Dead Island Riptide – Dev apologizes over CE torso

Seems not only the zombies are brain-dead.

*bada bum tssh*

Well that certainly didn’t take long.

Seriously what were they thinking making something like that.

Stage 2 (aka Operation Apology) complete.

PR sweep continues with Stage 3 (aka See What Hitman: Absolution Did At This Point).

They are now going include a severed zombie penis as well to appeal to everyone.

And yet they’re still going to sell it.

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@4: That would be hilarious.

So i guess i’m the only one not seeing the big deal here?

Like I said: bunch of morons to let this happen. What were they thinking? Bad press is better than no press at all? Did they really thought a wounded female torso would be the next big thing?

““We deeply apologize for any offense caused”
they don’t need to apologize .. just ignore the oversensitive idiots.

I’m not “morally” offended by this bust, it’s just not a great countervalue nor a better deal than the Rigor Mortis US edition, which includes more “usable swag” than the bust itself.

I have no qualms showcasing my Catherine Love is Over Edition because it doesn’t defy the uncanny valley as much as a zombie bust.
Even if they put a male zombie chest it would unsettle most unaware observers.

@9 … you mean like, the media and unknowing public mob? Great timing, really. If it only had a Zombie head, that would make it a Zombie. But I guess the people not knowing DI as a whole, this just looks like what it is. A dismembered female torso full of scars. No need to be oversensitive to see how wrong this is. But let me guess: you perordered?

When i saw this article i couldn’t help but think of this:
http://www.vg247.com/2012/04/12/enough-we-must-all-try-to-kick-sexism-out-of-gaming/

Seems like you guys forgot something when choosing the image

“Warning includes content that make cause offense”

WAAAHHHHHH IM OFFENDED WAAAAHHHHH

http://i.imgur.com/EX5v4.jpg
get a grip

@12 Haha, was just about to say the same thing. The image is definitely relevant to the story, but it’s a bit weird seeing it on the site’s front page panel, given Pat’s policy on such things.

This was simply an old marketing trick

@7 I don’t see the big deal here either.

I’m not in any way offended by it, I just think it’s fuckin hideous and cannot see any reason why any sane person would want it!

@18

To have sex with of course!

You silly goose

*sighs and facepalms*

@14 Couldn’t have put it better myself. I actually found it to be kinda catchy: Dead Island Riptide Zombie Bait Edition. She being the bait and all, or rather was in this case.

Not that I’d buy it, though.

Shouldn’t you guys be at CES whining at tech companies for using hot women in lowcut shirts to sell their products?

Oh right, I forgot. Employing attractive women to sell stuff is perfectly acceptable anywhere but gaming.

On the other hand, these guys went and did a halfnaked torso and didn’t expect any fallout? Right, that’s likely. Thanks for playing along everybody.

@21 CES hasn’t been without controversy either. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20957848

Gaming’s come some way since the days of painted nude models being used at the VGA’s to represent nominees .

@22 Oh man, I just looked at the preceding “piece” as well. “Some people”. “Some women”. Brilliant journalism BBC, Fox News would be proud.

[The words are synonymous with journalistic trickery, because obviously you can attach "Some people.." to absolutely any claim you want - There's always "Some people.."]

Maybe booth babes are used because they’re effective. Maybe they’re effective because people like them.

I could understand if people were handing out stamps of acid to make you watch their flatscreen displays or play the next Gears of War, but really, our societies must be in sterling fucking condition for journalists to care about something like this

I came for the picture.

@4: That would be fine as long as it’s not a big fat sexy cock.

I live in the US ill trade with someone from the UK with our special edition with this one!!!! Let me know!!! Email me
mandachaves@yahoo.com

And the but hurt internetz strikes again. And they are right of course. Lol! Big tits are ugly!! Better include something flat chested. Yeah. Lol! You f**king losers!

As most of you know I am of the female gender. I do not find this booby statue offensive, it’s just zombie boobs. Yawn. People need to get a grip really.

The booth babes video (@22) pissed me off to whole new levels though, the guy at the start.. I’d love to introduce his face to a wall.

To be honest, I don’t think I’d want anything so ugly on my mantelpiece, let alone something that screams ‘you need help.’ I’m… not sure who their target demographic was with this, anyway. Asylum escapees, maybe? Either that, or there’s some truth in the press about how batshit crazy gamers can be.

I can’t lie, #9 does make me wonder. It’s as an engineering friend of mine said; imagine how stupid you think the average person is, now realise that most people are more stupid than that, and that’s why this will sell.

I hate being a realist but I think he’s right. And if he’s right, then we, as gamers, seriously need to get our shit in order.

And to say it again – I’m not offended. I just think that if any of us truly desire such a truly ugly, and utterly mental looking thing for our mantelpiece, then those who do are absolutely barmy and have no taste whatsoever.

Seriously… why would you? There are many, many more awesome things that you could fit on your mantelpiece, or on a shelf, or in any space. Whyyyy would you waste space on that? And I don’t buy trolling hipsters even, because even they would know better.

So not offended, then. Just dismayed.