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I’ve just smuggled this voice recording from EA themselves regarding the FIFA series. It may interest some of you out there.
Location: Inside EA Sports Studio
Event: Board room meeting
Time: 15:23
Project Director: …. Now, moving onto the sequel to the FIFA game for this year. Geoff, what were the sales figures for FIFA 2002 and the 2002 World Cup game?
Geoff: Sales were up 10% from those of FIFA 2001 sir, and better still, the World Cup edition predictably saw a massive number of the public purchasing the game.
Director: That’s good to hear, especially since we hardly changed much for the World Cup Edition.
Phil: I must hasten to intervene, sir. Our team managed to implement a “star system” in which star players of their teams are shown during a game….
Director: All the same, it’s not something I wouldn’t buy myself, even if $40 is nothing to me… anyway, I understand there are quite a few people out there now who have criticised the series, saying things like, ”Oh look, it’s the same game with improved graphics and updated teams” with every sequel we’ve made, which I suppose is true; but what I need to know is the impact this criticism will have on our sales… care to demonstrate this, Geoff?
Geoff: Not really.
Director: I beg your pardon?
Geoff: There’s no need to, really….
Director: GEOFF BARTHOLOMEW FRANKLIN, I AM ORDERING YOU TO DEMONSTRATE THE IMPACT ON SALES OF THE COLLECTED CRITICISM OF THE FIFA FRANCHISE!!! WHY DO YOU NOT COMPLY???
Geoff: Because it won’t have any effect on sales at all.
Director: Oh.
(Longish pause)
Moving on - so Phil, what new ideas have you got planned for FIFA 2003?
Phil: Quite a lot really. In addition to the improved graphics and the updating of every damn player in football existence, my team has come up with…
(Director interrupts)
Director: OK Phil, that’s enough. We don’t want our fans to have everything in this game, do we? There’ll be nothing left for them in the next FIFA games!
Phil: But boss, I’ve come up with a six year plan which would gradually…
Director: I don’t care about your boring six year plans of prudence Phil “Gordon” Maloney. Now get back to work on your lines of code, and remember that it’s me who pays the electricity for your computers!
(Phil leaves with a whimper and a sob)
Geoff: Actually, EA takes care of all the bills, sir.
Director: Oh, put a sock in it, will you?
(Looks out at the window)
Right, we need some sort of a finishing touch for FIFA 2003 - don’t ask me why, but I’m pretty sure that this is the year I’ll finally get that pay r… I mean mutual recognition off my superiors. Considering the fact that the game itself is finished, what kind of extra should we include in the game?
(No response)
Director: Geoff?
(Turns around to face Geoff)
What heaven’s name are you doing?
(A sock with Homer Simpson’s face is cleanly inserted into Geoff’s mouth - the Director pulls it out and flings it towards the pot plants)
Geoff: Sorry sir, I seemed to having a problem speaking with a sock in my mouth.
Director: That’s a bit obvious, you fool… I know, let’s rename FIFA 2003 to FIFA Football 2003!
Geoff: Sorry?
Director: That way, the folk over the Atlantic won’t be fussed that we in America call it soccer, and the citizens of the US could confuse it with football over here, possibly leading to even more sales!
Geoff: But it is essentially football, sir.
Director: But not THE football, eh? What a great idea! Dismissed!
Geoff: (sighs and leaves)
(Director walks towards the pot plants where he threw the sock)
Director: What’s this?
At this point in time, I had to recover the microphone, so I posed as a pizza delivery boy and entered the room. I swiftly clocked the Director over the head with the brick concealed in the bumper sized pizza box, and ran away with the microphone. And that, my friends, is how I managed to get this rare recording out of EA Studios - I hope it has been of use to you.
Location: Inside EA Sports Studio
Event: Board room meeting
Time: 15:23
Project Director: …. Now, moving onto the sequel to the FIFA game for this year. Geoff, what were the sales figures for FIFA 2002 and the 2002 World Cup game?
Geoff: Sales were up 10% from those of FIFA 2001 sir, and better still, the World Cup edition predictably saw a massive number of the public purchasing the game.
Director: That’s good to hear, especially since we hardly changed much for the World Cup Edition.
Phil: I must hasten to intervene, sir. Our team managed to implement a “star system” in which star players of their teams are shown during a game….
Director: All the same, it’s not something I wouldn’t buy myself, even if $40 is nothing to me… anyway, I understand there are quite a few people out there now who have criticised the series, saying things like, ”Oh look, it’s the same game with improved graphics and updated teams” with every sequel we’ve made, which I suppose is true; but what I need to know is the impact this criticism will have on our sales… care to demonstrate this, Geoff?
Geoff: Not really.
Director: I beg your pardon?
Geoff: There’s no need to, really….
