Brink Ad on Penny Arcade.

(3Suns) #1

YES! So, that is 3.5 million gamers a day, right there.

WOO! Go PAX!

(Seyu) #2

I think the folks who frequent gaming sites and PA already know about Brink, it’s the other 90% which buys the games ‘their friends have got’ that Beth needs to reach out to.

(Talkc) #3

I hate to say it, but no.

Even within the community that frequents Penny Arcade, it is a small minority that even seems aware of Brink.

Any push towards a wider audience, even within the gaming community, is a good push.

(DarkangelUK) #4

I don’t see anything?

(DouglasDanger) #5

PA has ads that cycle.

(DarkangelUK) #6

I literally don’t see anything. No ads w00t \o/

(Maawdawg) #7

It seems anyone running AdBlock on Chrome or Firefox won’t be seeing the ad. I fired up IE and refreshed a few times to get it to show up and Rift, Bulletstorm, Hunted, and a bunch of game design schools were all I got. Even if it was the only ad I doubt it will make a massive difference, if the comic itself was about Brink they may have seen a bigger bump.

EDIT: You can also see the ads on Chrome/Firefox if you pause adblock. It took me about a dozen refreshes to get the Brink ad.

(DarkangelUK) #8

Ah, there it goes… got it 1st time.

(SebaSOFT) #9

AdBlock FTW

(3Suns) #10

[QUOTE=Talkc;267251]Even within the community that frequents Penny Arcade, it is a small minority that even seems aware of Brink.

Any push towards a wider audience, even within the gaming community, is a good push.[/QUOTE]

I agree. I am continually amazed by responses of people on my friend list who don’t know anything, or only very little, about Brink, or even if they are familiar with the game, have no intention of buying it. It amazes me because all on my friends list could be considered hardcore gamers that buy most of the big games that come out. I see Brink as incredibly innovated and awesome and I marvel that others can’t see that.

With every little exposure, they are forced to think about it, even if only to dismiss it.

In fact, read the comments in any of the most recent preview articles and you will find a bunch of people who said, “I never heard of this game.”

(Tune) #11

I agree, too many people are wrapped around CoD and such so they don’t think Brink as anything.