is an exaggerated anti-EA critique: the company is portrayed as destroying beloved studios and turning their games into mediocre, commercially exploited versions. It is shared as a reaction to discussions about EA’s acquisitions, canceled games, and damage to classic video-game franchises. EN: The image is an infographic titled “Victims of EA” that lists game studios acquired or shut down by Electronic Arts, along with their notable franchises and alleged dates of closure. The joke is an exaggerated anti-EA critique: the company is portrayed as destroying beloved studios and turning their games into mediocre, commercially exploited versions. It is shared as a reaction to discussions about EA’s acquisitions, canceled games, and damage to classic video-game franchises.

• @dustinthehead / 21966 2024-08-16