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The Consumerist, a website focused on consumerism and consumer experiences in the US, has just completed a lengthy user-driven process that sought to find out which is the worst company in America for 2012.
After an exhaustive three week contest, during which some 250,000 votes were cast, the readers of The Consumerist have chosen EA as the "winner", labeling them the Worst Company in America for 2012.
EA responded to Joystiq's request for comment on the prize, stating "We're sure that bank presidents, oil, tobacco and weapons companies are all relieved they weren't on the list this year. We're going to continue making award-winning games and services played by more than 300 million people worldwide."
EA beat out Bank of America (a regular finalist in the contest, apparently) in the final, after defeating Sony and Best Buy to earn the right to fight for the title. Their prize? A "Golden Poo", which may give some hint as to the validity of the contest, which saw a publisher of videogames as a greater villain than an organization whose many alleged improprieties include repeatedly deceiving home owners.
Source: Joystiq
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Comments (8)
They're not as bad as BofA. But I agree that EA are the worst game company, drawing with Capcom.
Oh come on, the WORST in all of the US? I have serious reservations about that.
As bad as E(vil)A are, they are nothing on a lot of the other corrupt & exploitative corps that the US is home to.
5 April 2012, 12:43 PM
Reply to KatalystaKaos
As bad as E(vil)A are, they are nothing on a lot of the other corrupt & exploitative corps that the US is home to.
I have to agree. When looking at all the trouble americans (and others) are facing including home foreclosures, unemployment etc, the idea that the WORST COMPANY in America is a GAME DEVELOPER is laughable. Who were the idiots who voted for this???
As bad as E(vil)A are, they are nothing on a lot of the other corrupt & exploitative corps that the US is home to.
If it was just worst game related company, I would understand. There is a lot of bad sentiment about EA's business practices at the moment.
Their response is comical. Just because lots of people play your games doesn't mean many of them like you as a company.
Their response is comical. Just because lots of people play your games doesn't mean many of them like you as a company.
I might be wrong, but this is just a bunch of folk annoyed about Mass Effect 3 and rallied to vote for EA. The silly thing is if that's the case Bioware chose how to end that franchise not EA.
Not sure if they deserve it. Even though they did some dumb things like introduce the online pass code, promise us an mmo revolution by ripping off wow. Stomp all over battlefields usually awesome singleplayer. But this is going over the top to award this.
My view is that EA has done really great things for the gaming community this generation. Clearly some real issues around Origin and forcing such things on gamers, as well as online passes and the like - but in my mind they've improved over past years if anything. Not even close to the worst company in the US.
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