<![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal - Kotaku Comments]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal - Kotaku Comments]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> That first picture looks like its around 22nd and Florida St!

everybest

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> what's up neighbor?

xander

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> That is very clever. I was so excited about it all.

I'm glad you are okay and not, well, dead.

ArgentAngel

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> The best touch was the photos.

Actaeus

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> You didn't have any idea but you had some ideas? EDITOR?!?

grangerfx

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> That's some pretty nice payola.

packratshow

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> wow.... thats hella badass

thisbeatisbadass

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> That went pretty well, considering you could have been murdered.

StartRunning

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> Heh, thats pretty awesome tbh.

I'm even a little less apathetic about the game than I was five minutes ago!

ZhouYu

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> called it...was 1st to say Bourne way back in the 1st post...I should get a prize...haha!

Blackti3

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> Awesome. I wish I was you...

chaman_shimano

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> Oh man... I guess you had to throw in the obvious "I liked what I saw" because of all the things you went through. The whole thing left a bad taste in my mouth.

Awkward!

Herman Gatevold

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> I took my case, got out of the are and was greeted by a fellow...

Evil Jim

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> I am simultaneously intrigued and disappointed. It sounds cool, but it sounds so cool it's almost seems like they are trying to buy a good review score rather than build hype. Perhaps I'm just being cynical. Or maybe jealous... yeah, that's probably it.

Fizgot

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> I stopped dry when you said "Copy Cat" movie.

Flynn my man, you sure have some brass balls.

Anyway this was an amazing feat and your coverage had me thrilled and worried for you the whole time.

Thanks for sharing the whole experience, and being that you somehow are happy with what you saw so far with the game, I think I will have to change my stance on it which wasn't so good until now.

Take care and sleep well.

Kirth Gersen

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> Now THAT is marketing. If that's the kind of care and attention to detail they put in their game, then you bet I'm buying it.

eskilla

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> Badass, I wish that something cool like this would happen to me. Seriously. I think I've said that on all three parts. Or thought it at least.

Niraj

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> Holy shit. That's a lot for promoting a game, still it did its job.

artofwar420

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> The High Moon Studios marketing team sounds incredibly talented. Pretty damn creative. Almost all of their ads and marketing for Bourne is unique and pretty awesome. During the Aussie press event, they staged a fake, Bourne style fight and to reveal more of the game, they had this. Must've been pretty expensive though. Actually, it sounds like you would've been one of the only people to participate in this since well, not too many game writers live in SF, I'd assume. Pretty awesome though. And the game looks pretty awesome as well. From what I've seen. Also, it's not based on the movies, but taking the movie approach to adapting the book. Kind of making their own little version that's similar but quite different (like the first movie to the first book). It sounds like a pretty awesome game though.

Samos42

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> Thats... really... creepy..

But it makes me want to buy the game, even though it didn't happen to me.

aelfin

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> @Sabash:

Are you freaking blind? The bag is red not pink. It's the lighting that is making it look "pinker". You'd think your common sense would kick in and realize this. You think they'd go this far and give a bag that wasn't close to the real thing?

LittleBigPlaneteer

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> Wow--I hope they put as much effort and creativity into the game. Might make it one of the few movie license games worth buying.

jcgrech

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> @Sabash: I think that's what they were going for, actually.

josh924

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> Now that's how PROPER games PR should be done

squirrelz

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> "At 3:30 a black car will arrive to your house to pick you up. The mission should take no longer than three hours."

First thought: "three hours is a long time for a BJ!"

kftgr

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> thats really cool... kinda reminds me of the advertisements for hitman 2, which I received in the post years ago, in which I received a letter inviting me to a hotel in Russia, information on my "next target" and how I'd be well rewarded for my digression! I lol'ed.

exion

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> This is one of the awesomest things I've read on the intarwebs.

GG Flynn.

Evil Tortie's Mom

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> I think it was a pretty clever promotional gimmick and well worth the free publicity they are getting on this site, with likely more to come. I have to draw the line, though, at the "swag." It's unethical for a journalist to accept anything of value - most draw the line at a cup of coffee - from someone, or a company, he is supposed to be covering impartially. Sorry, you should have given it back and explained that you can't be bought ... at least not that cheaply.