Director: GEOFF BARTHOLOMEW FRANKLIN, I AM ORDERING YOU TO DEMONSTRATE THE IMPACT ON SALES OF THE COLLECTED CRITICISM OF THE FIFA FRANCHISE!!! WHY DO YOU NOT COMPLY???
Geoff: Because it won’t have any effect on sales at all.
Director: Oh.
(Longish pause)
Moving on - so Phil, what new ideas have you got planned for FIFA 2003?
Phil: Quite a lot really. In addition to the improved graphics and the updating of every damn player in football existence, my team has come up with…
(Director interrupts)
Director: OK Phil, that’s enough. We don’t want our fans to have everything in this game, do we? There’ll be nothing left for them in the next FIFA games!
Phil: But boss, I’ve come up with a six year plan which would gradually…
Director: I don’t care about your boring six year plans of prudence Phil “Gordon” Maloney. Now get back to work on your lines of code, and remember that it’s me who pays the electricity for your computers!
(Phil leaves with a whimper and a sob)
Geoff: Actually, EA takes care of all the bills, sir.
Director: Oh, put a sock in it, will you?
(Looks out at the window)
Right, we need some sort of a finishing touch for FIFA 2003 - don’t ask me why, but I’m pretty sure that this is the year I’ll finally get that pay r… I mean mutual recognition off my superiors. Considering the fact that the game itself is finished, what kind of extra should we include in the game?
(No response)
Director: Geoff?
(Turns around to face Geoff)
What heaven’s name are you doing?
(A sock with Homer Simpson’s face is cleanly inserted into Geoff’s mouth - the Director pulls it out and flings it towards the pot plants)
Geoff: Sorry sir, I seemed to having a problem speaking with a sock in my mouth.
Director: That’s a bit obvious, you fool… I know, let’s rename FIFA 2003 to FIFA Football 2003!
Geoff: Sorry?
Director: That way, the folk over the Atlantic won’t be fussed that we in America call it soccer, and the citizens of the US could confuse it with football over here, possibly leading to even more sales!
Geoff: But it is essentially football, sir.
Director: But not THE football, eh? What a great idea! Dismissed!
Geoff: (sighs and leaves)
(Director walks towards the pot plants where he threw the sock)
Director: What’s this?
At this point in time, I had to recover the microphone, so I posed as a pizza delivery boy and entered the room. I swiftly clocked the Director over the head with the brick concealed in the bumper sized pizza box, and ran away with the microphone. And that, my friends, is how I managed to get this rare recording out of EA Studios - I hope it has been of use to you.
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I’ve just smuggled this voice recording from EA themselves regarding the FIFA series. It may interest some of you out there.
Location: Inside EA Sports Studio
Event: Board room meeting
Time: 15:23
Project Director: …. Now, moving onto the sequel to the FIFA game for this year. Geoff, what were the sales figures for FIFA 2002 and the 2002 World Cup game?
Geoff: Sales were up 10% from those of FIFA 2001 sir, and better still, the World Cup edition predictably saw a massive number of the public purchasing the game.
Director: That’s good to hear, especially since we hardly changed much for the World Cup Edition.
Phil: I must hasten to intervene, sir. Our team managed to implement a “star system” in which star players of their teams are shown during a game….
Director: All the same, it’s not something I wouldn’t buy myself, even if $40 is nothing to me… anyway, I understand there are quite a few people out there now who have criticised the series, saying things like, ”Oh look, it’s the same game with improved graphics and updated teams” with every sequel we’ve made, which I suppose is true; but what I need to know is the impact this criticism will have on our sales… care to demonstrate this, Geoff?
Geoff: Not really.
Director: I beg your pardon?
Geoff: There’s no need to, really….
Director: GEOFF BARTHOLOMEW FRANKLIN, I AM ORDERING YOU TO DEMONSTRATE THE IMPACT ON SALES OF THE COLLECTED CRITICISM OF THE FIFA FRANCHISE!!! WHY DO YOU NOT COMPLY???
Geoff: Because it won’t have any effect on sales at all.
Director: Oh.
(Longish pause)
Moving on - so Phil, what new ideas have you got planned for FIFA 2003?
Phil: Quite a lot really. In addition to the improved graphics and the updating of every damn player in football existence, my team has come up with…
(Director interrupts)
Director: OK Phil, that’s enough. We don’t want our fans to have everything in this game, do we? There’ll be nothing left for them in the next FIFA games!
Phil: But boss, I’ve come up with a six year plan which would gradually…
Director: I don’t care about your boring six year plans of prudence Phil “Gordon” Maloney. Now get back to work on your lines of code, and remember that it’s me who pays the electricity for your computers!
(Phil leaves with a whimper and a sob)
Geoff: Actually, EA takes care of all the bills, sir.
Director: Oh, put a sock in it, will you?
(Looks out at the window)
Right, we need some sort of a finishing touch for FIFA 2003 - don’t ask me why, but I’m pretty sure that this is the year I’ll finally get that pay r… I mean mutual recognition off my superiors. Considering the fact that the game itself is finished, what kind of extra should we include in the game?
