and:Tell me you are not his mum? All joking aside how can you say this with a straight face?
EA was voted the most hated and worst company years in a row for very good reasons, one of which was actually banning people from having access to the games they owned if they said something they did not like on their forums. Let that sink in for a minute...
The man you claim was a decent link between fans of gaming and the industry was hated for what he did not only for who he represented. Moore presided over a money-grab of epic proportions, gamers paying €60 for a game which had part of its content locked or stripped out from day one of release to get them to pay a extra €20 for content that was shown to be part of the base game. To put that in context it is a bit like going to the cinema to see the latest film only to be told at the box office that you only get to see a cut version of the film unless you pay 33% more for your ticket.
To prove Moore himself was not only aware of this but fully approved of this money-grabbing scheme I will leave you with a quote of his from a game industry publication.
This has nothing to with South Park and to suggest that is insulting the intelligence of people, including those with a very justified hatred of companies like EA. Obviously a company or football club needs competent managers and there is nothing wrong with making a profit from running a business but there are limits to everything, and EA is known for going far beyond just crossing that line, and Moore was a part of that, and fully behind that strategy.
The South Park thing was because of something someone said on the last page, so do a bit of reading first. and Yes, i did type my post out with a straight face.
For far to fucking long we've been push overs when it comes to getting things over the line, whether it be contracts, transfers, commercial opportunities ect, so Moore coming in is a fucking god send, the fella is a money grabber and will do everything in his power to increase the revenue and the global branding of the company he's tied to. He's fucking ruthless and it's about time we had someone like him at the helm.
as for being hated by a lot of people, that's fair enough, but go and watch any kind of gaming expo where he's on stage, he not only has a presence to whip people into a frenzy of excitement, he has the know how and the expertise in playing to a crowd, him also being a red will have a major advantage for us, because he may be a suit, he may be there to fleece every single avenue dry, but he's still a fan of the club so will only have the clubs best interests at heart.
As for EA being the most hated company around, who gives a shit? People still went out and spent millions on FIFA ect, when there are alternative games out there. EA are and always have been somewhat at the forefront of sports gaming, yes they haven't always competed on the footballing front (Konami did kick their arse for years with PES,) but FIFA's sales have never dwindled as a result, it's always made money, it's always generated profit for little effort and it's what we need now, we need this club to go from a soft touch to a ruthless bastard that will make players heads turn toward us knowing full well that we won't be pushed over.
