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  • Опубликовано: 23 янв 2025

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  • @chrisbengtson6887
    @chrisbengtson6887 11 месяцев назад +609

    I still remember that video PlayStation made called "How to borrow games from your friend on PS4" and it was just two Sony employees in an office and one of them said "Hey can I borrow this video game" and the other was like "yeah sure". 15 second video. Crushing blow against Xbox.

    • @fennekinenjoyer
      @fennekinenjoyer 10 месяцев назад +6

      😂

    • @manicstatic370
      @manicstatic370 10 месяцев назад +7

      “Hey can I play a game” “no”

    • @yeayea8226
      @yeayea8226 10 месяцев назад +49

      This aged like milk

    • @Jumpenny
      @Jumpenny 10 месяцев назад +53

      Yeah and now you can't even cross play some games from PS4 to PS5 lol

    • @3possumsinatrenchcoat
      @3possumsinatrenchcoat 10 месяцев назад +7

      minor correction (or addition? I wouldn't be surprised if they did another version of it) they did it on stage at the actual conference

  • @connorross123
    @connorross123 10 месяцев назад +1012

    "Fortnite MLK event" is such a South Park combination of words that I cannot believe it was real

    • @SquidByDaylight
      @SquidByDaylight 10 месяцев назад +51

      they still do it every year for mlk day and have a mlk spray 😭

    • @Underdosing
      @Underdosing 10 месяцев назад +44

      I’m crying laughing💀💀 this generation is beyond fucked

    • @AwesomeStarbust7
      @AwesomeStarbust7 10 месяцев назад +12

      Yeah it doesn't feel real lol

    • @Skibidy_rizzler_
      @Skibidy_rizzler_ 10 месяцев назад +16

      Is that martin luther king from fortnite??

    • @xTxCxMx
      @xTxCxMx 10 месяцев назад +3

      would you believe that isn't even the only controversy it's had?
      IIRC for one year they had something playing at the drive in theater on the map during regular play. And players could throw tomatoes at the screen or something.

  • @AndrewBarsky
    @AndrewBarsky 10 месяцев назад +99

    “Fortnite had an MLK event.”
    I couldn’t help but laugh because I knew EXACTLY how this was gonna go down.
    The whip crack emote being one of the only ones you could do is so ironic that it reeks of parody. It’s so egregiously absurd that it seems like a Chappell show bit.

  • @1993MAZDAMIATA
    @1993MAZDAMIATA 10 месяцев назад +271

    DUDE A WHIP CRACK EMOTE LMAOOO

    • @joefrew1614
      @joefrew1614 9 месяцев назад +7

      Oooh Yeah, don’t get me started, it brought up images of old school Southern Slavery in my head the moment they mentioned the whip crack emote

    • @Plz8662
      @Plz8662 5 месяцев назад +1

      When he said “Whip crack emote wasn’t disabled” I already knew what time it was & started dying

    • @Neroeatsbugs
      @Neroeatsbugs Месяц назад +1

      😂 its fortnut. what did they expect w that event bruh

  • @dengdesigns
    @dengdesigns 11 месяцев назад +329

    I mean the sign calling EA the electronic anti-Christ was pretty spot on. 😂

    • @justarandompurplefox3243
      @justarandompurplefox3243 11 месяцев назад +27

      You know a company is pretty awful if even Disney is giving them the side eye

    • @zachary4652
      @zachary4652 9 месяцев назад +2

      I need that sign

  • @walnzell9328
    @walnzell9328 11 месяцев назад +126

    The Infinite Warfare trailer was downvoted so hard because the franchise was stagnating, but way more than that, they showed a remaster of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, but revealed you could only get it with a special bundle of Infinite Warfare. That pissed people off to no end. Not mentioning that is a disservice to the story.

    • @dictatorofthecheese
      @dictatorofthecheese 9 месяцев назад +2

      They said that they’d never sell the remaster separately then they did exactly that. I hate that I fell for that 🙁

    • @walnzell9328
      @walnzell9328 9 месяцев назад +3

      @@dictatorofthecheese They did it after fan outcry.

    • @austinreed7343
      @austinreed7343 9 месяцев назад

      @@walnzell9328
      These days that probably wouln’t work given that they’re trying to ripoff Fortnite.

