Battlefield 3 vs. MW3 Trash-Talking Hits New Low

[Kouen Hasuki]

Electronic Arts has been hurling insults at Activision for months, as it seeks to sell copies of forthcoming shooter Battlefield 3 and take share from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.

The war of words hasn't all been one-sided. Around E3 time Activision boss Bobby Kotick cast negative comments at Battlefield 3's console versions. More recently, Bobby's second-in-command Eric Hirshberg said EA's verbal assault is "bad for our industry", specifically slamming EA's management for stating that Call of Duty should "rot from the core".


Now, EA has ramped up the pressure. The company's chief spokesman Jeff Brown used trade site IndustryGamers to toss some abuse at Hirshberg. he said, "Welcome to the big leagues Eric. I know you're new in the job but someone should have told you this is an competitive industry.

"You've got every reason to be nervous. Last year Activision had a 90 share in the shooter category. This year, Battlefield 3 is going to take you down to 60 or 70. At that rate, you'll be out of the category in 2-3 years. If you don't believe me, go to the store and try to buy a copy of Guitar Hero or Tony Hawk."

For me it is Kindergarden, for you??

[Wolf the Knight]

Epic, just epic

[Supreme Warrior]

the word Kindergarten pretty much sums it up.

[Wolf the Knight]

the word Kindergarten pretty much sums it up.

Lies and deception! You know its a party when you have grown men trash talking about shit no body cares about.
When it comes down to it everyone does their own thing. Personally I won't be buying/renting any of those games.

[Georgeman]

It's pretty bad alright. EA shows us how mature they really are. You know, just like how mature they were when they had the terrible marketing idea for Dead Space 2. What was it called again? Oh yeah, "Your Mom Hates Dead Space 2".

[IPITYTHEFOOLZ]

I don't know why EA is doing this. It's just immature. Still looking forward to Battlefield though :3

[Ace Ventura]

Yeah I agree the word Kindergarten sums it up for me too. Those guys seem to be back in Kindergarten, this is just plain stupid.

[Kouen Hasuki]

im kinda meh on both of em so for me I dont really care how much of a PR Slap fight they get into, although its amusing to watch from the sidelines

[Gypsy]

Lies and deception! You know its a party when you have grown men trash talking about shit no body cares about.
When it comes down to it everyone does their own thing. Personally I won't be buying/renting any of those games.

I know when I read the first post I was ready to party.