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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Nuke on January 16, 2005, 11:17:48 pm

Title: i think [V]'s marketing troubles are over
Post by: Nuke on January 16, 2005, 11:17:48 pm: i just saw an ad on tv for the punisher video game. it occured to me that volition (assuming the game doesnt blow) has a chance to etch their logo on the braincase of many a gamer. not to get overoptimistic or anything, it wouldnt fit my nature, but this is kinda cool.
Title: i think [V]'s marketing troubles are over
Post by: Falcon on January 16, 2005, 11:48:47 pm: If only the advertised Freespace on TV but other than that :yes:
Title: i think [V]'s marketing troubles are over
Post by: Nuke on January 17, 2005, 01:25:29 am: it was just nice to see v's logo on the good ol idiot box.
Title: i think [V]'s marketing troubles are over
Post by: Bobboau on January 17, 2005, 01:33:36 am: I saw a comercal for somoner (1) a long time ago.
Title: i think [V]'s marketing troubles are over
Post by: Nuke on January 17, 2005, 02:21:47 am: i didnt know summoner was advertised
Title: i think [V]'s marketing troubles are over
Post by: Clave on January 17, 2005, 06:46:49 am: Yeah, they do advertise on obscure channels at random times, I have seen Summoner and Red Faction pimped on UK television in the past....
Title: i think [V]'s marketing troubles are over
Post by: Setekh on January 17, 2005, 09:55:56 am: About the only game I've ever seen on TV was Halo 2. And the Australian campaign for that covered virtually the entire city...
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Post by: pyro-manic on January 17, 2005, 10:41:45 am: GTA? ;)

And isn't the Punisher game meant to be a steaming heap of dung?
Title: i think [V]'s marketing troubles are over
Post by: Mad Bomber on January 17, 2005, 11:04:41 am: I heard an ad for MechAssault 2 on the radio this morning.

Yeah, it's not [V], and the idea of Mechassault is a bastardization of everything that I as a Battletech fan believe in, but at least video games are starting to get advertised.

Now if only FS2 had been advertised... :(
Title: i think [V]'s marketing troubles are over
Post by: Antares on January 17, 2005, 11:14:29 am: I've heard some good things about the Punisher. A friend and I were at the local Gamestop outlet the other day, just browsing around. We spoke to the clerk about release dates for upcoming games, and he said he'd been able to play a copy of the Punisher. He claimed that he stuffed a live grenade in a bad guy's mouth, and that the mook turned and ran away from him... only to have his entire torso explode. In another instance, he said he threw a guy out a window and into a pool of pirahna.

Sounds like fun to me. :devil:
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Post by: aldo_14 on January 17, 2005, 11:20:24 am: I see loads of games advertised on the telly. Often by wee companies like Digital Jester (who sponsor Battlestar Galactica on sky one IIRC)
Title: i think [V]'s marketing troubles are over
Post by: Marauder on January 17, 2005, 01:08:01 pm: Yeah, saw that ad a few days ago here in TO. I hope the game does well. Also once saw one on Red Faction.

Advertising FS2 would've been awesome...
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Post by: Night Hammer on January 17, 2005, 02:28:14 pm: yeah i remember seeing one for Red Faction, and I just saw the Punisher one
Title: i think [V]'s marketing troubles are over
Post by: Gloriano on January 17, 2005, 03:12:11 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Setekh
About the only game I've ever seen on TV was Halo 2. And the Australian campaign for that covered virtually the entire city...

That was one big marketing campaign but atleast it did it's job well.
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Post by: Thorn on January 17, 2005, 04:17:47 pm: The first game I saw advertised on TV was Mechwarrior 3. I'll never forget the image of that Thor stepping on that poor, helpless soldier.
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Post by: Rictor on January 17, 2005, 04:24:50 pm: I don't think I've ever actually seen a PC game advertised on TV, just console games (the exception being Everquest in theatres)..
Title: i think [V]'s marketing troubles are over
Post by: FireCrack on January 18, 2005, 06:07:05 pm: If FS2 was advertise thered be a huge influx of n00bs. Not new people, just people who will make you pull your hair out.
Title: i think [V]'s marketing troubles are over
Post by: Falcon on January 18, 2005, 06:20:53 pm: Most of the games I see advertised are either on Sci-fi or G4TechTV.

If Freespace 2 were advertised a long time ago we would be playing Freespace 4 by now. :p
Title: i think [V]'s marketing troubles are over
Post by: Taristin on January 18, 2005, 07:22:25 pm: I saw the Punisher comercial, but it never mentioned Volition... only THQ in conjunction with Marvell Comics.
Title: i think [V]'s marketing troubles are over
Post by: Antares on January 18, 2005, 09:24:09 pm: If Volition is a THQ subsidiary now, then they probably don't get their own studio billing.
Title: i think [V]'s marketing troubles are over
Post by: Nuke on January 19, 2005, 01:02:19 am: Quote
Originally posted by Raa
I saw the Punisher comercial, but it never mentioned Volition... only THQ in conjunction with Marvell Comics.

yea it did, the v logo was with the other logos on the final screen of the comercial. they put so many damn logos on games its hard to tell who actually does a game anymore.
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Post by: ZylonBane on January 19, 2005, 04:17:57 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Mad Bomber
but at least video games are starting to get advertised.
"starting to"?? :wtf: Video games have been advertised on TV since the Atari era.

Don't make me send Zombie Bill Plympton to your house.
Title: i think [V]'s marketing troubles are over
Post by: Hippo on January 19, 2005, 04:22:41 pm: I saw that about a week ago... Was indeed nice to see the :v: logo...