Follow Ashton's Twitter, get in an EA game

by Justin McElroy { Apr 15th 2009 at 9:01PM }

In what could be the most fitting metaphor for the new millennium, Dude, Where's My Car? star Ashton Kutcher is currently racing news network CNN to become the first to reach 1,000,000 followers on microblogging site Twitter. Because this isn't depressing enough, EA says it's going to give Ashton's 1,000,000th follower a spot in a new EA game.

Not sure which game the winner will appear in, but we're assuming it'll be Dante's Inferno seeing as, apparently, we're already in Hell.

Tags: ashton-kutcher, cnn, ea, twitter

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Nter @ Apr 15th 2009 9:10PM

Lmao.

Nook @ Apr 15th 2009 9:09PM

the world is spiraling out of control.

Chris Are @ Apr 15th 2009 9:15PM

That makes me want to become a friend of CNNs and help them get there first- and I don't even use Twitter. God, that guy is such a tool.

Manly Mcbeefigan (Mr. ESC) @ Apr 15th 2009 9:20PM

"EA says it's going to give Ashton's 1,000,000th follower a spot in a new EA game".

Facebreaker 2 confirmed?

Ghen @ Apr 16th 2009 6:50AM

probably some wii shovelware.

Oh, thats what you said. NVM.

Night Elve @ Apr 15th 2009 9:22PM

I use Twitter but I only follow people that actually I know. I will never understand why you would follow some artist it's not like she/he will reply you back.

Hopefully CNN will win this one, I really hate Ashton.

Chris Are @ Apr 15th 2009 9:32PM

I heard he took a pic of his GF's (Demi Moore? I wanna say) panties and was like "giggle, look panties" or something. Some people find that amusing. Others want to kick him in the ear.

Ezio Auditore de Firenze (PSN slycooper_rocker) @ Apr 15th 2009 10:44PM

isn't demi his wife?

Chris Are @ Apr 15th 2009 10:48PM

You're probably right. GF makes it sound more immature. :-)

Albanian_Killa @ Apr 15th 2009 11:33PM

Actually, there are celebrities on Twitter that actually respond to regular users chatting about different stuff...

And honestly, I used to be a huge fan of That 70s Show, so I got no problem with Kutcher.

Yaanu @ Apr 15th 2009 9:22PM

My sister told me to do this. I think she heard that if you win, you get EVERy '09 EA game and appear in Sims 3.

But with the promise of Dante's Inferno, I just don't know.

MystileArmor @ Apr 15th 2009 11:22PM

No, I think they'll just make that person a DLC addon for the Sims 3, which probably is included in the game, but you gotta pay 10 bucks for it to unlock it.

Atleast they'll get one sale out of it, since the person who got picked wants to buy it.

Ethan @ Apr 15th 2009 9:24PM

Advertising has finally gone fully pointless and now is truly about diverting the general population to look at stuff for no real reason rather than to persuade them that some stuff is good and they should buy it.

sinai @ Apr 15th 2009 10:37PM

negative. that's always been the point of advertising.

JSK @ Apr 15th 2009 9:32PM

Our offer: @aplusk's 1,000,000th follower will get a copy of every game EA makes in '09 for their system and be featured in @TheSims3

They are also giving away every game they publish this year...

Jinsenken @ Apr 15th 2009 9:32PM

"Dude, what does mine say?"

"SWEET! What does mine say?"

MystileArmor @ Apr 15th 2009 11:22PM

..and theeeeen?

Moptimus Slime (Gobot in disguise) @ Apr 15th 2009 9:37PM

The great thing about Twitter isn't posting shit no one cares about, it's showing everyone online that I did.

rTwelve @ Apr 15th 2009 9:47PM

+1 to you sir, I nearly forgot that meme existed.

Manly Mcbeefigan (Mr. ESC) @ Apr 15th 2009 10:13PM

I still remember that meme is just that there are few occasions in which it becomes relevant,normally is forced here and there.

1+ for proper use of the ecksbaucks kid meme.

Skipjimroo @ Apr 16th 2009 9:11AM

Ok, someone's going to have to educate my ignorant ass:

What is Ecksbock's kid meme?

Google has failed me in my thirst for enlightenment.

Professor Lario @ Apr 15th 2009 9:44PM

Good lord take that picture down Justin!!!

Caveman @ Apr 15th 2009 10:05PM

I love Kelso, but that's not really fair to give it to the million person. It should be one of the million. There is no incentive for me to follow now.

Dale @ Apr 15th 2009 10:23PM

I hope Twitter gets a virus that causes his computer to combust, with a hard drive being launched into his nutsack and his ridiculously ugly face being burned.

