NSFW product from marketers who would starve to death in a just world

I though Hitman's advertisers were the biggest idiots in gaming, but I was wrong, so very, very wrong.

This product is made for necrophiliacs so I don't see a big market for it, but time will tell.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-01-15-dead-island-riptide-zombie-bait-edition-has-headless-armless-bloody-female-torso-figurine

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I can't imagine who would want that.

edit:

*ordered* MudoSkills

lol

I think the Hitman stuff was worse. That was plain despicable; this is just dumb and disgusting.

"warning: includes content that may cause offense."

well there. they warned you didn't they? :P

What was the big deal about Hitman? Anyone got a link?El_Zo1212o

Read this.

[QUOTE="El_Zo1212o"]What was the big deal about Hitman? Anyone got a link?c_rake

Read this.

They've apologized for it:

Deep Silver apologizes for Dead Island Riptide bikini statue

They've apologized for it:

Deep Silver apologizes for Dead Island Riptide bikini statue

rragnaar

[QUOTE="rragnaar"]

They've apologized for it:

Deep Silver apologizes for Dead Island Riptide bikini statue

Black_Knight_00

I suspect it was actual idiocy. If the guys wanted to get people interesting in their crap game, they would have cooked up another wildly misleading trailer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ialZcLaI17Y

[QUOTE="Black_Knight_00"][QUOTE="rragnaar"]

They've apologized for it:

Deep Silver apologizes for Dead Island Riptide bikini statue

CarnageHeart

I suspect it was actual idiocy. If the guys wanted to get people interesting in their crap game, they would have cooked up another wildly misleading trailer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ialZcLaI17Y

wasn't offended by it, but i was anticipating a certain type of backlash when i first saw it. the statue i think is tasteless and stupid. wouldn't want it on my counter with my other figurines.

but i didn't see anything to get that offended by, it's a game about zombies (one of the goriest of horror subgenres) on a beach resort (look up ladies in bakini's, guys in swim trunks or if one wanted to sexualize the guys somehow speedo). Seemed an appropriate imagry to me, given the context of the game.

If i were at Deep Silver though i wouldn't of done this statue, let alone DO this statue and then call it "Zombie Bait". you literally asking for someone to get butt hurt over it.

it's like literal PR flame bait. except unlike Hitman where it could seriously affect people in real life with it's social-bully game. It's a piece of cheap plastic where social ideologues (who in strong likelihood wouldn't be buying the game anyhow) can moan about the larger theoretical meta social-consequences of selling this piece of plastic on market.

In a game where you visciously mutilate undead humans in fairly grotesque manners, it's a pair of dead **** that sends people over the edge.

Really now.

Didn't find this or the Hitman stuff remotely offensive.

God knows what marketing were smoking though to actually go through with that. Love it.

Yes, this was essentially the perfect product to release amid all the violence controversy. Except here, Deep Silver decided to bring sex into the mix. I honestly can't imagine who would want something like that.

Also, who would pre order a game that of which hasn't even had gameplay previews yet?

In a game where you visciously mutilate undead humans in fairly grotesque manners, it's a pair of dead **** that sends people over the edge.

Really now.

Systems_Id

lol, my thoughts exactly.

I really don't see the issue. I think it's fitting, given the type of game it is.

Maybe it's because my sister and her fiance have a lot of horror figures... I dunno.

[spoiler] I don't know what the f*ck they're apologising for. [/spoiler]

[QUOTE="Rattlesnake_8"] Id much rather see a Zombie head or something as the statue. The gore does look pretty detailed, but it's not something I'd want my friends or family coming over and seeing because they would all ask wtf.MrGeezer

You answered your own question...

Didn't find this or the Hitman stuff remotely offensive.

God knows what marketing were smoking though to actually go through with that. Love it.

Ilovegames1992

Seriously though why are gamers offended by this...?

[QUOTE="Ilovegames1992"]

Didn't find this or the Hitman stuff remotely offensive.

God knows what marketing were smoking though to actually go through with that. Love it.

Ilovegames1992

Seriously though why are gamers offended by this...?

I don't think anyone is offended by this. It's just them drumming up fake controversy to promote their game.

[QUOTE="Ilovegames1992"]

[QUOTE="Ilovegames1992"]

Didn't find this or the Hitman stuff remotely offensive.

God knows what marketing were smoking though to actually go through with that. Love it.

Lucky_Krystal

Seriously though why are gamers offended by this...?

I don't think anyone is offended by this. It's just them drumming up fake controversy to promote their game.

The sensationalist/emotive title suggests people are annoyed or upset. Bizzare.

You answered your own question...

CarnageHeart

[QUOTE="CarnageHeart"]

You answered your own question...

MrGeezer

enjoy a statuette of a bloody torsoGodModeEnabled

Don't even want to know what this means.

[QUOTE="Lucky_Krystal"]

[QUOTE="Ilovegames1992"]

Seriously though why are gamers offended by this...?

Ilovegames1992

I don't think anyone is offended by this. It's just them drumming up fake controversy to promote their game.

The sensationalist/emotive title suggests people are annoyed or upset. Bizzare.

I think it was more of a "Why would you think that was a good idea? That's disgusting!" rather than a "I'm offended! Ban it ban it!"

