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Added by Gauss on 4.05.2012 |
Notch got mad with EA after publishing an 'indie' bundle.
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According to Markus 'Notch' Persson, indie games are 'saving' the industry while Electronic Arts is 'methodically' running it into the ground.
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If you didn't know Electronic Arts revealed its "Indie Bundle" yesterday for sale over Steam (and curiously not over Origin). This one includes Shank, Shank 2, Deathspank, Deathspank: Thongs Of Virtue, Warp and Gatling Gears, for $20.98 (a savings of $13.96).
Well, looks like Minecraft creator, Markus "Notch" Persson, got very mad with them, and said Electronic Arts is "destroying" gaming.
"EA releases an 'indie bundle'? That's not how that works, EA," he tweeted yesterday. "Stop attempting to ruin everything, you bunch of cynical bastards."
Not only that, Persson says he doesn't consider his operation to be "indie" anymore, meaning he focuses more on the spirit of the term and not its literal meaning, which is good. Minecraft is about to release on Xbox 360, published by that art-house Microsoft.
"Fwiw, I don't even call Mojang inde any more," he said. "Vlambeer is indie. Polytron is indie. Stephen, Ed, Terry, Derek, Tommy and Chris are indie.
"Indies are saving gaming. EA is methodically destroying it," Notch concluded. That settles it!
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After these comments, he also dispatched a tweet of clarification, saying that the games in the bundle are good, and that he isn't questioning them... "I'm questioning EA", he said.
So, what do you think? The EA indie bundle is still available, and the offer expires on May 9.
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