  • @inductivegrunt94
    @inductivegrunt94 11 месяцев назад +832

    Call of Duty Infinite Warfare is so iconic with how hated it was. The game wasn't terrible, just that it was not what CoD players wanted. We at least got boots on the ground afterwards and never got another advanced movement CoD after that huge outrage by fans.

    • @Genghis_of_Swans
      @Genghis_of_Swans 11 месяцев назад +49

      We’ve had boots on the ground since 2017 (excluding BO4). It’s time for something different

    • @icravedeath.1200
      @icravedeath.1200 11 месяцев назад +4

      ​@@Genghis_of_Swansdoesn't warzone count?

    • @trippyvick059
      @trippyvick059 11 месяцев назад

      ​@@icravedeath.1200no

    • @ohafomob
      @ohafomob 11 месяцев назад +93

      the game was one of the better cods too lol

    • @Staticgoods
      @Staticgoods 11 месяцев назад +20

      @@ohafomobin what universe???? That game was garbage

  • @dragonithv
    @dragonithv 10 месяцев назад +95

    The "Praystation" is hilarious

    • @Plz8662
      @Plz8662 5 месяцев назад +2

      Especially Sony being a Japanese company lmfao

  • @jackschneider863
    @jackschneider863 10 месяцев назад +58

    The whipcrack emote is crazy how did they miss that

  • @AntaresMiraSun
    @AntaresMiraSun 11 месяцев назад +107

    The way your videos start as old style compilations to then evolve into podcast, where your personalities and ideas have the chance to emerge, is truly what makes these types of videos so entertaining and unique. Sometimes I don't even realise that 40+ minutes have passed

    • @hamthehottie
      @hamthehottie 10 месяцев назад +1

      i was in love with this format 15 seconds in. no intro bs nothing

  • @PikaLink91
    @PikaLink91 11 месяцев назад +89

    18:32 To be fair to the guy (at least according to a vlog he made after the fail) his big moment was filled with technical difficulties making him panic. Could happen to anyone.

  • @otaking3582
    @otaking3582 10 месяцев назад +15

    I've heard that Epic's contract with DC prevented the whip emote from being disabled, which just raises a whole bunch of questions, such as "Did Epic seriously not talk to DC and tell them how bad this would make them look?" Then again, knowing DC, they probably wouldn't care.

  • @MagitekBahamuto
    @MagitekBahamuto 10 месяцев назад +47

    "We hired people who hate Halo to destroy Halo"
    - 343i

    • @Disconnis
      @Disconnis 6 месяцев назад +7

      The 343 company is named after the Monitor character that betrays Master Chief and tries to kill him so it makes sense.

  • @GroovyLeon
    @GroovyLeon 11 месяцев назад +184

    Surprised you did not include the God of War 2 launch party with dead goats and naked ladies feeding grapes to guests

    • @AmyCherryLMAO
      @AmyCherryLMAO 11 месяцев назад +20

      truly authentic

    • @detectivemadoka69420
      @detectivemadoka69420 11 месяцев назад +24

      I was about to mention this, to me this was the craziest PR stunt in gaming history.

    • @luckyducky7819
      @luckyducky7819 11 месяцев назад +55

      I kinda wish gaming still had this edge. I don't particularly need dead goats and naked ladies, but I want to see something crazy. Like "Last 10 minutes in this MMA ring with a trained fighter and get this brand new fighting game and a console to go along with it!".

    • @guidedexplosiveprojectileg9943
      @guidedexplosiveprojectileg9943 11 месяцев назад +3

      ​@@luckyducky7819Dead goats for the gods

    • @Swordsman99k
      @Swordsman99k 11 месяцев назад +32

      Bring back events like this. WITH the naked ladies, stop pretending it wouldn't be great.

  • @joshfoustcommunity8928
    @joshfoustcommunity8928 11 месяцев назад +136

    I will never forgive the marketing of halo 5 guardians, it’s campaign was just terrible, and I didn’t want a repeat of that happening again, which is why I gave all of my feedback on halo infinite!

