I never tried to track what happened exactly, or why. But their games back then start to suffer from lots of executive meddling, with EA interfering more and m

I never tried to track what happened exactly, or why. But their games back then start to suffer from lots of executive meddling, with EA interfering more and more on the artistry of their game authors. My best guess it is related to the launch of Playstation in late 1995, spurring a race for 3D games and FMV games, requiring much more money than before, and thus requiring more "risk management."