Splinter Cell Stunt Goes Stupidly Wrong

[Buleet]

Sometimes people lose their brain at the food bar convention i guess.(cookie if you get the reference)

 

[Blimey]

You can't really blame Ubisoft, after all holding their customers at gun point has been a really successful plan for their DRM team. How were they to know people would react differently in the real world?

Zing! High-five!


But seriously guys, I'm so happy that things like this happen. Its like watching some bizarre sitcom play out in real-life.

 

[Cid Silverwing]

What the fuck is wrong with people?

This.

Already I can see the soccer parents ignorantly going "others are gonna do the same to rob banks!".

 

[BangsLiekWhoa]

What happens when he does this and an armed citizen guns him down in self-defense? For all they know the gun is real and he has intent to cause lethal damage...

 

[maninahat]

Any publicity is good publicity, no matter how fucking stupid it makes them look. I guess Splinter Cell devs wanted the free advertising in the news - not that they haven't already tried advertising everywhere else.

 

[dietpeachsnapple]

They came up with a marketing idea. Good.

It was edgy and unconventional. Good.

Two important questions - how does it relate to splintercell... at all? How was the stunt SUPPOSED to go?

 

[Onyx Oblivion]

Did the gun say "Splinter Cell" on it? Because otherwise, how is this shit marketing?

 

[MrDarkling]

The limits of human stupidity....there ain't one x)

 

[Sixties Spidey]

OH MAI GODS VIDEO GAMES DID IT LETS SUE UBISOFT!!1!1!

In all seriousness, that guy is a fucking idiot.

 

[maddawg IAJI]

You know....it may have helped to have TOLD the police force that you were doing this before hand. And I don't know about everyone else, but I think a faux hold up wouldn't be the kind of publicity that they would want for the game.

 

[GonzoGamer]

But I don't get what the plan was.
I'm sure they didn't intend to scare a bunch of people into playing Splinter Cell so how was the stunt supposed to go:
best case scenario.

 

[rosac]

I can just imagine someone in an office dreaming this up, and imagining the glorious, sales boosting finale to this stunt.

And then they did utter the words : "I see no other possible outcome."

 

[ElephantGuts]

I...I really am speechless. What exactly were these advertisers hoping to get out of it? Did they think when the person barged into the bar holding a gun everyone inside would start laughing and yelling "Hey, Splinter Cell: Conviction! Awesome!"

I honestly don't understand.

 

[littlewisp]

Well they certainly got publicity out of this mess. 0o Why a bar of all places?

 

[Denamic]

Still, all PR is good PR.

 

[dehawaiiansupaman]

Yeah who ever thought up this idea must really not want a job. They'll be lucky to be employed at any marketing firm after this mess. Seriously who thinks walking into a bar with a fake gun is a good way to promote a game?

 

[Danpascooch]

Where they fucking high or something?

Jesus, a 7 year old kid could tell you that is the worst idea ever for a publicity stunt.

 

[Danpascooch]

Yeah who ever thought up this idea must really not want a job. They'll be lucky to be employed at any marketing firm after this mess. Seriously who thinks walking into a bar with a fake gun is a good way to promote a game?

They'll be lucky to be employed ANYWHERE if the employer hears about this.

 

[Danpascooch]

Still, all PR is good PR.

Not really