EA Opens New Shop To Prepare New Ways Of Shoving Same Old Shit Down Your Throats.

http://www.wral.com/business/local_tech_wire/news/story/1966501/

Morrisville — Electronic Arts, the world’s largest independent game publisher, has a new sports racing development studio up and running in Morrisville, providing a major boost to the Triangle’s growing video game industry.

Triangle....its a triangle alright. EA Fucking the consumer with shit products. NASCAR is fucking the consumer by dealing exclusives with EA. The consumer in turn is just fucked as its what 5 years now since decent PC sim?...its a triangle alright...more marketing driven bullshit.

A team of seven game developers, lead by Ryan Stradling, is at work on NASCAR 09 for PlayStation 2. The team will grow to 25 within 12 months and the long-term goal is to staff 50 employees to focus on a number of game titles over the next few years.

EA as usual is always looking for a fresh look on projects...lets checkout this guy's resme

http://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,103756/

NASCAR SimRacing (2005),
Electronic Arts, Inc.NASCAR 2005: Chase for the Cup (2004),
Electronic Arts, Inc.The Urbz: Sims in the City (2004),
Electronic Arts, Inc.NASCAR Thunder 2004 (2003),
Electronic Arts, Inc.Madden NFL 2003 (2002),
Electronic Arts, Inc.NASCAR Thunder 2003 (2002),
Electronic Arts, Inc.NCAA Football 2002 (2001),
Electronic Arts, Inc.Madden NFL 2001 (2000),
Electronic Arts, Inc.

Well this douche is obviously just the new "James Hawkins" as I doubt his work on NSR, Thunder and the Sims are going to bring any invitation to this defunct product. Seems to me EA is just unloading failed tiburon projects to a new location. More of the same...

By moving NASCAR development to North Carolina, which is considered the home of the sport, the team should get better access to the racing teams and drivers. EA holds the exclusive NASCAR video game license

No Shit?? EA holds the exclusive....not good news for NASCAR Fans as it seems EA is setting up the "ass kissing" network to setup an "Extension" with NASCAR. Remember back prior to ass ramming (ea buying the exclusive) when EA was sponsoring the talladega 500 and was sucking NASCAR's ass left and right. Then poof gone like a light the second they get the exclusive...Seems this is just the same re branded bullshit. Probably some fucking tobacco shack next to some pig farm. I'm sure it will be closed immediately upon sighing of exclusive.

“The Triangle is a great location for game development due to great schools in the area (Duke, UNC, NC State, Wake Forest),” said Dave Tinson, who heads up EA Sports public relations. “There is a thriving high-tech industry and growing game development presence as well. As compared to Orlando, RTP has a comparable to favorable cost of living and high quality of life. Not everyone we talk to in the Southeast wants to make their home in Orlando. It is a key to our long-term success and growth to have another location in the broader region. It is a two-hour, direct flight to Orlando, and it’s in the same time zone.”

In otherwords nothing has changed tiburon is still in charge. More of the same..rebranded..LOL

“Growing a team from employee No. 1 is a very different proposition than acquiring an existing business,” said Tinson. “We will grow deliberately and methodically and build on successes. Right now, the team is in start-up mode and will deliver its first product within its first year of operation. We are already planning for what is next.”

1st product out in a year huh? Remember with NSR is was 18months and look what they rehashed. I can't even imagine how shitty this "new" (and I use that term very fucking lightly) game will be. More of the fucking same.....and I'm sure EA is working "deliberately and methodically" unfortunately for the consumer is isn't the software engineers and programmers this line is referring to...its refering to the weasels in marketing and the cash cows in management....Seems NASCAR title will be fucked for years to come...

stay tuned.

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