Viral marketing is the way to go, and Bethesda has decided to play the oldest trick in the viral book -- the "get your friends to click this link and unlock some JPEGs" trick. Yes, apparently if a mere three people follow your own personal link to a glorified Fallout 3 advert, you will get a bunch of Fallout-flavored desktop backgrounds. Woot.
It's obvious, it's blatant and nobody would ever go to that effort simply to get some free wallpapers. You'd have to be a real arsehole to fall for such shite.
In other news, I have a link to a sex tape of Olivia Munn and Jessica Chobot lezzing off while footage from Killer Instinct III plays in the background. Simply click here to download this hot footage!
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2:42 PM on 10.28.2008
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I would have thought you were better then this by putting up that link
Agreed. WTF is with the pseudo-spam/chain letter?
Damn you Sterling!!! *shakes fist at sky*
ULTRA, ULTRA, ULTRA!!!!!
You are called MrPeenie.
oh well, at least I got my copy of Fallout3 today!! :D