Watch Dogs PR stunt goes wrong, bomb squad called in

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st0pnsw0p on 28 May 2014

This is the second time a pubilicity stunt for a Ubisoft game has gone terribly wrong. It's like they're cursed or something.

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Zisbest on 28 May 2014

Oh lol Ubi... made my day.

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poklane on 28 May 2014

st0pnsw0p said:

This is the second time a pubilicity stunt for a Ubisoft game has gone terribly wrong. It's like they're cursed or something.

Wouldn't call it cursed, I'd call it plain stupidity.

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WhiteEaglePL on 28 May 2014

Hahaa that's funny. Good marketing thought

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fps_d0minat0r on 28 May 2014

But what if it was part of the stunt all along?

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Mystro-Sama on 28 May 2014

Plot twist: They intended for that to happen.

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poklane on 28 May 2014

Mystro-Sama said:
Plot twist: They intended for that to happen.

Plot twist: it was an actual bomb inside a Blu-Ray disc

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Jizz_Beard_thePirate on 28 May 2014

Lollllll what a bunch of idiots

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Nintentacle on 28 May 2014

I know how this could have been avoided: Make good commercials.

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