Kotaku: blunders

The Biggest Effe-Ups This Year

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 09:25:18 MST

Well, it's late December, and that means bring on the year end look-backs. From flying Wii-motes and Halo Hollywood pull-outs to crashing Enzos and Microsoft non-exclusive, game site Next-Gen has a look at all the muck-ups and fuck-ups. And this year's biggest loser? Well, we'll leave that to you to hash out in the comments section. Brian Ashcraft

Mistakes of 2006 [Next-Gen]

Aeropause says Phil Harrison is a Stupidhead

egauger — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 18:40:40 MDT

Phil Harrison says the darnedest things.

Let's stop talking about Sony's fuckups for a moment here and address the specfic insanity of their most vocal yokel. Aeropause is on the job.

In a post that reads like the greatest hits of Sony PR blunders, blogger Richard names Harrison the Gilligan of Gaming:

Phil reminds me of Gilligan because he is the comedic relief that gets us through the day. He is the scapegoat for the rest of the cast (Sony) and everything seems to be his fault, even though the blame lies with many. Phil has what I deem the worst job at Sony, the fall man.
The PS3 will be a good machine, even though it may be overpriced, but every time Phil speaks we have to hear comments like "The HD era doesn't begin until we say so" or "High definition as far as the consumer is concerned means high definition movies, which means Blu-ray disc." These statements are so far from reality that I can't imagine anyone even saying them.

No need for imagination, of course, as Harrison has repeatedly made an ass of himself and his company, responding to criticism by just digging himself deeper. Please, please shut up. Eliza Gauger

Phil Harrison, the Gilligan of Gaming [Aeropause]

E306: Paris Hilton Doesn't Know The Name of Her Own Damn Game

brownlee — Fri, 12 May 2006 12:40:40 MDT

Paris Hilton's spritely frame holds two pleasuresome yet empty concavities, one at each extremity. We all marveled at the first of these voids when an exboyfriend was kind enough to broadcast a video he made after hours with Paris to the denizens of the Internet. But it's really the hollow coconut bobbing underneath her pretty blonde hair that keeps giving us thrills. After all, doesn't the world seem like a better place when Paris Hilton shows up at E3 and doesn't even know the name of her own game?

Paris Hilton unveiled her new video game on Thursday, but inexplicably called it by the wrong name as she greeted throngs of fans and photographers.
Wearing a green minidress and red platform pumps, Hilton made a brief appearance at the Electronic Entertainment Expo to promote "Paris Hilton's Jewel Jam."

"Sorry I'm late," the heiress said. "I'm really excited to have my new video game, 'Diamondquest.' Thank you all for coming, and you can download the game," she said.

It really should be called Paris Hilton's Pearl Jam, don't you think?

Hilton Causes Stir at Video Game Expo [Yahoo News]