By year's end, Electronic Arts plans to release 26 new games, all but one of them a sequel. The company also relies heavily on creating games based on movies like the James Bond and Lord of the Rings series, rather than developing original brands. Sequels are much cheaper to develop than original titles and especially sports games which account for about 30 percent of EA’s revenue. People are now getting tired of spending $50 each year to get an update of a title they already have. And we here at PS3 Today couldn’t agree more!
"I'm not willing to jump along and buy a new one each time," said Mr. Perry, who works in sales for a newspaper in San Antonio. "I'm not going to fall prey to that."
His complaint underscores a potential problem for Electronic Arts, which has suffered financial setbacks this year. Increasingly, industry analysts and game reviewers are wondering if the company's dependence on sequels is a sign that it is losing its creative edge.
Full story at The New York Times
By year's end, Electronic Arts plans to release 26 new games, all but one of them a sequel. The company also relies heavily on creating games based on movies like the James Bond and Lord of the Rings series, rather than developing original brands. Sequels are much cheaper to develop than original titles and especially sports games which account for about 30 percent of EA’s revenue. People are now getting tired of spending $50 each year to get an update of a title they already have. And we here at PS3 Today couldn’t agree more! 
