Ex–Dragon Age Producer Calls EA A ‘Hedge Fund With A Video Game Hobby’

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Kotaku · 3 min read · business

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Former Dragon Age producer Mark Darrah said EA functions as "a hedge fund with a video game hobby," citing the publisher's focus on annualized sports franchises and difficulty shipping one-off titles. He expressed skepticism that Dragon Age will return given BioWare's current focus on Mass Effect and EA's sprawling portfolio of dormant IPs.

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