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Why would anybody buy a sports game to see if it makes them blackout? That's not "marketing" of any kind. While I doubt the validity of all this, I doubt Sega or VC are behind it as it wouldn't reflect well on them or their products in any way. I mean, sports games aren't Perfect Dark, ya know? Remember all the web stuff Rare did for that game? That was good marketing: it actually had something to do with the game and instilled intrigue and not fear.
Scourge, i don't think it's a good idea for the same reasons, but i think you need to be more cynical when it comes to this stuff. i have a masochistic interest in unorthadox marketing schemes, and i've seen similar campaigns in the past. ad execs can be super shady.
I'm happy to see Sega turn it around... ;) Let's just hope they can keep it going :\
*Looks at topic. Then at Segas line-up for the year*
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Well shit, the money most definetly isn't from games.
Finally. Someone who "gets" it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sl1p
Theres not much to get CV, you're absolutely right. This isn't good news at all...
of course, I want Sega to just go away for good because they're bloody fucking stupid and incompetent, so yea, this is good news.
Dunno why, but that really struck me as funny! Probably because in "real life" I'm a cynical bastard. I just play Positive Advocate on the web. For the record, anytime anything starts mentioning the men in black, it's -10 Credibility for me. Conspiracy theories are fine, but this is a football videogame we're talking about. I doubt it's at the top of any Black Ops "to do" list.Quote:
Originally Posted by epmode
- Assassinate indigenous population's elected officials. Check.
- Create civil unrest with marketplace bombing. Blame on terrorists. Check.
- Place ad stating payment for Martyrdom next to Religious Leader X's picture in "Allah wants you" pose. Check.
- Place special "blackout" feature in Sega's ESPN NFL 2K4. Check.
Why are you being such a tool? All through this thread, even before you got here, people speculated that they've indeed sold off something huge.Quote:
Originally Posted by Captain Vegetable
Just because not everyone is stroking your ego doesn't mean they disagree with you or that they have no business acumen.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scourge
OMG! Tehy are sellin teh crak!Quote:
Originally Posted by Sl1p
Streetside Pharmaceuticals!
Actually at this point, it wouldn't be such a bad idea for Sega to go into crack big time. Just imagine! Sega would be so rich and suspicious that we would get sequels to both Rez AND Ristar!
I hope Sega succeeds. I don't know where the anti-Sega hostility is coming from--sure they fucked on the business side for years but the majority of their games this year are solid releases. PDO, VF4: EVO, F-Zero, Billy Hatcher, Monkey Ball 2, GBA stuff, and the ESPN sports titles (granted PSO and Sonic Adventure 2 were rehashes). I'm very happy with my Sega purchases this year and I look forward to VO: MARZ. I think a lot of the bitching is about the games they AREN'T releasing/developing like Shenmue, Rez, Nights sequels etc. I dunno why anyone would want tehm to go away... :(