E3 2008: Video Q&A: Carmack on 'one-game' id-EA deal

good info

what the hell? lol

Nice info NA3D.

I lub his name... De Martini... or is that irrelevant? :P

The average rating for EA games has dropped from: 7.8 in 2001 to: 7.0 in 2007 with 7.3 in 2004 Games with a 8.0 or higher 2007: 5 games 2004: 7 games 2002: 7 games and EA made less games that year so it has been a steady drop in quality for at least 7 years now, and they just keep increasing the number of games every year. So all in all, EA just wants money, and pushes out junk to try to turn profit. they buy out other companies to try to use their branding to help their sales, and it works, then they keep on doing it until that brand has no worth left to it. So I dont want to hear this bull swap that EA isnt the company it used to be, or anything positive in their direction until they change their ways or no longer exist. [Buy EA games at EB, GameStop, GameFly and other places used where EA wont make any money if you dont like them to the point you dont want to buy their games that are actually rating over a 8 or better.]

who cares? ea and activision are both the same.

I love ID so this shoud be good, even if it involves EA.

People think EA got better? They seem worse and worse every year to me.

Hating EA is so 2005.

-Dead Space continues to look cooler and cooler. Makes me think of Bioshock in space a little bit. Anywho, if they bring out a demo, I like it, and I got the cash for it, I'll pick it up. -So many triple A games. Again, Mirror's Edge looks cool and all, but there are too many damn games for me to be picking up. Unfortunately this has found it's way to the bottom of my list for this year, even though the concept sounds interesting. -Yet another triple A title. Spore looks extremely fun, though this time I have an excuse on why I can't buy it other then budget: I don't have a high-end PC. The concept is so crazy though, and it's amazing to see how the Creature Creator took off and how much they're trying to do with the game. -Time for sports talk. This is the part I sleep for. Dynamic DNA is far from inventive. Gamers have been asking for this for years. Nice try though. I'm actually in support of Wii All-Play as long as it keeps the hardcore experience intact, and this casual stuff is strictly an optionally add-on. -So will Nucleus work cross game AND cross platform? If so it's a good idea. But if all it does is add another layer on top of all these games for no reason other then for them to make cash by nickel and diming gamers, then what a piss poor idea. -Time for Dragon Age talk. This is the part I sleep for. That may sound harsh, but with Kotor 3 and Mass Effect 2 just waiting out there to be finished, I could not care less about them diverting resources for a pseudo sequel to Baldur's Gate. -Here we go again. Right next to Dead Space and Mirror's Edge, this is another big name action game that I want to get. Left 4 Dead looks incredible, but I don't know if I have the budget for it. -What a surprise that id is working with EA huh? Activision has always published their big titles. They're actually still the publishers on the Return to Castle Wolfenstein sequel. Only id thing EA has published is Orcs & Elves. So Rage will be published by EA, but what about Doom 4? That's a good question, but hopefully all three games end up being good, regardless of who brings them out.

Bah! "Partners Program". Sure, you start out as a partner but if they like what they see then they will eventually gobble you up. It should be called "Suckers Program".

EA still confuse me, some days they do stuff that i hate them for then others they have a really good idea and i like them. *sigh*

You have to admit though, EA's trying to get rid of that look by using the EA partners system. Compared to their nasty takeover's, they should have done this a long time ago.

This will really be a benefit to ea. Both Profit-wise and Image-wise. id software chose to partner up with ea.

meh, id hasn't done anything good since quake 3

Well, most of the games EA has destroyed they owned directly and the developers mentioned to be in this EA partners thing have produced some pretty top-quality stuff. I think it would be better to wait and see how the game turns out before we start making assumptions. Even if it does turn out to be a stinker, it is only a one game deal. On a side note, it seems the companies in the deal are faring better than their EA owned counterparts. Maybe EA should do this instead of buying up developers. You know.. be what they were originally meant to be.. publishers.

Screw EA, Carmack has just lost a sale (and I'm sure many, many more) for this one. He was absolutely right when he said EA was part of an Evil Empire. No doubt about it.

to NAD3d, umm they are no worse than anyother major company.... though i d o have to say that they did take some game franchises and destroy them... like 007 james bond. and command and conquer, Rare handled 007 way better, and EA cant begin to compare to westwood studios on the C&C and red alert universe... though C&C3 and Red alert 2 were not that bad, pretty good actually, but Generals blew chunks...... but as a company EA games is no worse than any other major company.... no worse than microsoft, no worse than sony, or nintendo, no worse than sega, no worse than ubisoft....

Normally, I really can't stand with EA, but this sounds cool.

Well, I'm looking forward to this one.

money can buy anything

The EA Partners program sounds too good to be true. But I guess if id, Valve, and Crytek took it, then it can't be all that bad.

This can only mean good things for EA :)

Hopefully it won't go down the pan.

(Total PR Stunt) This dude must be getting some fat cash to be talking nice about EA. They are the evil empire, they are a morally and ethically disturbing company, and wow.... I think they had him say that to try to hit the nail on the head with people talking down about EA. There is no other excuse for it really. Their rep it dieing for remaking the exact same game with little update, buying out companies and destroying their quality, and yeah... I think this video is purely EA trying to hit the nail on the head of their bad rep. for doing things gamers are not happy about. I still stand in protest and say, "Dont buy games where EA will get profit, and buy them from EB, GameStop, GameFly, and other places used where EA will get no profit at all." "what they can do for us during testing..." Yeah, look at their own games and how horridly they have been tested, yeah right... EA still crushes small studios, I dont know what he means by out dated, because EA just keeps getting dirtier since 2004. All in all, the average game made by EA has a lower rating today than what they have ever had before, and it keeps going lower. So you can not say they are not the evil empire just caring about profits and not about gamers.

Well this could lead to interesting future developments.

I bet EA is gonna consume and digest id Software by the time Doom 4 and Quake 5 comes out.

This could affect a lot of titles, it's big news.

John Carmack has a good head on his shoulders, I don't see him making a wrong decision here going with EA, especially for just a potential single time. If anyone, give at least Carmack credit, he won't screw it up.

i hope ea doesn't screw this one up

People need to relise that EA arnt the company they use to be, there getting alot better, if anything (and im probly gonna get flamed for this) Activision are the the new EA, they butt rape all of there games now its aload of crap, they have screwed the GH over by making 2 many sub par versions of the game, Shame on your ActyBliz, shame on you

Dear Lord, no. I hate EA.

lol john carmack is my king

I wouldn't blame Rockstar for going independent and using a program such as "EA Partners" for a publishing/distribution deal. It beats all R* licenses falling prey to EA if the T2 buyout actually happens: EA would get the pub/distro revenue they want and R* would be independent, so Mr. Houser won't have to ask Mr. Zelnick for any extensions on unfinished products.

id produces awesome games so no doubt the next ones are gonna b good.... doom4?

Sounds interesting

What I got out of this is that EA is getting better, I like all four of those guys as interviewers, and that DOOM 4 AND CASTLE WOLDENSTEIN are ON E3! YEAH!

This just in, EA Games has changed it's trademark catch-phrase "Challenge everything" to... ALL YOUR GAME ARE BELONG TO US !

Interesting. Doom 4 should be good.