Ludicrous Speed
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Damn, can't find it on the android market. Looks like a lot of fun
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How is this shit legal? (Misleading mobile game advertising)
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UnluckyKate
Member
It's a fanart that is some years old now, showing a potential female assassin during french revolution
Baron Von Beans
Member
I remember seeing this same thing a while back. Some shitty company was usin a Devil May Cry 4 screenshot for their strategy game. I was sickened, spent 30 minutes trying to track some email or complaint for down in FB or the Apps homepage, found nothing, and then I quit with my crushed spirit. This needs to stop, but it never will.
TheNamelessOne
Member
Who said it's legal? It's probably illegal but they do it anyway.
Rawket Lawnchair
Member
Don't know about you guys, but I was playing Legend: Online all along.
Andodalf
Banned
I still love that phrase
Lollin'. Square Enix is getting in on this too, using Final Fantasy's "Thief" class to advertise "Thief" in Japan.
(Via http://www.gamerevolution.com/news/final-fantasy-being-used-to-market-thief-in-japan-25977)
At least the company owns both properties involved.
(Via http://www.gamerevolution.com/news/final-fantasy-being-used-to-market-thief-in-japan-25977)
At least the company owns both properties involved.
RoadHazard
Gold Member
The European Parliament elections that were held tonight, I'd guess.
russian box
Member
anyone know if the "159000" players thing is fake too? wonder if they get to type whatever they want. "make it sound realistic"
Who thought 50million was believable?
50 million players playing right now! ... Over half a million players. Oh. Oops.
Who thought 50million was believable?
russian box
Member
oops, quoted instead of editing. how do delete?
aliens
Captain Europe
Member
All lies! All this stuff should be illegal.
I like the "blah blah blah" part of the description, at least that's honest.
this is just sad
Lmao. What the fuck is going on with that Blastoize mutant.
RealDeadOne
Member
The Play Store has this app that's consistently in the Most Downloaded section, it uses screenshot from a Pokémon Minecraft mod.
Apparently the game literally doesn't function at all, it's a $2.99 scam. It really grinds my gears because it combines copyright infringement, false advertising and sells you a broken product.
How it seems to constantly avoid being taken down is beyond me. But stuff like that is why mobile gaming is such a joke and why actual good mobile games don't even get to earn money for their work, vultures and scam artists flood the market with garbage.
Apparently the game literally doesn't function at all, it's a $2.99 scam. It really grinds my gears because it combines copyright infringement, false advertising and sells you a broken product.
How it seems to constantly avoid being taken down is beyond me. But stuff like that is why mobile gaming is such a joke and why actual good mobile games don't even get to earn money for their work, vultures and scam artists flood the market with garbage.
With how much money the major app store owners should have, it's baffling to me that they don't have three or four people employed each just to check if the shit that ends up in the top ten lists isn't obviously illegal in any of the six hundred obvious ways.
Andodalf
Banned
Until less than a year ago, there were actual apps in the Apple App Store named "God of War", "Counter Strike" and many others, complete with icons, screenshots and descriptions matching their source material. When downloaded, they would either turn out to be crappy match-3 or snake games or be simply non-functional, crashing right away.
How did they get past Apple's review? Simple: they were uploaded as entirely different games (the actual match-3 or snake puzzle games) and after they were approved they got their names and screenshots changed.
That's why now Apple only allows screenshots to be uploaded when you submit an app update, so they can be go through review as well. But boy, it took them years to plug that hole.
How did they get past Apple's review? Simple: they were uploaded as entirely different games (the actual match-3 or snake puzzle games) and after they were approved they got their names and screenshots changed.
That's why now Apple only allows screenshots to be uploaded when you submit an app update, so they can be go through review as well. But boy, it took them years to plug that hole.
Well if anyone care about the truth:
The product in #1 and #11 is published by a Chinese company (I know this is not surprising god damn it), ELEX-TECH or 智明星通 in Chinese.
And one of the richest IT and game company in this world, Tencent, aka the owner of riot games and half epic games and a piece of Activision Blizzard, is the main investor of elex-tech. I guess this is not surprising too.
And this one is published by another Chinese company R2games, but R2games is a bit funnier than other Chinese game companies because their boss is American, just Google his name "Jared Psigoda" or click this
The product in #1 and #11 is published by a Chinese company (I know this is not surprising god damn it), ELEX-TECH or 智明星通 in Chinese.
And one of the richest IT and game company in this world, Tencent, aka the owner of riot games and half epic games and a piece of Activision Blizzard, is the main investor of elex-tech. I guess this is not surprising too.
Found another one lol:
And this one is published by another Chinese company R2games, but R2games is a bit funnier than other Chinese game companies because their boss is American, just Google his name "Jared Psigoda" or click this
Green Wiggly
Member
Seems like a good place to announce my new mobile game:
No doge no buy.Seems like a good place to announce my new mobile game:
Baron von Loathsome
Member
And those stage backgrounds come from MLP, of all sources.
Seems like a good place to announce my new mobile game:
What's he gonna do with that Pikachu!?
Whilst not as bad as the others in the thread, I see this game being advertised a lot on Facebook and after a while they change the HUD to that of a different popular RPG.
(Kingdom Hearts 1 HUD)
(Final Fantasy HUD. I'll go with IV, V and VI influenced)
There was also one with the battle HUD from Pokémon Red and Blue but I don't have a screen.
(Kingdom Hearts 1 HUD)
(Final Fantasy HUD. I'll go with IV, V and VI influenced)
There was also one with the battle HUD from Pokémon Red and Blue but I don't have a screen.
this is just sad
lol, THUNDER EAGLE.
FantasticMrFoxdie
Mumber
Seeing that this thread is a few weeks old
The Corporate ninjas usually lurking the site seem to be really slow about stopping this. lol
The Corporate ninjas usually lurking the site seem to be really slow about stopping this. lol
Green Wiggly
Member
What is this a reference to?
W.T.F.
Velcro Fly
Member
This is why no one can take mobile gaming seriously. Shit like this would never fly on anything with any sort of regulation.
Baron von Loathsome
Member
Oh, come on! Really?
It's the damn cover of Total War Rome II.
I noticed this one as well. Not even subtle.
Jimmyfenix
Member
Phantasmal Repose
Member
Bahaha, oh wow. How much more blatant can you be. You'd think they'd at least grab a less obvious screenshot.
7DollarHagane
Banned
Its all a garbage wasteland of ripoffs, copyright infringement and scams. The future of gaming and its most popular and profitable element.
Fuck everything.
Fuck everything.
TheRealTalker
Banned
lol the didn't even take away the health bar with the name