EA SHOULD LOSE STAR WARS? - Dude Soup Podcast #149

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This week we dive into even more Star Wars Battlefront 2 drama including:
6:20 - EA decided to remove microtransactions.
10:40 - the game's poor retail numbers.
15:45 - Lawrence's take on the single player campaign.
23:30 - Fake death threats.
30:10 - Why all the monetization in games in the first place?
43:45 - "Bruce Reads".
50:45 - Hard Nettin'.

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SOURCES:
[VentureBeat] Star Wars: Battlefront II microtransactions go offline until EA can ‘make changes': https://venturebeat.com/2017/11/16/star-wars-battlefront-ii-microtransactions-go-offline-until-ea-can-make-changes/
[Wall Street Journal] Electronic Arts Pulls Microtransactions From ‘Star Wars Battlefront II’ After Fan Backlash: https://www.wsj.com/articles/electronic-arts-pulls-microtransactions-from-star-wars-battlefront-ii-after-fan-backlash-1510936871
[Washington Post] How a Star Wars video game faced charges that it was promoting gambling: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2017/11/18/how-a-star-wars-video-game-faced-charges-that-it-was-promoting-gambling
[EA Investor Portal] This change is not expected to have a material impact on EA’s fiscal year 2018 financial guidance: http://investor.ea.com/secfiling.cfm?filingID=712515-17-95&CIK=712515
[GamesIndustry.biz] UK boxed charts: Disappointing debut for Star Wars Battlefront II: http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2017-11-20-uk-boxed-charts-disappointing-debut-for-star-wars-battlefront-ii
[CNBC] Gamers are overreacting to EA's ‘Star Wars’ controversy; publishers should raise prices: Analyst: https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/20/gamers-overreacting-on-ea-star-wars-game-firms-should-raise-prices.html

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