THQ promoting Saints Row 3 with..... dildos?!

[BloodRed87]

THQ denies reports that they have mislaid 25 four-foot purple dildos destined for the Netherlands and France as part of a promotion for their open world, tongue-in-cheek video game Saints Row: The Third.

Inside Gamer PC , citing several sources, first reported on rumors of a pallet of the three-pound sex toys, each affixed to a wooden pole, going missing somewhere between England and France. The toys are replicas of a weapon, called the Penetrator, used in the Mature-rated game.

It's likely that the weaponized sex toys were destined to be sent to the homes of game reviewers. One such item showed up on my doorstep earlier this week, much to my surprise.

Reached for comment today, THQ officials told Kotaku they have a firm handle on the location of all of their over-sized dildos.

Source: Kotaku.

 

[Jupiter551]

wow. are their marketing guys on crack?

 

[MrRodry]

wow. are their marketing guys on crack?

YESSSS :lol:

Review: Saints Row: The Third Dildo Baseball Bat - 8,5?!? :roll: That is a solid 9,3!!!

 

[Jupiter551]

Maybe I'm just an old grouch but I find stuff like this more disturbing than amusing:

 

[reggieholtz]

LOL That's pretty funny. :lol:

 

[Jupiter551]

I think I find it annoying because after the way they've treated Space Marine and stating their won't be a sequel (2 weeks after it came out, despite good sales), and the fact that as soon as that was announced all promotion for SM stopped the exact same day, I can't help but see everything THQ does through a veneer of cynicism.

In short their jokes seem forced and their marketing ploys are just gimmicks. They care far more about hype than quality.

 

[SatanJonez]

Besides the obvious parts that are wrong with this, as someone who likes and owns quite a few fake dicks that thing should be at least a little thicker.

 

[N15PCA]

I'm just glad their was not uproar over them doing a promotion like that here in the United States.