Though I may not be a fan of the license, the ratio of good to bad opinions pertaining to the two Lord of the Rings titles, The Return of the King as well as The Third Age, seems to be heavily swayed towards the former. Maybe not to the same great lengths as some, but it’s undeniable that Visceral - over their just-shy-of two decade long history - managed to carve a game or two that warranted merit. Yet, whether it was some vested hope in what Visceral could bring to the Star Wars series - minimal the details and in-game footage might have been - the feeling is that a studio heavily invested in what is (overall) one of EA’s most valuable licenses at the moment, wouldn’t go the same way as Maxis, Westwood, Bullfrog and so many more.Īlas, here we are and Visceral Games is no more its staff perhaps shifting gears and moved onto other projects still continuing under EA’s banner (we’ll never know who exactly), but its name, identity and brand are gone. The endless scrolling of internet gifs, comics and memes that all revolve around EA’s “questionable” treatment of such studios is more common a presence on the web than the very games they market - a testament to the harsh state of the video game business nowadays, but also, the community’s irateness at seeing once prosperous developers vanishing for good. Yes, everyone’s favorite pantomime villain may indeed have a rotten track-record when it comes to acquiring studios. Nobody was expecting the recent “update” from Electronic Arts that signaled the closure of long-time developer Visceral Games.
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