Popular Post Undead Wolf Posted October 17, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted October 17, 2017 (edited) Quote EA is shutting down Visceral Games, the studio behind games like Battlefield Hardline and Dead Space, the publisher said today. The Star Wars game in development at Visceral will be revamped and move to a different studio, EA says, although it will now be something completely different. “Our Visceral studio has been developing an action-adventure title set in the Star Wars universe,” EA’s Patrick Söderlund said in a blog post. “In its current form, it was shaping up to be a story-based, linear adventure game. Throughout the development process, we have been testing the game concept with players, listening to the feedback about what and how they want to play, and closely tracking fundamental shifts in the marketplace. It has become clear that to deliver an experience that players will want to come back to and enjoy for a long time to come, we needed to pivot the design.” Söderlund added that Visceral will be “ramping down and closing” and that “we’re in the midst of shifting as many of the team as possible to other projects and teams at EA.” “Lastly,” he said, “while we had originally expected this game to launch late in our fiscal year 2019, we’re now looking at a new timeframe that we will announce in the future.” It’s safe to presume that the new incarnation of this Star Wars game will involve “games as a service” elements, as has been EA’s mandate for quite some time now. EA was not clear about the status of longtime Uncharted director Amy Hennig, who joined Visceral to direct this Star Wars game after she left Naughty Dog in early 2015. In an e-mail, an EA spokesperson said: “We are in discussions with Amy about her next move.” Source Another one bites the dust... Quote Maxis (SimCity) - Purchased by EA in 1997; shut down in 2015. [Though EA says the "Maxis" brand will live on, the main studio is officially no more.] Mythic (Dark Age of Camelot) - Purchased by EA in 2006; shut down in 2014. Bullfrog (Syndicate, Dungeon Keeper) - Purchased by EA in 1995; shut down in 2001. Origin (Ultima, Wing Commander) - Purchased by EA in 1992; shut down in 2004. Westwood (Command & Conquer) - Purchased by EA in 1998; shut down in 2003. DreamWorks Interactive/Danger Close/EA Los Angeles (Medal of Honour) - Purchased by EA in 2000; shut down in 2013. Phenomic (SpellForce, BattleForge) - Purchased by EA in 2006; shut down in 2013. Black Box Games (Need for Speed, Skate) - Purchased by EA in 2002; shut down in 2013. Pandemic (The Saboteur) - Purchased by EA in 2008; shut down in 2009. PlayFish (The Sims Social) - Purchased by EA in 2009; shut down in 2013. NuFX (NBA Street) - Purchased by EA in 2004; shut down in 2007. Source Ever since the disastrous release of Dead Space 3, I had a feeling Visceral were next on the chopping block. They created a series which raised the Survival Horror genre to new heights last generation, but it was turned into an action heavy, microtransaction-filled mess, all because EA can't help themselves. It wasn't a good enough money maker to them. You know what does bring in that cash monies, though? Battlefield and Star Wars, hence why EA made them completely abandon the Dead Space series in favour of working on those instead. I would have preferred it if they worked on Dead Space 4, but I've got to admit, even I was interested in this "story-based, linear adventure game" Visceral were developing. I guess it wasn't meant to be, though. Expect the final game to contain microtransactions, lootboxes, multiplayer, and all that other crap. Yeah, no thanks... Edited October 17, 2017 by Undead Wolf 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowxSakura Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 I'm surprised pandemic is only listed with the saboteur. If anything their most successful games were star wars battlefront 1 and 2. It's a shame dead space 3 didn't do well, it was really good, especially the dlc epilogue. Either way, I think bioware will end up next 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gangsta_Loc Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 PS3 servers are dying slowly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MMDE Posted October 17, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted October 17, 2017 10 minutes ago, SnowxSakura said: I'm surprised pandemic is only listed with the saboteur. If anything their most successful games were star wars battlefront 1 and 2. It's a shame dead space 3 didn't do well, it was really good, especially the dlc epilogue. Either way, I think bioware will end up next EA killed Dead Space 3. Anyway, this is another one for EA's death toll. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirlruler Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 That's a damn shame. I really love the Deadspace franchise (have beaten the first 2, have yet to try the third). One thing sticks out to me: 15 minutes ago, Undead Wolf said: “Our Visceral studio has been developing an action-adventure title set in the Star Wars universe,” EA’s Patrick Söderlund said in a blog post. “In its current form, it was shaping up to be a story-based, linear adventure game. Throughout the development process, we have been testing the game concept with players, listening to the feedback about what and how they want to play, and closely tracking fundamental shifts in the marketplace. It has become clear that to deliver an experience that players will want to come back to and enjoy for a long time to come, we needed to pivot the design.” This to me screams that it is going to be a MP game with tons of micro-transactions. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon-Archon Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 (edited) Damn, I haven't played a lot of Visceral games, but I did want to know what happens after the Dead Space 3 DLC ending. Then there's Dante's Inferno. It's a shame to see EA mess up games, then shutting down studios. Here's hoping Bioware will be safe. Edited October 17, 2017 by Dragon-Archon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waschbaer_Witch Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Ding I was looking forward to a good single player star wars game looks like that won't be happening for a bit. I hope by " we needed to pivot the design " means we need to make it more like KotOR. Only can dream right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon-Archon Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 (edited) 17 minutes ago, MMDE said: EA killed Dead Space 3. I agree, heard lots of good things about Dead Space being a horror game, so tried DS3 when it came to PS Plus... it felt like Call of Duty in space . Edited October 17, 2017 by Dragon-Archon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeteorHawk Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 EA are douchers and they know it. They know it and they don't give a fuck. