I’ve taken a vow of gaming celibacy. I shall not eat from the vine of new EA games. This is my little way of fighting the man and protesting Project Ten Dollar (T3H DR4MA!). From now on, if I want an EA game, I’m buying it used.
Now I heart me some Battlefield. First it was Bad Company and now 1943. In my opinion, DICE is the tops when it comes to first person shooters, especially now that Infinity Ward is a rotting corpse. After logging in over 140 combined hours in Battlefield 1943, both Erik and I have a hankering for something new. Behold Battlefield Bad Company 2. Another great Battlefield game. But as fate would have it, the Battlefield series is published by EA. Being a man of my word, I stuck to my guns and bought it used.
Though not from Gamestop, not from a used game store, not from any store whatsoever, but in fact from a random guy on Craigslist for $25. Score one for the good guys. No sale for Gamestop and money directly to the consumer. There’s a twist though! People who purchase the game new received a DLC card known as a VIP code. This code allows you to download maps packs for free. What if you don’t buy the game new? Well, you’ve got to buy to pony up $15 to get a VIP code from EA.
Oh snippity-snap, looks like I’m screwed. Or am I……. Continue reading Project Shaft EA
