OT: Time to break my EA boycott?

kingnebwsu · 09-10-2005, 05:02 AM

I think that time may come next week when Burnout: Revenge comes out for PS2 and Xbox. I played the hell out of my girlfriend's copy of Burnout 3, and the new one sounds like more of the same...so it may be time to end my EA boycott. It's sad, because my childish boycott was fun while it lasted, but EA's empire is just too vast. Even though I think they're just publishing the game (they did with Burnout 3), it's still got the EA mark on it. I haven't purchased an EA game since NCAA Football 2003 back in July of 2002. I sold it a few months later, and I've been EA-free since!

I think I'm still gonna try and avoid buying the EA sports games (I can rent them for free) and I'll still hate them with a passion...but come Tuesday my EA boycott will sadly end

KingNeb's EA Boycott: September 2002-September 2005

Ragone · 09-10-2005, 05:08 AM

You are really missing out on a strong ncaa series.. haven't been a big fan of most of the rest of their releases though..

CraigSca · 09-10-2005, 05:11 AM

Why did you boycott EA to begin with?

Mota · 09-10-2005, 05:22 AM

I wouldn't have any problems splitting my EA boycott into sports / non sports.

I'm glad I didn't buy ANY EA sports games this year, after the disapointments that they all were last year. It was a waste of money considering they collected dust on my shelf.

I rented NCAA Football this year and it felt like more of the same, glad I didn't get it. I haven't even touched Madden yet, but people are saying the same thing about it.

Raiders Army · 09-10-2005, 06:06 AM

Buy Madden.

ice4277 · 09-10-2005, 06:50 AM

I think, with the new EA releases this year, if you didn't like the last couple, you won't like these, and if you did like the last couple, you will like the new versions. I can't get into NCAA or Madden at all but have friends who won't stop playing them.

Greyroofoo · 09-10-2005, 11:18 AM

I broke my 2 year long EA boycott with NCAA 2006, after playing it, I now vow a 3 year boycott of EA

Calis · 09-10-2005, 01:19 PM

Ohh, I had no idea a new Burnout was this close.

Any info on what's new or added? Hopefully they tweaked the god awful rubberbanding in it, extremely frustrating.

I'll be buying it, played the hell out of the 3rd one, with a focus on the crash courses and road rage, but had fun with all of it.

TroyF · 09-10-2005, 01:22 PM

Can't stop playing Madden right now. Just an incredible game.

DaddyTorgo · 09-10-2005, 01:24 PM

really? that incredible? the more people that are saying that the closer I am coming to finding it online for less than say 35 dollars and picking it up. still playing the HELL out of MVP 2005 actually.

SackAttack · 09-10-2005, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by kingnebwsu

I think that time may come next week when Burnout: Revenge comes out for PS2 and Xbox. I played the hell out of my girlfriend's copy of Burnout 3, and the new one sounds like more of the same...so it may be time to end my EA boycott. It's sad, because my childish boycott was fun while it lasted, but EA's empire is just too vast. Even though I think they're just publishing the game (they did with Burnout 3), it's still got the EA mark on it. I haven't purchased an EA game since NCAA Football 2003 back in July of 2002. I sold it a few months later, and I've been EA-free since!

I think I'm still gonna try and avoid buying the EA sports games (I can rent them for free) and I'll still hate them with a passion...but come Tuesday my EA boycott will sadly end

KingNeb's EA Boycott: September 2002-September 2005

Mine ended with MVP 2005...but having seen Burnout Revenge, I'm fairly certain it would have ended with that release anyway.

dervack · 09-10-2005, 03:32 PM

EA Games and EA Sports are almost seperate companies as far as EA is concerned. Black from EA games looks amazing if you like FPS on consoles.

TroyF · 09-10-2005, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

really? that incredible? the more people that are saying that the closer I am coming to finding it online for less than say 35 dollars and picking it up. still playing the HELL out of MVP 2005 actually.

I've mentioned this in the Madden thread, but this is the first time in a really long time I'll end up "playing" multiple seasons of a football game. You do have to spend a little bit tweaking the sliders, but once you do, it's just a terrific game. I'm having a blast with it.

MizzouRah · 09-10-2005, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by TroyF

I've mentioned this in the Madden thread, but this is the first time in a really long time I'll end up "playing" multiple seasons of a football game. You do have to spend a little bit tweaking the sliders, but once you do, it's just a terrific game. I'm having a blast with it.

I feel the same way about NCAA Football. It's such an enjoyable game that I'm almost on my third season, which is rare for any sports console game and me.

I think NHL 2k6 will be the same thing. It's been a wonderful year for console sports gaming as far as I'm concerned. I still see myself playing the ps2 for quite some time.. which will allow me to wait for the ps3, so I can compare it to the Xbox 360 and purchase the best one for my console gaming tastes.

There are still PLENTY of good games coming out for the Xbox/PS2 in the coming months.

kingnebwsu · 09-11-2005, 06:34 PM

I started my EA boycott back in '02 after I was sick of their sports games and also they pissed me off my not supporting the Dreamcast.

