I opened up my Origin client today, which is something I haven't done in some time, to see if they had new games out. All I could see were old games, games from other developers, or the fifteenth reiteration of old games, mostly sports.
You just described the end of Westwood studios life.
You just described the end of Westwood studios life.
I think a lot of these big companies buy studios and/or franchises to eliminate competition more than any other reason. So when the type of management that would do a thing like that, tries their hand at actually managing a company that can innovate and create there is a clash of ideals and ultimately the talent they buy withers and dies.