I'm sure you've seen those damned Evony ads around the internet lately. Nothing about these ads for the free-to-play online game is memorable, save for the focus on busts and cleavage. We're not the only ones who noticed these ads, though. The fine folks at PopCap have also come across these eyesores of internet advertising, but instead of complaining, they poke fun.
Their kickass tower defense game Plants vs. Zombies is used to make fun of these Evony ads. How? By giving a zombie massive melons. It's all set in a sidebar-style banner that totally rips on the visual style of the Evony ones. "Save your lover," it mocks, with the same phrase the Evony ads used. "Undead Forever" replaces "Free Forever."
Well played, PopCap. See the full PopCap parody ad below the jump.
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7:20 PM on 07.29.2009
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For extra hilarity, since the Evony ads were ripping off photoshoots, they ended up asking the community for some pictures to use.
The results are hilarious.
Time to get my Spelling Combat on.....
We need more of this. And by that I mean companies poking fun at things like this, not Zombie tits.
http://www.mmogrindhouse.com/game-news/bizarre/do-you-have-what-it-takes-to-be-the-next-spam-queen/
but i want those popcap parody ads to show up on our website!!!!!!!!!!