(No response)
Director: Geoff?
(Turns around to face Geoff)
What heaven’s name are you doing?
(A sock with Homer Simpson’s face is cleanly inserted into Geoff’s mouth - the Director pulls it out and flings it towards the pot plants)
Geoff: Sorry sir, I seemed to having a problem speaking with a sock in my mouth.
Director: That’s a bit obvious, you fool… I know, let’s rename FIFA 2003 to FIFA Football 2003!
Geoff: Sorry?
Director: That way, the folk over the Atlantic won’t be fussed that we in America call it soccer, and the citizens of the US could confuse it with football over here, possibly leading to even more sales!
Geoff: But it is essentially football, sir.
Director: But not THE football, eh? What a great idea! Dismissed!
Geoff: (sighs and leaves)
(Director walks towards the pot plants where he threw the sock)
Director: What’s this?
At this point in time, I had to recover the microphone, so I posed as a pizza delivery boy and entered the room. I swiftly clocked the Director over the head with the brick concealed in the bumper sized pizza box, and ran away with the microphone. And that, my friends, is how I managed to get this rare recording out of EA Studios - I hope it has been of use to you.
Location: Inside EA Sports Studio
Event: Board room meeting
Time: 15:23
Project Director: …. Now, moving onto the sequel to the FIFA game for this year. Geoff, what were the sales figures for FIFA 2002 and the 2002 World Cup game?
Geoff: Sales were up 10% from those of FIFA 2001 sir, and better still, the World Cup edition predictably saw a massive number of the public purchasing the game.
Director: That’s good to hear, especially since we hardly changed much for the World Cup Edition.
Phil: I must hasten to intervene, sir. Our team managed to implement a “star system” in which star players of their teams are shown during a game….
Director: All the same, it’s not something I wouldn’t buy myself, even if $40 is nothing to me… anyway, I understand there are quite a few people out there now who have criticised the series, saying things like, ”Oh look, it’s the same game with improved graphics and updated teams” with every sequel we’ve made, which I suppose is true; but what I need to know is the impact this criticism will have on our sales… care to demonstrate this, Geoff?
Geoff: Not really.
Director: I beg your pardon?
Geoff: There’s no need to, really….
Director: GEOFF BARTHOLOMEW FRANKLIN, I AM ORDERING YOU TO DEMONSTRATE THE IMPACT ON SALES OF THE COLLECTED CRITICISM OF THE FIFA FRANCHISE!!! WHY DO YOU NOT COMPLY???
Geoff: Because it won’t have any effect on sales at all.
Director: Oh.
(Longish pause)
Moving on - so Phil, what new ideas have you got planned for FIFA 2003?
Phil: Quite a lot really. In addition to the improved graphics and the updating of every damn player in football existence, my team has come up with…
(Director interrupts)
Director: OK Phil, that’s enough. We don’t want our fans to have everything in this game, do we? There’ll be nothing left for them in the next FIFA games!
Phil: But boss, I’ve come up with a six year plan which would gradually…
Director: I don’t care about your boring six year plans of prudence Phil “Gordon” Maloney. Now get back to work on your lines of code, and remember that it’s me who pays the electricity for your computers!
(Phil leaves with a whimper and a sob)
Geoff: Actually, EA takes care of all the bills, sir.
Director: Oh, put a sock in it, will you?
(Looks out at the window)
Right, we need some sort of a finishing touch for FIFA 2003 - don’t ask me why, but I’m pretty sure that this is the year I’ll finally get that pay r… I mean mutual recognition off my superiors. Considering the fact that the game itself is finished, what kind of extra should we include in the game?
(No response)
Director: Geoff?
(Turns around to face Geoff)
What heaven’s name are you doing?
(A sock with Homer Simpson’s face is cleanly inserted into Geoff’s mouth - the Director pulls it out and flings it towards the pot plants)
Geoff: Sorry sir, I seemed to having a problem speaking with a sock in my mouth.
Director: That’s a bit obvious, you fool… I know, let’s rename FIFA 2003 to FIFA Football 2003!
Geoff: Sorry?
Director: That way, the folk over the Atlantic won’t be fussed that we in America call it soccer, and the citizens of the US could confuse it with football over here, possibly leading to even more sales!
Geoff: But it is essentially football, sir.
Director: But not THE football, eh? What a great idea! Dismissed!
Geoff: (sighs and leaves)
(Director walks towards the pot plants where he threw the sock)
Director: What’s this?
At this point in time, I had to recover the microphone, so I posed as a pizza delivery boy and entered the room. I swiftly clocked the Director over the head with the brick concealed in the bumper sized pizza box, and ran away with the microphone. And that, my friends, is how I managed to get this rare recording out of EA Studios - I hope it has been of use to you.