Episode 7: The Worst Game Marketing Ever

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4.6 • 849 Ratings

🗓️ 6 November 2015

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

Superstar writer and developer Matthew Burns (Halo, Call of Duty, Destiny) is here telling tales and talking to Kirk and Jason about the worst marketing moves in video game history. We also discuss Activision's $5.9 billion Candy Crush acquisition, Trails in the Sky, and how Matthew helps save the world through video game science. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:49.8	Hello, everyone, and welcome to episode seven of Kotaku's split screen.
0:55.8	I am your host, Jason Shrier, and over there, somewhere far away, is my co-host, Kirk Hamilton.
1:02.3	Hi, Kirk.
1:03.0	Hi, Jason.
1:03.7	I'm not that far away.
1:05.1	Like, just a whole nation away.
1:08.1	Across the country, far, far away.
1:10.0	And sunny Portland. Is it warm over there for you guys?
1:13.6	No, it's not sunny. It's been cold and rainy for a week, which is actually kind of nice because it's
1:18.0	been too sunny here lately, but not exactly sunny Portland this time of year. In cold, dark, horrible
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1:29.5	And today we have a very special guest.
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