EA Dunks On Single-Player Games, Gets Mother of All Twitter Ratios
Prolific game publisher Electronic Arts recently earned itself backlash and a Twitter ratio after speaking ill of single-player games. While multiplayer titles have become increasingly popular thanks to widespread internet access, many gamers still gravitate towards tight-knit single-player experiences. Sony exclusive single-player games like God of War, The Last of Us: Part 2 and Horizon Forbidden West are excellent examples of successful games without multiplayer, but Electronic Arts apparently thinks the genre is dead.
Electronic Arts is one of the industry's biggest publishers, and in recent years the company's games have put a noticeable emphasis on multiplayer content. Many of the company's sports games, like NHL 22, NBA 22 and Madden NFL 22, do feature single-player modes but put a much larger emphasis on online multiplayer for competitive matches or team management. Last year Electronic Arts published It Takes Two, a cooperative action game without any single-player option, and Battlefield 2042 is also multiplayer-only without the series' typical single-player story campaign.
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A recent tweet from Electronic Arts tried to dunk on single-player games while referencing a popular meme, writing, "They're a 10 but they only like playing single-player games." The belittling of single-player experiences was immediately torn down in the replies section, with gamers and creators firing back by claiming EA knows little about scoring a 10. Industry icons like Outer Worldsdeveloper Obsidian Entertainment and God of War director Cory Barlog also spoke out in support of the single-player games they lovingly craft. Game developer Zach Mumbach had particularly strong words for Electronic Arts,
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