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EA bribes Ashton Kutcher's 1,000,000th Twitter follower photo

So where do I start with this bizarre little piece... you know Ashton Kutcher? The actor and dude who swept Demi Moore off her feet, right out from under you? Right. So that guy has a Twitter account, which he's actually pretty active on. Kutcher is hip to the social media, as the kids would say.

Well, now he's issued a challenge to CNN, saying that if he reaches 1 million followers on his person account before CNN's account can... he'll "ding-dong ditch" Ted Turner's house. He's also offered his 1,000,000th follower a copy of Guitar Hero, and said he'll donate 10,000 mosquito bed nets to charity for World Malaria Day on April 24. 

OK, so if you haven't shouted "what the f**k?" at your computer screen yet, here's the part more relevant to your interests. Electronic Arts has said that it will give his 1,000,000th follower a copy of every game EA makes in 2009 for their system of choice, and will put them in The Sims 3

Yes. All of this is a thing that is happening. 

We're currently not following Ashton on Twitter. Not because we wouldn't enjoy him talking about making up his stepchildren's Easter baskets, or because we wouldn't find his Twitter exploits with his wife Demi Moore fascinating. We totally would. But we kind of want to wait it out, because we could use these EA games. We really want to make sure we get review copies of Dante's Inferno.


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Justice's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/15/2009 17:42
Justice
At least it's not Dane Cook.
MrSadistic's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/15/2009 17:44
MrSadistic
I heard about that Kutcher thing earlier, but I've heard about that EA bit until now. Wow, what the fuck EA. What's next, giving us a handjob for life just for adding you as a Facebook friend?
falinter's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/15/2009 17:45
falinter
So many random things today
flabzilla's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/15/2009 17:47
flabzilla
So what is Destructoid going to offer it's 1,000,000th follower?
TehBuLL's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/15/2009 17:49
TehBuLL
Numbers are hard.
Magesx's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/15/2009 17:49
Magesx
Yeah, I think 100 million is a little too big, Nick.
gamadaya's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/15/2009 17:50
gamadaya
Tpyo.
mix's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/15/2009 17:56
mix
So not into Twitter and as soon as I ACTUALLY heard Aston talking about what he wat writing on twitter on the radio, I lost all hope.
ThunderHeartXI's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/15/2009 17:58
ThunderHeartXI
Nick doesn't know numbers: CONFIRMED.
Electro Lemon's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/15/2009 18:07
Electro Lemon
Hey, guys. Don't be so hard on Nick. Rock Band doesn't teach math, alright?
/yokes

Also, screencap!

Why? Because I'm a dick.
Chronic Logic's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/15/2009 18:10
Chronic Logic
That's ALOT of games.
13thDragon's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/15/2009 18:13
13thDragon
Shouldn't his 1,000,000th follower get to sleep with his wife?

/obscure movie reference?
Electro Lemon's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/15/2009 18:14
Electro Lemon
@ChronicLogic
That's actually not that much. They specifically said developed, not published, which is about 9 or 10 games.
Nick Chester's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/15/2009 18:17
Nick Chester
numberzzzzz.

dicks.
Nick Chester's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/15/2009 18:19
Nick Chester
@electro lemon:

Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't the Wii version of Shaun White Snowboarding support 100,000,000 players online?

Why? Because I'm a dick.
Tdiddy9182's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/15/2009 18:20
Tdiddy9182
JOURNALISM!!!
Conrad Zimmerman's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/15/2009 18:22
Conrad Zimmerman
@13thDragon: Hard to say. Indecent Proposal had quite a bit of hype at the time but I can't say I know of anyone who talks about it any longer.
HerosPlayDumb's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/15/2009 18:50
HerosPlayDumb
correct me if im wrong but isnt ashtons twitter account not actually him tweeting but a "ghost twitter". like many other celebs. pretty sure i read that a couple weeks back.
Hamza CTZ Aziz's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/15/2009 18:50
Hamza CTZ Aziz
@electro lemon: OH SHIT SON YOU JUST GOT BURNEEDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
Electro Lemon's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/15/2009 18:52
Electro Lemon
@nickchester

Touche.
Electro Lemon's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/15/2009 18:56
Electro Lemon
@CTZ I totally did.You win this round, Chester!
Corak's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/15/2009 19:21
Corak
Cool for those that are into this, but I'm really not interested in constant updates in people's lives that I really don't care about. That and given the fact that plenty of famous people don't even post their own but rather have someone else do it for them. Yea I'm a dick big whoop wanna fight about it?
NoMoneyLeftBoy's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/15/2009 19:37
NoMoneyLeftBoy
That pic of Demi Moore just gave me wet pants.
the GAMEGOBLIN's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/15/2009 20:32
the GAMEGOBLIN
...I'm totally trying it
Zodiac Eclipse's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/15/2009 21:22
Zodiac Eclipse
I suddenly find myself caring about Twitter even though I have no idea what the hell it actually is.
Wexx's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/15/2009 21:47
Wexx
LOL LEMON!


JOURNALISM.

I'm going to wait. He's only at like 800k now, right?
FlozaxRollins's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/15/2009 22:49
FlozaxRollins
Following celebrities makes you realize they're just like you and me...



with WAY more money.
Reeper's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/15/2009 23:11
Reeper
lolwut
Tet's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/16/2009 00:04
Tet
Ok I clicked the link to whatever stupid thing some no talent assclown is doing, where's my games?
....
That's how it works isn't it?
nebones's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/16/2009 01:58
nebones
Wait, what?
LostSoulDX's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/16/2009 02:13
LostSoulDX
I hate twitter...but I love games...*twitch* This is so evil.
greks224's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/16/2009 04:07
greks224
so...who's the asshole who's gonna be number 999,999?
Orionsaint's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/16/2009 05:57
Orionsaint
I bet Ashton is keeping Demi young and the day he leaves her she reverts into an old lady, kinda like that scene in Excalibur.
Professor Pew's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/16/2009 08:13
Professor Pew
The only good thing Kutcher has done in his life is Dude, Where's My Car?
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