Electronic Arts. We all know this big time company that currently has a monopoly on the gaming industry and while their name might have been correct when they first started the company, it sure as hell isn't anymore. Because let's see what the dictionary has to say about a piece of 'art'.

The quality, production, expression, or realm, according to aesthetic principles, of what is beautiful, appealing, or of more than ordinary significance.

Now, if we take some of EA's latest games such as Battlefield 2, Battlefield 1242 and Command & Conquer 3 do they really fit that term?
The games are... graphically okay but nothing what I would call 'beautiful'. Don't get me wrong, C&C 3 looks great for a video game, so does BF2 and 2142, but looking great is something different then artistic beauty. The concept art for these games, now that is something that can be qualified as a pieces of beauty.
Appealing? Not in the very least are any games EA has brought out lately appealing. Unless you get off on your game crashing every 2 minutes, hot-fixes being released before the game even hits the stores and an online mode that expects YOU to sort your internet connection fit the game instead of the other way around, then no. No-one with half a brain would call any EA game appealing for usability.
And last, are EA games more significant then let's say, Sierra, Valve, Maxis, Westwood, Oddworld or any other publisher? Hell no. In fact in 90% of the cases all these companies do a much better job at making games then EA ever could. At least they TEST their games before they release them and actually listen to what the community has to say about it.
Conclusion; the term 'Arts' in the company name is a disgrace for all artists out there. It tortures the meaning of the word 'art' since their games are FAR from being a piece of art. EA has to be the worst games publisher/developer the world has ever come to know. There are very few other companies that would use a consumer's desires and then smack them in the face with it while they take your money right out of your wallet, because that's the only thing EA is good at. They always had a reputation for being money hungry bastards but their latest accomplishment has to be the best one yet.

They are actually having the nerve to create a game where the user is not allowed to pick a language. The only language available is the language of the country the game is distributed in. In my case that would be The Netherlands. But thats not the stupid part, the nerve wrecking but also hilarious part is that if you want the English version (and a lot of gamers prefer a game to be in plain English, especially a native English game like C&C) you have to pay an additional 20 bux. So to sum up, you already pay a good 60 quid to buy a game which is not only unstable from the start, is loaded with bugs and won't even install if you're halfway unlucky, but they also have the GUTS to charge an additional 20 dollars for a language pack the game was originally designed for?! ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?!!! Of all the stunts EA has ever pulled, this one has to be the biggest and most retarded I have ever seen! To everyone reading this I suggest: If you're not a 100% certain if a game from EA is going to entertain you for more then 60 hours then don't buy it, download it instead. Games and their cracks (believe it or not) are usually posted on sites like Isohunt mere hours after the release anyway. Help the cause against the Evil Alliance and download/spread their games illegally. Your efforts are appreciated!

THE PAIN!!!
Other then my rant about EA, it's worth mentioning that I woke up today with a HUGE pain in my back which is currently preventing me to move in a normal fashion. I have no clue as to what caused it but it's not pleasant I can tell you that. Funny thing is that it happened in my sleep. Only I can strain a muscle in my sleep, I'm telling you. Anyway, when this entry is done I'm hitting the sack anyway so let's hope I'm going to be doing a lot better tomorrow.

Tiger