EA wins "Worst Company in America 2012", reacts butthurt

[Black]

not that they really care.

Double posting because fuck you.
They better start caring in that case- http://www.google.com/finance?q=NASDAQ:EA

 

[Phelot]

Yikes. That is bad.

 

[Gregz]

EA wins "Worst Company in America 2012"

 

[Alienfreak]

Besides, I voted for EA cuz I don't care about Amerikkkan lives, I care about video games!

You are fighting in the war of the righteous

 

[Aeschylus]

How can EA be worse than the Bank of America Jews?

Bank of America is run by good Catholic boys. The CEO even went to Notre Dame.

And congratulations EA, you deserved it. Well, not really, but none of the truly evil companies were nominated.

 

[Black]

Yeah, ITS isn't popular enough to get nominated.
Yet.

 

[Dexter]

Btw. The Consumerist responded after that: http://consumerist.com/2012/04/ea-r...name-dropping-past-worst-company-winners.html

Usually when we announce the winner of the annual Worst Company In America tournament, the victor chooses to quietly reflect on their triumph rather than make a public comment. But not this year's champ, Electronic Arts, which has responded to being voted the WCIA winner by hinting that it's not as bad as other companies.

In a statement to Kotaku.com, an EA rep says:

"We're sure that British Petroleum, AIG, Philip Morris, and Halliburton are all relieved they weren't nominated this year. We're going to continue making award-winning games and services played by more than 300 million people worldwide."

Perhaps three out of four of those companies weren't nominated this year because they've already won. BP took home the Golden Poo last year. AIG won in 2009, and Halliburton was crowned the champ back in our first ever tournament in 2006.

 

[Phelot]

Gotta love how they try and talk shit on other corporations like they aren't in the game of dicking over customers.

 

[Black]

 

[Azalin]

Forgot Origin but otherwise

 

[Black]

Forgot Origin but otherwise

What are you saying, EA is all about Origin

 

[20 Eyes]

All those companies EA's rep mentioned are way worse than EA. But they haven't evoked the wrath of Internet Warriors, dedicated to preserving the online sanctity of neckbeard interests, so EA wins this one. Maybe one day when a BP oil spill seeps into the basements of the nation and ruins everybody's computer, the Internet Warriors will turn their wrath on the gas-moguls. But until that day comes, the worst company in America is the one that sells Call of Duty map-packs and left a legion of neckbeards with unfulfilled desires for a loving ending with their alien waifus. Rest easily, BP...

...for now.

 

[Infinitron]

the worst company in America is the one that sells Call of Duty map-packs

Hmm?

 

[Dexter]

All those companies EA's rep mentioned are way worse than EA. But they haven't evoked the wrath of Internet Warriors, dedicated to preserving the online sanctity of neckbeard interests, so EA wins this one. Maybe one day when a BP oil spill seeps into the basements of the nation and ruins everybody's computer, the Internet Warriors will turn their wrath on the gas-moguls. But until that day comes, the worst company in America is the one that sells Call of Duty map-packs and left a legion of neckbeards with unfulfilled desires for a loving ending with their alien waifus. Rest easily, BP...

...for now.

See above bro: "BP took home the Golden Poo last year. AIG won in 2009, and Halliburton was crowned the champ back in our first ever tournament in 2006."

Also, you're thinking Activision, EA has nothing to do with Call of Duty, get your shit right xD

Btw. Forbes joined in on the fun again somewhat:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2012/04/04/ea-is-the-worst-company-in-america-now-what/
http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkai...rst-company-award-by-mentioning-past-winners/
http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkai...sumerists-list-of-worst-companies-in-america/
http://www.forbes.com/sites/insertc...les-bank-of-america-for-worst-company-mantle/

 

[Infinitron]

I have to say those Forbes guys are pretty for a mainstream site. Not many fucks given about publisher advertising on Forbes.com I suppose

 

[Random]

Holy crap, Average Manatee sure is butthurt about Sony. Good lord.

 

[Kaol]

All those companies EA's rep mentioned are way worse than EA. But they haven't evoked the wrath of Internet Warriors, dedicated to preserving the online sanctity of neckbeard interests, so EA wins this one. Maybe one day when a BP oil spill seeps into the basements of the nation and ruins everybody's computer, the Internet Warriors will turn their wrath on the gas-moguls. But until that day comes, the worst company in America is the one that sells Call of Duty map-packs and left a legion of neckbeards with unfulfilled desires for a loving ending with their alien waifus. Rest easily, BP...

...for now.

Whats so bad about BP?

