Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2013 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[EA responds to 'Worst Company in America' poll: 'We can do better. We will do better.' [update]]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/05/worst-company-in-america-poll-has-ea-respond-we-can-do-bette/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/05/worst-company-in-america-poll-has-ea-respond-we-can-do-bette/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/05/worst-company-in-america-poll-has-ea-respond-we-can-do-bette/#comments Electronic Arts' Chief Operating Officer Peter Moore has responded to the company's commanding wins (losses?) in The Consumerist's "Worst Company in America" online poll to say EA will do better, while standing strong on a couple issues it refuses to take heat over.

"Let me cut to the chase: it appears EA is going to 'win.' Like the Yankees, Lakers and Manchester United, EA is one of those organizations that is defined by both a legacy of success, and a legion of critics," wrote Moore in an official post on the EA site. "Are we really the 'Worst Company in America?' I'll be the first to admit that we've made plenty of mistakes."

He continued, "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."

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>eaElectronic-Artspeter-mooreWorst-Company-in-AmericaFri, 05 Apr 2013 15:00:00 EST<![CDATA[EA is The Consumerist's 'Worst Company in America,' wins Golden Poo]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/04/ea-is-the-consumerists-worst-company-in-america-wins-golden/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/04/ea-is-the-consumerists-worst-company-in-america-wins-golden/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/04/ea-is-the-consumerists-worst-company-in-america-wins-golden/#comments ImageToday marks another resounding success for the gaming industry! Be proud, everyone; call your parents, have a glass of fancy wine and kiss your spouse: We've won the Golden Poo.

EA was voted the "absolute worst company in America" in The Consumerist's 2012 poll, defeating Bank of America with 64 percent of the vote. EA and Bank of America fought through four bracket rounds against companies such as Sony, Apple, Walmart, PayPal, Comcast, GameStop and others from a wide range of industries to make the final round. The CEOs of both companies must be thrilled.

EA provided Joystiq with a statement on its solid win: "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."

This is Bank of America's second loss in the final round, following last year's battle against BP. Perhaps if Bank of America was also discovered as the main investor in Soylent Green, rather than a major player behind America's housing crisis that left thousands of people homeless and in poverty for flimsy legal reasons, it would have won the title this year or last. As it stands, EA's win suggests online voters find poor customer service a more egregious sin than destroying lives.

250,000 votes were cast in The Consumerist's poll and the people online have spoken. The people in reality, however, may disagree.

[Thanks, Andy.]

JoystiqEA is The Consumerist's 'Worst Company in America,' wins Golden Poo originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 04 Apr 2012 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>bank-of-americaEAElectronic-Artsgolden-poomicrosoftmobilepcplaystationps3the-consumeristWorst-Company-in-AmericaxboxWed, 04 Apr 2012 17:00:00 EST<![CDATA[EA still in running for The Consumerist's Worst Company in America]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/27/ea-still-in-running-for-the-consumerists-worst-company-in-ameri/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/27/ea-still-in-running-for-the-consumerists-worst-company-in-ameri/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/27/ea-still-in-running-for-the-consumerists-worst-company-in-ameri/#comments Two weeks ago, The Consumerist launched the "Worst Company in America 2012" challenge, featuring 32 businesses from a variety of industries, including gaming, which this year threw three companies into the running: EA, Sony and GameStop.

EA and Sony battled it out in the first round, with EA fighting for its consistently high prices, DLC blitzes, poor reputation and quiet support of SOPA, and Sony for the major hack and subsequent change to its PSN terms of service that disallowed class-action lawsuits. EA won with 81 percent of the vote. EA has since beaten Best Buy with 66 percent of the vote and is in the final eight, facing Comcast tomorrow at noon ET.

GameStop, playing on its link to high, stagnant prices, poor customer service and the industry-wide pre-order exclusive maze, beat Netflix in the first round with 71 percent of the vote, but later lost to Wal-Mart with 46 percent. Voting on the remaining eight companies (including EA) runs today and tomorrow, and the final four will be announced Thursday.

Go team?

JoystiqEA still in running for The Consumerist's Worst Company in America originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 27 Mar 2012 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>EAElectronic-Artsgamestopmacmicrosoftmobilenintendopcplaystationplaystation-vitaps3pspsonythe-consumeristvitaWCIAwiiWorst-Company-in-AmericaxboxTue, 27 Mar 2012 14:00:00 EST