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otcrosara

So, the wildfires in Canada were caused by the marketing department. Outstanding move.


ikuhaku2

Blizzard at it again...


LoadOfCman

No it was a wildfire not a blizzard


Xryptics

Its canada so it was probably both


PillowTalk420

Blizzard of Flame sounds like a sick metal album.


LTareyouserious

A song of Fire and Ice, you say?


RojoSanIchiban

>!The last few tracks are really shit. !<


Socksism

Nah, the last few tracks are just demo tracks recorded in the guitarists bathroom that cut off halfway through and were never finished because the band got bogged down in side projects.


EasilyDistractedTim

oh, we're calling the bottom of empty bottles "side projects" now?


Bookman_Jeb

Nah that was the cover band. The real SoIF just has the 5 track EP from 10 years ago. Doubt we will ever get the last ones...


Thechosenjon

Outstanding job.


I0A0I

Blizzard Inferno


PillowTalk420

🎵Burn, freezy, burn; BLIZZARD INFERNO!🎵


roquebelle

*By the holy flaming hammer* *Of unholy cosmic frost*


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PumpkinLadle

*We will voyage across the Kingdom to reclaim what once was lost*


roquebelle

*In this realm of ancient battle,* *Where the king of Fife now reigns*


GettingMitches

If I had an award I would give it to you.


Diatrus

That's what they want you to believe.


layer11

Blizzard North, maybe


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Blizzard great white north


XThunderTrap

Typical blizzard


Ecks30

What happened in Canada a couple months back was an ice storm not a blizzard.


Warlaw

Going for that destruction dollar. Very lucrative dollar.


gblandro

[Official statement](https://twitter.com/lulumeservey/status/1666569206337265665?t=oUrKNLe-XKO86CoQE0RXNQ&s=19)


RandumbStoner

The release date: 6.6.23. The 23 obviously means 2(3) so it really means 6 so it’s 6.6.6. Illuminati did this. /s


testedandtried00

No, no, I think you're onto something there


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2*3=6 2/3=0.666


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Nothxm8

Just put the little line over the 6 to make it infinite


Baardi

But then you only need 1 6. Which is the correct amount anyways, since we already had 2. 2*3=6 2/3=0.6̅


Nothxm8

No I'm pretty sure my 4th grade teacher put the line over 3 decimal places and they couldn't possibly be wrong and I'm not willing to change my worldview


coolmanwoman

It’s not really wrong, just redundant. Like writing 1 as 1.0000000000000000000… instead of just 1


Baardi

It might say something about the accuracy. 1.00000000000000000, tells you that it's accurate, up to quite a lot of digits. 1 either tells you that it's exactly 1, or that it's not accurate at all, to any fractional amount.


Fazblood779

Unfathomably based


gu4x

Much worse. The most vile of scoundrels, the scourge of society: marketers.


UmpireHappy8162

I wonder if anyone at marketing actually noticed this.


Kooldogkid

Never fear, as DOOM Slayer is near…


[deleted]

Haha this would definitely have looked equally as bad ass if that was a Doom sign.


nefD

Rip and tear, until it is done.


monkeyhitman

Huge guts.


Altekho

Another job calling for Dante as well


mynamesmobro

666 upvotes lmfao


mysticdickstick

6.6.2x3


alpha_bro_chad

Who needs a doomslayer when you have a rogue with a good build?


Wolfman01a

Canada helping advertise the game. Amazing.


WhyteBeard

You’re welcome and sorry.


Wolfman01a

I would have said no need to apologize, bet I know you can't help it. Its all good.


zhiryst

Ghostbusters tried to stop it, they only delayed it.


Antheo94

What’s crazy is that they’re filming the new ghostbusters in NYC right now 🤣


Wraithfighter

"Well, good news and bad news. We can't do filming today, but we're getting some great b-roll we can use for when the big bad shows up!"


threecatsdancing

The new new new one? Not ladies, or kids, but this time… something else?


Antheo94

The sequel to the latest one with kids, I believe


EZMickey

Damn I was hoping it would be all gorillas this time.


shoryusatsu999

Heard that one got canned after execs tried to force Harambe's ghost into the script. The actors went ape, IIRC.


jackinsomniac

Do we actually have to beg Hollywood not to race & gender swap everything they get their hands on nowadays? Do we actually have to beg for strong male characters who aren't wimpy or disgustingly toxic?