Also, the more I look around, it seems this game isn't on any specific group's radar. People were bringing up feminism in the GS article but I don't see any feminist groups getting their panties in a bunch over this. Nor do I see any politicians connecting it to video games causing real world violence or whatever. The only thing I see on any site I go on is a bunch of gamers foaming at the mouth saying something akin to "Who's offended by this!? KILL YOURSELF!"

It leads me to believe that Deep Silver made it seem like an issue when it wasn't just to promote their game. The fact that they apologized literally HOURS after it was announced reinforces that. It was just a stupid and cheap tactic to promote their crappy game, because apparently trailers, teasers, and news releases can't speak for themselves. :roll:

[QUOTE="MrGeezer"][QUOTE="CarnageHeart"]

You answered your own question...

GodModeEnabled

[QUOTE="GodModeEnabled"][QUOTE="MrGeezer"] I just think it's a little bit weird how pretty much everyone seems to be saying how wrong it is. Yet, whenever someone so much as dares criticize the violence in an actual videogame, the conversation goes completely in the opposite direction. Archangel3371

Well said. I suspect that holds true for most gamers.

I true see a hypocrisy. Its a cool little statuette. If people are put off of from seeing that then they SHOULD be put off of you when you geefully hack people down in the game.

[QUOTE="JML897"]

[QUOTE="GodModeEnabled"]enjoy a statuette of a bloody torsodvader654

Don't even want to know what this means.

[QUOTE="dvader654"][QUOTE="JML897"]

Don't even want to know what this means.

Black_Knight_00

Oh god....don't EVER talk about "horse romances."

I don't ever want to go down that dark path again.

That the company apologised indicates that either this was just a way to generate a bit of free publicity - or that they really do feel 'deeply sorry' that they offended a few vocal people, which they shouldn't.MudoSkills

It has to be the former, which is what makes this whole thing disgraceful. They obviously created this so there'd be a big ol' sh*t-storm over it for some free publicity. On its own, the statue is just dumb. As part of some obviously cheap publicity stunt, its just... ugh.

The enjoyment of the statue comes form the enjoyment of the horror genre, its a neat little collectible. You enjoy the statue the same way you enjoy watching people getting their faces eaten off, and their guts ripped out in The Walking Dead. Not getting the product, or the genre, is one thing. Saying its for necrophiliacs is pure left wing, crybaby, bleeding heart nonsense.GodModeEnabled

I agree.

[QUOTE="GodModeEnabled"]The enjoyment of the statue comes form the enjoyment of the horror genre, its a neat little collectible. You enjoy the statue the same way you enjoy watching people getting their faces eaten off, and their guts ripped out in The Walking Dead. Not getting the product, or the genre, is one thing. Saying its for necrophiliacs is pure left wing, crybaby, bleeding heart nonsense.Ilovegames1992

I agree.

I like horror games and movies, but I confess I don't take any pleasure in mutilation. A lot of horror movies and some games favor don't impress me because the characters are so thin (clearly created only to be dissected messily). I enjoyed horror games like the old Silent Hill games, Siren and The Walking Dead and horror movies like The Sixth Sense, Hellraiser, 28 Days Later and The Shining not so much because of the gruesomeness of the deaths/monsters, but the fact that they were were quality games and movies respectively which starred fleshed out characters, not just the movie equivalent of crash test dummies.

*Shrugs* According to the latest reports, its not clear that the torso is being cancelled so maybe you two can each pick one up and stare at it and giggle, or whatever it is you do.

[QUOTE="Ilovegames1992"]

[QUOTE="GodModeEnabled"]The enjoyment of the statue comes form the enjoyment of the horror genre, its a neat little collectible. You enjoy the statue the same way you enjoy watching people getting their faces eaten off, and their guts ripped out in The Walking Dead. Not getting the product, or the genre, is one thing. Saying its for necrophiliacs is pure left wing, crybaby, bleeding heart nonsense.CarnageHeart

I agree.

I like horror games and movies, but I confess I don't take any pleasure in mutilation. A lot of horror movies and some games favor don't impress me because the characters are so thin (clearly created only to be dissected messily). I enjoyed horror games like the old Silent Hill games, Siren and The Walking Dead and horror movies like The Sixth Sense, Hellraiser, 28 Days Later and The Shining not so much because of the gruesomeness of the deaths/monsters, but the fact that they were were quality games and movies respectively which starred fleshed out characters, not just the movie equivalent of crash test dummies.

*Shrugs* According to the latest reports, its not clear that the torso is being cancelled so maybe you two can each pick one up and stare at it and giggle, or whatever it is you do.

There is so much pretentiousness in this post it saddens me.

Why is it wrong to like cool little paraphenelia. It has no relfection on what you appreciate as art. I too enjoy all the things you mention and prefer fleshed out characters and genuine horror to gore and jump scares. I don't really see the correlation. Playing the game Dead Island is just not bad, if not worse. And you obviouslt are not that averse to mutilation as you enjoy things like Silent Hill, Hellraiser and 28 Days Later, which are very heavy on shameless gratutious violence.

There is a model i wanted to get of a Predator standing above a dead Xenomorph with a pool of mashed up blood and gore where its head used to be, with the Predator holding the xenomorph head as a trophy.

That's because i like Predator and Alien, and its just a cool looking model.

I wouldn't stare at it and giggle. I don't know why people think thats what people do.

Hell i don't even want this thing as it looks weird but my god this is just such a non issue backed up with some serious pretentiousness. Its so strange.

so maybe you two can each pick one up and stare at it and giggle, or whatever it is you do.CarnageHeart