  • @BaxterAndLunala
    @BaxterAndLunala 11 месяцев назад +103

    Nintendo's biggest PR disaster has to be their constant abuse of copyright strikes. While admittedly, many people did have it coming (the guy who made that mod for Palworld that turns it into Pokemon did get donations from the community, which technically means he was making money off an IP without Nintendo's consent), most of the time it's completely uncalled for. Like when asked why AM2R was taken down, Reggie responded with saying it was a "commercial product" despite no evidence supporting said claims (Samus Returns being an official remake being the only reason I can think of, but it's not like people weren't gonna buy that after playing AM2R), and another example is last year, they threatened to shut down a Smash Ultimate tournament for disabled people for using third-party controllers. Not only isn't the use of third-party devices for first-party systems perfectly legal since they all have Bluetooth built in as standard, but it's even more jarring because Nintendo doesn't make any first-party controllers for the disabled and yet have the audacity to go overboard over something they know full well is even worse for PR. If any of the participants were children, it makes it even more of a disaster since Nintendo puts great emphasis on making games specifically for children. Thankfully in this case, the only thing stronger than Japanese copyright lawyers is Norwegian lawmakers.

    • @Venom3254
      @Venom3254 11 месяцев назад +4

      The biggest difference is that Nintendo didn't suffer any sales or anything from it, except from online folks from social media which wasn't enough.

    • @Ihartwalrusguy
      @Ihartwalrusguy 10 месяцев назад +7

      Nintendo is the only company that treats their employees with care while they treat their fan base with crap.
      I wish it was the other way around.

    • @Blanktester685
      @Blanktester685 10 месяцев назад +10

      You wish they treat there employees like crap? Yikes

    • @BaxterAndLunala
      @BaxterAndLunala 10 месяцев назад +2

      @@Blanktester685 That's not what I said.

    • @davebob4973
      @davebob4973 10 месяцев назад +3

      ​@@BaxterAndLunala the guy above them

  • @Gashnor
    @Gashnor 11 месяцев назад +37

    Regarding the Halo community manager blaming the Ukraine war for not responding, the other crazy part of that was that guy's side account (which was linked to in his community manager account) was posting all weekend about crypto stuff and clearly he was focusing on his personal stuff.
    When people saw him posting about crypto all weekend, then blamed the war for being distracted, it was way obvious. That stuff got hidden immediately and he was moved elsewhere in 343, but it was wild

  • @Simte
    @Simte 11 месяцев назад +58

    Great video lads. I still remember the whole Dante's protest lmao, btw the PSP rap is a certified classic.

  • @SirIsaacClarke
    @SirIsaacClarke 11 месяцев назад +70

    Dead Space 2 is one of my favorite games of all times, but the "Your mom hates Dead Space 2" campaign was so embarrassing. So immature.

    • @ghhn4505
      @ghhn4505 10 месяцев назад +26

      Actually it was pretty cool and awesome and dope and I think you're gay

  • @dudeswerock
    @dudeswerock 11 месяцев назад +10

    Guys your podcast section at the end IS WHAT MAKES YOU UNIQUE, really differentiates you from other videos that is just purely informative and WE LOVE IT, actually cannot stop watching you guys, no1 youtube addiction at the moment

  • @KolmCayoz
    @KolmCayoz 11 месяцев назад +74

    If he's 6 foot 7 inches, then that is a MASSIVE size door😮!

    • @InstantJim
      @InstantJim 11 месяцев назад

      Fr 😂😂

    • @camouflaging6090
      @camouflaging6090 10 месяцев назад +3

      same shit i said tf going on in germany man

  • @hugechunkydragon8984
    @hugechunkydragon8984 10 месяцев назад +11

    30:26 The Punisher video game on the PS2 was also one of those edgy games that was deemed too violent because of the interrogation interactions. To keep its M rating, whenever Frank kills an enemy, the screen turns black and white so the game doesn’t show too much blood or gore. That’s just one example.

  • @Dulika63
    @Dulika63 11 месяцев назад +20

    Regarding the Fortnite scandal, I used to work for Epic at the time when that happened. I was a technical support.
    First of all, I laughed so hard when the kids found the exploit for the emote of the whip. But this was because of the legal agreement of DC and Epic. Basically other companies "rent" their IPs to Epic/ .
    This means that in all times of the game, the linseed stuff cannot be disabled. It was so absurd and I still laugh to this day

  • @walnzell9328
    @walnzell9328 10 месяцев назад +9

    Brass knuckles are legal in many states here in the US. Though sometimes they're only legal by default and a few county or city ordinances forbid them within their borders. Same with butterfly knives.

