04-24-2010, 05:46 PM | #1 |
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Now I am getting concerned about AG
What's with all the Wispered World buzz articles, giveaways, front page background? Jack keeps cranking out grandiose statements such as "highly anticipated" about a game which put out a bad trailer with horrible voice acting. Is AG going the way of GameSpot which put the interest of advertisers above journalistic integrity earning the nickname GameWhore? Now I am getting really concerned!
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04-24-2010, 06:59 PM | #2 |
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oh don't be silly - Whispered World is getting great reviews and is most definitely a highly anticipated graphic adventure!
I can't wait to get my copy. |
04-24-2010, 08:48 PM | #3 |
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Our position on advertising.
Previews, contests, and advertising are exactly what ALL publishers should be doing near release. People bitch all the time that they don't, so why not just be thankful that one is? |
04-24-2010, 08:58 PM | #4 |
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It's simply called aggressive marketing - something that I SERIOUSLY WISH a lot more adventure game publishers would do, especially beyond the small online adventure communities.
Buy ad space on the sides of buses, on billboards, on the Discover Channel and History Channel, online on the New York Times site, and yeah, on more mainstream gaming sites like Gamespy, Joystiq, and Game Politics. What good is your adventure game if not enough people know about it?
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04-26-2010, 07:10 AM | #6 |
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When we have ads on the site this is simply a result of the publisher of a game coming to us wanting to buy advertising space. We had space available, so the publisher was able to have its game featured in a big way.
AG's editorial content has been strictly independent since the site's founding, and we have specific policies in place to ensure that advertising is always handled entirely separately from site content. (For more details see Jack's link.) |
04-29-2010, 06:58 AM | #7 | |
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04-29-2010, 12:14 PM | #8 |
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Well, in a way they kinda did it to themselves in the past 15 years.
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04-29-2010, 12:21 PM | #9 |
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Oh no, you did not just go there!
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