Nevadan

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> So what was on the USB drive? I assume it must have some files on it or something.

Grue

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> that's sick lol i wish iwas you now lol i like an mp3

OtakuHat

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> Awesome. That was a neat and clever way of marketing and nobody got hurt. I hope you enjoyed your adventure. That must of been one hell of a Tuesday.

MURDERFACE

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> Seriously, a pink bag? Wtf kind of Bourne game is this? If they were going for a bag that looked sort of like the one Bourne takes out of the Swiss bank, they failed in an epic way.

Sabash

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> Man... That's really clever...

posjed

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> That was just amazing!
All the things you got, information on that cool game.
It is the best idea I have ever seen from a developer that has to show someone information about a game!
I hope things like this one happen more often.

HELLSRIDER

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> Better check under the lining of that case for bugs or a kilo of white stuff.

Pretty sweet little event, colour me envious.

Skunky

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> [maps.google.com]

:)

pickleprince

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> It shall only happen once, treasure it. Brian must be kicking himself now, the pirate king would have been a cool agent.

joncoffee

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> Pretty cool marketing all told. But Flynn...here's the real question on my mind... Does your PS3 get enough clearance in that media unit?! We may never know

Kinketsu

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> Thats... fucking... AWESOME!!!!
I was actually getting excited reading this!
Hmm I wonder if this is what reading books is like, I should try sometime.

Heartless1

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> I'd be unmoved, but that touch with the photos really puts it over the top.

Slatz_Grobnik

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> Soooo... How did they get a picture of you picking up the case into the case o_O

bobofgold

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> "Odd enough movie games were fine for NES... but maybe because we had only so much that could be done in terms of gameplay."

@Elderwulf: Friday the 13th and Jaws very respectfully disagree.

FanDam

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> That has to be the best damn PR stunt I have ever read. Honestly I can't wait for this Bourne game. Holy shit you're so damn lucky Flynn (also glad you weren't killed or anything!)

I'm even jealous of that Sony MP3 player. Sony's newest players are the best sounding available!

LittleBigPlaneteer

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> That seemed pretty fun, really clever all the way through, especially the photographs. Due to this, the game has actually entered my radar, whereas before I just dismissed it as an ordinary adventure game with a license. Guess the marketing worked.

PurpleMonkey

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> You can slightly see the man that took a picture of you next to the firehouse.

Mr.C

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> Cool promo, too bad everything i've seen for this game makes me give a giant mehhhh

weasl

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> Doesn't the stuff they gave you count as bribe?

tibbie

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> Do I smell a contest with said free goodies coming up...?

demonspawn2578

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> Man that sounds so fun. Super jealous.

argh

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> Damn. That IS cool. It makes me want your job actually.

I'm pretty interested in the Bourne game for the hand to hand combat they've shown. Hopefully it plays as cool as it looks.

Guitaratomik

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> That's pretty fucking cool if you asked me. Lot of detail and trouble went in to it. Kudos to High Moon. Now, I wish the game would not suck but it'll probably be average.

phalanges

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> All fun and games until you get in the wrong black car and end up sleeping with the fishes :p

Kaedex

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> fricken awesome, Marco. possibly the best bit of marketing i've heard of in quite some time.

frank0127

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> Thanks for posting this, Agent De Marco!

It's not often I get to hear how far marketing people go to please the media. Seriously, sometimes they get some wicked budgets, those bastards! Anyway, that's an impressive show for you. Actually makes me curious about the game now...

boopadoo

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> I hate to say it, but Penny Arcade was right...
There's only one way for an ARG to end.
"Drink More Ovaltine" every damn time.

Sudden Device

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> you actually got into the car? are you on drugs?

ThatGuyWhoWantsSomething

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> I was waiting for the part where they shot you in the head with a 9mm, personally. JUST JOKING!

