Mirror's Edge, Dead Space sequels planned
Electronic Arts has pledged to make sequels of several titles from last year, including Mass Effect.
In a financial conference call Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello said that certain titles which had performed or reviewed well would definitely be continued in the future, though the company would continue to pursue a commitment to quality games rather than issuing needless sequels - something the company had become known for until recently.
"Mirror's Edge was very strongly reviewed - That one's going to go forward. We'll be looking at some issues around the design to make sure that strong IP is married with strong business," said John according to Gamasutra.
Electronic Arts has been disappointed with holiday sales this year for some games, but remains committed to certain franchises which may have not met expectations, such as Rock Band 2.
"We're very pleased with a lot of our new franchises this year. Spore [looks like an] ongoing franchise, Dead Space looks like a long-term big winner for us... Warhammer will continue to perform very well."
Other Electronic Arts titles in development include BioWare's latest projects, Mass Effect 2 and Star Wars: The Old Republic. The latter game has been rumoured to use a microtransaction system rather than a monthly subscription, but EA has said it hasn't finalised a business model for the Star Wars MMO.
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Discuss in the forums ReplyAt least he's not blaming piracy
Devs seem to now just instantly blame piracy if their games aren't selling very well, completely overlooking the fact that their game is just crap. :D
I'm actually surprised they're not crying out that it's piracy's fault while threatening to get the DRM hammer out.
Overall, though, I echo C-Sniper's comment: fewer sequels, more original content please. Mirror's Edge was a nice breath of fresh air, more like that would be appreciated.
I think part of the reason for the poor RB2 sales (at least in the UK) is a complete lack of advertising. Shops sell Guitar Hero products all day long, and have barely a clue about Rock Band. There's been no real hype of it, and the instruments still aren't available. You get the impression that they thought it would just sell itself. Guitar Hero is the brand leader (regardless of whether it's a better game or not), so they need to go that extra mile when releasing RB games. They just didn't bother.