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Beware the Wrath of the Angry Fanboy Blogger

Authored by Scott Goldberg on May 30, 2007 - 10:13pm.

Certain companies you can expect to cover and receive a heated response, for good or bad. Write negatively about Apple, and you’ll get loads of hate mail. Dote on its new offerings, and you’ll be praised. Criticize an Xbox: hate mail from some, adoration from others. Praise a new PS3 game: Xboxers will contemplate your assassination; PS3ers will kiss your feet. Say a bad word about Second Life: change your home address and phone number. Call Google the Evil Empire: be loved by the millions who feel emasculated by its dominance, and hated by the over-fed, well-exercised, well-massaged Googlers. One could say, in fact, that a strong public reaction to blogs is a great sign of that company’s place in the world. The better you do the more enemies you’ll have, with a small handful of exceptions. No one likes a loser, after all. They’re boring.

Buzz Watch: Apple Games for the iPhone, AppleTV, Courtesy of EA, Namco

Authored by Scott Goldberg on February 16, 2007 - 11:41am.

It was only a matter of time, wasn’t it? Steve Jobs knows the playing field better than anyone, and the writing has been on the wall for quite some time. Early reports indicate that Apple will partner with Electronic Arts (EA) and Namco to create casual games exclusive to the iPhone and AppleTV. No official announcement has been made.