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Red Bull first to exploit Home's advertising potential photo

Home isn't even properly out of the door yet and Sony has taken its inaugural step on the road to market whoredom. Energy drink Red Bull is the first product confirmed to be hawking its wares on Sony's global advertising social network, providing something to keep you awake during the long wait for Sony to do something useful.

Red Bull is said to have its own island in the PS3's not-quite-a-social-network-not-quite-anything-really, which will sport a racing game based on the drink's real-life Red Bull Air Race.  

"The game gave us the first opportunity to recreate in the gaming world what we try to do in the real world, which is to facilitate interaction, to give people stories, memories, experiences and a really good opportunity to interact with the brand," claimed Red Bull's John Beasley. "It's also a great opportunity to get kids hooked on caffeine. Like my Uncle Reg always said -- get 'em young!"

He didn't say that last bit.


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Josh Tolentino's Avatar
Josh Tolentino at 12/03/2008 10:12
To be fair, it's not-quite-not-ANYTHING. It's a place to form a long chain of running man dancers...

http://www.kotaku.com.au/games/2008/11/playstationhome_goes_all_hicadoola-2.html
Cube's Avatar
Cube at 12/03/2008 10:27
What else is new they have had there advertizing in games since it was plastered all over wipeout xl.
michiyoyoshiku's Avatar
michiyoyoshiku at 12/03/2008 10:41
Who even drinks Redbull anymore?
elsteveo's Avatar
elsteveo at 12/03/2008 10:54
Sony could have more games out if they weren't working on this stupid ass idea. This is just another way for sony to get money from advertising.
myzerosum's Avatar
myzerosum at 12/03/2008 11:02
the Starbucks continent coming soon im guessing
Mr Wrighty 987's Avatar
Mr Wrighty 987 at 12/03/2008 12:16
whats the chance you can buy cans of red bull in home
brainderailment's Avatar
brainderailment at 12/03/2008 12:41
If many of the advertisers in Home make games in their spaces, I will spend a lot of time in Home just to play the games so I can win RedBull t-shirts and stuff.
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Ellolo17 at 12/03/2008 13:20
Dont look at the bulls! Home will certainly have a code to know how many people have been looking at the bulls --or any advertise-

Also, the main publishers know how much time you spend playing their games... And if it's good to keep the work after the 3rd hour of playing where almost 80% of the people leaves the game... -Those numbers are ficticial, but this data can be so true... speacially on Steam.-
E Assassin's Avatar
E Assassin at 12/03/2008 13:23
If you want to have a fun social experiment, dress up as a chick in Home and see what happens.
Johnny Justice's Avatar
Johnny Justice at 12/03/2008 15:12
Or make a avatar that looks like Old Snake and shout things like "MERYL?!" and ask people if they "know where an old soldier can find some wet work?"
eternalplayer2345's Avatar
eternalplayer2345 at 12/03/2008 15:14
I want a tampon house damint
RonBurgandy2010's Avatar
RonBurgandy2010 at 12/03/2008 15:38
I got into the Home beta, tried it once. I'm never touching it again.
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