Forum Overview :: Gamerasutra
 
this thing makes me angry a little bit by jeep 09/22/2010, 10:53pm PDT
I'm not even a customer and this just seems wrong. Either it was planned as the dumbest marketing stunt in video game history, or they did the old-school 'knock site over, reinstall linux, deploy new site, test, reopen...' like there's so many easy ways to NOT do that I just don't get it.

They could have put the site dark with a timer instead of saying anything and had it work better than this, but really just not taking it down at all was the optimal choice.
PREVIOUS NEXT REPLY QUOTE
 
gogames shut down by A FAKE USER 09/19/2010, 3:11pm PDT NEW
    They were about to rerelease Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic! FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!!! NT by Mischief Maker 09/19/2010, 4:26pm PDT NEW
    Speculation is this is a marketing stunt by Mischief Maker 09/19/2010, 8:01pm PDT NEW
        Teaser Trailer up on Youtube. I'm thinking temporary outage for server upgrades. NT by Mischief Maker 09/21/2010, 9:28am PDT NEW
        Re: Speculation is this is a marketing stunt by Arbit 09/22/2010, 12:32pm PDT NEW
            So ICJ should announce his new text adventure is pregnant! NT by Worm 09/22/2010, 12:37pm PDT NEW
            Did Lum post in that thread? by Fortinbras 09/22/2010, 3:09pm PDT NEW
            If you enjoy terrible analogies, that thread is like by Souffle of Pain 09/22/2010, 4:21pm PDT NEW
            Re: Speculation is this is a marketing stunt by Ice Cream Jonsey 09/22/2010, 6:50pm PDT NEW
                Let's not get too carried away here. by Arbit 09/22/2010, 10:52pm PDT NEW
                this thing makes me angry a little bit by jeep 09/22/2010, 10:53pm PDT NEW
    Well, at least they learned their lesson an-- by Ice Cream Jonsey 09/27/2010, 3:10pm PDT NEW
        Re: Well, at least they learned their lesson an-- by Mr. Kool 09/27/2010, 5:41pm PDT NEW
    10 DOLLARS FOR MASTERS OF ORION 3?! ARE YOU SERIOUS. NT by Fortinbras's head explodes 09/27/2010, 3:12pm PDT NEW
    Fuck GOG! by Mischief Maker 10/05/2010, 8:30am PDT NEW
        They're fucking retards. by Ice Cream Jonsey 10/05/2010, 11:34am PDT NEW
            There is a silver lining by Mischief Maker 10/05/2010, 1:51pm PDT NEW
                Re: There is a silver lining by Bananadine 10/05/2010, 4:48pm PDT NEW
                    Seconded. by Mischief Maker 10/05/2010, 7:09pm PDT NEW
                        When will GOG get the license to Imperium Galactica II? I WANT IT. NT by Fortinbras 10/06/2010, 3:00pm PDT NEW
    HURRRRR LETS DO A CONTEST!!!! by A FAKE USER 10/05/2010, 7:53pm PDT NEW
 
powered by pointy