GameblurgKids Talking About the Future

Dear Electronic Arts,

I’ve recently come across news that Electronic Arts is in search for new breeding grounds to create new gaming product and that among choices like Louisiana and Florida, Georgia appears to be in contention.

Whether you need a development center to make your new fancy Facebook games or work on more Madden builds, Atlanta is a premiere place to do so. We offer economical incentives, our landmarks are better and we’re not New Orleans. As a caring resident of Atlanta, I have offered my assistance to make your decision much easier.

You’ve got your eyes set on Savannah? Well, luckily for you, we’ve got our eyes set on Atlanta. What’s easier, EA? Convincing gaming personnel to move out of the comfort of their own states into old, hot and steamy Savannah or a luscious, booming city like Atlanta? A smarter man would take the latter.

Spanish moss is overrated, EA and to Savannah, so are morals. According to Urvaksh Karkaria of the Atlanta Business Chronicle “Georgia is apparently offering EA a downtown Savannah warehouse equipped with fiber optic and other infrastructure to support a game development center that would focus on product testing.” Really cute, Savannah. “The state is believed to have offered EA a free lease on the warehouse.”

There is no comment from Georgia economic development department spokeswoman Alison Tyrer, but if this is true, this move is clearly foul (unless the building is to be relocated into Metro Atlanta, which would then turn in a savvy business maneuver instead of desperation).

Among some of your other choices are Louisiana and Florida? May I ask why? Do they have the CNN center there? No. Our sports teams’ colors are obviously better than both of these states in question (Savannah doesn’t have any of these “professional sports teams” in question. Big surprise). New Orleans is obviously infested with zombies. Are you really ready for that hostile work environment? I didn’t think so. And Florida? Luckily, there are no zombies in Florida: just old people.

Although you might be a few years too late (Freaknik is long and gone and the phrase “Hot-lanta” is now taboo), there is still positive incentive to create your development center in Atlanta.

Atlanta has a world class transit system to meet your transportation necessities.

Does the sound of “Cartoon Network” bring smiles to your collective faces? I know it does. You can get used to that, you know?

Coca-cola, anyone? We have plenty. Stay caffeinated/paranoid throughout those long 12+ hour code crunching sessions by just waltzing down the street to your favorite cocai…er caffeine dealer.

I’m confident you’ll make the obvious and smart decision and choose Atlanta as the homeland to create some of your new, exciting intellectual properties.

So how about a free tour for Georgia residents? No? That’s fine. We understand. That would be way too many people. Just for Gameblurg staff then? Right. Here’s our contact information whenever you guys want to hook that up.

Sincerely,

Mauricio Bowers