Bulletstorm Promo Has an Epic Shower Scene

[John Funk]

Bulletstorm Promo Has an Epic Shower Scene

Epic Games president Mike Capps wants you to preorder Bulletstorm so badly he'll tell you so from the shower, dicktits.

I see a lot of really weird things in this job, but when I woke up this morning I certainly did not tell myself, "You know, self, you will see Epic Games president Mike Capps in a shower scene today."

And yet.

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The video you see here is (presumably) the first installment in "Bulletpoints," a short video dedicated to promoting the developer's upcoming Bulletstorm. It's done in the style of the old "Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey" shorts on Saturday Night Live. I'm also not ashamed to say that I found it pretty damn hilarious. It's the music, really.

While I applaud humor and creativity on the part of Epic Games in promoting Bulletstorm, I'm not sure how well gamers will respond to an ad campaign that calls them "dicktits." I mean, who's supposed to be insulted there, guys or girls? Or is it both?

Epic Games and People Can Fly: Insulting everyone in their potential target audience since 2011. Because, y'know, Bulletstorm was already so classy in the first place [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/106594-Bulletstorm-ESRB-Rating-is-Comedy-Gold].

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[voetballeeuw]

Should I be ashamed for laughing? Other than that, I will have to watch for it.

 

[Nouw]

Funny and well made. A good 'stream' of trailers coming through, nice to see.

Hmmm... dick tits. New insult xD

 

[proghead]

Well, in order not to discriminate against a certain gender they're calling everyone "dick tits" apparently.

 

[Cousin_IT]

A little more of my innocence died today

 

[Evilsanta]

Awesome. This just convinced me to get this game.

 

[Phlakes]

I'm going to preorder this right now.

 

[CrashBang]

Awesome. This just convinced me to get this game.

Ditto. I'm sold

 

[Hithlain]

Hmmm I didn't know dicks could have tits. The more you know?

 

[Mike Capps]

Please don't forward this to my mom.

 

[Natdaprat]

Please don't forward this to my mom.

It'll be all over the internet in days with a comment like "dicktits". Who came up with that? It's brilliant!

 

[Charli]

... Did you just insult me and then ask me for money?

Sir My monocle and I are aghast!

...So yeah it's coming out when? Okay then off to my employment at a game store to totally not...preorder...anything...yes.

 

[Necromancer1991]

Please don't forward this to my mom.

Wait so he does in fact have an escapist account, mind = blown

Still though I know what going to win the award for #1 insult of 2011

 

[JourneyThroughHell]

Sold. Just sold.

This stuff is so epic. Really, the ad campaign has all the subtlety of Daikatana, but here it's extremely appropriate and very funny.

Plus, I like kicking stuff.

 

[Slaanax]

If this game isn't any good its going to disappoint a lot of people.

 

[Delusibeta]

Let's hope People Can Fly can follow through on this. Then again, they did Painkiller (you know, the first one. The one that's good), so high hopes for this.

 

[GRoXERs]

Please don't forward this to my mom.

Was "dicktits" your family-friendly version of

Spoiler: Goodness me, can't have the kiddies reading this

shitting dicknipples?

 

[Armored Prayer]

Was I just called "dicktits" and then asked to give them my money?

Because more ads should be like that.

 

[Sacman]

I already preordered you, don't make fun of my condition it's very serious...<.<