Full article at Eurogamer, HERE.Sega has added disclaimers to its Aliens: Colonial Marines trailers after admitting they didn't accurately reflect the final game.
The decision was made following talks between Sega and the Advertising Standards Agency sparked by a complain made by a Reddit user called subpardave.
Subpardave wrote to the ASA highlighting what he described as the "absurd" difference between the "in-game" and "playthrough" footage used to advertise the troubled Gearbox Software shooter.
"Of course, the game looked and played NOTHING like what was shown to consumers," subpardave wrote on Reddit.
"My aim was not to get fines, compensation or any of that. Gearbox and Sega spoke very clearly - by saying absolutely nothing - and showed the purchasing community that they would rather this mess all quietly disappear.
"The games industry - like any other - needs to be held accountable for blatantly deceiving the consumer. And doubly so when a wall of silence is the only response to resounding criticism for shipping a shoddy product, having shown off one with all the bells and whistles.
Here's the reply from the ASA received by "subpardave": -