What the hell is the point of Ashton Kutcher?

Doug @ Apr 15th 2009 10:25PM

I hate twitter.

Doug @ Apr 15th 2009 10:26PM

Oh, yeah, wait. You guys want a "relative" comment. Meh, EA could do better, plus being portrayed as a demon would not be... fun.

Lee @ Apr 16th 2009 7:54AM

Thank fuck somebody else said that. so what is the point in Twitter, what does it do that Facebook status updates doesn't?

Skipjimroo @ Apr 16th 2009 9:14AM

Incidentally, why not follow me on twitter?

http://twitter.com/Skipjimroo

Seriously though, fuck twitter.

sinai @ Apr 15th 2009 10:33PM

dear ashton,

please die. in a fire, eaten by sharks, full-blown AIDS, whatever. just die.

thanks

RiccochetJ @ Apr 15th 2009 10:44PM

He made it so whenever I walked into a dense metropolitan area, I would see a trucker hat. A TRUCKER HAT!

I want to smack him and whomever made the popped up collar polo shirt popular. Smack them so hard.

For reference:
http://tinyurl.com/6d7a36

Ghen @ Apr 16th 2009 6:52AM

aaaweeeee jeeehh

ill trooper @ Apr 15th 2009 10:53PM

Did he get permission from Demi or another adult to start a Twitter account?

Richard 2.5 @ Apr 15th 2009 10:58PM

So by any chance is he just short of 1,000,000 subscribers to his
Twitter already? 'Cause if not, this is possibly the most retarded marketing campaign* ever. If they're giving the prize to the millionth subscriber, anyone with half a brain should realize that they should absolutely avoid subscribing to his Twitter until it gets to somewhere like 999,000** subscribers. That said, I suppose they might just be catering to their demographic...

*I realize this isn't quite a marketing campaign, but I couldn't think of a more apt term
**I haven't the slightest clue how quickly his Twitter subscriptions might be escalating, so I just threw that number out there, when it might have made more sense to propose something like 975,000 or 999,900

...Wow, I must be particularly AR today if I'm including footnotes in my Joystiq comments.

ArchGamer @ Apr 15th 2009 11:42PM

WHY?!!!!

I wish Ashton went to hell!!! He sucks ass!!!

idiot @ Apr 15th 2009 11:43PM

*BAH-ZING!!!*

Freakwincy42 @ Apr 15th 2009 11:50PM

this... this isn't real, right... are we being... "punkd"?

Suichimo @ Apr 16th 2009 2:46AM

Not sure if I'd actually take a gift from Kelso... If it were any of the others I'd be right there though. The only other I may not accept a gift from is Red, his gifts usually involve his foot in someone's ass.

Saria the Cat @ Apr 16th 2009 2:58AM

Okay, if that isn't whoring yourself out to get followers, I don't know what is.

That said, I love Twitter and its use by some celebrities to communicate with fans directly and transparently.

My main reason for using Twitter is to follow people I'm interested in, mostly Joystiq or video game journalism related. I'm also always trying to find other Joystiq tweeple to add to my collection, so hit me up, kids!

Savage @ Apr 16th 2009 4:41AM

I don't know what's sadder. The fact that EA is supporting this stupid Ashton V. CNN thing or the fact that Dane Cook is all butt hurt over the fact that someone one might have more fake friends then he does on a social networking site and has thrown himself into the race (I'm referring to a bulletin I read on myspace).

The saddest fact of all though, is that I'm friends with Dane Cook on myspace.

koehler83 @ Apr 16th 2009 9:49AM

Hey look! Tidus is alive!

And he tweets!

aggrazel @ Apr 16th 2009 10:25AM

I for one think twitter is kinda fun and actually useful.

However, I am afraid that if I ever Followed Ashton's Twitter, it would be mandatory by statute 407.61 of the unified man code (UMC) that I kick my own ass.

Lord HowitHurtz @ Apr 16th 2009 12:03PM

Sad, very very sad.
People living through others on twitter.....even sadder.

Steven @ Apr 16th 2009 3:29PM

As of now, aplusk is at 961,037 subscribers so getting closer to the mark.

Mike @ Apr 16th 2009 3:49PM

AS PER EA:

Ashton,

We've seen that a lot of people are waiting to Follow you so they can be the 1,000,000th person and get made to be played in The Sims 3. As a result we're upping the ante and offering 10 games of choice to any user for milestones you select between now and 1,000,000.

For example - If you want to give away 10 games to the 960,054th Follower or the 978.576th...do it!

You let us know what Followers you want to hook up and we'll make it happen.

Pushing to 1,000,000!

Team EA