I think they've bought too many smaller companies for me to completely boycott EA. I'm very interested in Burnout Revenge, and I think "The Movies" is also published by EA. Sigh. I have rented my EA games for free from my work (including the new NCAA), but nothing has super-wowed me. NCAA was okay, but having to mess with the sliders so much made me wanna burn things. Argh.

I own all three consoles and a decent PC and here's a list of the games I'm interested in coming soon...

UPCOMING POTENTIAL PURCHASES:

X---Burnout Revenge---------------9/14
PS2-We Love Katamari--------------9/14
X---NTRA Breeder's Cup World...---9/21
PS2-DDR Extreme 3-----------------9/28
PS2-Karaoke Revolution Party------11/9
PC--The Movies--------------------Nov.
PS2-Guitar Hero-------------------Nov.
PC--Total College Basketball------Q4
PS2-Beatmania---------------------2006

UPCOMING GAMES TO RENT:

X---X-Men Legends II--------------9/21
X---Half-Life 2-------------------10/2
X---March Madness 2006------------10/12
X---Stubbs the Zombie-------------10/18
X---The Warriors------------------10/18
X---Paintball Max'd---------------10/19
X---Bully-------------------------10/25
PS2-24: The Game------------------11/15
X---Full Spectrum Warrior 2-------2006

---

We'll see how good they all are before I put up the $$$ to buy them. For now, back to Halo 2

Karlifornia · 09-11-2005, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by kingnebwsu

UPCOMING POTENTIAL PURCHASES:

PS2-DDR Extreme 3-----------------9/28
PS2-Karaoke Revolution Party------11/9
PS2-Guitar Hero-------------------Nov.
PS2-Beatmania---------------------2006

I didn't know my little sister was on FOFC

kingnebwsu · 09-11-2005, 09:43 PM

Hehe, I'm into fruity music games...they're my vice

I'm sad that Beatmania got delayed until 2006 though

On an unrelated note, Taiko Drum Master for PS2 is now $20 at Best Buy with drum included. They even sell giftcards in-store with $5/off coupons. Anyone who likes drumming even a little should try it out. I now own two drums, and it's a blast to play when buddies are over.

Everyone...back...away...slowly...

Ajaxab · 09-12-2005, 07:15 AM

I'm interested in this Breeder's Cup game for the X-Box as I don't have a PS2 to pick up any of the Gallop Racer series. I was surprised to see a 9/21 release date on this one as I haven't really come across any previews about it this month. Anyone have any new info on it? I'm hoping it will have some semblance of depth.

SackAttack · 09-12-2005, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by kingnebwsu

I'm very interested in Burnout Revenge, and I think "The Movies" is also published by EA.

Activision!

dervack · 09-12-2005, 04:59 PM

Not that this has a lot to do with this thread, but someone at EA has a hard-on for Avenged Sevenfold, as the song Bat Country will be appearing in the 3rd EA game released in the last 3 months when it appears on the SSX song listing. That song is constantly on when I boot up Madden for the PC.

SackAttack · 09-12-2005, 05:39 PM

The ad at work says we won't get Burnout Revenge until Thursday.

I hope the ad is wrong.

Raiders Army · 09-12-2005, 05:45 PM

Buy Madden.

SackAttack · 09-12-2005, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Raiders Army

Buy Madden.

Absolutely. Just as soon as they have competition again.

Raiders Army · 09-12-2005, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by SackAttack

Absolutely. Just as soon as they have competition again.

Play me. I'll Al Davis you all over the field.

SackAttack · 09-12-2005, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Raiders Army

Play me. I'll Al Davis you all over the field.

You're going to change teams twice and sue me to make sure I can't play as one of the teams you abandoned?

SackAttack · 09-14-2005, 04:52 PM

Burnout Revenge is in my greedy little hands and EA just notified me that they're sending me Burnout Legends.

I'm so happy I could cry.

Blade6119 · 09-14-2005, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by SackAttack

The ad at work says we won't get Burnout Revenge until Thursday.

I hope the ad is wrong.

You have video game ads at your work??

SackAttack · 09-14-2005, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Blade6119

You have video game ads at your work??

I work at Best Buy to keep money in the bank, gas in the truck, pay for Gamenikki, etc.

I don't make any money off of Gamenikki, so while I do consider it a job (there's a significant time investment involved, plus the financial aspects of running it), it certainly isn't something I can do exclusively at this point.

Blade6119 · 09-14-2005, 05:03 PM

got it...cool

09-10-2005, 05:11 AM	#3
CraigSca Pro Starter Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Not Delaware - hurray!	Why did you boycott EA to begin with? __________________ She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah! She loves you, yeah! how do you know? how do you know?

09-14-2005, 05:03 PM	#29
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09-10-2005, 05:08 AM	#2
Ragone Pro Rookie Join Date: May 2002 Location: Kansas City, Mo	You are really missing out on a strong ncaa series.. haven't been a big fan of most of the rest of their releases though..

