Ban on non-EA game signature images on EA forum

van HellSing on 25/5/2010 at 09:36

(http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/list/0/41392.page)

Quote Posted by EA_Goodman

Also please do not use images related to non-EA games in your signature. You are more than welcome to discuss other games in our Off Topic section.

Urk :eww:

addink on 25/5/2010 at 09:52

Sigh..

Is this really so weird? They don't like to see advertisements for other games on their forum.

Remember that EA is a business run by suits. Suits rarely have the ability to see past the dollar mark. Off-topic references to non-EA games can only be considered as free advertisements directly competing with EA. And I for one completely understand their dislike for it.

It's not as if they don't allow other games to be mentioned.

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Also, signatures suck.

van HellSing on 25/5/2010 at 09:59

Update: rule got swiftly removed after user protest.

Zerker on 25/5/2010 at 22:06

I dunno, I would have used said rule to attempt to promote interest in their really old properties.

They really need to sign a deal with GoG.

Aerothorn on 26/5/2010 at 03:46

Yeah, good opportunity for some System Shock sigs.

lost_soul on 26/5/2010 at 03:50

Reminds me of the whole 3D Realms thing where they didn't want people talking about when DNF would be released. "We know it's late, you know it's late."