Corey and I realized recently that it's been a while since there's been an off-the-beaten-path drink review segment on the show. It was time to rectify that issue, and we did so with the aid of a Triple Aged bottle of Innis and Gunn each. Well, maybe we decided to do the beer review just because Corey brought them over anyways, and I was a little excited. Either way you get to reap the benefits!
Alongside of the impromptu beer review we check back in at our status with Just Cause 2, talk iPhone OS4, Marvel vs. Capcom 3, and Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker advertising. All of this leading up to are regularly scheduled trending topic of the week: Adverigaming, the process where by companies slip product placements into our games.
Intro
What we've been playing:
-Even more Just Cause 2
News:
-OS 4.0/Game Center
-Metal Gear Shenanigans
Trending:
-Advergaming
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...And one last thing, it is impossible to be stealthy wearing axe, you can smell that shit from a mile away! Unless of course Snake is running covert ops in a Jr. High School. In which case he should probably come with some skinny jeans too.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. I might have to photoshop that. Well played good sir. Well Played.
lol i love your drinking nights. they sound like so much fun. hahaha
its possible to see some Disney characters in the game. but i dont see the main Disney characters like Mickey Mouse making into the game. but i would love to see Mickey mouse in the game.
haha Servbot is epic. we also pick him. and the aim is to tea bag your opponent with him.
i think the game could work very well both in 2D and 2.3D like in TvC.
we were also talking about all this product placement in MGS. and we thought that it could work if the products were like beer or some other alcoholic drinks, because these products would be better suited with Snake's personality. and these products would need to be in the right places. in the jungle would of course be silly. but if you could find them inside a house it could work better.
lol ill check out that beer for you.
lol ill check out that beer for you.
You have no idea what will happen if I get that beer. I totally forgot you are in the UK when I was asking that. If you can get your hands on that rare brew. OMFG. Let me know what it costs i'll pay pal you for both me and Casey to get our hands on 2 bottles and 2 glasses. We'll do another on air taste test and maybe we can have you skype call in for an epic co-host INTERNATIONAL ON AIR DRINK TEST hahaha.
lol ill check out that beer for you.
You have no idea what will happen if I get that beer. I totally forgot you are in the UK when I was asking that. If you can get your hands on that rare brew. OMFG. Let me know what it costs i'll pay pal you for both me and Casey to get our hands on 2 bottles and 2 glasses. We'll do another on air taste test and maybe we can have you skype call in for an epic co-host INTERNATIONAL ON AIR DRINK TEST hahaha.
I like the sound of all of this. :D
Have to admit that I felt like: "Not in the face!". Could be false, though.
I always read my game manuals on the toilet
I always read my game manuals on the toilet
I always read my game manuals on the toilet
HAHAH! Touche. I have to say that is a great time to read a manual.
I always read my game manuals on the toilet
its called multitasking
I never got the reading in the bathroom thing personally, I don't spend that much time in the bathroom. LOL. Though then again, it seems to be mostly guys in a relationship that do it... maybe it's more of an escape thing? Ahhhh the single life. :D
I never got the reading in the bathroom thing personally, I don't spend that much time in the bathroom. LOL. Though then again, it seems to be mostly guys in a relationship that do it... maybe it's more of an escape thing? Ahhhh the single life. :D
That's why I think reading a game manual in the bathroom is perfect because its a light read. Though I wouldn't read a game strategy guide in the bathroom because my legs will fall asleep.
I never got the reading in the bathroom thing personally, I don't spend that much time in the bathroom. LOL. Though then again, it seems to be mostly guys in a relationship that do it... maybe it's more of an escape thing? Ahhhh the single life. :D
That's why I think reading a game manual in the bathroom is perfect because its a light read. Though I wouldn't read a game strategy guide in the bathroom because my legs will fall asleep.
LOL! An excellent point.
In my haste to get ready for work this morning, after listening to the podcast in bed before sleep last night I forgot to mention. Nice beer review, this should become a more frequent event. After all, my favorite past time on my Friday Night Loser Nights as some of you may know is... BEER AND GAMES AND BEER AND GAMES!
May I suggest buying a Big Rock Sample case and sharing it amongst yourselves to review a few of one of Canada's best brewery's ales.
May I suggest buying a Big Rock Sample case and sharing it amongst yourselves to review a few of one of Canada's best brewery's ales.
I've had Big Rock, it's pretty good stuff. A sample pack review might be an interest thing to do, maybe this should become a regular thing. I like beer and video games too. :D
We should totally take requests for on air beer / liquor tests. I like where this is going.
We should totally take requests for on air beer / liquor tests. I like where this is going.
Any time you want some epic ideas just ask 
Put me down for a free QS shirt while you're at it!
Corey has pushed ths stuff on me too and i have to admit i like it. But not as much as Jeremy.
I think advertising definately has a place in gaming. In my opinion however it works best when we don't recognize it as advertising because the product placement BELONGS where we find it. Much like your billboard examples from sports games, or say tv and radio ads in GTA. My favorite advetising in games though, is when I go to buy a new Driver in Tiger Woods and they have Nike, Callaway, Titelist Drivers all available. Buying new rims in Need For Speed? Yeah that's right they have DUBS.
A prime example of where this advertising DOES NOT BELONG is in Metal Gear. I'll have to jump directly on board with Casey and Corey on this one. Blatant product placement in an enviroment in which it clearly does not belong ruins a game experience for me. It's one thing to unlock a shirt, which is still douchebaggery but lines are crossed and consumers are raped, no condom, no lube, no warning, when I am fored to drink a pepsi and eat some doritos for a health boost.
Get your modern Junk Food out of my Games!!!
And one last thing, it is impossible to be stealthy wearing axe, you can smell that shit from a mile away! Unless of course Snake is running covert ops in a Jr. High School. In which case he should probably come with some skinny jeans too.
Sorry Diego, I like you bud, but in this case it's not a matter of opinion... You're wrong!