 

[Aeschylus]

I have to say those Forbes guys are pretty for a mainstream site. Not many fucks given about publisher advertising on Forbes.com I suppose

Forbes is sponsored by a different sort of evil corporation, so they can bash software publishers all they want.

 

[Azalin]

What's up with Forbes and all these articles about ME3 and EA,how come they are so interested in video games these days?Or were they that interested before?

 

[Average Manatee]

Holy crap, Average Manatee sure is butthurt about Sony. Good lord.

No other company has sold me a $300 item (OK I got it as a christmas gift, but same monetary loss) and then effectively bricked it on me intentionally.

 

[Kz3r0]

So their response is 'we are not evil,look we just added buttsecks to our games'

Practically they admitted that thoroughly enjoy sodomizing their costumers, neat.

What's up with Forbes and all these articles about ME3 and EA,how come they are so interested in video games these days?Or were they that interested before?

Kill the shares and buy for peanuts, standard practice.

 

[Roguey]

http://www.gameranx.com/features/id/5977/article/is-ea-the-worst-company-in-america-get-real/

Is EA the Worst Company in America? Get Real.

Some perspective on EA's newfound reputation as the "Worst Company in America."

by Ian Miles Cheong on 4th Apr, 2012


Many things grind my gears. If you follow my Twitter account you'll know just how often I harp on about issues that bother me.

The one thing that's managed to piss me off today is The Consumerist's declaration of game publisher Electronic Arts as "the Worst Company in America." The decision wasn't made by the staff of the site but was rather based on votes on a poll.
Predictably, gamers who felt burned by EA's DLC policies and others furious over Mass Effect 3's ending rushed to the poll to key in their vote for EA as America's worst corporation over the likes of rape-covering Halliburton, planet-destroying BP, and the persistently terrible Bank of America.

I don't have to point out how out of touch the verdict of this (arguably meaningless) poll is, but it just goes to show that in numbers, angry customers can be a menacing force.

That said, I'm not going to defend their vote. It takes a lot of selective reasoning to pin all of the videogame industry's problems on one company alone, when so many others—including every single one of EA's main competitors—have the exact same practices with DLC, promotion, and online passes. Some, like Activision-Blizzard, even go a step further with subscription-based services like Call of Duty Elite. And yet, despite all this, every company—even Activision, and of course EA—has its redeeming qualities. Notably, the games they make are good, and those are the reasons why we, as customers, keep spending our money on them.

None of these videogame companies—not EA, nor any other—is extorting us. None of them are causing us to lose our homes, our dignity, or our livelihoods.
Let's try to keep things in perspective.

Looks like EA"s getting a free ride.

 

[Kaol]

I would say EA has cost a few talented developers their livelihoods over the years.

 

[Azalin]

http://www.gameranx.com/features/id/5977/article/is-ea-the-worst-company-in-america-get-real/

Is EA the Worst Company in America? Get Real.

Some perspective on EA's newfound reputation as the "Worst Company in America."

by Ian Miles Cheong on 4th Apr, 2012


Many things grind my gears. If you follow my Twitter account you'll know just how often I harp on about issues that bother me.

The one thing that's managed to piss me off today is The Consumerist's declaration of game publisher Electronic Arts as "the Worst Company in America." The decision wasn't made by the staff of the site but was rather based on votes on a poll.
Predictably, gamers who felt burned by EA's DLC policies and others furious over Mass Effect 3's ending rushed to the poll to key in their vote for EA as America's worst corporation over the likes of rape-covering Halliburton, planet-destroying BP, and the persistently terrible Bank of America.

I don't have to point out how out of touch the verdict of this (arguably meaningless) poll is, but it just goes to show that in numbers, angry customers can be a menacing force.

That said, I'm not going to defend their vote. It takes a lot of selective reasoning to pin all of the videogame industry's problems on one company alone, when so many others—including every single one of EA's main competitors—have the exact same practices with DLC, promotion, and online passes. Some, like Activision-Blizzard, even go a step further with subscription-based services like Call of Duty Elite. And yet, despite all this, every company—even Activision, and of course EA—has its redeeming qualities. Notably, the games they make are good, and those are the reasons why we, as customers, keep spending our money on them.

None of these videogame companies—not EA, nor any other—is extorting us. None of them are causing us to lose our homes, our dignity, or our livelihoods.
Let's try to keep things in perspective.

Looks like EA"s getting a free ride.

Rex already looking for a new job at EA now that his Reddit/GlobalPost shit was discovered?

 

[Jaesun]

Don't click that link. Rex doesn't deserve any bandwidth for his shitty site.