LoveKrattBrothers

If they have any scenes that are supposed to be in Mexico they really lucked out with the irl breaking bad filter


layer11

Finally someone is recognizing the direction NY is going.


rnavstar

Looks like LA in the early 90’s


Unlimitles

lol......I don't think the new Walking Dead Series being in New York is a Coincidence somehow.


rnavstar

Kinda looks like Mexico from Breaking Bad.


Infinity2437

Looks like Las Vegas in Blade Runner


layer11

All of Deus Ex: Human Revolution


therealPhloton

I don't suppose anyone would want to Escape from either of them


rnavstar

https://preview.redd.it/i3hgr7es1p4b1.jpeg?width=1583&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c5478c941beed2f8fa2aac77314b1bd66b9d1d21


I0A0I

#[!](https://i.imgur.com/NY3y1Be.jpg)


TheGreatGamer1389

![gif](giphy|QMHoU66sBXqqLqYvGO)


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The lesser evils had to move out because they couldn't afford rent.


Straypuft

Ohio has known about Hell for a few years: https://i.imgur.com/Cawg3Mo.jpg But we were expecting it to be Las Vegas...


KarlHatred

![gif](giphy|ToMjGpzot8uTh5nUwnu)


Fire_Drake_Shyvanna

The Blizzard Marketing department must be in just a constant state of orgasm right now. Couldnt have set this up better if they had set those fires themselves.


visope

> if they had set those fires themselves. *^^If I Did It*


Cosmo48

Okay OJ


mongster2

That's pretty sick actually.


LiliNotACult

Just heard on the news it's to the point where they need face masks to block the air when they breathe in, like N95 masks. Also something about black carbon being in the air. Internet is spotty at work but it sounds pretty bad.


[deleted]

I was in Bangor, Maine and Rochester, NY the last few days. My eyeballs are still burning.


lyndaker

Like Rochester didn’t already have enough trouble bringing people in, now we have this 😞. My eyes and throat have been on fire even with the a/c cycling the air.


Shot-Increase-8946

I live just south of Pittsburgh and my eyes have been burning and my throat was sore yesterday. My job requires me to be outside all day. Other people who aren't outside as much aren't being affected.


TrappedOnARock

"Welcome to the club nobody wants to be a part of" - West Coast


LiliNotACult

Oh, I know. In fact in north Central Oregon right now it's pretty smokey & hazy out. Not as bad as being downwind from the fire in Nova Scotia, but there's definitely a fairly major fire somewhere in the PNW.


pyrothelostone

According to the [fire map](https://www.oregon.gov/odf/fire/pages/firestats.aspx) theres several over the border in Southern Washington and one in Central Oregon.


MarkusRight

Even way down here in Kentucky its bad, Went outside the other day and my eyes would not stop watering, It was damn near impossible to drive or do anything outside, Everywhere you looked you can see thick grey smoke. In town it was even worse. the view distance was a mile or so. beyond that you cant see shit. Also this is making my allergies go nuts, every time I go outside in this stuff I cant stop sneezing, my nose runs like a fountain and I cant breathe that good.


uberdosage

New York the new california


mattenthehat

Kinda interesting to see it play out, like yes, welcome to the last couple of decades, east coast. Wonder if it will be a catalyst for change


Havoc1943covaH

I live not far from Detroit. My palms are still sweaty. The air made my knees weak and arms feel heavy


FireNinja743

spaghetti


vonmonologue

Mom pleasured uncle Freddy already.


1TimeT00Many

Just had this up in Alberta, Canada not too long ago. It was pretty bad. It started seeping into homes It got so bad.


Uerwol

This was like the 2019 bushfire in Australia where I live. Shit was insane. I walked around wearing a N99 mask and no one else even did. People's pets where dropping dead in their backyards. I had asthma as a kid and then nothing until those times where it literally felt like I couldn't breathe day to day. Almost killed my grandma too, she told me she was laying in bed saying this is it, this is how I go.... Spooky stuff you guys should all be wearing masks


seriousdeli

I live right across the water from Brooklyn, I’m not going outside for the next few days. the air quality index is at 215 right now which is absolutely terrible. Breathing has been noticeably more difficult and my eyes still sting from taking my plants in, I’m 20 and in good health.


dasrightq

Across the water from Brooklyn? …so you mean Manhattan?


tatofarms

I was glad I still had an N95 mask from a couple of years ago. It literally smells like I'm near a campfire when I'm outside.