Erwos

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> Well they've got some clever PR people.
Original, funny how almost everyone thought it was related to GTA back when you got the cell and the SMS, taking those pictures of you were kinda the cherry on top.
With all this effort just in the PR area I can only hope they are making an even bigger ine making the game, I really like the Bourne movies, having a nice game about them would be kick ass.



chemical_eng_mx

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> very cool idea

Mlata

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> next ARG advertisement - square gives you a haircut you never thought possible, then gives you a big sword (but charges you an extra 20 bucks for the hilt) >.>

demonknightinuyasha

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> I can honestly say i am a little disappointed it didn't end up with "Meester De Marco, you are een de Navy now"

RandolphCarter

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> Thats so cool..

the whole thing is pretty clever.

silverfox840

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> So a video game company has nothing better to do but try to act like a government agency?
You should have stolen the limo using the briefcase as a weapon.

Angryrider

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> Just look at the graphics on that car!!!! It looks soooooo real!

KingKevin

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> can we have some close up of the contents of the case please?also i am glad you are not dead or have been raped.

paintball745

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> NOW THAT is how you market a game.

Bravo.

Beyene

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> I kind of got a 'mobster' vibe, which lead me to believe Grand Theft Auto IV (because it's so close to release).

Books

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> This has to be one of the better stunts for publicity. I wanna be a secret agent too!

LizC

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> I'm just glad your mystery didn't end with you saying "Ahh! They took my freaking kidney!"

KnightRider

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> The cynic in me wants to dislike this, but that's some fine creativity from the PR people.

ErskinPig

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> unreal!

wef

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> You know, all in all, not a bad bit of marketing. It certainly has put the game on my radard where before I was totally uninterested.

Liked this:

"Also included was what I thought to be the most clever addition, a dossier on me that included my name, known associates and habits."

I hope they mentioned that your spell checker is completely broken. Perhaps intentionally.

mariospants

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> Lul, silly, but effective.

Zeouterlimits

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> Thats pretty groovy. I mean, its like being in your own spy novel or something. And it had free swag. Thats always a bonus.

Salen

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> That's pretty clever on their part! I still don't know if I would have gotten into the car though... the internet has too many crazies. ;)

Sinnix

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> I guess no day is average for The Amazing Professor DeMarco!

TheDollHouse

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> @superbagman: Sure it is. He blogs about it, and it generates a lot of buzz. Check out all of the comments for proof it worked.

Gouki4u's avatar has a severe case of Jekyll and Hyde

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> @Flynn: That sounds like it would have been really fun. I'd like to see some close-up shots of that bracelet, if you can get 'em on here. How is the USB drive concealed?

PlayerX

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> I am relieved that you did not die. On another note what would you have done if the locks were sawed off?

Jacktherip

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> Well, the PR people were successful, I'm now more interested in checking the game out. Damn it ... I hate it when they get it right -- I was in PR for a few years and felt lucky to escape. This, however, was an excellent job. I'm glad you had a good time!

jayntampa

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> The embargo lifts right around the time of GTA4's release?

That seems like a terrible idea. They're just asking for their game to be forgotten about.

Kegwen

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> That's pretty awesome. Like others have asked, was there anything at all on the flash drive?

Pietepiet

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> An elaborate fantasy conceived my Flynn's subconscious to help block out what really happened, obviously.

Moonshadow101

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> Kickass .. to the max.
So, when does the next contest go up?


osiris83

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> @tshack: That's what I was thinking. You need to check that flash drive ASAP Flynn.

Digitalguardian

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> I know I'm gonna be going against the wave's of praise here, but honestly, if this studio had put me in Flynn's position with all the shady phones and car pick ups, I think I'd be kinda pissed. Just cut the shit and work on the game.

And guys, it's not really advertising if it's directed at one blogger...

superbagman

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> Heh, imagine this - in the case was a loaded gun with one bullet and a note:

"We have kidnapped your family. Get in the car, shoot the driver, and drive to this address. You are being watched."

*and that's how I spent my summer vacation*

the-hypnotoad

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> Weird I didn't know you live in the city.

Anyway that's an impressively elaborate marketing scheme, that sounds really cool.

