Comments on: Oops! Free Petrol Stunt Backfires on EA http://mspixel.com/2008/09/08/oops-free-petrol-stunt-backfires-on-ea/ Bukola Ekundayo blogs about gaming and pop culture. Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:10:02 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: bukolae http://mspixel.com/2008/09/08/oops-free-petrol-stunt-backfires-on-ea/comment-page-1/#comment-3450 bukolae Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:04:17 +0000 http://mspixel.com/?p=132#comment-3450 Yeah I think the industry is drunk on these marketing gimmicks. I think EA's stunt was well-intentioned but poorly executed. GoD game stunts are just pathetic. Who would sign up to wrestle with Gary Coleman? Yeah I think the industry is drunk on these marketing gimmicks. I think EA's stunt was well-intentioned but poorly executed. GoD game stunts are just pathetic. Who would sign up to wrestle with Gary Coleman?

]]> By: bukolae http://mspixel.com/2008/09/08/oops-free-petrol-stunt-backfires-on-ea/comment-page-1/#comment-3449 bukolae Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:59:41 +0000 http://mspixel.com/?p=132#comment-3449 I never thought I would see the day when people are complaining about free petrol (gas). I never thought I would see the day when people are complaining about free petrol (gas).

]]> By: Kareem [ugo.com] http://mspixel.com/2008/09/08/oops-free-petrol-stunt-backfires-on-ea/comment-page-1/#comment-3444 Kareem [ugo.com] Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:38:19 +0000 http://mspixel.com/?p=132#comment-3444 This is hysterical... I love it when the games industry develops marketing "stunts" to move units. This most notably received a lot of buzz because of the current gas crisis and ties in wonderfully with one of the game's major sub-plots (the addiction to oil/fuel)... but I wonder what the ROI will be for EA. Sure they have deep pockets, but that seemed like an expensive stunt for negligble gain.<br><br>Reminds me of the GoD Games (Gathering of Developers) and the stunts they would pull at E3 events of yesteryear including hiring strippers, midgets, and giving people a chance to wrestly with Gary Coleman... This is hysterical… I love it when the games industry develops marketing “stunts” to move units. This most notably received a lot of buzz because of the current gas crisis and ties in wonderfully with one of the game's major sub-plots (the addiction to oil/fuel)… but I wonder what the ROI will be for EA. Sure they have deep pockets, but that seemed like an expensive stunt for negligble gain.

Reminds me of the GoD Games (Gathering of Developers) and the stunts they would pull at E3 events of yesteryear including hiring strippers, midgets, and giving people a chance to wrestly with Gary Coleman…

]]> By: Nick http://mspixel.com/2008/09/08/oops-free-petrol-stunt-backfires-on-ea/comment-page-1/#comment-3438 Nick Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:05:31 +0000 http://mspixel.com/?p=132#comment-3438 Shame on the local community for not recognizing a great marketing stunt. ;) Shame on the local community for not recognizing a great marketing stunt. ;)

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