EA To Continue To Include Offline Modes In Future Games

<p>After the dismal start to SimCity&&num;8217&semi;s always-online life that saw many players unable to even play their latest video game purchase&comma; it comes as no surprise that EA is still trying to shrug the negative publicity that arose from such a disaster of a launch&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In a recent blog post&comma; chief operating officer at EA&comma; Peter Moore&comma; has insisted that EA will continue to make games with an offline mode saying&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;Today&comma; most games are &&num;8216&semi;online&&num;8217&semi; in some way&comma; shape or form&period; Many games connect in online multiplayer modes&semi; others include online services which allow for periodic content updates&comma; sharing stats or achievements or connecting with friends&semi; and others are games downloaded through digital delivery methods like Origin or the App Store&period; The reality is&comma; the internet and social connectivity touches every one of our titles today &&num;8211&semi; and has for several years&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>What that does NOT mean is that every game we ship will require an online connection&period; Many&comma; if not most&comma; of our games include single-player&comma; offline modes that you can play entirely without an internet connection&comma; if you so choose&period; We know that&&num;8217&semi;s something many of our players want&comma; and we will continue to deliver it&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Do you applaud EA&&num;8217&semi;s decision to not force online connectivity into its games&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&lbrack;Source&colon; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;ea&period;com&sol;news&sol;a-quick-clarification-on-online-games">EA<&sol;a> via <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;eurogamer&period;net&sol;articles&sol;2013-08-28-ea-will-continue-to-make-games-with-an-offline-mode-peter-moore-insists">Eurogamer<&sol;a>&rsqb;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"zemanta-pixie" style&equals;"margin-top&colon; 10px&semi; height&colon; 15px&semi;"><img class&equals;"zemanta-pixie-img" style&equals;"border&colon; none&semi; float&colon; right&semi;" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;img&period;zemanta&period;com&sol;pixy&period;gif&quest;x-id&equals;1465dcec-6a2a-467f-836f-539151407e6c" alt&equals;"" &sol;><&sol;div>&NewLine;