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Ubisoft Apologizes for The Division 2 Email Promising a 'Real Government Shutdown' (pcgamer.com)
Ubisoft, the game studio behind upcoming title "Tom Clancy's The Division 2", has apologized for an email that made light of the U.S. government shutdown that ended a week ago. From a report: Ubisoft sent out a marketing email for The Division 2 earlier Thursday which prompted a quick retraction. The email was an invitation to the game's private beta, with the subject line: "Come see what a real government shutdown looks like in the Private Beta".
Not long after the email was issued, the publisher sent a retraction. "A marketing email promoting Tom Clancy's The Division 2 was sent in error today. This was a grave breakdown in process and we apologize for this error and the offensive subject line of the email. We recognize the very real impact of the United States government shut down on thousands of people and did not intend to make light of the situation."
Not long after the email was issued, the publisher sent a retraction. "A marketing email promoting Tom Clancy's The Division 2 was sent in error today. This was a grave breakdown in process and we apologize for this error and the offensive subject line of the email. We recognize the very real impact of the United States government shut down on thousands of people and did not intend to make light of the situation."
Too late... OUTRAGE
W..w..W - Willy Waterloo washes Warren Wiggins who is washing Waldo Woo.
> that made light of the U.S. government shutdown that ended a week ago.
Did someone misread Trump's tweets? The shutdown has not ended, it is only "suspended". His tantrum resumes on February 15 if he "doesn't get his wall".
Both in the context in which it was meant and also the fact that this actually happened, which was obviously going to require an apology.
Palaces, barricades, threats, meet promises
Wait until apps that track you and pop up a harassment icon over your head in augmented reality appear, so people with opposing opinions can harass you.
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..Considering the way politically charged topics make it to news sites everywhere, regardless of that sites primary subject. They hit a home run.
in a game of course. but then thought, nothing could simulate this debt we are in, it would cause wide spread panic when they FF to 2024 or higher
To correct the situation, tell them you will not be buying their product because they caved on a silly joke.
If it matters.
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PCgamer. No surprise they would put this up.
I wasn't outraged before. But after reading that you weren't outraged either, I'm now outraged that you weren't outraged! But I see that you did become outraged, so I'm all better now.
p.s. the dildo thing was TMI, please seek help.
Say that to the people who have for the first time needed to go to food pantries so they can eat for the week.
It is a funny statement, just not timed correctly. In a month or so, it would be much more funny. Right now the joke is under "too soon".
I really don't see angry people rioting in the streets from this, just some nasty emails saying they were insensitive to the pain they just had.
In a few weeks the paid would be gone, as they get there checks.
If something is so important that you feel the need to post it on the internet... It probably isn't that important.
Wait until people can hack your brain and literally manufacture your perception of reality.....oh wait...We are pretty much there
what a effing trainwreck that thing is.
Being that I think they said about 1/3 of the Federal Govt. was shut down for that long and the majority US citizens didn't even notice, and didn't have it really come close to having an effect on their daily, normal lives....says something.
I think it says, we could do just fine with a WHOLE lot LESS Federal govt., and less govt. workers.
I think that's something we should look at as we look back upon this record setting shutdown.
If only the "essential" folks stayed on, and the US didn't really have any major type of failure (I don't consider a little trash in parks as a major catastrophe)...then I think we need to seriously ask if all those folks that were not on the job, are actually really needed on those jobs?
Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.........
HR is calling--they want you to report at once.
Being ignorant of the wide-ranging and long-lasting effects of the shutdown is not proof that small government works. They turned half a million people into indentured servants just so you wouldn't be severely impacted in the short-term by a true government shutdown.
Yup, there's a huge gap between where we are no an anarchy. We could do with 1/3rd fewer government employees. Woudn't have much effect on taxes, as most of the budget is checks mailed to the old and the poor, not the salaries of current government workers, but hey every little bit helps.
Socialism: a lie told by totalitarians and believed by fools.
I remember this joke on the playground the very next day.
Were Christa McAuliffe's eyes blue? Yes, one blew this way, and the other blew that way.
Sorry, for me two paychecks a month is $10,000. If I lost my job I do not have $10,000 in the bank to cover a month of no income,
I believe the commonly stated goal is that you should have three months backup.
Perhaps a short-term goal should be for you to figure out how not to spend $10,000/month, even if you keep doing it. If you have to spend that much just to survive, then you have overextended yourself somewhere. Maybe too big a mortgage, too big a car payment, or you're a wage slave to the credit card company finance charges.
Of course, if you lost your job you become eligible for unemployment.
I'd probably be more empathetic about this if anybody cared about political jokes that offend in other directions, e.g. "don't like abortion, don't have one, har har."
Ubisoft is full of a bunch of sniveling gutless corporate clowns.
They should have held their ground.
The email marketing strategy was hilariously appropriate for "The Division" franchise and on point.
