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Moostache

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4. EA has been a dumpster fire for a long time...

Reply to Mr. Sparkle (Reply #3)

Mon Sep 29, 2025, 02:35 PM

Yesterday

This will only accelerate the fall into irrelevance. The gaming industry in general is about to hit an early-80's style console crash out and bloodbath of unemployment and shuttering of existing companies. For nearing 15 years, gaming continues to chase "influencers" and utilize 'microtransactions' (i.e. - unregulated gambling marketed at children, usually pre-teens and teens). Its been slimy as fuck and will only get worse once the private equity scumbags borrow against the inflated evaluation of the company and gut it completely to launder their otherwise ill-gotten financial backing.

Slimy doesn't begin to cover it all.

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$55 Billion Deal for Electronic Arts Is Among the Biggest Buyouts Ever [View all] BumRushDaShow Yesterday OP

EA was already enshittified Ponietz Yesterday #1

Crappy right wing news, crappy right wing games, crappy right wing schools... hunter Yesterday #2

Very disappointing to hear this, i bet they screw up the company Mr. Sparkle Yesterday #3

EA has been a dumpster fire for a long time... Moostache Yesterday #4

That's exactly what i fear and think will happen. Mr. Sparkle Yesterday #5