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Tap the right poster or graffitti and you will get the naked zombie easter egg.

I wonder if Empty Room Studios knows about this tribute ?
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"In case you aren't familiar with the concept of in-game advertising, here's a quick primer courtesy Wikipedia:"

Really Nex? Really?
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Yes tcraig. Yes.

Also, huh?
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Cavalli, you frakkin dim bulb. tcraig just schooled you for a sophomoric post belaboring the obvious. I'm sure your mom appreciated the lesson on in-game advertising. The rest of us have been familiar with the concept since Gran Turismo and FIFA.

Also, quoting a wiki article is generally considered bad form. Quoting a wiki article on game merchandising whose latest reference is 2007 is beyond retarded.

I was tempted to share the job announcement at the local McD's, but then you'd screw up my fries. You probably do less harm blogging and playing with your reproductive bits. (but do it off-screen, PLEASE)
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@rabblevox: Good show, sir. Good show!

"In case you're unfamiliar with the concept of product placement in popular media..."

@Nex: your constant belief that your readers are no smarter than a room full of retarded gibbons has pretty much turned everyone off from caring about whatever drivel you feel is somehow relevant that day. Have you considered taking a nice long sabatical or medical leave of absense? It would do your soul good.
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Shit, I remember seeing ads for Butterfinger BBs (they still make those?) in Cool Boarders on the PS1 back in 1997. Playboy is a little skeevy, but this is a zombie game we're talking here. I'd prefer undead porn, thankyouverymuch.
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Well boys, congrats on having a grasp of the IGA concept. You're certainly a valuable asset to MENSA, but you all kinda missed the point (presumably because you were too busy crafting vague memetic slights and witty barbs about fast food jobs).

Two things:
A) Not everyone knows about the IGA concept. This isn't EDGE and while you geniuses already get this stuff, maybe the next guy wasn't sent the "hey, let's all spend our nights refreshing NeoGAF memo."
B) The more salient point behind my quote was the monetary figure, which, regardless of current veracity, demonstrates the key idea I was going for here. I'd imagine that the majority of people familiar with IGA don't grasp how much cash changes hands for these kinds of things.

I will agree that it's seen as "less than proper" to use Wikipedia as a source, but then again some people probably see it as "less than proper" to publish articles about Hillary Duff's cooter accessories. Fuck those people.
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I'm going to have to back Nex on this one. As an adult with a job and a sex life, I had no idea what an IGA is until I read this, um, er, article...POST, I mean post. To new things!
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Nex, the name of In Game Advertising is fucking IN GAME ADVERTISING. Like Advertising In a video Game. Or In a video Game Advertising. It doesn't take an IQ above death penalty to understand what it means.

If you could stop splicing sentences for two fucking seconds you could see how condescending you are and why reading you makes me weep for video game journalism.

Portland nerds deserve better!
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@The Darkness: Oooh! Good one! Congratulations on having a job and a sex life. I don't know why you're bothering to post in an article full of comments by people who don't.
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Some people are overreacting about the wrong thing. Good post Nex, but I'm pissed you got the game before me.
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Thanks, Graham. I was gonna troll the dead girl, but somebody already got her.
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@Rusty: Yeah, I agree with you about the borderline creepy jabs at all my posts here, but I've been told by the higher ups that I can't actually respond in full because it would be "feeding the trolls."

RE Dead Rising 2: If it makes you feel better, I only got it a day before it went on sale, so I didn't even have time to drive around town waving the box at people out the window of my car.

@Darkness: Thanks for proving my point by being a normal person (and for proving that such things exist within The Merc's readership).
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You all grew up with in game advertising. Look at the pictures mom took of you playing with you hotwheels and fisher price toys. It works, I've seen people buy Hello Kitty Autos.

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