First of all, why the hate for microtransactions? There are a bunch of great games you can play for zero dollars for as long as you want thanks to microtransactions: Tribes Ascend, Path of Exile, Planetside 2, Tera, The Secret World, Card Hunter, DOTA 2, Team Fortress 2...
EA is pretty terrible, but it's hard to name a corporation of equivalent size and status that isn't. As far as I know they're not really trailblazing a trend of screwing consumers so much as they're stagnating the industry by releasing boring rehashes and poorly-designed and -tested products like SimCity. On-disc DLC and online passes are annoying, but I think both existed prior to EA using them. Do I think they're a terrible game company? Yes, but I don't think they're actively, intentionally terrible - just poorly managed and lazy.
If I had to pick the gaming company that gives me the most grief, it's Square Enix. I've played every Final Fantasy game since FFIV, including the spin offs and MMOs, and it's painful to see the franchise being dragged into the mud and trampled. Bioware's slow transition into cinematic mediocrity with the Dragon Age and Mass Effect series is nothing compared to Square Enix's total flogging of their IP.
...I can't seem to put text beneath the quote here, but @adrianjarca, I totally agree that Skyrim is a joke compared to Morrowind or even Oblivion in terms of its being dumbed down for a broader audience. I don't think they ruined Fallout so much as re-imagined it, but I think I know what you mean. Have you heard of Wasteland 2, a sequel to the game Fallout was based on that's closer to the first 2 fallout games in terms of gameplay?
5. Bethesda (for ruining Fallout and gradually destroying the Elder scrolls series with dumbed down sequels)
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