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- miyamotofreak, on 10/12/2007, -1/+63This just meant that there was one coming anyway.
- Nethid, on 10/12/2007, -0/+47Tavdogg.com? I would rather not get ad-raped by your poorly designed blog. Its not 1999 anymore, that website needs a layout redesign BAD. No thanks, the direct link is http://www.petitiononline.com/bioshock/ . Does anybody have a link to the interview that they said they would make a collectors edition if it gets 5,000 signatures? It seems like its just trying to make them consider it.
- Paktu, on 10/12/2007, -1/+39Guys, don't you realize you've been had? The marketing droids at Irrational/2KGames knew getting 5,000 signatures was trivial. They were going to release a collector's edition regardless. They just need you to give them this free publicity.
- nreynolds, on 10/12/2007, -1/+38i was sorta hoping this meant if I signed my name 5000 times they'd give me one for free....
- mattcoady, on 10/12/2007, -0/+37Well that didn't take long to reach...
- jacobsor, on 10/12/2007, -3/+38Why should I participate in viral marketing for some company? Does anyone really believe that the publisher *had not* been planning on releasing a collector's edition, and is just "responding" to the community?
/cynicism - digirat, on 10/12/2007, -0/+21two words. adblock plus.
- digirat, on 10/12/2007, -1/+19wow. 6 mins popular, and we already have 6688 signatures.
developers should think twice before saying "5000 signatures and we'll do it" - re0turin, on 10/12/2007, -2/+19front page it and see if we can make 20k
- hartley, on 10/12/2007, -1/+12Wow, you mean an online petition actually got something accomplished???
- Satanael, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11*****, I was number 6660.
- tange1, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9Well over 5K now.
- ringo380, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9As someone who has never actually played the game, I can of course say with absolute certainty that the game-play is of dubiously sub-par quality.
- vhold, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Uhm. Call me a skeptic, but this sounds like a total marketing gimmick. Collectors editions are more expensive versions of games that include things that should be in every version, except for perhaps a physical trinket or two, if you're lucky. Game fans buy them, but no consumer has -ever- wanted this trend to take hold.
- ICSU, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7This game deserves clever advertising.
- Override, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7@ Nethid
The news was posted on GameSpot ( http://uk.gamespot.com/news/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=25496114&part=rss&tag=gs_xbox_360&subj=6168253 ) and was originally posted by a 2k staffer (Elizabeth Tobey) on the official 2K BioShock site, "The Cult of Rapture":
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WILL THERE BE A BIOSHOCK COLLECTOR'S EDITION?
March 28, 2007
I've had quite a few people ask me if there will be a BioShock collector's edition. Then, today, an enterprising fan made a petition asking 2K to make one. So I talked with some people who were older and wiser than me, and pled the case of the fans. And if we get 5000 signatures on this petition, I have gotten word that they'll make a limited edition of BioShock.
So what do you say? Think we can do it? Think we can get 5000 signatures?
I think we can.
Sign the petition here.
- Elizabeth
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http://www.2kgames.com/cultofrapture/cultofrapture.html
Of course, why post the source material when you can post badly designed blogspam ;) - tmach, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6Well, if it's "empty gameplay" like System Shock, I'll take it!
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5I wouldn't sign any more signatures... next time they do this type of thing they will use the highest number from the signatures as the baseline number. It's like what my B-ball coach used to do. "Go run this sprint as fast as you can". "Alright! new team record, now you have to beat it, right now".
- Shenaniganz08, on 10/12/2007, -2/+7dugg down for link spam and viral marketing
- Agret, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6Cause you've played it and all....you fail, seriously.
- shadowing, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Past 6K now. I think going past 10K is feasible.
- sirnerdalot, on 10/12/2007, -2/+6lol i got the
"6666 Signatures Total" mark!!!
yay for me! - JaytB, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4That's why my comment (Vote: 8430) was 'Marketing is great'
- aznhalf, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4http://forums.2kgames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=214
Where it was started and some random info if you're willing to sort through forum post.
Also, there is information located on the fansite's front page.
http://www.2kgames.com/cultofrapture/cultofrapture.html - reidman, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4http://classic.starmen.net/petition/mother3/
According to my calculations, NOA's standards are more than 6.2676 times higher.
Frickin Nintendo. - angusware, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5ur name is Peter Walton
- binarybandit92, on 10/12/2007, -0/+39600
http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/4151/picture4wt5.png - KlayBorg, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4May I ask why you say that? Or did you just pull it out of your ass?
- Evil-Dragon, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Over 9000!!!!!!!!!!
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3ive seen the trailers
- acdcfanbill, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3here's to hoping they release in more than 1 continent. I had to import my collectors edition of Hitman Blood Money.
- ICSU, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4You have probably never played System Shock.
- Sharky35, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I am sure those e-mail addresses they are collecting aren't going to be sold or anything like that.
- Digi2112, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3I'm number 10478 =]
- shinynew, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2almost 10,000 now
- theelocust, on 10/12/2007, -0/+22k games, the Anti-EA, god i wish they could still make football games.
- ICSU, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2So I take it there is someone pointing a gun at your head forcing you to go buy it?
- HMMaster, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2i thought it means that you'll get a free collector edition if you sign the petition :(
- Brennan, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Dade Murphy is number 11000...lol.
- Fox318, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Go watch the trailers and presentations and you will then see that it is NOT a game with no gameplay.
- Punisher2K, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3By Collector edition they are saying that they are collecting more money from people who can't live without a ***** art book or commentary from guys who are so ***** boring you want to kill yourself before its over.
- WanderLink, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I signed it way back when it was at the 400's. Now it's at the 12700's which means there's no point in anyone signing it because they already far surpassed their goal of 5000. But still, more impressive numbers might make them add even more good stuff.
- Exhaust, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2@timdigg
Exactly! Thank you.
At least beg for a collector's edition for a proven good franchise. You guys beggin and signing a petition will feel like dumb asses if paid extra and the game sucks. - Elranzer, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Is that all it takes? Someone get the "Nintendo translate Mother 3 to English" petition as a digg article, stat!
- mattcoady, on 10/12/2007, -5/+6But its our "#1 360 news source, blog style!"
- ahhell, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2What's the point of buying a collector's edition? I bought the Halo 2 one...what a ***** rip off (the Oblivion one was cool though).
I'd rather save the $10 bucks and spend it on something else. - harreola, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1When people with fake names like "Saulsberry Steak" sign it, of course it won't take that long to reach 5000.
- SyberMile, on 10/12/2007, -1/+213393 Signatures Total
- Systematic1, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1@acdcfanbill:
there's a Blood Money CE? bwah? :goes to ebay:.. - heinousjay, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1No problem, they can just start another petition to make it free. After all, this one worked.
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