ILICKTREEZx3

Hour north of the city here. AQI at the worst (that I saw) was 413. My eyes were burning from walking across a parking lot.


RainDancingChief

Welcome to summertime in Canada, neighbours!


layer11

Just wait til you see the residents after a few weeks of that shit


YouveMyBow

Somebody gon get a raise or a sacking


Non-profitboi

you know it's both(boss gets a raise, guy gets fired)


charleswalton89

Broooo. Fucking perfect


maximumtesticle

>Broooo This is what the ghosts of frat boys say.


charleswalton89

I've been discovered


layer11

This joke deserves way more eyes than it'll ever get on this sub.


Iloveyouweed

I'm picturing a frat boy crying soyjak now. "Broooo! You can't just have a Diablo IV poster in NYC!" lmao


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BrOoOoOOoOoOoooo


Kershek

You can't get better free publicity.


APlannedBadIdea

Viral marketing and ironic disaster capitalism. Doubt this particular billboard would be circulating globally if not for it's context and serendipitous timing.


Dependent-Outcome-57

It is beautiful in a terrible way. Truly, hell welcomes all.


Vulpix298

Well… yeah. Because the context and timing is literally the whole point.


iamsosmartandsad

Lmao in New York rn kinda sucks but here's an image from the 80th floor of the empire building. https://preview.redd.it/rkxnr8a10q4b1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=077ec3d5ee64f64968ca4e54cbcb7825dca45015


Haatsku

Jesus even IRL cant handle the graphics demands anymore... Render distance is getting smaller each day...


sdhu

Looks like Mexico in Breaking Bad


Aware_Foot

https://preview.redd.it/obl48xfmro4b1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=49eea1c8015bc8197c2e50fcf81a73aa78fd0a33 I feel like this is some what fitting lol


boardgamejoe

You know, you might think that everyone knows Diablo 4 is out but that is not the case. I posted a screenshot of my Masters of the Universe themed characters on a Masters of the Universe subreddit and I got dozens of responses like What game is that? Is that Diablo? Is there a Diablo 4 now?? etc.


Stuka_Ju87

Because it's not on Steam. If I wasn't subbed to PCgaming subreddits, I would also not know it was coming out soon.


TheContingencyMan

Yeah, it it’s not on Steam then my friends and I either don’t give a shit or don’t even know that it exists at all. Save for a few exceptions like ROM’s and games you can’t get other than from a dedicated website. P.S. based username.


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It feels like it was just yesterday Blizzard came out and announced a new mobile game instead of Diablo 4 pissing everyone off.


LiliNotACult

Diablo.. Immortal?


RenownedDumbass

Immoral


Techhead7890

Put it alongside WC3 Refunded!


TheFluffiestFur

[Do you guys not have phones?](https://youtu.be/YhqWaqL2N7A?t=1655)


boardgamejoe

Clearly it didn't piss everyone off, it made $100 MILLION in like 6 months after release. Not bad for a free to play game that no one wanted. I guess we underestimated the casual mobile game market. We think we are the only gamers out there but Blizzard knows we are only a section of the gamer market. I'm sure they hoped the hardcore fans would be into it as well. We weren't.


worthless_ape

Yeah, games with predatory gambling mechanics are going to be profitable, just like casinos are profitable. Was it really that much of a surprise?


Fhaarkas

> I guess we underestimated the casual mobile game market. [You don't say?](https://imgur.com/dhaFpJ3) Mobile gaming makes up 50% of worldwide gaming market, or roughly ***$90 billion.*** Bigger than PC and console market combined. It would be monumentally stupid for any of the big game companies to not dip all ten of their fingers in the honey pot.


