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Hitman: Absolution Reaches Out To Fans With The New Barcode Society Webpage

The Hitman series has had a cult following that has been around since the franchise’s start with Hitman: Codname 47 back in 2000. With the upcoming release of Hitman: Absolution fast approaching, Square Enix and IO Interactive are ramping up their advertising with the creation of the brand new Barcode Society. This one stop shop is [...]

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A Simple Question: GameStop’s Deus Ex Debacle

It was a huge headline last week; GameStop admitting to removing coupons from copies of Deus Ex that allowed consumers to get a free copy of the game on OnLive.  Later, GameStop simply pulled the game from their shelves, stating that they would not sell the game until it had the coupon removed.  Finally, they offered [...]

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Platform Nation’s “A Simple Question”: Your Mom Hates Dead Space 2

EA has taken a new and different approach to advertising for Dead Space 2.  Rather than show gamers the merits of their game, give some teasers to the story, and hype gameplay to entice gamers to buy the latest installment, they instead decided to horrify allegedly unsuspecting moms by showing them a clip of what [...]

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