User blog comment:LostInRiverview/Thoughts on the end of Maxis - and other/@comment-1432401-20100618005913

Don't get me started on Evil Axis. See Westwood and Command & Conquer just to name an example. But let's not forget that even though EA might be one of the biggest, they're not the only ones guilty of the mentioned atrocities. Pirating has made it so that game developers rely more and more on alternative income other than a one-time fee for a game. Now they split games in expansion packs, stuff packs, purchaseable decorative bonus content, micro payments to upgrade weapons, monthly subscriptions etc. It's the future I guess!

I think I just defended EA there.