Games maker EA has incited a wave of backlash over the latest marketing ploy for their upcoming action game, Dante's Inferno.
In an effort to promote the title at last week's San Diego Comic-Con event, EA decided to run a contest asking showgoers to "commit acts of lust" with any models working at the convention's myriad booths. They were then instructed to submit photos via social networking sites like Twitter or Facebook. The winner would receive "dinner and a sinful night with two hot girls, a limo service, paparazzi and a chest full of booty," while five runners-up would have to make do with a copy of the game, a $240 gift card and assorted game merchandise.
Of course, EA gave themselves an out, noting on the official rules page that "...judges reserve the right, in their sole and absolute discretion, to disqualify any Submissions that are inappropriate for any reason, including without limitation, for depicting or mentioning sex, violence, drugs, alcohol and/or inappropriate language." In other words, don't get crazy while you commit your "acts of lust."
LOLs i betcha id win and get arested or somthin LOLOLO!
see im not the only corrupted perverted video gamer out there. Lols
so like what might sony do For God of War 3? Lolz
Title: Re: EA Blasted over Marketing Ploy Made for TKOOLD!
Post by: ShinamoriAoshi on July 28, 2009, 11:45:06 AM
Its acts like these that make soccer moms hate video games.
Title: Re: EA Blasted over Marketing Ploy Made for TKOOLD!
Post by: Flashwerewolf on July 28, 2009, 12:00:44 PM
Well soliciting acts of knit to promote a product is pretty unethical and immorral.
Title: Re: EA Blasted over Marketing Ploy Made for TKOOLD!
Post by: kinjo on July 28, 2009, 12:15:48 PM
not to mention desperate lol
Title: Re: EA Blasted over Marketing Ploy Made for TKOOLD!
Post by: ShinamoriAoshi on July 28, 2009, 12:19:33 PM
The game must be crappy. The devs know it, that's why they're doing it.
Title: Re: EA Blasted over Marketing Ploy Made for TKOOLD!
Post by: tkoold on July 29, 2009, 12:49:17 AM
its still not fair back in the nintendo championships all we played and had contests for was like 10-30 thousand $ scolar ships.. now we have contests for acts of lust...