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Apple whores: EA is making 30 games for the iPhone photo

Electronic Arts may have lost over $1 billion last year, but no worries. See, they have a plan to bail themselves out. And part of that plan involves a sh*tton of iPhone games. Not a bad plan, I'd say.

In a quarterly conference call with investors, EA dropped some information on what they have coming up in the next year. They said that they're working on a lineup of 30 games for the Jesus Phone. This somehow reminds me of the rumor that Apple was interested in the publisher. I wonder if there are any ties between the two. Regardless, making iPhone games seems to be good buisness right now. We should see some of those offerings next month at E3.

EA's Riccitello also has some other games up his sleeves for next year. He said that he's confident that 10 EA Wii games to be released during the year will be hits. Interesting. Additionally, the Sims 3 is coming, and it will also be on Apple computer and iPhones, with DLC from day one. He also points to EA Sports Active and Brutal Legend as potential breakout games for the year.


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whormongr's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/07/2009 11:53
whormongr
it makes sense, iphone games are cheaper to make, cost nothing to distribute and for all intensive purposes don't have to be that good, they just have to be better than crappy to sell for a few bucks, and since there is no physical media and little to promotion (as it is is just "in the store") they will still prolly make a pretty comparable amount per sale as say, a pc game or console game.
foolishwolf's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/07/2009 12:05
foolishwolf
I'm liking what I hear!!
falinter's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/07/2009 12:08
falinter
I want a Dead Space game that is an on rails curb stomping game. You just go up to enemies and curb stomp their limbs.


Best part of that game.
Rational Animal's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/07/2009 12:12
Rational Animal
"...the Jesus Phone"

Epic quote. Also, the mobile version of SimCity is looking tight.
Tha Meat's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/07/2009 12:36
Tha Meat
Jesus never had an App store!?
falsoman's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/07/2009 12:50
falsoman
There's a reason why clouds are white... jesus wanted them to match with his iMac... then apple went for grey and black... so god invented pollution.
JDigital's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/07/2009 13:42
JDigital
I can't believe no one has picked up on the worst part of that entire post...

"DLC from day one"

WTF? Since when did this garbage become the norm? If you have "DLC" on launch day, IT SHOULD BE IN THE F@#KING GAME!

I'm starting to wonder if all gamers have ADHD or something, first off: This is f*$king EA. Remember a month ago when you hated EA because of their gay ass DRM practices and all?

And Secondly: If you buy any game that has DLC from day one, you are a disgrace. Stand for something people.
loki d20's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/07/2009 14:07
loki d20
Hopefully some of those are good tower defense games. Kind of disappointed with the ones out there right now.
JDigital's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/07/2009 14:31
JDigital
Loki, Savage Moon is the bomb for a TD game.
Chronic Logic's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/07/2009 15:26
Chronic Logic
Sturgeon's law says to be prepared to sift through crap.
cbebop007's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/07/2009 16:46
cbebop007
Why yes, I would love SimCity 2000 on my iPod Touch!
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