Caution! Zombies! Ahead!!!

[Corrin]

If you've been following the news (as various radio shows and such are making a stink of this) you have probably heard of the electronic highway traffic sign that was hacked in Austin, TX. Many people speculated that this sign was hacked as a viral marketing ploy! Some even suspected it was done by none other than...Capcom!

Kotaku broke the news today that the sign was not, in fact, hacked by Capcom to promote Resident Evil 5. The true reason for the hack has not yet been uncovered.

Sage Advice, but Not Viral Marketing

[Henry Spencer]

You know, for a moment then...I thought this was going to be a spoiler about RE5 featuring zombies in it! Darn it.

I'd read about this earlier on today and it struck me as some sort of campaign that Capcom would do, but since it has not come to light that it isn't the case at all, quite frankly, I'm confused. :S

[revil5]

I saw that news report but I doub Capcom had something to do with it cause they can't stress it enough... "they're not zombies, they're called majini now!"

[Dot50Cal]

Not RE news

[Helegad]

Pity. This would have been a good viral ad.

I applaud the person who put it up

[Darkmoon]

I don't. Fucking with traffic in the middle of an icestorm and power out are not the smartest things ever. It was amusing but the timing could have been a hell of a lot better.

[REmaster]

Where I live ( Louisville, Kentucky ), they did the same thing only it said Danger: Nazi Zombies...obviously from Call of Duty 5.

[Helegad]

Or Dead Snow? That Norwiegan film?

[Corrin]

I don't. Fucking with traffic in the middle of an icestorm and power out are not the smartest things ever. It was amusing but the timing could have been a hell of a lot better.

Lol, an "ice storm" in Texas is...quite a different thing than in most parts of the world.

[nemesiswontdie]

ahah i love that sign, thats pretty clever at that too

[JillLovesChris]

Pretty stupid for zombies to come into a country with a lot of gun owners lol Pretty cool though and props to who ever managed to do this.

[Linknumbers]

It was Something Awful.

Really, it was.

[Corrin]

It was Something Awful.

Really, it was.

I'm not gonna read that whole thread to find out, 'cause GBS sucks, but are you just going by the picture in the OP? If it's the picture, that one ain't it.

[Linknumbers]

No, but if you read the entire thread, you'll find the culprit who did it.