Eliwood

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> Whoa, extremely cool! Big bonus points to the marketing/PR firm that brought all that together - the pictures of you getting into the car and picking up the briefcase are a nice touch.

Do you know if all this was just for you or are they running a bunch of folks through this? Seems a waste to get the space, the car rental, photographer, etc just for one guy (as special as you are Flynn ;)

the-hypnotoad

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> I would have been really annoyed at them for needlessly wasting so much of my damn time driving me all around the city and forcing me to rearrange my day to try and shill a product for them...

Argyle

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> Nicely done. I expected GTA as well, but it fits with the Bourne game.

LDJosh

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> Flynn I hope you were prepared in case this was more of a crazy person that wanted to wear your skin as a suit.

Hand_O_Death

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> This is pretty elaborate. So many things could have messed this up for High Moon. It seems like alot of pieces had to fall into place just right for this to actually work.

For instance, they were counting on Flynn actually going along with this instead of the more reasonable response: joining the witness protection program. Let's face facts here people: he's a famous blogger. This could have been dangerous.

Anyway, awesome.

dowingba

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> My money was on GTA, but after that article was still exciting.

TheeAhaMoment

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> Sounds like they put some time and thought into it. The spy pics of you are a nice touch. Very cool stuff.

mydogisdexter

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> To quote Jesse Ventura:

"I'm impressed. And I don't impress easy."

natureboy46

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> I've been wondering when we'd hear the end of this tale. I gotta say, this was WAY cooler than I expected, especially when you factor in all the cool schwag you got. Let's just hope they put as much care and attention to detail toward the game as the did this "activity." Were there any other journos there or just you?

billygoat117

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> @diablodevil2:

Oh, duh, because of the headline. Damn you subconcious!!

diablodevil2

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> Hehe; you better give good impressions of the game, then. They know where you live...

Guizzy

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> Now I feel silly thinking it was somehow for Professor Layton >.>;

diablodevil2

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> That was really cool. I like how the had the unsuspecting pics of you walking around earlier in the day.

MjrShake

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> Now that's a classy way to hype a game, none of this alliwantforxmasisapsp bullshit. ;)

Genocyde

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> thats cool as shit, hope it was fun

Bonzo

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> That was downright brilliant! Thanks DeMarco and High Moon Studios for providing us with such an interesting marketing ploy. Looking forward to hearing about the Bourne game of course! Yay, you didn't get murdered!

I really like that they made up that dossier too, so awesome.

GothPunk

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> I have to say, I'm impressed with the marketing schtick on this.

Definitely a good way to spend a day!

angry_gamer

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> Aw, I had a feeling it was for Bourne (after reading about the stunt fight they pulled)...was wishing it somehow had to do with Goldeneye 64...I need to stop living in a dreamworld. :(

Kanik

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> That is cool. If they put that much into showing the game to one game blogger (albeit a pretty cool/well known one) they must be pretty serious. I hope!

captronj

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> Awesome.

Majorasblaze

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> This has to be the sweetest advertising ever.

blackadvent

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> Excellent setup by High Moon. However, if they had been following your blog, they should have realized they forgot one important thing: the driver never made you solve a puzzle.

@NegativeGhostrider: I applied there too I believe. But since I just got out of college in fall, I can't say I blame them for not accepting.

Tiber

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> That's pretty awesome. You should have asked for the car and driver though.

goldarsun

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> Fucking. Sweet.

Man you game journalists get to have all the fun. :(

gils0n

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> I'm jealous and glad you weren't attacked by crazy peoples. I would have missed you. Although, that is a lot of work just to showcase a new game..

bluesquareapple

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> Damn, I was still hoping for Majestic 2.0....
We need more stable ARG type games these days.


Jypsy

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> Sweet... I was just watching the Bourne Ultimatum yesterday and was wondering why no one had made a game of of the trilogy yet.

Mohrdikai

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> That is pretty classy how they did the dossier on you, including the pictures of you from that morning.

MistahJGM

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> Sounds ridiculous, but extremely awesome.

