MrBtongue's video: Tasteful Understated Nerdrage: A Tale of Two Companies

I had originally planned to put this up after Bioware's panel at PAX East on April 6th. But that didn't really make sense, because I have no idea what's going to happen there and most of this was already in the can anyway. Based on what happens at that panel, there may be a part two - or maybe not. Here's the bibliography and works cited. In this case "Bibliography" means that it's the source of the content you see in the video. "Works cited" means that it's something I used for my half-assed research but isn't necessarily in the video. I know that distinction doesn't really make sense. Just go with it. Bibliography: These are the places I found the content I used. They may not necessarily be the original sources of that content. IGN article on Bioware's history: http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/106/1062745p1.html Slippery slope video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtmAw9Ia7LA Tone at the top pic: http://www.isaca.org/Journal/Past-Issues/2009/Volume-3/Pages/Tone-at-the-Top-Is-Vital1.aspx internal controls pic: http://brown.edu/Administration/Internal_Audit/control/ From ashes gameplay footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hK6y8lka_eg FIFA gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RL2cLz-owkY From Ashes article: http://www.inquisitr.com/204190/bioware-addresses-mass-effect-3-from-ashes-dlc-controversy/ Another one: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2401449,00.asp Yet another one: http://kotaku.com/5892307/part-of-mass-effects-controversial-day+one-dlc-is-on-the-disc-video-alleges-%5Bupdate%5D Conversation with Javik: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kl-BBeC5KFo DLC Mona Lisa: http://www.techspot.com/fileshost/newspics3/2011/dlc-mona-lisa-1.jpg Hudsucker Proxy in polish is it?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6dtasEqpLM Class action lawsuit article: http://www.forevergeek.com/2004/11/ea_employees_unhappy_attempt_class_action_lawsuit/ QUBE site: http://qube-game.com/about QUBE gameplay footage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAfJapOydhk&feature=related kinect motion capture: http://www.cinemablend.com/games/Dual-Kinect-Support-Offered-iPi-Soft-Middleware-37768.html Red 5 interview: http://www.cinemablend.com/games/Red-5-Says-Big-Publishers-Aren-t-Meaningful-Developers-Anymore-38984.html dystopia gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cplC0z_IAPs mount and blade gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cplC0z_IAPs unreal engine demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5XahF-3DWo havok physics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bKphYfUk-M smarttree demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mskAw1VyRv4 GW2 gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXZwhJSQIxw narbacular drop gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNG52b_jLYc Chief Hanlon dialogue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXGIeaYHrO0 Works Cited: Highlights from EA's FY2011 results: http://gamerinvestments.com/video-game-stocks/index.php/2011/05/04/electronic-arts-reports-fiscal-year-2011-results-digital-revenue-up-46/ EA's 2011 Annual Statement: http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CCMQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Finvestor.ea.com%2Fannual-proxy-2011%2Fimages%2FElectronic_Arts-2011.pdf&ei=_eR3T9THAemviAKFmcmoDg&usg=AFQjCNE3aQE1uCrMgKxAru-DhOrUO-FWkw&sig2=yyufSyi2uHX0SAiGPOaI8w Q1 2012 sales press release: http://investor.ea.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=594196 2011 Q1 profits: http://allthingsd.com/20110726/electronic-arts-revenues-and-profits-up-in-q1/ One EA profit margin measurement: http://ycharts.com/companies/EA/profit_margin Q3 FY2012 earnings: http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/ERTS/1730689702x0x539025/23054fd7-0504-4bf9-a871-23f2f97fa0c8/Q3FY12_EarningsSlides_FINAL.pdf share price over five years: http://finance.yahoo.com/echarts?s=EA+Interactive =ea;range=5y;compare=;indicator=volume;charttype=area;crosshair=on;ohlcvalues=0;logscale=off;source=undefined; misconceptions about the gaming industry: http://www.cinemablend.com/games/Top-Misconceptions-About-Gaming-Industry-40569.html EA spouse: http://ea-spouse.livejournal.com/ Music: Over the first part of "So What?": BG2 Shadows of Amn main theme Over the second part of "So What?": No Church in the Wild (Jay-Z and Kanye West) Instrumental Over the slippery slope argument: Cocaina (Dr. Dre) Instrumental Over "What does this mean for Bioware": Kush (Dr. Dre) Instrumental Over the embarrassing, sappy end bit: BG2 Shadows of Amn romance theme