chixdiggit
Member
Any of these would be terrible. All three deserve better than EA.
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Confessions from purported ex-EA Viral Marketer who knows their M&A strategy somehow
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Any of these would be terrible. All three deserve better than EA.
I doubt even his boss would know, but who knows. I had a friend who worked for Gamestop back when it was EB. He would get fed misinformation from the main reps (nintendo, sony, MS) all the time. They knew shit would be repeated and then disseminated among his patrons and then to their friends. Anything to hype their product or cause doubt in the competition. Fun stuff.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
Medal of Honor for me. It's beyond the call.
viciouskillersquirrel
Member
Depends on how they work: their team structures and the like. A well-coordinated marketing plan would include things like the diatribution of pre-prepared talking points about upcoming announcements, topics to avoid etc. so everyone stays on message.
While I have a hard time believing the people on the ground would be privy to huge financial decisions like acquisitions, but people do hear rumours.
Barack Lesnar
Banned
Have any well-known long-time GAFfers ever been outed? would love to read the thread lol
fizzelopeguss
Banned
Wollan?
Was he? I thought he just had a case of the howling crazies. I don't remember now.
Only one I remember was that microsoft guy trying to shit on GT5 back in 09, but I'm not sure if he was a viral marketer or just someone who worked at microsoft.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=17729237#post17729237
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
That's quite an embarrassing post.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
I honestly don't know why Plants are sent if devs already post here.
Was he a viral? I remember him from here and another forum as well...
omfg >.<
Yeah, seems suspicious, unless he was specifically supposed to talk up said company while also doom and glooming their prospects so that when EA pick them up it's "yay EA, you saved a company we all admire that would have no chance without you!"
I guess something like that could be possible?
I'm off to play some Mass Effect 3, which is sexier than ever and better with kinect by the way....
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
Because they don't serve the same function during a PR push. One is a public face, with a known reputation. The other is a bottom-feeding pile of puke masquerading as a community member who serves only to create disinformation that can't be directly traced back to the company while the devs (far and few in between) garner the adoration of a sycophantic public.
Of course it is. A gaming-centric board with an immense presence online. We're a contained audience, with each thread representing a particular interest that is well cultivated and usually forced (due to moderation policies) to discuss, in great detail why we like/dislike certain games. We're also prime for viral marketing because we're choke full of members who don't believe marketing has any affect on them whatsoever.
Phonomezer
Banned
I wonder how many there are on GAF. Quite a few, I'd be willing to wager, from all companies.
Sounds like a pretty cushy job though.
Sounds like a pretty cushy job though.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
Tell me more as I sit back and drink my ice-cold, brand-new Pepsi Next! To hear you better, I am wearing Dr. Dre's Beats, by Dr. Dre.
I can't imagine it pays well. Then again who couldn't use some extra income... Man, Dragon's Dogma sure looks good! Gonna pre-order now!
Jake Tower
Banned
Probably not much money. Many will sell out for swag.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
Wow, so its mediocre now? Hyperbole at its finest.
Fine Ham Abounds
Member
Not sure if I buy this. I mean, I'm sure viral marketing occurs... but Andromeda always came off as a (n effective) troll. Started posting in the height of /v/'s anti-TOR phase. Perfect way to troll is to be the one trip using voice to go against the horde.
Topping that off, /v/ is always under the impression they are being marketed to... so much that the phrase "viral marketing" and the word "viral" got ban-filtered. To come out and say "yeah I viraled" will instantly get attention given the paranoia.
Of all the places to viral on, /v/ really seems to be the worse since a lot of the board openly admits to pirating their games.
There was also the time an "Atlus employee" was posting there, saying they were gonna release Valkyria Chronicles 3...
Topping that off, /v/ is always under the impression they are being marketed to... so much that the phrase "viral marketing" and the word "viral" got ban-filtered. To come out and say "yeah I viraled" will instantly get attention given the paranoia.
Of all the places to viral on, /v/ really seems to be the worse since a lot of the board openly admits to pirating their games.
There was also the time an "Atlus employee" was posting there, saying they were gonna release Valkyria Chronicles 3...
Rebel Leader
THE POWER OF BUTTERSCOTCH BOTTOMS
So this is where the source of TITS is....
ME3 spoiler thread people know what I mean :3
ME3 spoiler thread people know what I mean :3
Phonomezer
Banned
But... Dragon's Dogma looks awesome
Have you ever played HAZE though?! It's a first party SONY game on PLAYSTATION 3. Check it out, it's AWESOME!
Fine Ham Abounds
Member
But... Dragon's Dogma looks awesome
Have you ever played HAZE though?! It's a first party SONY game on PLAYSTATION 3. Check it out, it's AWESOME!
