EA CEO John Riccitiello Steps Down

[Takeoverkyle]

Not sure where to post this so I posted it here. If this is the wrong section a mod has my approval to move it.

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So, the EA CEO steps down. What are your thoughts on this?

 

[Junkers]

Would like to think it's because such a farce has been made of SimCity... but good luck to the next content-restrictive DRM-loving hack!

 

[Vakarian]

What a rage quitter.

 

[RaptorJesus]

Thank god that cancer is gone. They'll probably replace him with some other shiteating CEO though.

 

[edr671]

Would like to think it's because such a farce has been made of SimCity... but good luck to the next content-restrictive DRM-loving hack!

Idk mate, He got some criticism about swtor. Alot of criticism, But still probly something to do with simcity

 

[Takeoverkyle]

I'm going to guess many people are happy about this?

 

[googlenooble]

Look at that face and tell me he didn't enjoy watching animators animate kids for SimCity.
TELL ME HE DIDN'T.

 

[Takeoverkyle]

Look at that face and tell me he didn't enjoy watching animators animate kids for SimCity.
TELL ME HE DIDN'T.

Ok, he didn't enjoy it.

 

[El Jamie]

dammm one major game failure means one crappy ceo down the grid, how many more left lads?

 

[Jim Raynor]

who else was there to blame? someone had to do "something" to salvage the poop they already produced.

 

[Alfons]

About Ducking time....

 

[Madison]

Read the article, its all about money, not Sim City, not any other game, but all of them. EA isn't making enough money, so he's stepping down.

 

[Takeoverkyle]

Then I guess it would be a smart time for him to step down. Let's see who will take his place.

 

[El Jamie]

Read the article, its all about money, not Sim City, not any other game, but all of them. EA isn't making enough money, so he's stepping down.

How is bringing a new CEO going to help? New Marketing scheme?

 

[yoni2]

If they only had released BF3 on steam and didn't make origin in the first place.

 

[jMerliN]

Of course EA isn't making money. Sim City had about 1/1000th the sales it could've had, and they're basically losing massive amounts of earnings as people request refunds.

Don't worry though, guys. I'm certain his severance package was well into 8 figures, although I'll be highly impressed if he's ever the CEO of a game studio of any size ever again.

 

[Rishwin]

Read the article, its all about money, not Sim City, not any other game, but all of them. EA isn't making enough money, so he's stepping down.

Not just that.

He released a statement saying that SimCity NEEDED to be always online as their servers ran the NPC's which was proven to be a complete lie as removing a few lines of code enabled the game to run offline. Reflects very badly on his credibility & business ethics, I don't think EA wanted him representing them anymore. He didn't step down, it was "mutually agreed".

 

[Justei]

Not just that.

He released a statement saying that SimCity NEEDED to be always online as their servers ran the NPC's which was proven to be a complete lie as removing a few lines of code enabled the game to run offline. Reflects very badly on his credibility & business ethics, I don't think EA wanted him representing them anymore. He didn't step down, it was "mutually agreed".

I still wouldn't blame him for that, I doubt he said that without having a Developer tell him that beforehand.

I wouldn't blame the CEO for the big mistakes made in the company when it comes to DRM etc, as it's most likely not his decision (although he might have agreed to it as well). You guys need to keep in mind that his job is to relay the directions of the board and day-to-day running of the company.

So yes, when it comes to the financial situation he might have failed, but stuff like DRM or how the game launched might not be all his fault, and that he resigned at this time is most likely either a PR stunt to have him as a scapegoat or like he said, him not doing a good enough job to improve the financial situation of the company.

Someone asked "What's chancing CEO going to help?" actually that's going to help quite a lot. I'm part owner in a company, and one thing that I've learned is that you exchange CEO's depending on the situation or stage of the company's life. In the beginning you might have a CEO that's good at doing one thing and then another later. And in a situation where you're loosing a lot of revenue, it's a good idea to find a CEO that will help the company get back on its feet.

 

[Takeoverkyle]

Not just that.

He released a statement saying that SimCity NEEDED to be always online as their servers ran the NPC's which was proven to be a complete lie as removing a few lines of code enabled the game to run offline. Reflects very badly on his credibility & business ethics, I don't think EA wanted him representing them anymore. He didn't step down, it was "mutually agreed".

I found it funny how they said they just had to make it a online game. Then, modders come along and figure out you only need to remove 2 lines of SimCity code to play offline.

 

[MentaL]