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EA Responds To Its Appearance In the 'Worst Company In America' Poll

Posted by Soulskill on from the it-wasn't-us,-it-was-the-one-armed-man dept.

beerdragoon writes "Electronic Arts CEO Peter Moore has responded to the company's appearance in the finals of the Consumerist's Worst Company In America poll. Moore accepts some responsibility for some of EA's past failings: 'I’ll be the first to admit that we’ve made plenty of mistakes. These include server shut downs too early, games that didn’t meet expectations, missteps on new pricing models and most recently, severely fumbling the launch of SimCity. We owe gamers better performance than this.' However, he ignores or contests many of the common complaints about the company — issues that earned it a spot in the finals for the second year in a row. Quoting: 'Many continue to claim the Always-On function in SimCity is a DRM scheme. It’s not. People still want to argue about it. We can’t be any clearer – it’s not. Period. ... Some people think that free-to-play games and micro-transactions are a pox on gaming. Tens of millions more are playing and loving those games."

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  1. FTFY by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Many continue to claim the Always-On function in SimCity is a DRM scheme ... We can’t be any clearer – it’s not. We did it because we're a**holes.

    Fixed that quote for you.

    1. Re:FTFY by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      People still want to argue that EA is a good company. We can’t be any clearer – it’s not. Period

  2. Two can play that game by swimboy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Many continue to claim the Always-On function in SimCity is a DRM scheme. It’s not. People still want to argue about it. We can’t be any clearer – it’s not. Period.

    EA continues to claim the Always-On function in SimCity is not a DRM scheme. It is. EA still wants to lie about it. We can't be any clearer - it is. Period.

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  3. Re:Nothing will change by fustakrakich · · Score: 5, Funny

    Don't buy their wares.

    Download their warez...

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  4. Re:Nothing will change by GameboyRMH · · Score: 5, Funny

    I like his argument about the SimCity DRM.

    "I know this appears to be my dick screwing you in the ass. It looks like a dick, feels like a dick, is attached to me at the crotch and is thrusting into your ass, but I can't be any clearer, it's not. Period."

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