MacVoices #25256: Live! - Electronic Arts Goes Private; What Makes A Good Game?Electronic Arts’ $55 billion privatization sparks debate over the state of gaming. The panel examines EA’s financial struggles, originality fatigue, and cinematic excess in modern titles. Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Marty Jencius, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Eric Bolden, Guy Serle, Web Bixby, Jeff Gamet, Jim Rea and Mark Fuccio explore Saudi investment motives, shareholder pressures, and what defines real playability—fun, challenge, and creativity over graphics and spectacle.
