Against the Industry (Malstrom)

[liquidninja]

Slimebeast said:

"Viral messengers, posing as ‘gamers’, are polluting message forums and comments from various websites in the shape to ‘change public opinion’. Anyone who deserves a place in Dante’s Inferno would be computer virus makers and viral marketers posing as regular people. I want viral messengers *gone*."

Where does he get this from? I think he's overexaggerating this a lot. I've never met a viral marketer disguised as a gamer.

There have been reports of stealth marketers seeded in message boards by EGM and Penny Arcade. I made a whole thread quoting them:

http://www.vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?id=74516&page=1