Also, glad to know you're still alive.

Xeneizes

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> That is fucking awesome. I wish stuff like that would happen to me.

JustJake

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> Now, if it were me, the car would have picked me up in a tux. And I would have acted as if this was a normal tuesday/like a tool (your pick). Still, clever marketing, just right for the game.

MajorMcMuffin

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> That's awesome.

Now you need to go rent "The Game" and watch it.

ninjafetus

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> What a great stunt. After reading of your escapade, my interest in The Bourne Conspiracy went from nil to now wanting to give it a try.
I'm glad you survived your ordeal :)

evening-aura

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> Bravo Full Moon. I'm impressed.

fourzerotwo

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> That was very interesting Secret Agent Flynn! Thanks for letting us in on your adventures. Maybe next time you will get to stab someone with a pen. ;)

liquid_kore

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> That kicks ass Flynn! I've been reading lots of good things about this game lately. Looking forward to the 28th to hear more about it.

dead_red_eyes

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> Cool setup. Sounds like you had fun.

However, you might want to sweep your apartment for bugs now, ala "The Conversation."

One can never be too careful, you know.

kelptocratic

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> Cool read!

Makes me wonder when someone will do this and make it into a horror movie where they lure blogsters with mystery and cool swag and then...we never hear from them again!!!

SigmundTheSeaMonster

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> So...anything interesting on the flash drive?

tshack

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> Pretty sure I was the first to call it as a Bourne game. I deserve a no-prize.

Fallible

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> What a let down. No offense to fans of the franchise, but they are pretty generic spy/action films to me, and a game based on them is definitely not on my radar. At least Flynn had fun, though.

Anarchist_Gamer

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> I have to admit that I was morbidly hyped to see in the front pages an article about the dissapearance of a kotaku blogger after a string of kryptic blogs. Not because I harbor any ill will, but because it would have been "hella-cool".

After reading that I am SOOOO envious of you. I love the Bourne movies and that whole adventure you went through would have been a blast. I would have eaten it all up.

God I'm jealous.

grecords

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> Very, very cool. Kudos to the guys who had the idea for this.

Poison

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> That's awesome.
On a side note... High Moon Studios is right down the street from my work. It's a pretty awesome studio and I've been trying to get a job there forever.

NegativeGhostrider

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> pretty sweet, one of the better marketing ploys I've heard of.

Hoboman725

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> This is why I wouldn't want to be a games journo, I'd feel really bad if I reviewed the game and called it crap after all the freebies and secret missions. That's why they do it of course, but even so I'd still feel guilty! :)

photoboy

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> @Civin: i went to a friend's wedding in Vegas in February. there was a Jack in the Box across the street from their chapel. we asked the limo driver if he could go through (even though we had a buffet waiting when we got back to the hotel), but he said it couldn't make the turn. :/

geekgrrl

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> @keyrat: I don't normally make these kind of comments, but it was a lol moment; and your avatar is full of victories.

Fyren

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> Thats F'n kewl! I was betting it was GTA IV

Good to hear your not dead.

yashichi8bit

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> And absolutely amazing idea by High Moon. Flynn, you lucky bastard, you might have the coolest job on earth. I want to get to be a super spy who's part time job is that of a mild mannered video game journalist.

JustShotMarvin

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> Good job, High Moon.You got me interested in what cool ideas you put in the game. Unless this was just cool marketing wrapped around an okay game.

jackal888

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> @GMC: of course he is. you think that was the real Flynn reporting? fool!

geekgrrl

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> "Also included was what I thought to be the most clever addition, a dossier on me that included my name, known associates and habits."

That's really, really creepy.

TheLandmark

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> You should have asked the driver to take you through [insert favorite drive thru] on the way there or back ;)

Civin

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> ARGs kick ass, totally, but sometimes you really have to open yourself up to doing really stupid things (like getting into a stranger's car because of a mysterous phone call) for the sake of forwarding the game. Did you check back at the Coit Tower to make sure it wasn't something else? Man, I applaud your guts. I wouldn't have gone anywhere alone.

