EA using false advertising to promote BF3

I don't see how that is false advertising. They never said you bought the game. And obviously you have signed up for something connected to EA or DICE at one point in time or else you would not have received that.

ferret-gamer

That's not false advertising...transactional can mean a lot of things not just sales.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/transactional

3. Communication involving two or more people that affects all those involved; personal interaction

Geeze...people are so overreactional these days lol.

That's not false advertising...transactional can mean a lot of things not just sales.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/transactional

3. Communication involving two or more people that affects all those involved; personal interaction

Geeze...people are so overreactional these days lol.

Renevent42

Have you ever installed Origin? Did you ever use EA's old download service from before? Have you ever used that e-mail when signing into any EA-published game? That would be a way they'd have your address.

Edit: Funny how I thought a topic about "False Advertising used in promoting BF3" would imply that people might think the "Is It Real?" latest TV commercial was all in-game footage. Seen here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtMaJf45mQ8

TC - just delete the e-mail message/block the sender if you don't want it and move on, it's nothing to do with false advertising just because you got an ad in your inbox.

[QUOTE="Renevent42"]

That's not false advertising...transactional can mean a lot of things not just sales.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/transactional

3. Communication involving two or more people that affects all those involved; personal interaction

Geeze...people are so overreactional these days lol.

masterdrat

[QUOTE="masterdrat"][QUOTE="Renevent42"]

That's not false advertising...transactional can mean a lot of things not just sales.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/transactional

3. Communication involving two or more people that affects all those involved; personal interaction

Geeze...people are so overreactional these days lol.

Renevent42

Post the full text from the specific law...and they are not using transaction as in a financial transaction...they are using it as in a communication. That was pretty clear no idea why you are still going on about it.

How about this...why don't you contact a laywer and see what he says.

Hit delete, move on with life.

Hit delete, move on with life.

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I get stuff like this from newegg and blizzard all the time.

I get stuff like this from newegg and blizzard all the time.

NailedGR

I'm sure it's legal alright, but it's a pathetic attempt to get some extra $$$. And the fact that it's the biggest computer game company in the world makes it even more pathetic. And that should be said.

I'm sure it's legal alright, but it's a pathetic attempt to get some extra $$$. And the fact that it's the biggest computer game company in the world makes it even more pathetic. And that should be said.

gamerns

I received this spam yesterday, I checked, it is legit from EA, problem is, I never bought the game and I'm not in any EA or Dice emailing list. masterdrat

I got this email too. I don't use Origin, but I did have to signup with EA to download the free Mass Effect 2 DLC. Well I signed up on the Bioware site, but they have a unified login now. I'm sure the ToS I had to accept when creating the account allowed for emails like this.

According to your Raptr account, you've played DA2, and your Steam DA:O -both for no more than an hour. If I remember correctly DA:O required you to have an EA account, that's probably how they got your email address.flipin_jackass

Game, set, and match.