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Leopold Leon III Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 SW+Destiny=Project RagTag I don't think I'm preordering Battlefront 2 anymore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zenpai Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 This situation is just deplorable. On the bright side, even if SP games ended up completely dying... it's not like the old ones are going anywhere. SP gamers keep complaining that they just don't have the time to try out everything there is out there... well, with the death of SP, they might just finally get that chance. In all honesty, though, I don't think SP games will ever completely die. We'll always have Sony, Nintendo and nearly all Japanese developers Japanese devs even have much healthier gaming practices than Western devs (so far), so we'll be in good hands. Still, even though I'm clearly a more Japanese culture-oriented person, sometimes I just want something different. And to see that single-player Western Games are slowly dying is just a shame. For everyone. Even the "weaboo-iest" among us play some Western games from time to time. Though again, this whole thing will still be great for my wallet. Multiplayer games filled with loot boxes, microtransactions and DLC? No thanks. 8 minutes ago, EliseBear said: I hope by " we needed to pivot the design " means we need to make it more like KotOR. Only can dream right? That.. does not seem like the case. At all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cris3f Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 (edited) EA couldn't care less about studios, games, quality, support or people (employees or ex-ones as it will be the case). It comes down exclusively to money. That's their bottom line. Well, that's their only line. And they pretty much fucked a lot of good things along the way. And will continue the same path. Amazingly they sell millions of game, sometimes totally undeserved. "All about the money" Edited October 17, 2017 by cris3f Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B4d4ssHunt4r Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Does that mean that Battlefield: Hardline servers are dead now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daftprophet Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 That sucks I love Dead Space. EA can go to hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gangsta_Loc Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 2 minutes ago, ryan32289 said: Does that mean that Battlefield: Hardline servers are dead now? will be ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowxSakura Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 36 minutes ago, EliseBear said: Ding I was looking forward to a good single player star wars game looks like that won't be happening for a bit. I hope by " we needed to pivot the design " means we need to make it more like KotOR. Only can dream right? God I hope not, while it had a decent narrative, it plays like ass with its dungeons and dragons dice roll combat 37 minutes ago, Dragon-Archon said: I agree, heard lots of good things about Dead Space being a horror game, so tried DS3 when it came to PS Plus... it felt like Call of Duty in space . Wouldn't it be more fair to compare it to a third person shooter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMZ Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 But when ?? i wanna do Dead Space 3 but what if they shut them down by tomorrow or in 2 days ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redgrave Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Spoiler I guess this was expected for quite a while. Now that EA has the Star Wars and Battlefield money train to go on they don't have to really care about their other stuff for quite a while. If they can't get BioWare to get anything good out for the next few years then the noose will tighten around them too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auto-Tomato Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Dead Space 3 was ok, it wasn't bad, but if you delve into the direction Visceral wanted to take the game and the interference of EA...you can't blame the devs. Awful news, of the two remaining titles I wanted to see resurface this gen, Resistance and Dead Space, I guess one is shelved indefinitely. EA, like Ubi and WB can go eff themselves, tired of all the bs, and the year started off so well too. As others have said, that statement stinks of wanting to monetize the SW game to death, no doubt there'll be mystery season passes costing nearly as much as the base game, micros and loot boxes everywhere, and let's not forget the pre-order fluff, I mean really worth it content. Oh well, another game I'll be avoiding, RIP Visceral, you deserved better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordguwa Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Just now, Great_MazingerZ said: But when ?? i wanna do Dead Space 3 but what if they shut them down by tomorrow or in 2 days ? as with online games that have been taken down, provided the game doesn't need any online component. you can get every offline trophy no issue. its online trophy's to worry about those may either make the plat unobtainable or become unobtainable (trophy's tied to online). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMZ Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Just now, kingdrake2 said: as with online games that have been taken down, provided the game doesn't need any online component. you can get every offline trophy no issue. its online trophy's to worry about those may either make the plat unobtainable or become unobtainable (trophy's tied to online). When i said i wanna do DS 3 i meant the online of course coz it has coop online trophies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gangsta_Loc Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 11 minutes ago, Great_MazingerZ said: But when ?? i wanna do Dead Space 3 but what if they shut them down by tomorrow or in 2 days ? Since its pretty straight forward, you should have time. No problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil_Spooky Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 1 hour ago, Leo Leopold Leon III said: SW+Destiny=Project RagTag I don't think I'm preordering Battlefront 2 anymore They've already lost mine for taking a dump on VR, was really looking forward for some dogfights in VR... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leaderboards Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 (edited) Dead Space Loved that series. Executive Vice President Patrick Söderlund explained that the game, which was shaping up as “a story-based, linear adventure game” was tested internally, and the company decided that it needed a change of direction. Online features with microtransactions incoming. Edited October 18, 2017 by TurdFlingingApe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remilia Scarlet Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 I just got done screaming into my pillow. This upset me a great deal. Visceral was my favorite horror dev. I need to go breathe... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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