Does anyone remember how well inFamous was marketed?

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Jay520 on 17 November 2010

I can't remember that far back. I want to know what kind of promotion inFamous had so I can predict inFamous 2's sales.

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Boutros on 17 November 2010

Access to the Uncharted 2 Multiplayer Beta. That was pretty big now that I think about it but then again Uncharted 2 wasn't all that hyped at that time.

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Boutros said:

Access to the Uncharted 2 Multiplayer Beta. That was pretty big now that I think about it but then again Uncharted 2 wasn't all that hyped at that time.

Thanks, Do you remember an TV commercials, billboards, things like that ?

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ProdigyBam on 17 November 2010

not that much, i havent seen one single tv ad here in germany

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No billboards and no marketing in magazines and in stores either and as far as i know there wasnt much marketing in the united states and in europe aswell

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Serious_frusting on 17 November 2010

I remember the odd comercial here and dare on a few unpopular showes at stupid o'clock in the morning

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Boutros on 17 November 2010

Jay520 said:

Boutros said:

Access to the Uncharted 2 Multiplayer Beta. That was pretty big now that I think about it but then again Uncharted 2 wasn't all that hyped at that time.

Thanks, Do you remember an TV commercials, billboards, things like that ?

No not really. Prototype was probably more advertised.

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psrock on 17 November 2010

word of mouth, internet hype.

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NiKKoM on 17 November 2010

A lot..

It had a bundle, TV ads, magazine ads, IGN website banner, Sony themself said it had a "blockbuster multimillion dollar marketing campaign" push from them...

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/16/infamous-to-get-blockbuster-multimillion-dollar-support/

and if you didn't all see that then we know what that a "blockbuster multimillion dollar marketing campaign" from sony means... xD

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NiKKoM said:

A lot..

It had a bundle, TV ads, magazine ads, IGN website banner, Sony themself said it had a "blockbuster multimillion dollar marketing campaign" push from them...

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/16/infamous-to-get-blockbuster-multimillion-dollar-support/

and if you didn't all see that then we know what that a "blockbuster multimillion dollar marketing campaign" from sony means... xD

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