VideoGamer responded to these allegations by stating that it went through all the proper channels before publishing the story and EA went from refusing to comment on rumours to calling them liars. In case there was any doubt about the commenter's identity, Kotaku verified that this was in fact Peter Moore and not some impostor. Ouch! Those are some serious accusations to level at someone. My issue is not the rejection of community feedback (we get that in bucketloads all day long and we learn from it in real time), rather it was the fabrication of a story in order to generate controversy and ultimately readership."
He then added, "My comments were fairly and squarely aimed at Videogamer. "Fabricate a story using an 'unnamed source,' post it first thing in the morning, add the letters 'EA' to the story (oh, and link it to micro-transactions - always a fan favourite) and then stand back and enjoy the vitriol which you turn into revenue. "Standard, shoddy website journalism recipe, born out of a desperate need to increase click-thru rates to support advertising revenue," he wrote. Chief Operating Officer Peter Moore left a comment on a GamesIndustry report regarding the whole affair. VideoGamer has a detailed account of its correspondence with EA prior to publishing the piece.īut first, the accusations. Update 2: EA has accused VideoGamer of fabricating its Dead Space story, but the media outlet isn't taking these allegations lightly and claims that EA knew about the story in advance and was given an opportunity to deny it prior to publication, but for whatever reason, didn't.
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