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Video Game Advertising Reaches New Lows

Posted by chrisd on from the I'm-not-dead-yet dept.

Anonymous Coward writes "The Guardian is reporting that Acclaim is attempting to purchase advertising space on gravestones of the recently departed in order to promote its new game ShadowMan 2. This certainly takes the encroachment of commercial messages on public space to new levels." I understand RockStar is looking for a molotov cocktail partner...

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  1. Penny Arcade already has commentary... by RyanFenton · · Score: 4, Informative

    http://www.penny-arcade.com/view.php3

    And, as mentioned in their news for the comic, this itself is old news. They've since taken up the cause of promoting a Irish lad who has been waiting in line for Turok 2. Why? Only the boy himself could know, apparantly. :^)

    Ryan Fenton

  2. Double Post by benh57 · · Score: 5, Informative

    Last posted to Slashdot in March. Same article.