EA's Majestic Canned

by Steve Gibson, Dec 19, 2001 1:18pm PST

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By: Quagmire x Show Full Post

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I actually saw this game in a store for sale the other day.

Dec 19, 2001 10:33pm PST

I actually saw this game in a store for sale the other day. : Quagmire

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By: hi-c x Show Full Post

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With luck this will help to wean publishers from the idea that people will pay monthly for games. No wait -- I smell another MMORPG coming...

Dec 19, 2001 7:27pm PST

With luck this will help to wean publishers from the idea that people will pay monthly for games. No wai... : hi-c

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wonder if motorcity online is the next ea pay game to fall

Dec 19, 2001 1:20pm PST

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wonder if motorcity online is the next ea pay game to fall : -=kodiak=-
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By: Australian Gestapo x Show Full Post

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did anyone NOT see this coming?

Dec 19, 2001 6:26pm PST

did anyone NOT see this coming? : Australian Gestapo

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the reason this game failed was because it sucked, none of this IT WAS TOO AHEAD OF ITS TIMES bullshit, no other game has ever had to use that as an excuse

Dec 19, 2001 6:24pm PST

the reason this game failed was because it sucked, none of this IT WAS TOO AHEAD OF ITS TIMES bullshit, n... : silly

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damn. That sucks. The only thing that kept me from playing was the monthly fee, but I did play the demo and it was a great concept and fun to experience. Sorry to see things like this happen to delvelopers with fresh ideas.

Dec 19, 2001 6:07pm PST

damn. That sucks. The only thing that kept me from playing was the monthly fee, but I did play the demo a... : PsYk0

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well what I dont like is that these guys seem to be telling us what we (should) like...

http://www.newsdev.com/comments.php?news_id=77

as posted in that rant...

Dec 19, 2001 2:57pm PST

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well what I dont like is that these guys seem to be telling us what we (should) like... http://www.n... : MaxPayne
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  kinda reminds me of the B&W team saying their AI was revolutionary. : ZeBFFd00d
  - there was AI in B&W? lol : MaxPayne
- Having someone call me late at night breathing on my phone or adding more unwanted instant messages to : sexninja!!!!
- yeah paying people to annoy me is not my idea of a good time : burningpantsman

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By: sexninja!!!! x Show Full Post

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It was a grand experiment, but one that ultimately cost EA between $5 million and $7 million

JEBUS!

Dec 19, 2001 3:56pm PST

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It was a grand experiment, but one that ultimately cost EA between $5 million and $7 million JEBUS! : sexninja!!!!
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- Not really a big deal I guess, given that EA's market cap is something like $9B (yes, B as in billion)..... : DanglingChad
- I wish i had 5 to 7 million to lose. I can't even lose 10 bucks : burningpantsman

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I tried out the free pilot episode when it came out. I wouldn't want to actually pay for the game though. It never really got my interest going.

Dec 19, 2001 4:59pm PST

I tried out the free pilot episode when it came out. I wouldn't want to actually pay for the game though... : Atticus

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http://www.shacknews.com/funk.y?id=1659503

:)

Dec 19, 2001 1:35pm PST

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http://www.shacknews.com/funk.y?id=1659503 :) : ZeBFFd00d
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- haha, so true : AllYourBase

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By: GammaStorm x Show Full Post

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I played all the way through and it went from good, to shitty, to barely tolerable on its way to decent until it was killed. I've talked a bit to some of the creative people on the team and the story is that EA f'd it up good with their involvement. Plus the fact that there was some issues with the registration process that kept a boatload of people from even playing the free pilot. Nice work EA. 'tards

Dec 19, 2001 2:27pm PST

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I played all the way through and it went from good, to shitty, to barely tolerable on its way to decent u... : GammaStorm
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- Although to be fair, the designers are hardly going to admit they fucked up a good dea :) : disembodied potato

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talk about pissin money away, geebus

Dec 19, 2001 2:26pm PST

talk about pissin money away, geebus : imwast3d

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By: filthysock x Show Full Post

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i payed for about 2 months of it.
It just wasn't done well enough, there was potential, and someone else may do it better in the future

Dec 19, 2001 2:21pm PST

i payed for about 2 months of it. It just wasn't done well enough, there was potential, and someone else... : filthysock

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was this game good or did it suck? i don't know anyone who actually played it.

Dec 19, 2001 1:21pm PST

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was this game good or did it suck? i don't know anyone who actually played it. : snackula
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- it was "fun". It wasn't worth paying for. --Loco3KGT : loco3kgt

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Im not surprised in Europe Nokia does a similar game entirley for free.

Dec 19, 2001 1:52pm PST

Im not surprised in Europe Nokia does a similar game entirley for free. : disembodied potato

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so when the fat lady sings, will the game call you, IM you, and fax you to say "...game over man, game over."

Dec 19, 2001 1:48pm PST

so when the fat lady sings, will the game call you, IM you, and fax you to say "...game over man, game ov... : hal9000

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Now one begs to ask...

What will they do with all that personal info?

Dec 19, 2001 1:27pm PST

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Now one begs to ask... What will they do with all that personal info? : indeego
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- im sure it will be properly disposed of... : nofxsux

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I started the registration process, but accidently messed up my date of birth. But when I tried to re- enter it, it gave me a smart ass comment like, majestic knows all, you are not of age to play this game. Gee, I wonder why only 75,000 made it into the game. Another example of fuckwad EA screwing a good idea.

Dec 19, 2001 1:26pm PST

I started the registration process, but accidently messed up my date of birth. But when I tried to re- en... : crazywigga

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By: rock x Show Full Post

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The game was fun...truly unlike any other gaming experience out there. Sadly (just like Black & White) it did become tedious and boring after a while, checking out websites for clues or taking messages from verbally limited AIM bots. I was kinda surprised to see those numbers of people and how low they were...oh well. Kudos to EA for coming up with one of the most innovative ideas in gaming history, too bad it didn't catch on.

Dec 19, 2001 1:25pm PST

The game was fun...truly unlike any other gaming experience out there. Sadly (just like Black & White) i... : rock

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By: ZeBFFd00d x Show Full Post

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Is anyone really surprised?

It was a grand experiment

Yea, keep telling yourself that.

Dec 19, 2001 1:24pm PST

Is anyone really surprised? It was a grand experiment Yea, keep telling yourself that. : ZeBFFd00d

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Holy shit... that's a lot of cashto drop...

Dec 19, 2001 1:23pm PST

Holy shit... that's a lot of cashto drop... : indeego

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FIRST POST!

Dec 19, 2001 1:20pm PST

FIRST POST! : psyci

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