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modeps
02-20-2009, 05:58 AM
http://evavhost.com/i/news/bge.jpg

This is certainly a bit strange. It appears that Canadians can now head over to their food-mart and purchase Cheese Heads brand of mozzarella cheese, and get a free copy of Beyond Good & Evil (PC Version). Giant Bomb (http://www.giantbomb.com/news/get-beyond-good-evil-free-withcheese/946/?linktags=home,home-news):

Friendly Giant Bomb user Lucas May sent over a strange, depressing note about possibly the weirdest video game tie-in promotion I've ever heard of. Apparently residents of Canada can purchase the Cheese Heads brand of mozzarella cheese (which appears from the pictures to come in the highly desirable string configuration) and receive a free PC copy of Michel Ancel's excellent but largely unappreciated Beyond Good & Evil.

No mail-in order or anything required, it's right up in the package!

Sounds like a great deal to me, buy some cheese (which is probably good), and get a game (which is definitely good).
Demo_Boy
02-20-2009, 06:29 AM
Great pack in for the cheese company.
And I bet the guy whom did this deal knows it.
Silverbaine
02-20-2009, 06:37 AM
go get that cheese! its a great game!
AspectVoid
02-20-2009, 06:48 AM
If I lived in Canada, I would buy a bunch of this cheese and give copies of the game to my friends (I already own it).
atariv8
02-20-2009, 07:05 AM
I guess the Atari 2600 cartridges of ET weren't available.
Johan
02-20-2009, 07:17 AM
That's a very interesting marketing effort. Very interesting. The guy/gal who came up with it has a real future, because he/she thinks outside of the box.
Suicidal ShiZuru
02-20-2009, 07:37 AM
More BG&E is great no matter where it comes from. Cheese is awesome though, so yay.
Sydric
02-20-2009, 08:10 AM
I'm from Canada, and why is it that I remember this promotion or something similar from a long time ago? Perhaps not a free game but something about it. Well, if anyone wants one let me know - I'll go buy as much cheese as I have to. LOL. I just hope it's not REALLY old stock! :)
MasterEvilAce
02-20-2009, 09:52 AM
Where's that sequel we saw a teaser of??
Froggy
02-20-2009, 11:28 AM
That's a very interesting marketing effort. Very interesting. The guy/gal who came up with it has a real future, because he/she thinks outside of the box.

Which, in an expression of pure irony, has become the most "inside-the-box" phrase of the century.
Syl
02-20-2009, 11:36 AM
This simply amuses me.
Orz
02-20-2009, 01:56 PM
It would make more sense if this cheese came with an unlock code for Seth in SF4.
zeonxavier
02-20-2009, 02:29 PM
FYI, I prefer Cheese Heads Light. It's made with skim milk, but I like it because it's even STRINGIER than the regular stuff.
Virtuoso
02-20-2009, 03:08 PM
Are they implying that BGE is cheesy?

Its because of the black female protagonist, isn't it! Fucking sexist racists.
Blog
02-20-2009, 04:51 PM
Holy shit! Like I need another reason to buy more cheese!

Gosh darn Kanucks, they get the best promos!