In the latest edition of WHAT IN THE F*CK, THQ?, we bring news that the publisher has employed a selection of ladies from the pages of Penthouse to work as quality testers with Saints Row: The Third. THQ's marketing for this game has jumped the shark so many times it has become the shark.
Heather Vandeven, Justine Joli, Heidi Baron, Shay Laren, Ryan Keely, and Nikki Benz are all on board.
"We personally handpicked this QA team and the Penthouse brand based on a number of key factors: their passion for Saints Row, their sense of style and Saints Row attitude, and above all, their desire to give every player a unique, over-the-top, unforgettable experience," said lead producer Greg Donovan. "In the end, their selfless efforts are going to put a lot of smiles on a lot of faces."
Yeah ... I foresee various Tumblr blogs with garish pink color schemes being really annoyed by this little stunt. Game's going to be fantastic regardless.
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5:00 PM on 07.21.2011 | 
Still can't bring myself to pre-order after shuddering my way through the SR2 PC port, though.
Slightly more seriously, they ought to be wearing space suits/fur suits to go with the wacky theme of the game. Going out of their way to hire women known for their body builds only to hide them behind bulky costumes would brilliantly bonkers.
I don't totally agree. I think this is more "wacky" than "sexy".
I think with SR2 I found it funnier being it was censored. Honestly, if they were to have a big black censor box flopping around my legs while streaking I'd laugh harder than I would actually seeing it. It's all about pushing the persons imagination. That is how I see it.
That was the #1 reason on their list.
Male nudity gets so little in the way of response from anyone that one has to bring any male nudity to their attention.
Does anyone even remember the Naked Ninjas from Three Dirty Dwarves or the penises on the statues in Castlevania:Symphony of the Night??
Now female nudity, even the stuff that isn't considered 'nudity' on their male counterparts and varies by culture, is what drive prudes into fits.
Just imagine what fresh Hell would have been unleashed if Mystique in X-Men was as anatomically correct as her male forebearer in baring all, Doctor Manhattan!
@John B-Titillation sells but showing too much simulated skin could be costly in terms of fines and pointless lawsuits so it ain't gonna happen.
@Used Gamers: I couldn't care less either way. I never bothered with the streaking mini-game in SR2. (I didn't even know it existed until I finished the game.) To me, it's just the principle of the whole thing. Here was a game where you could run over or blow away pedestrians, beat them up at will, shoot at cops, blow up cars, and do all sorts of things like that ... but God forbid you see a nipple or a butt crack. It just plays even more to this bullshit mentality here in the States that violence of any kind is just a-okay but anything revolving around nudity has to be hidden away, and SR2 played right into it.
And now the shark is jumping on top of itself. It's a mobious double reacharound of cluelessness fail.
TAKE MY MONEY
If on the other hand you are simply suggesting that by fantastic that this game will in fact be a fantasy, well that's just stating the obvious. Why be rhetorical?
No, I believe it is a matter of the former, in which case I say for shame, Jim, for shame.
The stunt marketing for this game can only lead me to believe that it's going to be complete shit and the only way for it to sell well is to make it appear that the game is more EXTREME than GTA.
12 year olds will eat it up like crazy!
That aside still getting this game and it will probably be in the running for my game of the year with LA Noire, Portal 2, and possibly catherine
Click the link where t says Saints Row 3. He has played it.
Bah, check out the old marketing for SR2 (good old Uncle Gary). And SR2 was a terrific game.