Posts tagged the-consumerist

EA is The Consumerist's 'Worst Company in America,' wins Golden Poo

by Jessica Conditt (Apr 4th 2012 5:00PM)

Today 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 ...

EA still in running for The Consumerist's Worst Company in America

by Jessica Conditt (Mar 27th 2012 2:00PM)

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 ...

Despite manual's claim, Spore only allows one account per copy

by Alexander Sliwinski (Sep 12th 2008 1:30PM)

The latest Spore controversy comes courtesy of some false information printed in the game's manual. The Consumerist reports that despite the game's manual stating purchasers "may have multiple Spore accounts for each installation of the game," they only have one. An EA forum rep stated that the ...