Say that to the people who have for the first time needed to go to food pantries so they can eat for the week. It is a funny statement, just not timed correctly. In a month or so, it would be much more funny. Right now the joke is under "too soon".
"Don't like abortion? Don't have one, har har"
Sadly, an abortion won't go away in a month or so.
Some political jokes are more equal than others, I guess.
The promise of back pay is what they were indentured under. It's not even technically wrong.
Give me a break, the context and timing just reinforce that people are overly sensitive. If you are working a federal government job, then you have stability and stable income. If you needed to leverage a food bank after one month of no paycheck, that's piss poor planning on their part. What happened if a TRUE disaster happened, even so much as god forbid an actual layoff from a government job?
That and the fact anyone with a heartbeat and especially a government job can get credit nowadays, credit history be damned.
Where the hell do you live that $10,000 a month isn't enough to cover your costs of living and save some money?
Giant flaws in your logic.
1. The "wealthy" already have personal jets and don't need to go through TSA.
2. Hotels still have people traveling by car, and train. So they would stay open.
3. Restaurants still have regulars. Families do like going out to eat once in a while.
4. The wealthy already complain to Trump, he just doesn't care.
Also the TSA really isn't needed, airports ran just fine before them, and would run fine without them. Apparently we just needed to be entertained while we waited so the "TSA Players" play company was funded to fill that need. Personally I'd just rather have some military personal with assault rifles on the flight sitting in the back. Clear sign that if you want to start some trouble on a flight, they will finish it.
There was a simple solution to congress though. Tell Trump he needs to cut 2x as much from the budget as he's requesting, or he needs to approve the same amount to the support of the arts. That is what congress is suppose to do, negotiate so that both sides win.
Of course negotiating won't fly either. Why? The issue is not about the money, or keeping people out, or any one of the many reasons cited by either side. The reason is they don't want him delivering on a campaign promise, even if its a token act. The current action out of congress is just to simply Resist. Resist everything! Don't think about it, just Resist. Why are we Resiting again? Never mind, RESIST!
I'm just hoping this goes on long enough that everybody see's the candidates for what they are and votes everybody out. But I guess that might go a long way to draining the swamp I keep hearing about. So just keep resisting and get kicked out allowing the other side to win, or negotiate and be seen as traitors and get kicked out.
P.S. don't forget to Resist!
As Pierre Desprges said:
One can laugh about anything, but not with anyone.
If the shutdown didn't, then what did make impact with your head?
who decides to send these things out?
i imagine many meeting were held were people brainstormed about what to do, somebody picked one of the proposols, then another group probably got to work on the actual execution, resulting in several drafts, somebody picked one that would be used and it got send out.
none of the people involved thought it was going to an issue?
On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero.
1. goes by by once the Air Traffic shuts down.
Please explain this? How does stopping the screening of passengers shut down all air traffic? You really think the person looking at you, your id, and your ticket for 30 seconds prevents anything? Or that the x-ray machine which shows metal objects as a black mass on a black background catches anything? Its theater, all a show for the amusements of. . . well I'm not sure who this amuses. You want safety, hire people trained to profile crowds and a few armed guards at the doors. It costs less and is way more effective than any TSA agent would be.
2. Hotels are usually under 1/2 filled. Also its not hard to staff appropriately. Third, not everyone staying at a hotel takes a plane, people do drive, take a bus, or train across country.
3. Secondary money, oh I see, you think that people who can barely afford to make it month to month are propping up the restaurant business. I'm not saying there won't be a decline, but its not the crash your thinking.
4. 66%, are your freaking serious? It takes tons of work just to get more than 50% to vote for something! Top that off with all it takes is one person to say "Hey, I'm adding a wall rider to that bill" and its dead. Back to square one. No you want legislation through, you need to compromise. I give you some of what you want, you give some of what I want. Now I've seen one side do this; the other side has dug in their heals and won't compromise on their principals (ie: its my candy, you can't have any; sorry thinking congress makes me think about my kids fighting over some gummy candy for some reason. Candy that was given to them for free mind you).
Book that flight for Disney? Really, I hate Disney (lets start there). Second, I can drive; anywhere in the country at any time. Third, how is it that your so sure people will stop going to hotels and out to eat, but the Disney vacation, nope can't cut back on that.
Plane travel is not the only means of going from one place to another. There are also trains (which suck because they have to stop at every place in between) and buses (again suck because of the stops and transfers). Planes suck as well (the theater, mandatory safety lectures, waiting to take off/land, waiting for luggage, ie), but at least the flight is faster so you spend less time in misery. I would advocated for a pain free experience; ie I show up, get my ticket, luggage checked, and a pill. I take that pill and about 5 minutes later I'm out. Next thing I know I'm at the destination airport and my luggage is there and I can go. I arrive at my destination with no hassle and well rested.