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Posteritatis

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4. The big reason is so they can deactivate the game in a couple of years

Reply to ZombieHorde (Reply #3)

Sat Mar 9, 2013, 02:30 PM

Mar 2013

EA's been pushing for a brief lifecycle for games for awhile; the goal of the top management is to release a game, remove it in a couple of years, and require people to buy the next game in the line.

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SimCity’s launch was a complete disaster [View all] DainBramaged Mar 2013 OP

It kind of sucks not being able to play it Violet_Crumble Mar 2013 #1

I wouldn't say the launch was so good as to merely be a complete disaster.. (nt) Posteritatis Mar 2013 #2

WTF?! ZombieHorde Mar 2013 #3

The big reason is so they can deactivate the game in a couple of years Posteritatis Mar 2013 #4

In my opinion, the best way do that is to make the next game super awesome. ZombieHorde Mar 2013 #5

That's more or less not how EA works these days, sadly Posteritatis Mar 2013 #6

EA sucks as a company now. Didn't use to be this way. Dash87 Mar 2013 #7

I loved Simcity when I was kid. ZombieHorde Mar 2013 #8