40°

'Shocking' Eidos ad banned

The Advertising Standards Authority has outlawed an Eidos advertising campaign for Kane & Lynch.

The body has ordered Eidos not to print or broadcast the ads again, after upholding 26 complaints and calling the promotion 'graphic' and 'shocking'.

One press ad shows a gagged woman, crying and having her head held back by one of the pair. It was printed over a double-page spread in Edge, with a second version appearing in Total Film magazine.

Read Full Story >> Comments (1)

mcvuk.com

Alternative Sources:

Kane & Lynch Ads Banned... - gamepolitics.com | By: Catastrophe

Kane and Lynch ads belatedl... - gamespot.com | By: Catastrophe

Kane & Lynch ad banned ... - thatvideogameblog.com | By: wohoo

Save | Email | Info | Report | Add Alt Source

Incoming News

0°

Xbox 360

Terminator Salvation Reviewed by Britxbox.co.uk

Xbox 360 | Review

Leigh Sherval writes: "John Connor gave me a picture of you once. I didn't know why at the time. It was very old - torn, faded. You were young...

20° Good Things About Bad Games: Kane & Lynch 15d 22h ago \| Multi \| Com(0)	70° Pet Peeves of Gaming : Terrible Controls 207d 18h ago \| Gaming \| Com(15)
120° Shut The F UP! Gratuitous Swearing In Games Growing 69d 9h ago \| Multi \| Com(48)	270° The 10 Most Over-Hyped Games Of This Generation 257d 18h ago \| Gaming \| Com(82)
30° Which gaming site gives gamers the best journalists? 124d 14h ago \| Industry News \| Com(7)	20° GamesRadar: Kane & Lynch: How it feels to be critically panned 299d 16h ago \| Multi \| Com(2)
30° Games that looked good on paper 128d 16h ago \| Multi \| Com(2)	160° Worldwide PS3 releases for the week of July 6th 364d 2h ago \| PlayStation 3 \| Com(5)
300° Killzone 2: Curse of the Review Score 148d 18h ago \| Gaming \| Com(53)	90° Online Journalism and the Loss of Integrity 391d 3h ago \| Gaming \| Com(21)