Religious Protesters Provide Fun E3 News
Finally some E3 news that isn’t an announcement or a trailer.
A troupe of everyone’s favourite well-adjusted individuals, religious activists, have been seen outside the convention centre protesting the existence of EA’s Dante’s Inferno. Because I’m a horrible person who loves conflict I found this particularly entertaining. I am also under the impression that Dante’s Divine Comedy, upon which the game is extremely loosely based (see: recognisable name) was a poem, and thus intended as work of fiction. Which makes me wonder why religious types are getting up in arms about it. But you can never keep an activist away from a good protest!
LA Weekly has a collection of photos showcasing the hi-larious religion/EA/gaming puns and jokes on the hand crafted signs. I fully concur with their own favourite. Though I would like to point out that ‘Electronic Anti-Christ’ would be an excellent name for a band.
Via: Joystiq
Update:
Seems the whole thing is just some viral PR shenanigans as illustrated by wearesavedgroup.org. They get points for effort. After all, they managed to last a whole day before being found out. But, cardboard signs and an archaic website which links to game marketing material are no match for Wii Fit Girl or ilovebees.com.
This is a viral marketing campaign. Look at the flyer, its goofy, almost zany. Shit this contrived can only come from marketing agency.
Dunno man. If it were viral they would have gotten some better looking people to do it.