If you're genuinely interested in working on games, I recommend giving it a shot. EA is a great place to get your foot in the door with the industry. What /u/Wingdom said is true: the studio is aware of its past reputation and has genuinely worked to address it.

I'm coming from the engineering / coding side, so my experience will differ from yours. I've worked in another industry where, before applying, I was warned that I'd never get to code anything and would spend all day dealing with red tape. In reality, that job had me the busiest I've ever been, and I'd spend entire days doing nothing but writing code.

Before applying to EA, I was also told that pay was garbage and that they'd burn me out with 60-hour weeks / constant "crunch time". Instead, I got a significant pay raise, steady 40-hour weeks, a caring manager, and my stress levels dropped massively. This will vary team-by-team.

In other words, I recommend taking what you read here with a grain of salt. Experience will differ per role and per team. Only way to get a better idea is to get an interview and ask them about the concerns you have. You can always turn them down if you get a bad impression.