Pity the game'll probably stink.

Marion517

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> Thats what I call awesome PR. Still... im sure the game will do well, but it's not what im looking for in videogames anymore.

Shiryu

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> Now this is how you market a game. Hopefully it will surpass the stereotype of all movie games suck. Odd enough movie games were fine for NES... but maybe because we had only so much that could be done in terms of gameplay.

Elderwulf

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> Epic on all scales.

However, I am a bit disappointed that a secret-GTA-setup-under a pier didn't come to fruition.

Fyren

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> Very impressive.Not you taking out the devs in hand to hand combat impressive,but still very cool.Actually,this is one of the best ideas I've heard.

enewtabie

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> That is indeed pretty sweet. I smell another contest? You could put together a pretty damn cool (and convoluted!) contest out of this one.

MisterSleep

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> That's just badass

Eschguy

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> Sounds cool that they'd go through so much effort. I would've used the phone to make calls to sex operators and never would've completed the mission.

keyrat

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> the story is no longer the preview or the review of the game but it has become the event of the revealing of the said game...MGS4 now Bourne, a Denis Dyack jumping out of a cake for the Too Human ad launch?

latinogamer

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> That sounds very awesome, and an exciting way to pass the time.

The swag that came out of it sounds even more awesome, pretty cool touches they put on that to make the whole thing seem even more grand.

JarenFace

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> That's awesome. I imagine they couldn't go much further in the whole theme without being too creepy-- a good balance. Look forward to your write-up on the game.

munchausen

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> Lets just say *HYPOTHETICALLY* I may have been one of those photographers....and there will be some pictures of Flynn on ebay...>.>

MUWHAHAHAHA JUST ACCORDING TO PLAN.

StopTheOncoming

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> How do we know its you? How do we know they didn't take over? Show us proof.

Desertwolf

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> Thats a nice case

FutureEmperor

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> haha that's freaking awesome

Mohican

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> Now, see, I was expecting a ransom note today.

"Bring me the head of the head of Take-two, Ben Feder, and I shall return Flynn - Tack Jhompson"

Ghede

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> While I don't really have any interest in the game itself. That was one helluva cool way to set it up. A lot of nice little touches in there, kudos to the guys behind it.

Lowbar

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> Bad. Ass.

cdr

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> That is pretty sweet. Kudos for them for putting that all together.

majiesto

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> During the whole ordeal today -- prior to seeing the High Moon Studios devs -- did the thought ever cross your mind "Maybe I should be concered. What have I gotten myself into?".

All in all, that was a pretty impressive marketing campaign. It is events such as this that really show how unique the video game industry is. Have you heard of any other game websites participating?

AndrewMP

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> just checking - so you're not face down in the river then?
My earlier fears have passed without coming to pass. Good stuff.
Like the photos - freaky touch

GMC

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> That was... was... AWESOME...

@Flynn
what if the case had weapon in it? Were you freaking out? did you now what was happening?


LittlestLamshi

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> Absolutely fantastic cheers for this and I'm looking forward to the Bourne game as I loved the films.

Communist_Gamer

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> I would have been freaked out, nice bravery there.

Superstar90

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> Well, at least it wasn't that CSI game... Can I have the mini backpack? :)

Pezdispenser

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> Talk about going above and beyond. Nicely done!

Wolfers

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> Hahah all that just for Bourne Conspiracy gotta give Flynn De Marco guts for going something likes *Raises Hand Cool Points*!!!

Jehuty2

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> That was a sweet stunt, nicely executed (pardon the pun).
I was half expecting it to be for GTA4 though.

I wish stuff like that happened to me :)


Dajmin

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> I knew it! I think, at least, I mentioned the Bourne game being this.

Anyway the photos of you in the case thing is pretty cool :D Kinda creepy, but cool.

Candlejack

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> You know, that whole experience sounds pretty cool. Who hasn't fantasized about being in on something really important/clandestine? Good on the publisher and ad agency for whipping this up.

FightingChance

]]> <![CDATA[Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal]]> That's pretty damn cool. ARG-style advertising.

onidavin

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