09-10-2005, 05:22 AM	#4
Mota College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jan 2001	I wouldn't have any problems splitting my EA boycott into sports / non sports. I'm glad I didn't buy ANY EA sports games this year, after the disapointments that they all were last year. It was a waste of money considering they collected dust on my shelf. I rented NCAA Football this year and it felt like more of the same, glad I didn't get it. I haven't even touched Madden yet, but people are saying the same thing about it.

09-10-2005, 06:06 AM	#5
Raiders Army Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Black Hole	Buy Madden.

09-10-2005, 06:50 AM	#6
ice4277 Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Berkley, MI: The Hotbed of FOFC!	I think, with the new EA releases this year, if you didn't like the last couple, you won't like these, and if you did like the last couple, you will like the new versions. I can't get into NCAA or Madden at all but have friends who won't stop playing them.

09-10-2005, 11:18 AM	#7
Greyroofoo Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Alabama	I broke my 2 year long EA boycott with NCAA 2006, after playing it, I now vow a 3 year boycott of EA

09-10-2005, 01:19 PM	#8
Calis College Starter Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Kansas	Ohh, I had no idea a new Burnout was this close. Any info on what's new or added? Hopefully they tweaked the god awful rubberbanding in it, extremely frustrating. I'll be buying it, played the hell out of the 3rd one, with a focus on the crash courses and road rage, but had fun with all of it.

09-10-2005, 01:22 PM	#9
TroyF Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	Can't stop playing Madden right now. Just an incredible game.

09-10-2005, 01:24 PM	#10
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	really? that incredible? the more people that are saying that the closer I am coming to finding it online for less than say 35 dollars and picking it up. still playing the HELL out of MVP 2005 actually.

09-10-2005, 03:32 PM	#12
dervack College Prospect Join Date: Jun 2005	EA Games and EA Sports are almost seperate companies as far as EA is concerned. Black from EA games looks amazing if you like FPS on consoles.

09-11-2005, 06:34 PM	#15
kingnebwsu College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Ohio	I started my EA boycott back in '02 after I was sick of their sports games and also they pissed me off my not supporting the Dreamcast. I think they've bought too many smaller companies for me to completely boycott EA. I'm very interested in Burnout Revenge, and I think "The Movies" is also published by EA. Sigh. I have rented my EA games for free from my work (including the new NCAA), but nothing has super-wowed me. NCAA was okay, but having to mess with the sliders so much made me wanna burn things. Argh. I own all three consoles and a decent PC and here's a list of the games I'm interested in coming soon... UPCOMING POTENTIAL PURCHASES: X---Burnout Revenge---------------9/14 PS2-We Love Katamari--------------9/14 X---NTRA Breeder's Cup World...---9/21 PS2-DDR Extreme 3-----------------9/28 PS2-Karaoke Revolution Party------11/9 PC--The Movies--------------------Nov. PS2-Guitar Hero-------------------Nov. PC--Total College Basketball------Q4 PS2-Beatmania---------------------2006 UPCOMING GAMES TO RENT: X---X-Men Legends II--------------9/21 X---Half-Life 2-------------------10/2 X---March Madness 2006------------10/12 X---Stubbs the Zombie-------------10/18 X---The Warriors------------------10/18 X---Paintball Max'd---------------10/19 X---Bully-------------------------10/25 PS2-24: The Game------------------11/15 X---Full Spectrum Warrior 2-------2006 --- We'll see how good they all are before I put up the $$$ to buy them. For now, back to Halo 2

09-11-2005, 09:43 PM	#17
kingnebwsu College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Ohio	Hehe, I'm into fruity music games...they're my vice I'm sad that Beatmania got delayed until 2006 though On an unrelated note, Taiko Drum Master for PS2 is now $20 at Best Buy with drum included. They even sell giftcards in-store with $5/off coupons. Anyone who likes drumming even a little should try it out. I now own two drums, and it's a blast to play when buddies are over. Everyone...back...away...slowly...

09-12-2005, 07:15 AM	#18
Ajaxab College Benchwarmer Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Far from home	I'm interested in this Breeder's Cup game for the X-Box as I don't have a PS2 to pick up any of the Gallop Racer series. I was surprised to see a 9/21 release date on this one as I haven't really come across any previews about it this month. Anyone have any new info on it? I'm hoping it will have some semblance of depth.

09-12-2005, 04:59 PM	#20
dervack College Prospect Join Date: Jun 2005	Not that this has a lot to do with this thread, but someone at EA has a hard-on for Avenged Sevenfold, as the song Bat Country will be appearing in the 3rd EA game released in the last 3 months when it appears on the SSX song listing. That song is constantly on when I boot up Madden for the PC.

09-12-2005, 05:39 PM	#21
SackAttack Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Green Bay, WI	The ad at work says we won't get Burnout Revenge until Thursday. I hope the ad is wrong.

09-12-2005, 05:45 PM	#22
Raiders Army Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Black Hole	Buy Madden.

09-14-2005, 04:52 PM	#26
SackAttack Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Green Bay, WI	Burnout Revenge is in my greedy little hands and EA just notified me that they're sending me Burnout Legends. I'm so happy I could cry.

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