TV News Covers EA's New Deal with Louisiana Guv

August 21, 2008 -

Louisiana's WBRZ-2 has a video report on yesterday's news that EA Sports is partnering with Louisiana's government to bring a state-of-the-art QA (quality assurance) facility to Baton Rouge.

Tax breaks played a big part in the deal. Also noteworthy, Gov. Bobby Jindal, who was at one point mentioned as a possible VP choice for Republican John McCain, says he is a gamer.

EA exec Sharon Knight said that the QA facility with begin testing NCAA Football, Madden and Tiger Woods Golf on the PC, PS2 and PSP platforms/

No stream for this one, unfortunately, but click here for the video.


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Re: TV News Covers EA's New Deal with Louisiana Guv

Thanks good job;

Btw, I think Atari and Midway will drop out too, but mostly travesti because  these guys have done nothing travesti or little and need to start saving costs. and dizi izle

YES.

Now I don't have to get off my ass for the important shit anymore!

Whats next, ordering pizza from Xbox live?

Wait... I think that sounds like a good idea.

But I think voting should MAKE you get off your ass, and see outside or a second while you go vote. I mean, your picking the president of the United States of America for God's Sake... least you can do is drive down there and punch out a card.

Re: TV News Covers EA's New Deal with Louisiana Guv

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Re: TV News Covers EA's New Deal with Louisiana Guv

Sweet!  One of my stories finally got a link from a major news site.  I'm just upset that it wasn't one that I was able to do a better job shooting and editing.  Maybe I'll have better luck when it opens.

Re: TV News Covers EA's New Deal with Louisiana Guv

Bobby Jindal for Prez 2012 ?

Re: TV News Covers EA's New Deal with Louisiana Guv

It's more likely than you might think.

Re: TV News Covers EA's New Deal with Louisiana Guv

 Video Games creating jobs in my Louisiana? It's more likely than you might think.

 

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quiknkoldI know Biddle isnt Kotaku. he's just a employee. Its up to Kotaku if they want to punish him for being a public representative of Kotaku...well...I wouldnt be against it.10/19/2014 - 3:26pm
Andrew EisenLovely, my capture card is not (yet) compatible with the broadcaster I want to use. Let's hope my workaround works!10/19/2014 - 3:19pm
Andrew EisenIf you find Biddle's statement off-putting, then you're certainly directing your distaste at the correct entity.10/19/2014 - 3:18pm
quiknkoldas somebody who once had his skull fractured behind a grocery store as a kid because I was a nerd. Sam Biddle can eff himself with barbwire10/19/2014 - 2:59pm
Matthew WilsonI dont agree with it, but that doesnt mean its not true sadly.10/19/2014 - 2:36pm
Andrew EisenWhich I find to be (in most cases) extraordinarily petty.10/19/2014 - 2:34pm
Matthew WilsonI get the joke andrew. In the social media age, if you say somthing stupid people will take it out on the company you work for.10/19/2014 - 2:30pm
Papa MidnightIt's Gawker. I'm not sure his comments can really do much to lower whatever modicum of perceived crediiblity that network of sites may have.10/19/2014 - 2:27pm
Andrew EisenNintendo is better than Sony, Microsoft and sliced bread. Andrew Eisen is an exceedingly handsome man. Sugarboog is best Pony. These are now the official stances of the ECA!10/19/2014 - 2:24pm
Matthew WilsonThe sad fact is when you work for a company, you represent it like it or not.10/19/2014 - 2:21pm
hellfire7885Looks like a lot of people are refusing the apology.10/19/2014 - 2:19pm
Andrew EisenThe rest, including a joke about how his wife left him over this, can be found on his feed with minimal scrolling. https://twitter.com/samfbiddle10/19/2014 - 2:16pm
Andrew EisenFor what it's worth, Biddle tweeted a few apologies. Here's one: https://twitter.com/samfbiddle/status/52324627795005849610/19/2014 - 2:15pm
Andrew EisenOh, "Mercedes"! The car! Anyway, here's a relevant link: http://theralphretort.com/mercedes-pulls-ads-gawker/10/19/2014 - 2:11pm
Neo_DrKefkaThanks Matt. Linking on my IPhone doesn't work to well here and there.10/19/2014 - 2:01pm
Matthew Wilsonhttp://imgur.com/XzpWeWw here is the twiter exchange in question.10/19/2014 - 1:39pm
Andrew EisenI either don't remember or didn't see it. Still have a link?10/19/2014 - 1:38pm
Matthew Wilsonits the twiter exchange I linked too a few days ago.10/19/2014 - 1:29pm
Andrew EisenThat link doesn't work. Browsed the Twitter feed but couldn't find anything. Did find someone claiming a Gawker writer advocated bullying but didn't say who or where.10/19/2014 - 1:05pm
Neo_DrKefkaGawker loses advertiser MERCED ES https://mobile .twitter.com/TheRalphRetort/status/522813815260733441/photo/1 after Gawker writer advocates bullying of nerds with an anti Gamergate rant10/19/2014 - 12:32pm
 

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