10 Biggest Lies Told By The Gaming Industry

2. EA€™s PR Team

EA The whole point of a PR team is to work in the shadows, like a flicker or a myth. They create a buzz about products, disguise themselves as real everyday walking talking humans, and work the system. Now, the absolutely nothing wrong with that €“ it€™s just how marketing works €“ but the number one rule on the first page of the PR hardback is: Don€™t get caught with your d**k out. EA have been caught with their John Thomas out more times than a flasher at a primary school and I don't understand why they don't sit down and think about being a little more subtle. One of the more hilarious times EA was caught with their trousers down was the 2009 religious boycott of Dante's Inferno. Those of you who watched it will remember a group of religious fanatics in uproar about EA€™s God of War clone. However, it turned out to be a marketing stunt by EA and the fact that they were caught again, was quite frankly a little awkward. The reason the cat was flung out of the bag and cracked upon an adjacent wall was because the signs that these religious extremist created depicting the EA logo €“ among other logos €“ were drawn with such professionalism it was completely unbelievable. EA did eventually come out and say that it was a staged protest and after the sales of Dante's Inferno, no doubt wondered why they spent so much time and money on the stunt. Still, the protesters themselves looked believable as they remained me of the Westboro Baptis Church. Look it up.
 
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Thomas James Hunt is a British Video Game Critic who is a rather unpleasant character in the journalism world. So brace yourself for some nasty behaviour in the form of articles.