EA Teams with TV People to Make Virtual Me

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EA Teams with TV People to Make Virtual Me

By Ravenhawk | April 18, 2007

EA and reality TV show maker Endemol have made an announcement that they’re going to be working together to make a hybrid videogame/TV show program called Virtual Me. It will allow users to create and customize little virtual avatars of themselves and then besides the usual chitchat with whoever random people you find, you can also take part in virtual versions of Endemol’s TV shows. (Shows such as Big Brother and Fear Factor)

Now, some people might say “Hey cool!” at hearing this. Those type of people tend to be the ones who watch TV. Of which, I am not one. I find reality shows to be a little mind numbing. Why, I ask, would you want to watch someone sit in a bucket of spiders for $100 bucks? Or.. something.
I’ve never actually watched fear factor.

I guess it could appeal to some people, but its definitely not a game made for gamers. It’s a game made for the people who say you’re wasting your time playing video games and then watch an average of 4 hours of TV per day.

At this point I wait for you to be able to play along with all the random sitcoms on TV. Or heck, they could reair Seinfeld so I could chill with Jerry at the Diner.

Maybe, I’d play that one.

Until next time, Comrades.