  • @john_toss
    @john_toss 9 месяцев назад +3

    8:56 I remembered when Mr.Metokur played this on one of his streams. And i just kept laughing on how bad it was

  • @Dezidicus
    @Dezidicus 11 месяцев назад +17

    Yo… mercenaries 2 was pretty basic as a game but as a kid them animations of pulling people out the vehicles and stuff definitely felt badass.

    • @SeanPennII
      @SeanPennII 10 месяцев назад +1

      That game is elite. Get outta here

    • @Jlaps941
      @Jlaps941 7 месяцев назад +2

      My brothers friend had this game, and it blew me away before I knew what GTA was

  • @commit1969
    @commit1969 11 месяцев назад +12

    Never thought I'd see a "how to kill your brand" reference in the year 2024

  • @Eta_Hoyimi
    @Eta_Hoyimi 11 месяцев назад +5

    I didn't realize this was your second channel, was just recommended this video and spent nearly all of it wracking my brain for where I knew your voice. The elijah channels great, keep it up!

  • @cjrstudios4100
    @cjrstudios4100 11 месяцев назад +17

    I remember there was a controversy for Burnout where they would pay peoples speeding tickets and encouraged it

    • @xXRealXx
      @xXRealXx 11 месяцев назад +2

      wait WHAT

    • @cjrstudios4100
      @cjrstudios4100 11 месяцев назад

      @@xXRealXx Yeah lol also look up Crash and burn Burnout 3

    • @RPGManoWar
      @RPGManoWar 9 месяцев назад

      ​@@xXRealXxyeah Acclaim Entertainment pulled like a dozen of these stunts to promote their games as they spiraled into bankruptcy.
      The Burnout one however was pulled before it went through because yeahhhh you can't give people a cash offer to incentivize crimes.
      In the words of Yahtzee, they were offering a mechanized version of The Purge

    • @JohnDarkSoul69
      @JohnDarkSoul69 5 месяцев назад

      It was the marketing stunt for Burnout 2 in the UK. Acclaim did a few of these kind of stunts. There was a time they said they'd be paying some cash prize to people who named their kid "Turok" before a certain date. There was another time they said they'd be paying for people to advertise Shadowman 2 on their loved ones' tombstones... The fact the company no longer exists doesn't surprise me in the least.

  • @CrustySock1939
    @CrustySock1939 7 месяцев назад +5

    I really hate the Diablo immortal fiasco. “Do you guys not have phones” nobody asked you for this game. 😭 that’s what’s crazy to me

  • @SanativeSparrow
    @SanativeSparrow 10 месяцев назад +19

    Hey, now. Homefront was an INCREDIBLE game... just not the sequel.

    • @AndrewBarsky
      @AndrewBarsky 10 месяцев назад

      I LIKED homefront. It wasn’t exactly revolutionary (heh heh) but it was worth a play through. I mean at least it was a different and a new idea!

    • @DiplomatOfDirt
      @DiplomatOfDirt 10 месяцев назад +1

      people swear that revolution is totally fixed, but man i played it maybe a year ago, it still was broken as hell

  • @Poscre
    @Poscre 11 месяцев назад +18

    The Venezuelan gas crisis still going to this day,i also wish Mercenaries 2 was available via backwards compatibility on xbox since the first game is...one of the fewer games based in my country even if the map layout was absolutely inaccurate

    • @ironwolf56
      @ironwolf56 10 месяцев назад +1

      What's sad is it's not really a backwards compatibility issue; I mean it is, but not a technical one. It's a legal one. Apparently the license for Mercenaries 2 is so up in the air that no one can legally purchase and play it anymore.

  • @OracleOfTheOasis
    @OracleOfTheOasis 11 месяцев назад +10

    12:04, I want to correct here, it was not THQ Nordic, just THQ. Nordic was the revival of the publisher after their bankruptcy.

  • @Swordsman99k
    @Swordsman99k 11 месяцев назад +8

    BRUH the whipcrack is fucking hilarious. I'm dead.

  • @Wolfenhawk
    @Wolfenhawk 10 месяцев назад +31

    It’s actually crazy how the 360 nearly killed off PlayStation only for them to run probably the worst ever campaign in history for the Xbox One, allowing PS to just take first place again even a decade later. Insane fumble.