BUY ANARCHY REIGNS
BAYONETTA
YEAH
PLATINUM GAMES
YEAH
IT'S IN YOUR BRAIN NOW, SON
seriously, please work
Not sure why we're taking this guy at face value. I don't doubt that EA (or any major video game company) has a bunch of viral marketers, but this whole story in particular seems a little shady. Dropping that little bomb about some new secret acquisition that we'll all hate at first sounds like juicy insider info, but it just seems like a ploy to get people riled up. Why would anyone in marketing know?
And I really can't believe they'd hire 560 viral marketers... that's ridiculous.
And I really can't believe they'd hire 560 viral marketers... that's ridiculous.
Phonomezer
Banned
Pfft, it has no effect on me in particular, I'm already aware of the greatness that is Bayonetta..
...and a host of other SEGA® published games like VANQUISH and BINARY DOMAIN
Just watched this because of your post. Seriously what the hell did I just watch.
But... Dragon's Dogma looks awesome
Yeah. Hopefully it ends up as good as it looks and it gets some actual momentum behind it in the West. Dreading seeing Syndicate/Asura's Wrath style numbers out of that game.
R_thanatos
Member
ah ah ah
i'm a normal i swear !!!
BELIEVE ME
i'm a normal i swear !!!
BELIEVE ME
"EA can't make quality games to save their life"
"No legitimate defense for TOR"
This dude is either way too hung up about previously working for EA or hanging around /v/ so much got to him because his posts are seriously no different than any of the other garbage that you'll read about EA wading through that place.
"No legitimate defense for TOR"
This dude is either way too hung up about previously working for EA or hanging around /v/ so much got to him because his posts are seriously no different than any of the other garbage that you'll read about EA wading through that place.
Rebel Leader
THE POWER OF BUTTERSCOTCH BOTTOMS
Egg this man, He's one of them.
Willy Wanka
my god this avatar owns
I suppose if you are going to spend all your time verbally fellating the latest mediocre exclusive/blockbuster/AAA MEGAFLOP game from company x/y/z then you may as well get paid for it. The people that, for free, spend hours every day posting negative, inaccurate nonsense about games that they have never played on systems they will never own, are not only more irritating but they have a far greater detrimental impact on game discussion.
Ideally the trolls and the marketers will suddenly forget how to access the internet but that's not going to happen so my own ability to separate truth from bullshit, my mental list of 'Overzealous fans with irrefutably bad taste' and ignore buttons will have to do for now.
Ideally the trolls and the marketers will suddenly forget how to access the internet but that's not going to happen so my own ability to separate truth from bullshit, my mental list of 'Overzealous fans with irrefutably bad taste' and ignore buttons will have to do for now.
plagiarize
Banned
and lets go right through the looking glass.
what if he's a viral marketer for Activision? think about it. defend the indefensable, worst games and decisions of your competitor before coming out and saying that they paid you to do it because they do evil stuff like that.
not that i don't think companies do actually viral market, but i just think that would be funny.
what if he's a viral marketer for Activision? think about it. defend the indefensable, worst games and decisions of your competitor before coming out and saying that they paid you to do it because they do evil stuff like that.
not that i don't think companies do actually viral market, but i just think that would be funny.
Jive Turkey
Unconfirmed Member
Way ahead of you on that one.
Spehornoob
Member
Lucky for you, because Red Steel 2 was terrific.
I, on the other hand, was duped into buying Red Steel 1.
I'm inclined to believe the guy, given his apparent history of promoting EA games and Origin so heavily, even giving away free games en masse. And he's doesnt necessarily have to be privy to information about corporate buyouts for his boss to cryptically allude to one in the near future in a casual conversation.
I remember back when I used to frequent /v/, I got accused of being a viral marketer by some people because I made and posted a survey with live updating graphs of the results. They were fairly innocent/unusable questions about sexual orientation, past relationships, living conditions, etc lol.
I think the craze/accusations are very overblown, even meme status there, but I'm confident viral marketing is widespread. I've accepted that as reality and it doesn't seriously bother me until the marketers start spouting and popularizing outright lies/misinformation about their own games and rival games.
Overall, however, I think rabid fan boys and personal attacks are more damaging to the gaming community. Marketers can try all they want, but they're never going to convince any significant number of people that Day 1 DLC or unerasable save files are good things. And if I know GAF, any outright lies spread by marketers will be drowned out by legitimate discussion. Most of the time, anyway.
I remember back when I used to frequent /v/, I got accused of being a viral marketer by some people because I made and posted a survey with live updating graphs of the results. They were fairly innocent/unusable questions about sexual orientation, past relationships, living conditions, etc lol.
I think the craze/accusations are very overblown, even meme status there, but I'm confident viral marketing is widespread. I've accepted that as reality and it doesn't seriously bother me until the marketers start spouting and popularizing outright lies/misinformation about their own games and rival games.
Overall, however, I think rabid fan boys and personal attacks are more damaging to the gaming community. Marketers can try all they want, but they're never going to convince any significant number of people that Day 1 DLC or unerasable save files are good things. And if I know GAF, any outright lies spread by marketers will be drowned out by legitimate discussion. Most of the time, anyway.
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