20 Dumb Attempts To Promote Video Games That BACKFIRED

Some companies went to bizarre lengths to market and promote their newest video games.

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[HeadCannonPrime]

That CEO going up there with his whole written and prepared speech and just saying "299" is the most baller thing any video game company spokesperson has EVER done.

[chrys]

The irony with Randy Pitchford promoting Battleborn with Rule 34 is that Overwatch is probably the most Rule 34ed game ever made, so even in that regard he lost.

[mcm]

The fact that the dovahkinn kid is now old enough to play skyrim himself is both cool and sad how fast time is passing

[TheColdOne]

I LOVED the PS3 ads with how bizarre they were.

[KadeemG]

You’re in luck Jake because Concord is shutting down just 15 days after launch.

Falcon: Hold my feathers…

[thecatyaking]

8:00 no one going to fact check that kratos had already been a father BEFORE the first three God of War games? He is literally cursed to wear the ashes of his daughter and wife that he killed 😂

[Requiem]

Mighty No. 9's "cry like an anime fan on prom night" deserved to be on the list

[Comedymakesmelaugh]

"There must be something in the water in the UK because all the worst stuff seems to happen here"

That's not even in regards to video game promotions. Jake just decided to say that.

[BuildinWings]

"Do you guys not have phones?"

[badscientist]

4:28 Don't think I missed that! XD

[TheDJMeyer]

By the time Elder Scrolls 6 comes out that kid will have his own child he can name after a game character for free games

[Mrchair]

Can’t wait for you guys to cover Concord just being completely eliminated lmao, I can’t believe it’s literally already been delisted. 😂

[wkimray]

Doom was not the first FPS game. That distinction belongs to Wolfenstein 3D which came out BEFORE Doom.

[whyjnot]

I remember when the Saturn came out and how I wanted one. I also remember how it never materialized anywhere around me except on store shelves. The only times I ever even used one were the occasional store demo ones. Nobody I knew had one. Barely anyone talked about them. Still nobody I know ever mentions them, even amongst people who have been gaming since the 80s. It is as if it exists as little more than a phantom in my memory.

[jayes]

The ouya is basically why unlocked smart tvs were the standard (before standard browser streaming bootlegs came back)

[scubaad]

Good on Bethesda for making good on their promise, even if they did think it was just a joke.

[thatgamerguy]

Watchdogs is a goated game. It’s a shame they never kept the dark evil tone of that game going forward

[abyss]

You all have phones don't you???);

[Fonzzz]

I miss weird commercials. Recently saw one of a guy whose wife was giving birth next to him, but he was to occupied with a game. Which game was so engaging he couldn't pay attention to his wife giving birth next to him? Some n64 golf game lol.

[mgiebus]

I remember my pops getting my cousin and I each a Sega Saturn and a PS1. I actually liked the Sega Saturn a lot more with Virtual Cop, Clockwork Knights, and Gex being my favorites. Then those Sony games started rolling in though and the Saturn quickly became a paperweight