Rumor: EA bringing stars of "The Hills" to video game

31 Comments by Kyle Orland Feb 22nd 2008 12:00PM
Filed under: Hacks, PC

If you recognize the above pictured pair as reality TV stars (and not just goobers at a Halloween party), then you should stop reading this post right now and just go read US Magazine or something. If you don't recognize them, we'll explain that Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt, stars of MTV's The Hills, let slip recently that they're collaborating with EA on a video game version of their, like, totally drama-filled lives.

Not many details were spilled on what Pratt called the "top-secret" game, but he did mention to US Magazine that the game would let players work against the popular pair if they want to. "You can even torture me," Pratt said in a quote sure to excite reality-TV-haters everywhere.

Pratt expects the game to come out in two versions -- "the adult version and the one for minors" -- around Christmas 2009. And really, if you can't trust reality TV stars for your video game release dates, who can you trust?

Tags: celebrity, EA, game, heidi, heidi-and-spencer, license, reality, reality-TV, spencer, The hills, TheHills, US weekly, UsWeekly

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NukeAssault: Feb 22nd 2008; 12:05PM

Never heard of "The Hills". Then again i don't watch MTV. lol

Pureshooter: Feb 22nd 2008; 12:41PM

Continue on your path to righteousness. Seriously.

wait in the car: Feb 22nd 2008; 12:15PM

I don't watch MTV either, but you'd have to be living in a closet to never have heard of this show. Nicely done!

naxe: Feb 22nd 2008; 12:16PM

my thoughts exactly. thought it was a cosplay sim game.

........Oh well.

Flame Hate not WAR!

dont we all hold a joystick? do we all not mash buttons repeatedly? We are GAMERS; united we stand... divided we get pwned!!

NukeAssault: Feb 22nd 2008; 12:19PM

Ive never seen a single ad for it nor have i heard anyone talk about it. And i watch TV like everyday.

upz: Feb 22nd 2008; 12:31PM

Yes, I've seen it. Yes, I am ashamed.

FrankTheCrank: Feb 22nd 2008; 12:35PM

I for one am glad I don't know who these two dolts are.

They look like a couple of saps.

NATO_Duke: Feb 22nd 2008; 12:50PM

I have never heard of the show or the people, but if its a reality show, with what appear to be twits, then why would that make a game we want? I just don't get it.

Chase: Feb 22nd 2008; 12:13PM

The only way to make this news better? To have Tiger Electronics hold a press release stating they will bundle it with the Pimp My Ride game for the Game.com 2.0.

Neon Jebus: Feb 22nd 2008; 12:17PM

"Pratt expects the game to come out in two versions "

Well that's two versions too many.

Edog Lost: Feb 22nd 2008; 12:23PM

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Intentless: Feb 22nd 2008; 12:24PM

I concur...

danny.: Feb 22nd 2008; 12:26PM

great tag

NATO_Duke: Feb 22nd 2008; 12:52PM

Those are pretty damn funny.

rTwelve: Feb 22nd 2008; 12:27PM

Let us hope you will never need to use those article tags again....

Donald: Feb 22nd 2008; 12:40PM

It's also available (and appropriate) to use it for Jack Th... Lord Voldemort.

xFenixKnightx: Feb 22nd 2008; 12:30PM

If there were ever a time when I would actually use this term, it would be right now. That guy is the definition of a DOUCHE BAG.

MTV has turned into utter crap...

RoboChamp: Feb 22nd 2008; 12:32PM

Why.. why does their picture make me bitter all of the sudden..?

Gerwurztraminer: Feb 22nd 2008; 12:34PM

Isn't a Virtual Reality Show a little moronic, er uh, oxymoronic?

Anni: Feb 22nd 2008; 12:45PM

I hope you can see my rage, EA, because I'm doing it as hard as I can.

Benny: Feb 22nd 2008; 12:45PM

It's basically a script-creating tool that tells you what to do every day; comes bundled with a camera, too.

I'm surprised this news only just broke though, Paris Hilton's been testing it for years.

RudyHuxtable: Feb 22nd 2008; 12:46PM

OMFG this will be the greatest game since "Big Rigs: Over the Open Road!"

Seattle Yonkers: Feb 22nd 2008; 1:16PM

Seriously, who would buy this?

Yes, I've seen the show, yes it is as awful as you think it would be.

But honestly, it's a ratings-grabber for MTV, but the demographic would have to be like 14 year old girls. Correct me if I'm wrong, but not many 14 year old girls own Xbox 360s.

I think they'll be hard pressed to find an suitable gaming audience for this one.

Benny: Feb 22nd 2008; 1:31PM

I think they're banking on the 40-year old guys who pretend to be 14-year old girls in chat rooms. The have to watch The Hills for like, y'know, research.

Kristof: Feb 22nd 2008; 1:37PM

I'm not sure where it says "for Xbox 360" ... but kudos for you for getting inside info.

If anything, this would be a DS game probably. Maybe Wii.

We're talking casual game market for watchers of this show.

Radio Killed The Video Star: Feb 22nd 2008; 1:37PM

I'm i the only one that's tired of seeing a bunch of Caucasian blondes (Male or Female) on T.V. talking about nothing important?

Because everytime i turn the channel to MTV or MTV2. That's all i see. It never changes.

baby sea tuna: Feb 22nd 2008; 1:54PM

Yeah, the TVs at my gym are constantly tuned to MTV and it's always either the Master Race or a bunch of Jersey Guidos and their fake-tanned, fake-titted hoes.

rTwelve: Feb 22nd 2008; 8:29PM

shit was SO cash

Edog Lost: Feb 22nd 2008; 1:50PM

can you please take this post down. I don't want to look at their faces anymore.

Benny: Feb 22nd 2008; 1:59PM

Who's looking at faces?

JakubK666: Feb 22nd 2008; 2:01PM

Quoting Tony Montana: "No, FUCK NO!"

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