    • @Unlucky1776
      @Unlucky1776 9 месяцев назад +5

      Huh? No it did not nearly kill off playstation lol. While yes. The sales of early PS3 models were terrible. that's because they sold them for $500 in 2007!

    • @Wolfenhawk
      @Wolfenhawk 9 месяцев назад

      @@Unlucky1776 Yes, which is why I said “nearly”. I was a PS3 user and only tried out 360 towards the end of that generation’s era, the 360 blew PS3 out of the water. Compared to the commercial successes of PS1 and PS2, the Xbox very nearly took the mantle from PS. One can only wonder what would happen to the PS IP if a repeat happened with the Xbox One and PS4. As we know, Sony has a habit of very quickly discontinuing its products so it’s entirely possible.

    • @csvega
      @csvega 9 месяцев назад +2

      Lol that is in NO WAY true fanboy

    • @Wolfenhawk
      @Wolfenhawk 9 месяцев назад

      @@csvega I’m literally a PS fanboy lmao

    • @Wolfenhawk
      @Wolfenhawk 9 месяцев назад

      @@Unlucky1776 Great to see my comments deleted over a normal response, so someone’s salty for whatever reason. Yes, Playstation absolutely tanked the console war of that generation and “NEARLY” killed off the console (I never said they did). We have seen how easily Sony gives up on its products, so had Sony stayed consistent with that ‘cash out quick’ model, we very possible could have seen the plug pulled on the PlayStation IP had the Xbox One premier campaign been another home run. Sony’s determination to claw the PS3 through the mud really got us to where we are now and I wish they put this much support into everything they make.

  • @bigjeff
    @bigjeff 11 месяцев назад +8

    that shot at 14:27 not counting even though you saw the blood come out of his head 🤣🤣

  • @kahlur
    @kahlur 11 месяцев назад +13

    11:45 great video! just a nitpick, it wasn't THQ Nordic, it was the original THQ that released the balloons.

  • @WanderingCommentator
    @WanderingCommentator 10 месяцев назад +5

    I remember for the mlk event after the emotes got removed, I was still doing the worm 💀💀

  • @coltonemanis
    @coltonemanis 11 месяцев назад +20

    Honestly i didnt know how to feel about the podcast-esque but now, i really enjoy them and i think we would all like for yall to continue doing them. Its fun to hear and see yall just talk about stuff in that tyoe of format, i usually start to agree or disagree and talk like im actually there in a call or something 😂😂

    • @GOATexp
      @GOATexp 11 месяцев назад +3

      I like it too! I just wish the camera was a little bit lower 😂

  • @michaelmacorso4479
    @michaelmacorso4479 11 месяцев назад +23

    Diablo immortals was at the blizard event not e3

    • @LegendStormcrow
      @LegendStormcrow 11 месяцев назад +1

      That one of the first times Blizzard REALLY disappointed me.

    • @L3vinesNL
      @L3vinesNL 10 месяцев назад +2

      This. Had to rewatch it to check what he said before showing the diablo stuff. Sounds alot as if he thinks this was at E3.

    • @masterseal0418
      @masterseal0418 10 месяцев назад

      dO yOu gUyS nOt hAvE pHoNeS?

  • @keenanpetit8864
    @keenanpetit8864 11 месяцев назад +13

    Please keep the pod at the end of the episodes, my brain has been annihilated by brain rot content

  • @djradish4
    @djradish4 11 месяцев назад +6

    Halo 5 basically was a big lie since the Campaign basically had only 3 missions with Chief and half of it with Locke

  • @edge4266
    @edge4266 6 месяцев назад +1

    “the mid 2000s were a pretty weird year” lol

  • @Лукаиванов-п9ю
    @Лукаиванов-п9ю 11 месяцев назад +13

    I don't know why. But Christmas psp rap reminds me of Chris-Chan joining parrapa rap contest to get psp for Megan.

  • @novataco5412
    @novataco5412 6 месяцев назад +2

    “EA: Electronic Anti-Christ” wait they were cooking with that one

  • @GoldenBeans
    @GoldenBeans 11 месяцев назад +7

    Fortnite: only emote available by accident , something with a whip , during MLK event
    me, hold up
    PSP: white edition promotion
    me:
    💀💀💀💀

  • @TBDF12
    @TBDF12 8 месяцев назад

    The podcast section is fun, reminds me of some old shows on RUclips where each person learns about a topic and then explains and talks about it, so you still get all the information, but the other person not knowing as much leads to a more conversational style with banter.

