No such thing as bad publicity?

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  1. Emmanuel

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    That's debatable: news story

    I'm not sure I'm honored :eek:

    Best regards,
    Emmanuel
     
    #1 Emmanuel, Jul 21, 2010
  2. Applewood

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    Looks fantastic to me. You need a new advertising banner:

    "Official: So addictive it'll fuck up your family!"
     
    #2 Applewood, Jul 21, 2010
  3. vjvj

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    Eesh, that's terrible. Always hate to see these kinds of stories.

    As for bad press... It's more bad press for him and the state of American parenting (stereotype)! :p
     
    #3 vjvj, Jul 21, 2010
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    Several hours later, a group of police officers were found playing a video game.
     
    #4 PoV, Jul 21, 2010
  5. Wrote A Game or Two

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    Well to be fair, Atlantis Sky Patrol IS a great game - I couldn't stop playing it either when I bought it... :D
     
    #5 Wrote A Game or Two, Jul 21, 2010
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    i think this is an amazing testament to the game... it will definitely have people checking it out.
     
    #6 king_flux, Jul 21, 2010
  7. Nexic

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    Nice, I know I'd be honoured :)

    I remember my mum getting so addicted to Zuma that one night she forgot to cook dinner and I went hungry. (was 18 at the time and perfectly capable of cooking my own dinner, but I was far, far too lazy to do that)
     
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  8. Wrote A Game or Two

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    Heh. That's good.
     
    #8 Wrote A Game or Two, Jul 21, 2010
  9. jpoag

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    It's bad publicity because there's not a link to your game.
     
    #9 jpoag, Jul 22, 2010
  10. Shaz

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    The guy said he was playing an online game. I thought yours was downloadable?
     
    #10 Shaz, Jul 22, 2010
  11. Vino

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    Like the press knows the difference.

    Sucks for his kids and that he went to jail, but I feel bad for that guy when his wife hears about this. I can hear it now.

    "YOU WHAT?!?"
     
    #11 Vino, Jul 22, 2010
  12. defanual

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    No link or game mentioned...

    Bad publicity for him. (would have been) Good publicity for you. Unfortunately no game name or link is mentioned on that page or video. Remember, all the neglect stories for games like WOW and Farmville did not negatively affect the developers of those games or there eyeballs / sales.

    I think they may have just used a random game image that happens to be yours (I assume) as the video doesn't seem to show nor speak of any specific game either, all that's said is 'online computer game' in their usually news speak tone. In fact, it seems the only winner in the video is apple :D
     
    #12 defanual, Jul 22, 2010
  13. Colm

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    haha, classic.
     
    #13 Colm, Jul 22, 2010
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