The Worst Companies in The World

[Steven Bogos]

The Worst Companies in The World

From bad to worse to soul-crushingly evil, here are The Escapist's top ten Worst Companies in the World.

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[Covarr]

Y'know, even after seeing the list begin with a fictional company, I held out hope EA would make it on. I was not disappointed.

P.S. Thanks

 

[Albino Boo]

I think you missed out that evil behemoth that secretly controls the world's gaming press, Zenimax media.

 

[Quellist]

I would pull Sarif out of there. I was surprised and pleased that just for once it turns out your boss doesn't betray you. Sure David Sarif might not have been a perfect human being but he did his best for Adam and amazingly didn't install any killswitches in his Augmentations either!

 

[Imperioratorex Caprae]

Hey now, maybe some of Team Rocket suck, but Jesse and James? They're the best Pokemon trainers ever. They ask Pokemon if they want to be trained by them unlike some who just knock them out and stuff 'em in a Pokeball then download them into a computer and forget they exist except for shiny trades.

Side note: Venture Industries is possibly the least screwed up thing in that universe... that's saying a lot.

 

[CrazyGirl17]

Heh, this was a fun article, I like they comments at the bottom. Though if you're putting EA on here despite being a real company, then why not Konami? I shouldn't have to explain why, right?

 

[mavkiel]

Heh, this was a fun article, I like they comments at the bottom. Though if you're putting EA on here despite being a real company, then why not Konami? I shouldn't have to explain why, right?

No, Konami still occasionally does neat things. Like actually allowing assets from mgsv to be modded into fallout 4. EA however, is just evil. I'd rather work for Umbrella and take my chances with the flesh eating zombie hordes. (Opposed to the soul sucking kinds)

 

[Jadedvet]

releasing a weaponized zombie virus vs ruining Sim City; that's a tough call for the first spot there.

 

[JCAll]

Is Team Rocket even a company? I mean, they are basically the Mob or the Yakuza.

 

[Ihateregistering1]

I would pull Sarif out of there. I was surprised and pleased that just for once it turns out your boss doesn't betray you. Sure David Sarif might not have been a perfect human being but he did his best for Adam and amazingly didn't install any killswitches in his Augmentations either!

That's actually a good point. I remember playing Deus Ex and thinking "oh look, super-rich CEO, of course he's going to betray me at some point for profit because billionaires are EVILLLLLL!", but then the game actually had the balls to not only not make him a villain, but actually make him a pretty decent guy.

And c'mon, no Eurocorp? They killed your parents and made you into a living weapon with an installed Killswitch! Bunch of jerks...

 

[monkeymangler]

Heh, this was a fun article, I like they comments at the bottom. Though if you're putting EA on here despite being a real company, then why not Konami? I shouldn't have to explain why, right?

No, Konami still occasionally does neat things. Like actually allowing assets from mgsv to be modded into fallout 4. EA however, is just evil. I'd rather work for Umbrella and take my chances with the flesh eating zombie hordes. (Opposed to the soul sucking kinds)

Why not Bank of America? You know, the company that helped devastate the world economy?

Let's see, on one hand, a banking corporation that helped cause the financial collapse with predatory loans and various shady business practices. On the other... a company that makes video games you don't like.

Tough call there.

 

[Neurotic Void Melody]

I was expecting this to be about real, non-gaming companies, clicking on the text link going in here. Was bracing for some horrific stories of child labour, genocide and U2 appreciation. Upon seeing game related pictures, the expectation shrank to game publishers/developers and braced for unsettling tales of unpaid labour, dastardly bosses and Duke colonial retribution forever: revelations...but no, it is fictional entities. That's 2 whole degrees of whimsy! I feel there's probably be a safety position i should entering for this, to avoid any permanent damage.

 

[008Zulu_v1legacy]

This article proves that Iron Man is superior to Batman. Wayne Industries is on the list, Stark isn't.

 

[Canadamus Prime]

You knock Wayne Enterprises, but they were apparently able to weather that economic crisis mentioned in Superman/Batman: Public Enemies.

 

[mavkiel]

Why not Bank of America? You know, the company that helped devastate the world economy?

Let's see, on one hand, a banking corporation that helped cause the financial collapse with predatory loans and various shady business practices. On the other... a company that makes video games you don't like.

Tough call there.

Because complaining about banks, would be like complaining about drug cartels putting people in oil drums and setting them on-fire. Nobody expects much good behavior from either group. A game company though? Takes some work to get people to hate you.

 

[Dalisclock]

There's a mistake in the Aperture Science one. Caroline was Cave Johnsons Secretary, not his wife(unless there's some audio clip I missed).

 

[Darth_Payn]

Venture Industries picked up again, with Jonas Venture, Jr. at the helm, with his amazingly popular V-Pad and other commercial electronics, while his last big act of superscience was constructing Gargantua 2. But since Rusty became CEO, well...
And Wayne and Sarif being terrible to work for? Really? Bruce cleaned up Wayne Enterprises after being CEO, and David Sarif breaks the mold of fictional corporate heads by being an alright guy. I was expecting Abstergo Industries on this list, but then again, they're not stupid evil, like Umbrella. They, as a front for the Templar Order, have a PURPOSE.

 

[Steven Bogos]

There's a mistake in the Aperture Science one. Caroline was Cave Johnsons Secretary, not his wife(unless there's some audio clip I missed).

You are correct, good sir. I have amended the article.

 

[EricMcArthur]

Umbrella in the same list as EA? Heresy.

 

[Jacked Assassin]

The Worst Companies in The World

From bad to worse to soul-crushingly evil, here are The Escapist's top ten Worst Companies in the World.

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