Sly Reflex Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 http://www.pushsquare.com/news/2018/03/a_way_out_developer_hazelight_to_receive_all_profits_ea_not_making_a_single_dollar Quote The man leading development on A Way Out, Josef Fares, is notorious for his outspoken nature. He's certainly an entertaining and charismatic figure, but he clearly isn't shy when it comes to speaking about the business side of things. Fares has been touring A Way Out for previews recently, and an interesting quote came out of his time with TheSixthAxis. Apparently, EA won't see any profits at all from the game, with every penny going to the developer, Hazelight. Here's the quote: Quote "Here’s the thing, and you have to understand this: with this deal that I have for this game, EA is not making a single dollar out of this. Every single dollar is going to the developer. They’re not even making any money and all I’ve got is support from EA. "They’ve not questioned the vision – they can’t because I won’t allow it – so they’ve been super supportive all the way. Even with this buy one [Friend Pass] thing, no problem." We're not sure if Fares was able to talk EA down to this deal, or if all EA Originals games are treated in the same way, but it's certainly a notable fact, especially with EA's money-grabbing reputation. Good guy EA. There'll be words I thought I'd never say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DANGERMAN Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 I've, possibly incorrect, memories of them not making money from one of the other Originals they put out, I think it's just policy. Not that that negates it or anything, I'm sure they get something out of it but they could definitely have struck a deal where they took profits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DisturbedSwan Posted March 22, 2018 Author Share Posted March 22, 2018 Reviews are in: Sitting at an 80% average from 34 critic reviews on Metacritic And an 80% average from 34 scored reviews on OpenCritic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendo Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 Watched a little of the Giant Bomb quick look, didn’t seem massively spoiler heavy unless you really want to know absolutely nothing. Downloading my copy now, however it works, my free pass is available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DisturbedSwan Posted March 23, 2018 Author Share Posted March 23, 2018 Mine has also arrived so I too have a Friend Pass, ideally I'd like to play through with someone in one sitting if possible, it's only 5 hours so doable. @Hendo is more popular though so I'm sure folks will take him up on his first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendo Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 Not entirely sure I agree with that! But yeah, I’d like to play with someone I can chat to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiofloyd Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 PC or PS4? Is it cross-platform? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendo Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 I’d doubt it’ll be cross-platform. I’m on PS4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendo Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 I booted the game up to see how the pass works. I was expecting a code to be generated, but the free user downloads the full game trial from the store and the paid user can invite them into their game. I’ve no idea if it limits to just one person or you can do the same again with someone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sly Reflex Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 This is good. I don't see the point in kicking off an impression thread, because all of it would just be spoilery. It's impressive though, there's been some stand out moments that have opened my eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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