JordanL_

Go look at the Netflix reviews. A lot of old-time Stargate fans would disagree, but SGU picked up a different set of fans - people who didn't previously like Stargate. Sadly though, it didn't start to pick up that new fanbase until after it was cancelled. I actually think it'd have been so much more successful if it was just called 'Universe'. The SG-1/A fans wouldn't get mad when it's not like the other Stargates, and the people who previously didn't like Stargate wouldn't assume it's more of the same and avoid it.

Of course it won't last long, it's marketing. They don't lose any money because it's a digital download. They're old games, so most likely nobody that didn't already own them would have bought them outside of this offer. EA lose nothing - no product, no potential sale. But they gain the respect of a large amount of naive gamers who think EA is suddenly a nice company that respects their customers, and in turn they gain more sales on their future games. Unfortunately it's incredibly easy to get their customers back. Now that they've acquired the rights to make new Star Wars games, their sales will go through the roof. Even look at the Humble Bundle. They give away some old games for free and people start to like them again.

The people that actively campaigned against SGU, calling themselves Stargate fans, are the reason there are no longer Stargate shows. SGU was different, and in my opinion much, much better than SG-1. Most people just weren't willing to give it a chance. Bit late but I signed.