  • @mikeanton56
    @mikeanton56 6 месяцев назад

    I stumbled upon your videos and just wanted to say that I enjoy them. A lot of neat information and stuff I didn't know.

  • @beckerjackson2674
    @beckerjackson2674 11 месяцев назад +3

    I love your videos please keep it up man!

  • @DrMiether
    @DrMiether 3 месяца назад

    4:01 For everything they’ve messed up, Ubisoft did something similar in Assassin’s Creed Origins. There is a discovery mode that takes you all around Egypt and teaches you all sorts of things. In a very professional and respectful way

  • @DjDoggDad
    @DjDoggDad 10 месяцев назад +2

    I never forgave sony after leaking all my personal info IN A FREAKING PLAINTEXT FILE.

  • @Bocchi-the-Rock_
    @Bocchi-the-Rock_ 10 месяцев назад +1

    Brass Knuckles are legal in the majority of U.S. states - also, I live in Texas, a few years back all melee weapons were made legal for open carry. You can walk around with a sword or a spear, a club, daggers, brass knuckles, and pretty much anything else that qualifies as a melee weapon

  • @Figway55
    @Figway55 11 месяцев назад +2

    Rocket Sloth with another video
    LETS GOOOOOO

  • @Disciple7218
    @Disciple7218 11 месяцев назад +34

    I played fort when the MLK event was going on when they had it played at the drive in theater and literally everyone was throwing tomatoes at the screen. It was hilarious

  • @brianbrewer8346
    @brianbrewer8346 6 месяцев назад

    Love this video man.started off boring but somehow picked up tempo real quick and became REALLY enjoyable teal quick.!! Awesome report bro.kudos to you,!!

  • @Timsabit
    @Timsabit 11 месяцев назад +1

    Really enjoy y’all’s content!

  • @sauce7670
    @sauce7670 11 месяцев назад +4

    I remember watching the xbox1 and the ps4 reveals live at E3 and the capital L sony handed xbox live on stage the next day after the xbone reveal was one of the greatest things ive ever witnessed live on TV. Up there with valves "artifact" reveal getting "booed" into oblivion

  • @Microwaves4747
    @Microwaves4747 5 месяцев назад

    The mr wellens voice over got me I had to subscribe 😂

  • @VioletElite4
    @VioletElite4 11 месяцев назад +1

    22:50 So, idk if you want an update to this, but there was an anncouncement this past week that the old Battlefront games from Pandemic, the classic ones from 2004, 2005, are getting new versions on all modern systems; Steam, Xbox Seres/One, PS4/5, and even the Switch, with multiplayer revived with up to 64 players!! Look this up I really do think more people should know about that, very exciting!

  • @cruisinobscurae3274
    @cruisinobscurae3274 11 месяцев назад +3

    I love these videos man.

  • @frankiedorsett6052
    @frankiedorsett6052 9 месяцев назад +1

    As soon as you mentioned the whip crack emote i immediately face palmed and lose my shit.

  • @TheGameStarter
    @TheGameStarter 11 месяцев назад +3

    1. Esio is a character in AC: Origins - a small child which the player meets during "The Flea of Cyrene" quest and later, grown up, in The Curse of the Pharaohs DLC. So not entirely wrong :)
    2. You guys should really look into Acclaim's PR disasters. You can do a whole video on these alone.

    • @musicinmymind623
      @musicinmymind623 10 месяцев назад

      I was waiting for anything Acclaim related the whole video! Maybe Turok and Shadow Man 2 have been talked about to death but man those are iconically awful

  • @w3bbi3
    @w3bbi3 10 месяцев назад +4

    Im actually surprised fortnite hasn't added a george floyd skin yet

  • @corkben
    @corkben 10 месяцев назад +1

    I could listen to these to chat all day

  • @dsimpson530
    @dsimpson530 11 месяцев назад +1

    Im surprised the preorder incentive debacle for Deus Ex mankind divided wasn't covered. Where game unlocks were based on how many people would preorder and unlock features in the game. They scrapped it completely

  • @pablogarcia6188
    @pablogarcia6188 10 месяцев назад +1

    Im so exited for which wakey charters are gonna make it cause we really know nothing about this games roster

