Media revealing too much about games, example Mass Effect 2

I have been in a media blackout of this game for 2 months but every article is revealing more and more. They might as well tell the whole story and everything. Why are games getting overexposure?

The game comes out in two weeks. Theres going to be alot of coverage and info..... None of which you HAVE to read.

Best advice is dont read it. I have had plenty of moments in movies, music, and games ruined because i followed the media of it to much. There is nothing worse then playing one of your most anticipated games and having it feel like you already played just because you already know everything about it.

It's best to stay away from the Internet a couple of weeks before a blockbuster game comes out.

I know I did before the release of Halo 3.

It's best to stay away from the Internet a couple of weeks before a blockbuster game comes out.

I know I did before the release of Halo 3.

I have been in a media blackout of this game for 2 months but every article is revealing more and more. They might as well tell the whole story and everything. Why are games getting overexposure?

OwnallConsoles

Your living in a time when the media and internet now have the run of the mill. World communication is now near instant and people like to know things before they happen (before release). My advice is to not listen or pay attention to any of it, if you don't want it ruined for you.

I have been in a media blackout of this game for 2 months but every article is revealing more and more. They might as well tell the whole story and everything. Why are games getting overexposure?

OwnallConsoles

Yea just don't look

I wish i hadn't seen MGS4's ending a month before it came out

It would've blown my mind had i not know it was gonna happen

Yeah I put myself on media blackout after *** SPOILER *** you probably already know this.... but after they revealed that Shepard wasn't KIA, like the 1st trailer hinted at... I was like... "WTF, what was the point of the KIA trailer, if they are gonna spoil the suspense for us b4 the game even ships"... right then and there, I stopped watching any videos or reading any previews on the game.

The internet is great for many reasons.... but the gaming media ruins the experience for me sometimes. I don't wanna know the story inside and out... plot, characters, locations... etc. b4 I even get the game in my machine.

Some games I dont' mind so much.... but for things that are heavy on story or just stories I'm very interested in... I stay far away from any vids/previews.

PS... The single most annoying thing for me, is it seems all reviewers now go into detail about the story, when reviewing the game. It's absolutely ridiculous... just tell us if the story is good or not. There is absolutely no need to tell us everything that happens in the first hour of the game.

Simple, Sales is the only thing that matters to a publisher and they finally found out largely thanks to microsoft's halo franchise that marketing is WAY more important than the quality of your product and relieing on word to mouth

Simple, Sales is the only thing that matters to a publisher and they finally found out largely thanks to microsoft's halo franchise that marketing is WAY more important than the quality of your product and relieing on word to mouth

hot114

Simple, Sales is the only thing that matters to a publisher and they finally found out largely thanks to microsoft's halo franchise that marketing is WAY more important than the quality of your product and relieing on word to mouth

hot114

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Simple, Sales is the only thing that matters to a publisher and they finally found out largely thanks to microsoft's halo franchise that marketing is WAY more important than the quality of your product and relieing on word to mouth

VALikimlav

Simple, Sales is the only thing that matters to a publisher and they finally found out largely thanks to microsoft's halo franchise that marketing is WAY more important than the quality of your product and relieing on word to mouth

It's best to stay away from the Internet a couple of weeks before a blockbuster game comes out.

I know I did before the release of Halo 3.

I actually agree, these days so many Devs reveal too much pre launch in order to market and build hype for their products. Of coarse you can simply not read about it, but that only ignores the problem.

There are better ways to market games I think, emotive teaser trailers and abstract viral campeigns come to mind as more elegant albeit more costly way to talk up a game over just blerting out this that and the other...

Its so they let people know that its so much better than Mass Effect 1. A lot of people just dont watch. Try it. also, GOT GAME OF TEH GEN AAAA

1.) Don't read/watch it

2.) Don't play games that the media talks about

1.) Don't read/watch it

2.) Don't play games that the media talks about

I haven't been paying one lick of attention to anything regarding ME2 and been easily able to avoid it. I don't think it is being "over-exposed," considering I know very little about it. Unfortunately, I won't be able to play it anytime soon.

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1.) Don't read/watch it

2.) Don't play games that the media talks about

hot114

I was giving him options.

Its called marketing.skrat_01

nothing compared to the spoiler ville's the MGS4 trailers were.