@petez34 @Whiskey3romeo Oh I can think of several reasons.

Like Call of Doody, people will still buy it like it was candy.

People preorder EA games because of the hype or high expectations.

EA fanboism.

Just label something that people already knows like SimCity or Battlefield! People will buy it like hotcakes.

@kelborn3 Don't forget about Mercenaries 2 which was riddled with bugs not to mention Pandemic studios closed down by EA.

More from Francis as he rages at Sim City and buses u-turning!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cCL0T2pVP8&list=UU4_bwov47DseacR1-ttTdOg&index=1

@Rafiky77

I wish it was, but it was somebody else made that video. I just found it yesterday.

For laughs and giggles:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v71Xp0i4hfA&list=LL-3xZr-tXhcz9f_iD6k-Z8g

"This game is so advanced! You can't even play it."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Agrh6vaJMag&list=PLZLTS4u9M_2rPFsdbdY7xL8oAApgU0Zar&index=25

Summary of this Article: "The future looks bleak for gamers and the video game industries."

New update regarding how EA will attempt to regain consumer trust.

http://www.pcgamesn.com/ea-simcity-offline-mode-no-intention-moment-we-re-definitely-looking-it

New update regarding how EA will attempt to regain consumer trust.

http://www.pcgamesn.com/ea-simcity-offline-mode-no-intention-moment-we-re-definitely-looking-it

@Pyerun And here's why:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-LE0ycgkBQ