  • @somebodynowhere
    @somebodynowhere 11 месяцев назад +1

    I honestly thought Dante's Inferno's Sin to Win promotion was much worse for the game than fake protesters

  • @Korra228
    @Korra228 6 месяцев назад

    8:25 this is the most "how do you do fellow kids" shit I've ever seen

  • @FTWSamFisher
    @FTWSamFisher 11 месяцев назад +2

    MW3: Still kinda modern but with some future tech
    Black ops 2: remember BO1? too bad now its the future
    Ghosts: guess what? MW3 but its in the future
    Advanced: you can fly cuz its the future
    Bo3: Its the future again
    BO4: are you guys ready for teh future
    Infinite: GUESS WHAT ITS THE FUTURE IN THIS ONE!!!!
    Its hard to get exited when youve already done this 4 or 5 times before...

  • @SpillyoftheLabyrinth
    @SpillyoftheLabyrinth 11 месяцев назад +1

    Another game that had disastrous marketing was Rule of Rose. They tried to go with controversy-based marketing by getting a publicist to make reports that heavily exaggerated or fabricated aspects of the game that could be seen as problematic, most notable being the erroneous claim that the game shows sexual content involving underage characters. This not only caused the game to get banned in several countries but also caused it to bomb in the countries that did get a release, causing the studio that developed it to shut down.

  • @dylives7667
    @dylives7667 10 месяцев назад +2

    Browsing Fortnite's MLK event as Travis Scott is wilder than the event itself 💀

  • @spunchii134
    @spunchii134 8 месяцев назад +1

    By adding the MLK event, they have now also added racism to its universe.

  • @dubstepZOMBIE64
    @dubstepZOMBIE64 10 месяцев назад +1

    Manhunt 1/2 is still banned here in New Zealand. You get a $20.000 fine if caught with it. I’ve still not played it but watched videos on RUclips. Things I’ll do for a complete copy of them two for my collection 😢

  • @Armando1313s
    @Armando1313s 9 месяцев назад

    I just stumbled on this channel today! I really like the switching between who’s presenting each topic on the video. 👍🏼👍🏼

  • @Udontlikeice
    @Udontlikeice 9 месяцев назад

    I feel like the gas promo for mercenaries is actually pretty sweet only problem is EVERYONE knew if they would’ve just kept it at “pop-up” level it probably would’ve went smoother imo

  • @ChazMcRich1
    @ChazMcRich1 9 месяцев назад +1

    I feel like this could really benefit from some royalty free soft piano or something. It’s a good video tho

  • @LegendStormcrow
    @LegendStormcrow 11 месяцев назад +2

    Homefront deserved a greenlight. It was a great game. Just needed more funding. Also sucks that they swapped the enemy to NK. Could have just left it vague, but there is only one credible threat militarily to the US. Narratively, it HAD to be China. Not saying China would, just that they are the only ones who can.

  • @imillnotsick420
    @imillnotsick420 11 месяцев назад +1

    It's not free gas but every once in a while where I live Sheetz will have gas for 99 cents a gallon and it's crazy how busy it gets. Idk if they do it everywhere but i live in a pretty small town/area and it gets like he was saying so I could imagine in what free gas would be like in big ass city like London.

  • @ChaoticCharvel
    @ChaoticCharvel 6 месяцев назад

    You can legally own brass knuckles in many states here in the US! Only a small few have a complete ban on them. However, generally for most states where it is legal, you cannot carry them concealed on your person. For example, in Oregon it’s legal to own, but you may only have them on private property.

  • @vincent207
    @vincent207 10 месяцев назад +1

    In regards to the MLK event, I think Epic was contractually obligated to keep the DC emotes regardless of event. Otherwise, I can’t imagine Catwoman’s emote being allowed.

  • @talanking8453
    @talanking8453 5 месяцев назад

    You help me remember mercenaries 2 I forget the name but remember the cover. Thank you 🙏🏿

  • @yummers8798
    @yummers8798 7 месяцев назад

    Kevin Smith's movie Dogma (1999) was protested by Catholics who found the subject matter in the movie offensive. Kevin Smith joined the protests against the movie he had made in order to increase notoriety. I wonder if the Dante's Inferno stunt was inspired by that.

  • @ezulon97
    @ezulon97 10 месяцев назад

    Love the success out of halo RUclipsrs. Congratulations yall.

