Serena Williams' Butt Stars in Mind-Boggling Top Spin 4 Ad - UPDATED

[shemoanscazrex3]

I like how 2K tries to distance itself from the ad like they didn't approve it. Now actually let Top Spin return to its glory days, see the original, and then we can talk. Serena's ass is nice and all but she is ok at best

 

[arealperson]

Shame on you, Andy Chalk(and all others who do news on this site). The Escapist isn't a tabloid, so quit making it one with your terrible shock-style news stories.

Which I can't help but notice that you read.

Both hands on the keyboard please!

Er, isn't this a tad presumptuous?  I just went straight to the comments thread, wishing to protest the constant appearance of the 'pair in deep passion' thumb (or see a similar like-minded comment) that keeps being put up with articles I similarly ignore.  You can say you're not pandering, but I certainly don't find it in taste, nor appropriate for a site which caters to thirteen and fourteen year-olds.  I'm not saying "sex is wrong!" but couldn't we discuss it without putting it in your face like that?

 

[BGH122]

Hey, the more we see of her butt the better. I strongly advise all future advertising campaigns for everything to include more amounts of Serena's butt.

+1 from me!

 

[Eldarion]

Please, every single straight male in this thread would bone her given the chance.

Why would straight guys be interested in a black dude?

buuuuurrrrrnnnnn!!! XD

Definitely not my thing. But, whatever floats your boat guys.

 

[Gentleman_Reptile]

I didnt think marketing could get much stupider than EA. BOY was I wrong to tempt fate by saying that.

This is like one of those annoying KFC Krusher ads you always get lumbered with on Youtube.

Sorry Serena, I'm sure your a very nice person but keep your cement-mixer ass out of the picture please.

 

[Thimblefoot]

Well...

All I can say is, I approve. I approve.

 

[Vrach]

UPDATE: 2K Sports is putting some space between itself and the ad, claiming that it really had nothing at all to do with it. "As part of the process for creating marketing campaigns to support our titles, we pursue a variety of creative avenues," the company told Joystiq [http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/21/sexy-serena-williams-top-spin-4-ad]. "This video is not part of the title's final marketing campaign and its distribution was unauthorized."

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I'm kinda not finding that hard to believe, that video looks awfully amateur.

 

[Seydaman]

The last line got me
Hehehe

 

[GeorgW]

They didn't even show much, I guess it's the tone of the commercial that people are mad about.
It doesn't in any way make me want to buy the game, it's a boring commercial that doesn't tell us anything about the game. But I still say EA is waay worse.

 

[Nateman742]

This commercial kind of made me want to vomit. The game looks good, but if this brand of Man Show sexy is going to take hold as gaming becomes more mainstream, it'll get annoying and misleading fast.

Speaking of sex appeal:

"SERENA WILLIAMS TAKES CLOTHES OFF IN A NEW AD..."

Thanks for that tabloid tagline.

 

[similar.squirrel]

Eugh. Serena Williams' posterior looks like it could have industrial applications.

 

[funguy2121]

She has a great ass and you got your head all up in it-Al pacino

Ferocious, aren't I? When I think of asses, a woman's ass...somethin' comes out of me.

 

[funguy2121]

What is up with fake orgasm sounds in music? It hasn't changed at all since the days of White Zombie and all the horrible techno and "bass" music that used to feature it. Looking at that commercial, I can't help but think that the guys who put it together and selected the music have never felt a woman's touch.

Seriously, even CATS don't sound like that when fucking

 

[JokerCrowe]

what? Seriously?? Is this a childish reaction to Extra Credits AND MovieBob Telling the EA-marketing department to stop doing this shit? Sure as hell looks like it...

 

[Treaos Serrare]

im not quite sure what drugs you people are on but the woman is relatively attractive i wouldn't say hot but id still bang her, yeah shes muscley but shes an athlete wtf do you want her to look like Jessica rabbit? Christ people she is by no means manly, now the white woman who is supposed to represent gamers, she looks just awful and that outfit was 3x to big

 

[beema]

riight, unauthorized distribution. So basically 2K is saying they gave some ad agency free reign to produce an ad for the game and then distribute it themselves without any input or feedback or oversight from 2k? Well if that is somehow true, it just makes 2K even stupider.

 

[JWAN]

Aaaaaaand sold. Marketing successful.

I concur

Pants at optimally tight level.

I think Serena is hot. Sure she has muscles but I dont have an issue with that.

Venus Williams arouses me. Serena Williams frightens me.

And about the noises... did the ad execs ever listen to a womens' tennis match? No moaning there; with every swing they make a sound like they've just taken a sledgehammer to the ovaries.

^ I agree with the noises part, and Venus is hotter.

 

[Catalyst6]

"World's Sexiest Tennis Gamer"?

They rank people who play virtual tennis?

...people play virtual tennis?

 

[Sarahcidal]

As a female I dont find this offensive at all.. the girls look good, the game still looks lame as hell.

I just think "wow... that is the stupidest crap i have ever seen"

will I be buying that game?

No sir. No I will not.