Texan points Rainbow Six 3 players pornwards!
Canny URL action sees Ubi Soft embarrassed again.
On the back of some fairly disastrous financial reporting comes a fresh blow to French developer/publisher Ubi Soft, with the news that Rainbow Six 3 contains URLs of a decidedly adult nature.
But how did this come to be? The story, as reported by CNN, is likely to be among the funniest of this year.
Around the mark of 70% completion in the Xbox Live rejuvenating Rainbow Six 3, players are able to see advertising posters, at the bottom of which, thanks to today’s wonderful world of high-end texture mapping is a URL. If you follow the URL, you are taken into a disgusting world of Internet filth - you know, the type those AOL adverts warn you about?
So how did it get there?
It transpires that a canny Texan going by the name of Tony Ashcraft, steamed through the game when it was initially released and noticed the posters. Thinking the URL may lead to extra downloadable game content, he tried to access it, but to no avail. Further investigation by Ashcraft revealed that the domain wasn’t even registered, so he did the (in)decent thing, registered it, and turned it into a traffic-driver for adult content.
Talking to CNN Money, Ashcraft states, “As far as it being a moral issue, then I don't really have a problem with it," he said. "I don't think it's necessarily a bad thing. It would be different if the game was a more popular child's game, such as a SpongeBob game, because I know there would be kids playing that. The game is made for people who are 18 and higher. And if you're 18, you can rent or purchase pornographic materials in most states."
A sense of duty to our younger readers, not to mention good taste means tha...hey, where are you going? Oh, I see...
But how did this come to be? The story, as reported by CNN, is likely to be among the funniest of this year.
Around the mark of 70% completion in the Xbox Live rejuvenating Rainbow Six 3, players are able to see advertising posters, at the bottom of which, thanks to today’s wonderful world of high-end texture mapping is a URL. If you follow the URL, you are taken into a disgusting world of Internet filth - you know, the type those AOL adverts warn you about?
So how did it get there?
It transpires that a canny Texan going by the name of Tony Ashcraft, steamed through the game when it was initially released and noticed the posters. Thinking the URL may lead to extra downloadable game content, he tried to access it, but to no avail. Further investigation by Ashcraft revealed that the domain wasn’t even registered, so he did the (in)decent thing, registered it, and turned it into a traffic-driver for adult content.
Talking to CNN Money, Ashcraft states, “As far as it being a moral issue, then I don't really have a problem with it," he said. "I don't think it's necessarily a bad thing. It would be different if the game was a more popular child's game, such as a SpongeBob game, because I know there would be kids playing that. The game is made for people who are 18 and higher. And if you're 18, you can rent or purchase pornographic materials in most states."
A sense of duty to our younger readers, not to mention good taste means tha...hey, where are you going? Oh, I see...
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