  • @blinkachu5275
    @blinkachu5275 5 месяцев назад

    The Call of Duty Infinite Warfare hatred I will never understand. It legitimately has one of the best campaigns in the Call of Duty series

  • @kibakurosaki
    @kibakurosaki 7 месяцев назад

    There was this marketing thing in the UK, involving the game Burnout 2 where any speeding tickets would be paid for by the developers, think it's quite obvious what happened.

  • @UncleKunkle
    @UncleKunkle 11 месяцев назад +3

    Can't forget Artifact: The DOTA Card Game

    • @vincent207
      @vincent207 10 месяцев назад

      The audible groan from the audience at the reveal was priceless.

  • @fffrrraannkk
    @fffrrraannkk 11 месяцев назад +5

    Maybe next time EA can just giveaway Speedway gift cards.

  • @tori_girlonline800
    @tori_girlonline800 6 месяцев назад

    I like this weird podcast/deepdive genre, I'm here for it

  • @S_raB
    @S_raB 5 месяцев назад

    12:25 Homefront had issues but it sold well and to this day there are many people who love it. Even hear friends say it's one of the best fps they've played.

  • @ConnieVeenuhs
    @ConnieVeenuhs 10 месяцев назад +1

    Sheesh bro got straight to it

  • @indigochild8032
    @indigochild8032 10 месяцев назад +2

    I know everyone is commenting about the Fortnite MLK event but it’s actually so crazy that it was a real thing even if it was to ‘educate’ the youth 💀

  • @RedFlameFox
    @RedFlameFox 10 месяцев назад

    12:00 No pal, THQ Nordic is a totally different company from THQ from 2011.

  • @beardalaxy
    @beardalaxy 11 месяцев назад +1

    nintendo is a walking PR disaster, but they're so monolithic and makes such good games that it doesn't matter in the slightest

  • @Havox-
    @Havox- 10 месяцев назад

    Out of a lot of games that were severely disliked from their release in terms of recent games, cyberpunk made a huge comeback, it actually turned into one of my top 5 games ever.

  • @Esitaro3670
    @Esitaro3670 11 месяцев назад +1

    In the end of the day, the phrase "any publicity is good publicity" doesn't work on these cases

  • @martinmp19
    @martinmp19 11 месяцев назад +23

    That psp ad holy shit 💀

  • @Doktario_Mystario
    @Doktario_Mystario 11 месяцев назад +2

    24:20
    tbf if i was in his position i would also keep that USB stick in my pockets at all times, idk why he put it out of his pockets but i wouldn't say that it's weird either

    • @AC-hj9tv
      @AC-hj9tv 9 месяцев назад

      It was used as a butt plug that fell out

  • @LegendStormcrow
    @LegendStormcrow 11 месяцев назад +2

    It's funny that everyone is Peter Molyneux now. At least his games were good on release though, even if they were only 30% of what he planned.

  • @MMOchAForPrez
    @MMOchAForPrez 11 месяцев назад +21

    That PSP poster was WILD. What was Sony thinking

    • @icravedeath.1200
      @icravedeath.1200 11 месяцев назад +4

      Sony decided to be racist that year in particular.

    • @VelvetFox
      @VelvetFox 11 месяцев назад +6

      Wuss

    • @yourgrandmasjzexboyfriend
      @yourgrandmasjzexboyfriend 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@VelvetFoxshut up furry

    • @jacobhammond6783
      @jacobhammond6783 10 месяцев назад +4

      That ad for the psp wasn’t even racist smh just cause it said “white is coming” big fucking deal. people need to get over themselves

    • @icravedeath.1200
      @icravedeath.1200 10 месяцев назад +4

      @@jacobhammond6783 it was racist tho

  • @joshuachristiansen4253
    @joshuachristiansen4253 10 месяцев назад +1

    I certainly enjoyed playing Dante's Inferno, in fact i completed the game in Inferno difficulty and liked the ending even though there wasnt a sequel to it but ended nicely. When i first played it and got to the second ring: Lust and heard the moans, i immediately muted the volume because my parents thought i was watching something i wasnt supposed to but i ended up completing the level and went to Gluttony. But I suppose Dante's Inferno must've made Catholics mad because of how the game was depicting hell i suppose or maybe because of Lucifer.