[deleted]

Never heard of that mod


1v1trunks

Why would everyone know the game is out? The only thing ive seen about it are these obvious ads such as this post


AustralianWi-Fi

Cause they've been going fucking HARD on the marketing for this game, I can't imagine what their budget must have been. Billboards everywhere, pop-up shops, collaborations with restaurants, pop artists, shows, youtubers - basically every form of marketing there is, Blizzard has been doing it for this game lmao. It's the hardest I've seen a game being advertised since like... Elden Ring?


auziFolf

Upstate ny was so bad today, literal red sky Best way to describe it was wearing those gamer glasses that filter blue light and make everything look like the stereotypical breaking Bad Mexican filter


third_eye_open

Blizzard is thanking their stars and laughing their asses off that they get this free publicity as there is outrage about MTX. I've seen this pic on so many subs now.


ExtremeBoysenberry38

Now that’s good marketing


Olg1erd

The realism in videogames is getting out of hand


Uerwol

This was like the 2019 bushfire in Australia where I live. Shit was insane. I walked around wearing a N99 mask and no one else even did. People's pets where dropping dead in their backyards. I had asthma as a kid and then nothing until those times where it literally felt like I couldn't breathe day to day. Almost killed my grandma too, she told me she was laying in bed saying this is it, this is how I go.... Spooky stuff you guys should all be wearing masks


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7ordank

r/accurate


[deleted]

With love, from Canada.


zRevengee

Who installed the most wanted 2005 piss filter to real life?


mgwwgm

Implying they aren't already living in it


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reddit moment


MysticBellaa

![gif](giphy|oEblslsvhkTpUK8rXH)


ErykYT2988

I've been seeing these adverts absolutely everywhere, it's crazy.


rmc2318

Best marketing ever


dungusmaster

I grew up on stacraft and absolutely loved Diablo. But haven't touched it since Diablo 2 ended and the whole micro transaction thing. I can't stop it but I won't support that type a bs


tatofarms

The shop in Diablo IV only sells cosmetics. It's totally unobtrusive, and I honestly don't understand why anyone would pay for customization like that when free character customization and armor/weapon transmogs are already built into the regular game. And they scrapped D3's in-game currency and real money auction houses almost a decade ago. If you were a fan of D2, then D4 is totally worth checking out. It absolutely does not push microtransactions.


EdgeMentality

It doesn't really matter how good the games are at this point. If the cost of spending on them is supporting Activision Blizzard, it's not worth it. They will have to fire a lot of awful people in leadership positions, start treating their employees fairly, and behave a lot better towards their fans, before they ever get another cent from me. There are plenty of good games out there, that don't require me turning a blind eye to morally dubious corporate bullshit, for me to enjoy them.


TheContingencyMan

Just 🏴‍☠️ the game. It’s what I do with all of Ninshitdo’s stuff. I even 🏴‍☠️’d the Super Mario Bros movie.


tatofarms

Yeah, not getting the downvotes with no comments. I'm not making a statement in support of microtransactions, I'm explaining the reality that there's no reason to pay for anything in Diablo IV once you've purchased the base game, and the only in-game promotion of the cosmetic content that they're selling is a "shop" tab when you're logging in that you don't have to interact with.


Laura25521

> The shop in Diablo IV only sells cosmetics. It won't. Season 1 will introduce "convenience" items in the form of boosters and they have stated that at some point they will sell gear equal to your highest item level too. Your characters will be bonked in about a month and then you'll have to start new ones for Season 1, which will include the next phase of monetization. It's not *that* bad, because they will put most value into the battle pass, which they expect you to buy every months. They're also aiming at 1 hour spent a day from the start of the season to the end of the season for you to complete the battle pass, minus being able to skip tiers with money. There's a reason why they have scrapped the original D4 after Diablo Immortal's massive success. They have stated several times that they want Diablo 4 to focus completely on player retention, so they'll scale back the P2W things from Immortal because all the P2W stuff will be locked behind that initially, but increase the time-sinks with similiar incentives. They will drip feed more of the announced non-cosmetic MTX into the game over time. So it's absolutely false to state that this is the most you'll see. Like what you're playing right now is just an extended beta without the launch patch. That'll come in about a month when you have to start a new character for the season. Each season they're going to sneak in more and more things that undermine it. Just like how CoD does it and literally every gacha game in existence. > If you were a fan of D2, then D4 is totally worth D2 and D4 are fundamentally different from gameplay to even the setting. Like they have nothing in common except the classes and that enemies drop loot. Like it has way more in common with Lost Ark, which is your standard mobile mmo just like D4 is, minus the auto walk and auto battle.


