Game News New low for Dungeon Siege developers

[Vault Dweller]

Tags: Dungeon Siege II: Broken Worlds; Gas Powered Games

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Thanks, Mr. Teatime

 

[DarkUnderlord]

Damnit, I was about to post that.

That's pretty awful though.

 

[Surgey]

Agh... my eyes. This is ten times worse than an NPC telling you the controls in the game. Pretty soon you'll be seeing....

Player: *Click*
Pants McDouganheimbighammercrag: "Hello there <PLAYER>, I see you have just bought this game! Allow me to refer you to Taco Bell! Try the new Crunchwrap supreme; it's spicy and good to go!"
Player: "What? I just want to buy stuff from your armory! What the hell is Taco Bell? We're in circa 14th century!"
Pants: "Well perhaps you should visit our sponsor first!"
Player: "Is there a suicide option?"

 

[Sovy Kurosei]

Is this for real?

 

[gromit]

But MOOOoooooOOOM, I need Red AND Blue to catch 'em all!

 

[suibhne]

This would be so much cooler with Tingle the fairy.

 

[TalesfromtheCrypt]

Thats bad...really, really bad.

 

[Jim Kata]

I'm sorry, but you need a special access code from the code fairy, or on the bottom of any specially marked package of coca cola products.

 

[fraunclein]

Hell, don't they even know how to do shameless in-game plugs properly anymore? Talk about death of innovashun.

 

[Nedrah]

And some people are talking about how fallout 2 had too much immersun breaking references to popculture of "the real worldâ„¢".

 

[corvax]

You cant even compare the two. Fallout had easter eggs and this is just shamless advertising. This is really bad. And come to think I even gave Dungeon Siege 2 a thought...hell I might have even bought it once it hit the bargain bin but now, no way.

 

[Thrawn05]

But MOOOoooooOOOM, I need Red AND Blue to catch 'em all!

Screw Red and Blue, Silver is where they are at.

 

[Gambler]

They ripped the idea from The Secret of Monkey Island.

 

[onerobot]

On a related note:

Another thing Microsoft intends to add to the Marketplace is the ability for vendors placed in videogames to allow gamers to buy from the Marketplace. Say, there is a vendor in an RPG selling a rare sword and that sword is available on the Marketplace, players will be able to put the sword in a checkout cart and then return to the Marketplace later to complete the download. For now, the in-game Marketplace will bring the Marketplace experience into the gameplay, but the transactions, for now, will still need to be completed on the Marketplace and not in-game.

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3152856

Halt, Sir Darkblood! The legendary Dragon Sword of Durin doth lie beyond these gates, but to prove thyself of worth thou hast first face challenge three! First, placeth thine selection on the Microsoft® BattleBarter™ Marketplace™ while wielding thee a credit card bearing the emblem of the ancient order of Mastercard™, then proceed to defeat the deadly EULA of Udune, and...

 

[Volourn]

L0LLERS! @ original post!

 

[Mr. Teatime]

Just avoid the 360 altogether. Microsoft have some shitty deal with EA where they send ALL your personal info over the Live service if you log on. Your name, DOB, address, credit card number, anything you put in, EA gets. POS console. Buy a wii.

 

[Volourn]

Why the fuck would I buy piss or a dick? That is dumb. Only morons will buy a wii.

 

[Jim Kata]

Why the fuck would I buy piss or a dick? That is dumb. Only morons will buy a wii.

Only morons buy consoles.

 

[Jasede]

I will buy a Wii. (In three years.)
My name is Ron.
My friends call me Mo.

Focus: This is nothing new. Shameless self promotion has been in video games for ages... For example in Realms of Arkania 2 or in The Secret of Monkey Island or in Ambermoon, all three very, very old games.

However, it must have been the worst plug I have ever encountered. Then again: It's Dungeon Siege, so... DAMNIT, TAYLOR, MAKE MORE STUFF LIKE TOTAL ANNIHALTION YOU ASSHOLE. SUPREME COMMANDER BETTER BE GOOD.

Addendum: "Only morons buy consoles." - Questionable at best.

 

[Dgaider]

Eeek.

A part of my soul (such as it is) has just shriveled up and died...

 

[Vault Dweller]

You still haven't sold that old thing?

 

[Mantiis]

I remember Wizardry 8 being full of commercials so why don't we poo poo that game too.

 

[Paranoid Jack]

So there won't be any ads in NWN2 urging us to buy DragonAge or JadeEmpire(PC)?

 

[merry andrew]

Now I want to order pizza from a NPC in my favorite MMO and not just type /pizza to open a website. I want to tell the NPC what I want on my pizza and I want it to automatically get charged to my credit card and be here in 30 minutes.

 

[psycojester]

VaultDweller you played Oblivion of your own accord don't bitch to us about not having a soul anymore