Bizarre BSA online ‘game’
p2pnet news view | Kids & Kartels:-Can it possibly be any more risible than this?
The so-called Business Software Alliance (BSA), owned by the likes of Microsoft and Apple, is trying to spam surfers with a bizarre online version of Cluedo.
It’s, “part of its campaign to stamp out software piracy,” says Digital Bulletin.
Developed in association with games company Hasbro, it, “lets people play detective to uncover the software pirate,” says the story. “The game, which has been developed by Banner in conjunction with Cluedo’s owners Hasbro, involves players taking the role of a managing director moving from room to room in an office, working out how illegal software was allowed to proliferate.
“The game is being sent to workplace email addresses and has a direct marketing element, encouraging players to visit a BSA-run website that uses a fictional character called Sam to help firms with software problems.”
What else can you expect from a group which came up with an appalling weasel-like “copyright crusader” meant to brainwash young children?
Clueless would be more appropriate.
Also See:
Digital Bulletin – Software group uses Cluedo drive to highlight piracy, May 12, 2006
weasel-like – BSA weasels into schools, August 12, 2004
May 11th, 2006 at 9:09 pm
no doubt some turnip will play it nothing surprises me how clueless people are
May 11th, 2006 at 11:20 pm
“encouraging players to visit a BSA-run website”. Okay… what’s to stop “BSA” (original article, commenting) from becoming “FBI”, “RIAA”, “MPAA”, “CRIA”; ad nauseum.
<sarcasm>
Hey; it’s only a game.
</sarcasm>
<prophecy>
“Hey, it’s (The China Syndrome) only a movie.
</prophecy>
May 12th, 2006 at 12:44 am
=.=”
May 12th, 2006 at 1:42 am
It probably scans your hard drive for so called “pirated” software (and phones home) while you are dazzaled by its amazing 5.1 sound and graphics.
May 12th, 2006 at 5:09 am
“The game is being sent to workplace email addresses and has a direct marketing element, encouraging players to visit a BSA-run website that uses a fictional character called Sam to help firms with software problems.”
So they’re actively enouraging employees to goof off on company time? Are you thinking what im thinking? It’s Lawsuit time!
“That’ll be 500 million billion trillion quadrillion dollars for all the lost productivity and revenue you’ve cost my company. Today. Where did i get that figure? At the same place you get yours from, of course.”
May 12th, 2006 at 11:27 am
My review:
Weapon selection needs a lot of work, as does the control system. Gameplay is very limited and the player feels very guided towards a particular course of action. The music was impressive for about 20 seconds after which it becomes very repedetive and somewhat annoying. The entire premise of the game is not very believable, something modern gamers will be disapointed with.
The enemies are very easy to spot though.
May 13th, 2006 at 7:50 pm
I wouldn’t openly admit this….
May 13th, 2006 at 7:51 pm
“<sarcasm>
Hey; it’s only a game.
</sarcasm>”
For now…
“<prophecy>
“Hey, it’s (The China Syndrome) only a movie.
</prophecy>”
Which almost became reality…Remember 3 Mile Island?