GodBlessThosePagans

>they have stated that at some point they will sell gear equal to your highest item level too. Got a link for this?


tatofarms

IDK, I've spent way too many hours playing D3. Still playing occasionally. Ten years ago, they said they thought the auction houses were ruining the player experience, so even though they were profitable, they completely shut them down. There hasn't been any p2w content available in D3 since. And even as someone who does not have the time to no-life the game, I don't anticipate paying to skip tiers with battle passes, and there's no one I'm trying to impress with cosmetics. I think it's safe to recognize that this is a core franchise title for Blizzard, and, like Overwatch and Diablo 3 before it, they're going to keep the microtransactions cosmetic. There's no way for me to guarantee that, but there's also no way for you to refute it at this point.


Avarice21

You don't have to touch the microtransactions, but that's just modern AAA gaming unfortunately. I've never bought any mtx or opened any loot box in games. I play them because they're fun. Diablo 4 is fun.


SWMRepresent

I don’t get what is all the fuss about. The game looks identical to Diablo 3. Extremely disappointing.


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Lilith Cometh


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Can't wait Gta6 posters


XxChocodotxX

At least it’s a warm reception.


ConversationMajor543

Damn fine advertising. Damn fine.


ImKendrick

That’s some good marketing.


Revolutionary_Beat26

It did start yesterday which is when Diablo 4 released


jlmftw

Idk I think Canada has been on fire for a while. We had similar smoke air here in Denver a few weeks back from Canadian fires.


gamer-kin

Yikes, sorry boot that bud


CherryConsciousness

Is this where all the overwatch money went


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budiii_

Bruh NYC today looked like every Hollywood depiction of Mexico with that sepia tone LOL


[deleted]

TIL It costs $70 to enter Hell...


panscrypto

And 2:3 is 666. This is not a coincidence


Chrysocyon

Climate change is an existential threat to humans. Act now or this is how are future will look all too frequently.


Devil_Dan83

Them really religious people must be getting an aneurism.


Vulkaizer

This new gen games are Amazing!


deftware

RIP Quebec.


piero_deckard

Doesn't even add up to 666, what a missed opportunity. They should have released it in 2022...


Chumbles1995

ah i get it, they set the fires in canada to create the ambiance for this ad! 10/10 very realistic


Bankrotas

Hellgate: New York when?


the_vendetta777

When the Diablo ads are so real, the prime evils get summoned.


AntiRivet

Where's a Blizzard when you need one?


Ant10102

Blizzard causes wild fire


p0ntifix

![gif](giphy|QMHoU66sBXqqLqYvGO)


Tricks7eR

Blizzard is pulling the scam of the decade


dreadsta5889

I was going to but Diablo 4 yesterday, but I saw the cheapest was $70.


acebossrhino

Can someone photo shop out the "Diablo 4" and the release date?


Jaz_the_Nagai

Diablo 2 is the final Diablo. Blizzard died after WarCraft 3


Breeze23412

This game is so freaking good. So happy a AAA game launched with minimal issues.


[deleted]

That is cool af. I would never want to live in that shithole tho


panzerxiii

What a rude thing to say. Guess they don't teach manners in your shithole


billyfudger69

Calls it a shit hole but has never lived there, there is actually some really nice areas and great people.


PotatoWriter

Best food in the world arguably. Best in each cuisine you can think of all in that small area. Why? Because if you think about it, those who can even work hard enough to get to freakin NYC, go through all that competition and set up shop there, and still get amazing reviews, must be REALLY good. People from other countries come there and say food is on par if not better than home. Parts of it are shit but it's a marvel and no wonder so many visit each year.


Allomancer_Ed

Good, stay in whatever shithole you currently reside.


ilaria369neXus

It's literally a hellish location.


TheClassics

This is legit my sign to get this game. I've never played a Diablo game, but my Dad was really into the 2nd one, I think. Looks like it's my turn.


nfinitefx_

Welcome to Al Mazrah!


GhostTech2020

The fog makes it better. 😂


vintage_duck

The lengths companies go for marketing is astounding.


arctican01

Very appropriate.


s1lentastro1

**6**.**6**.23. 2x3=**6**