Oh the drama! Oh the sensationalism! Oh the stolen images! Oh the pointlessly-featured half-naked ladyfolk! As mentioned a few weeks back, the browser game Evony has resorted to using sexy images of models to draw clicks to their otherwise run-of-the-mill Civilization clone. The campaign is obviously working, as any first year marketing student could tell you, and the company has decided to branch out and use a few new pics to entice teenage boys to visit their sign-up pages.
Before, Evony’s modus operandi was to nab images from anywhere they could, including costume site CostumeCraze.com. Now, instead of stealing photos, Evony has turned to iStockPhoto for its sexy content. It’s a step up, I suppose, but a practice that’s not without danger. As Negative Gamer recently noticed, a new Evony sign-up page features a few bikini-clad ladies who appear on the cover of a low-budget porn DVD from a few years ago. So, in other words, playing Evony is a similar experience to watching Girls playing with Girls 102, right?
Now, I don’t know about you, but I’m getting a kick out of this whole thing, my Lord.
