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EA responds to 'bankrupt strategy' comments photo

A few days ago, former EA executive Mitch Lasky wrote a scathing blog about Electronic Arts' business practices and what he called a "bankrupt strategy." While EA declined to issue an official response, communications head Jeff Brown has responded in an interview, claiming that Lasky is just bitter because he never became EA's CEO.

"Mitch needs to try de-caf," mocks Brown. "It’s never easy being turned down for a job, but most people don’t spend three years obsessing about it. Since Mitch left EA, Apple invented the iPhone, Facebook evolved to include a gaming platform and EAMobile became the world leader."

Wow, quite the catty response from EA. Not exactly a shot above the belt, but you have to give a golf clap for the merciless burn. Still, no amount of mockery can detract from the fact that EA is not the moneyspinner it once was, and while the publisher focuses on critics and blaming the Wii, things aren't getting fixed.

Game venture capitalist and Electronic Arts trade barbs [GamesBeat]








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Stephen Beirne's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/18/2010 08:09
Stephen Beirne
The top speed of his car and whether he showers every day or not are irrelevant. What about Lasky's criticisms, Brown old boy? t/f?
Piellar's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/18/2010 08:20
Piellar
Link to Mitch Lasky's original scathing blog:

http://bizpunk.blogspot.com/2010/01/after-bell-today-ea-announced-massive.html
Toadofsky's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/18/2010 08:22
Toadofsky
Wow, EA, little bit a harsh response eh?

I honestly don't think EA is going to recoup their losses, of which I hope I'm REALLY REALLY wrong. If the guy, what was his name? He worked to help launch the 360, he was really cool, had the fake tattoo of the release date for Halo 2? Yeah, if he leaves that company, you know that something is really wrong...
Chronic Logic's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/18/2010 08:23
Chronic Logic
But the Madden franchise is a fucking gold mine that ALWAYS makes craploads of money ever year. How is this possible?
Holyetheline's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/18/2010 08:31
Holyetheline
lol, such pompous bastards.
Piellar's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/18/2010 08:31
Piellar
I admit I don't really understand most of the financial terms used by Lasky in his article. The fact that a former senior executive of the company thinks EA is in a bad spot is kinda worrying. Brown's answer is more of a flame directed at Lasky than hard facts ($$$) showing EA's still doing not so bad, that's also worrying.
Toadofsky's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/18/2010 08:34
Toadofsky
@ Chronic Logic:

Madden didn't do as well this year, the overall sales from last year were down, at least from reports a few months back.

We'll have to see on Madden 2011 does, but I think it reached it's peak.
Piellar's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/18/2010 08:41
Piellar
Nice, Chronic Logic!

According to that clever pyramid, what we're seeing here is... Ad Hominem?
Drakengard's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/18/2010 09:08
Drakengard
@ Toadofsky

The problem is that once you've played one football game you've pretty much played them all...especially now that the game has reached a level where each interation doesn't offer anything new outside of maybe a couple features and roster updates.

Me, I haven't touched a football game since Gameday '99. Yeah, been a while for me and I have no intention of getting a Madden game any time soon. Not worth the money when I can get a unique experience in an Uncharted 2 or something.
Monte's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/18/2010 09:16
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@Drakengard
y'know i can't help but think that madden should start relying on DLC... instead of making a "new" game each year, just offer up DLC to update the rosters and such... wait a few years to actually release a new game...

But then this is EA we are talking about...
Xzyliac's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/18/2010 09:18
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@Toadofsky
But didn't FIFA break some world record? That's where I get confused.

I've always liked EA even when they were being villified so I hope they come up with some new strategy.
Tony Ponce's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/18/2010 09:43
Tony Ponce
You mean EA is having trouble making money and is dancing around the central reasons why that is so? I would have never guessed. Nope. Not at all.
Tony Ponce's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/18/2010 11:29
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@x1251

You're brilliant.
Piellar's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/18/2010 12:20
Piellar
@x1252

You're trolling.
judgegrumble's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/18/2010 16:38
judgegrumble
i imagine this guy as stereotypical cigar-munching CEO. something like a villan out of captain planet, critizing EA for their recent addition of a soul and making art instead of monopolizing the business.
smurfee mcgee's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/18/2010 16:54
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@Piellar
You're a fucking Nazi
akathatoneguy's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/18/2010 18:20
akathatoneguy
Jeff Brown is not EA. When Jeff Brown speaks, he does so on behalf of Jeff Brown, not on behalf of a huge company with thousands of employees. Just as when Jim Sterling says something, it is not Destructoid saying it. Jeff Brown saying something just means that Jeff Brown said something. Nothing more, nothing less.

...Jeff Brown.
TheTruth's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/18/2010 23:12
TheTruth
Every one always wants to side with the little guy who speaks against the big bad corporations, but sometimes the corporations simply aren't in the wrong.

Anytime an ex employee talks bad, you can usually assume it's one of those "blame everyone else for why I'm not good enough" people. Not that I have any idea here, just usually the case.
At least it made for a couple seconds of entertainment.
Stephen Beirne's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/18/2010 23:16
Stephen Beirne
Who Brown?
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