EA’s Facebook Raided with Gabe Newell and Hentai

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Well, someone clearly isn’t a fan of EA today. And by someone, I mean anyone who’s aware of the rumors of EA's attempt to buy out Valve. According to these rumors, EA has had its eye on Valve for a while now. Of course, it’s not at all surprising that the transaction never actually took place, seeing as Valve is currently worth over three billion dollars.

Still, some angry fans have apparently raided EA’s Facebook page and have been posting ironic pictures of Gabe Newell, along with heaps of hentai/porn.



So why are people upset? Clearly Valve wouldn’t have accepted an offer from EA, and Gabe Newell himself has stated that he’d rather see the company go under than see it sold.

Well, the issue here is Valve fans. It’s no secret that Steam’s users love their games. The company has gone from a niche gaming outlet to one of the world’s frontrunners of entertainment over the last decade or so, and in that time, its users have come to love their games. They love them so much, in fact, that Gabe Newell has gained nicknames such as Gaben and even in some cases God. Millions of users flock daily to Steam, and over eighty percent of PC games are now hosted on the platform.

EA, on the other side of the coin, is near-universally hated in the gaming world. They even beat out the likes of Comcast and Bank of America to become the worst company in America according to Consumerist. Ex employees and consumers alike will attest to both their lack of customer service and their lack of concern for their customer base. In fact, Origin is today considered one of the most hated content delivery systems in the gaming industry, and there are hundreds of thousands of screencaps of disgruntled customers trying, and failing, to get a hold of EA support through chat.

Put these two together and you get a very angry fan base. Sure, this may just be another 4chan raid, but it could also be seen as something much more. It’s a testament to how much gamers care about their games, and with that the companies which publish their content. Without the users, a gaming company is nothing, and in a world where many gaming companies seem to have forgotten this, Valve stands out. Gamers around the world remember this every time they boot up Steam or open Portal 2 for another playthrough. It’s more than just a raid; it’s a message, and a strong one at that: forget your users and you will fall, just as many have before you.

Source: GeekParty

oh, /v/

I love the raids. Subway, Chick-Fil-A, and EA. Lol wow.

I may miss some other big ones.

:lolguy:

This can only be the work of /v/

Well done internet, well done.

What a man Gabe is, he'd rather see his company go under than sold to EA, goes to show just how detested they are IN the game development world also.

At least they didn't sell out like BioWare.

My respect for Gabe and valve is at a all time high right now after reading this.

Whoever did this to their page is pathetic, and Gabe Newell is an idiot.

TheCinemaJack wrote:

Whoever did this to their page is pathetic, and Gabe Newell is an idiot.

OoooOOOoOOoOoO look everyone, so edgy.

No, I just don't think posting porn on a company's Facebook page is acceptable, and for Newell to say that he'd rather have his entire work force out of work than submit to "the man" is fucking stupid.

Sexton_Flashheart wrote:

Well in this case "The Man" does a better job of making its workers lose their jobs than anyone.

Yeah but EA wouldn't dare impose any of their authority on Valve, even if they did end up owning them.

TheCinemaJack wrote:

No, I just don't think posting porn on a company's Facebook page is acceptable, and for Newell to say that he'd rather have his entire work force out of work than submit to "the man" is fucking stupid.

Well, he basically said they would leave and set up a new company, so EA would have the Valve name and Steam, but not the brains behind it. They failed with their hostile take over of Take-Two, thank the Gods, and now they have failed with their proposed take over of Valve, they're trying to monopolize the market.

Although I'm not surprised by your response one bit funnily enough.

Stoney wrote:

Although I'm not surprised by your response one bit funnily enough.

I'm getting that predictable, eh?

TheCinemaJack wrote:

No, I just don't think posting porn on a company's Facebook page is acceptable, and for Newell to say that he'd rather have his entire work force out of work than submit to "the man" is fucking stupid.

He actually didn't say that, which was revealed a few weeks ago.

Greg Jennings wrote:

TheCinemaJack wrote:

No, I just don't think posting porn on a company's Facebook page is acceptable, and for Newell to say that he'd rather have his entire work force out of work than submit to "the man" is fucking stupid.

He actually didn't say that, which was revealed a few weeks ago.

I'm just going with what the article says, and that's that "Gabe Newell himself has stated that he’d rather see the company go under than see it sold."

this is awesome.

Fuck EA.

TheCinemaJack wrote:

Greg Jennings wrote:

TheCinemaJack wrote:

No, I just don't think posting porn on a company's Facebook page is acceptable, and for Newell to say that he'd rather have his entire work force out of work than submit to "the man" is fucking stupid.

He actually didn't say that, which was revealed a few weeks ago.

I'm just going with what the article says, and that's that "Gabe Newell himself has stated that he’d rather see the company go under than see it sold."

Not only is this article out-dated, it is also false. Pretty sure EA said they didn't want to purchase anyway.