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Dustborn Spent $2500 For A Booth at TGS Just To Draw 4 Players in Japan

Even after spending around $2500 for a booth at Tokyo Game Show, Dustborn only attracted four players on Steam in Japan soon after.

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[EviLore]

 

[Ridicululzz]

I didn't know you could get a booth for that cheap at TGS

 

[Dynasty8]

2024 Famitsu GotY

 

[EviLore]

I didn't know you could get a booth for that cheap at TGS

Sounds like a great deal tbh. NeoGAF booth incoming!

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

Yeah, I think the real story here is that TGS booths are that inexpensive. That's a pretty huge amount of floor space.

 

[Rentahamster]

Sounds like a great deal tbh. NeoGAF booth incoming!

Will it look like this?

 

[Cyberpunkd]

I didn't know you could get a booth for that cheap at TGS

This, how is this possible? Was there a separate indie section?

 

[AW_CL]

This is real? Wtf. I never knew it was to this extreme.

 

[Gamerfan81]

Just blame it on the Japanese chuds and incels. Am I doing it right?

 

[Duchess]

This, how is this possible? Was there a separate indie section?

I can see this being a reasonable explanation.

There are likely spaces you can purchases that are cheap because they're not in prominent locations, and would receive lower foot traffic.

 

[RoadHazard]

Is this real or just someone memeing the game?

 

[Plague Doctor]

This is real? Wtf. I never knew it was to this extreme.

Yeah, had I not heard and read the dev teams own words I would have believed it was biting satire/parody of modern day whack as fuck virtue politics and shit like that.

No... they were sincere and serious which makes it more fucking surreal.

Edit: The main protagonist uses things like bullying, cancel, and other social/emotional manipulations with glee and pride. It's literal gameplay mechanics to use these tactics on people. She even manipulates her own team mate in some cut scenes.

And she's the fucking hero of the story.

 

[EviLore]

This is real? Wtf. I never knew it was to this extreme.

Is this real or just someone memeing the game?

It’s real.

 

[The Pleasure]

Will it look like this?

My friend does not appreciate you spreading pictures of his smash dungeon.

 

[Rentahamster]

Is this real or just someone memeing the game?

Poe's Law doing work.

 

[Ozzie666]

But how many incels attended ?
Or lurked by ..

 

[Peroroncino]

person handling the booth:

 

[RoadHazard]

It’s real.

Oh man.

 

[N0S]

 

[MayauMiao]

On day 1 of TGS, you can see the Dustbin empty booth at 1:14:55 and again at 1:16:35:

 

[Fahdis]

My friend does not appreciate you spreading pictures of his smash dungeon.

Will it look like this?

What do you mean smash dungeon? This is my basement from 2001. Please this is a private matter, people need to stop. I sent this picture to a girl I wanted to impress back then. That backstabbing bitch let it loose on the internet.

 

[Xavier2337]

I can see this being a reasonable explanation.

There are likely spaces you can purchases that are cheap because they're not in prominent locations, and would receive lower foot traffic.

There an indie section, school section, etc, went there last Saturday

 

[GymWolf]

Is this real or just someone memeing the game?

It's even worse than that.

 

[winjer]

I guess all Japanese gamers at TGS must have been incels.

 

[SJRB]

Keep in mind that people had to fly over there, hotels, food, etc.

This trip was way more expensive than that.

But hey, it’s only government money, right? Nice vacation to Tokyo. Money well spent.

 

[ShadowNate]

If it's indeed an EU + National funded project, this is another performative thing they need to do to prove that they did something for marketing and promoting the project -- and it didn't have to be on TGS of course, but who would say no to a trip to Japan all expenses paid.

 

[winjer]

Keep in mind that people had to fly over there, hotels, food, etc.

This trip was way more expensive than that.

But hey, it’s only government money, right? Nice vacation to Tokyo. Money well spent.

They are not worried about that. It was all paid with tax payer money.

 

[clarky]

This can't be real surely?

NVM, i see someone else also had the same question . What where they even thinking lol.

 

[StueyDuck]

Tax payers money going to good use

 

[clarky]

Sounds like a great deal tbh. NeoGAF booth incoming!

As long as Ass of Can Whooping gets to host it dressed as his avatar i'll chip in.

 

[justiceiro]

To be honest, this site is the only place that has even mentioned the game since it was announced.

 

[FingerBang]

This thread is already more popular than the TGS booth and cost them $0

 

[Portugeezer]

It’s real.

I'll never believe it's not satire.

 

[chokotoureiki]

Ha! Pathetic.

 

[Thief1987]

I'll never believe it's not satire.

There is only one way to confirm. Do it.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

As long as Ass of Can Whooping gets to host it dressed as his avatar i'll chip in.

はじめまして アス オブ キャン ウーピング です。

 

[Boss Mog]

Sounds like a great deal tbh. NeoGAF booth incoming!

My schedule is pretty full these days but if you need somebody to evaluate potential booth babes, I can probably move things around to help you out.

 

[clarky]

はじめまして アス オブ キャン ウーピング です。

This is why I put you forward for GAF ambassador to Japan, super polite at all times.

Arigato gozaimasu.

 

[tommib]

I'll never believe it's not satire.

It’s satire but ends up as cringe.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

Check out the TGS bump:

 

[TintoConCasera]

I love this picture, the contrast between deicore euroslop and big fucking anime tits hits like poetry.

 

[Mr.Phoenix]

They should have sold peanuts and drinks at their stand.

 

[SJRB]

I love this picture, the contrast between deicore euroslop and big fucking anime tits hits like poetry.

“Norwegian Games”

The Soy Bros out there casually bringing shame to an entire country.

How can you let this happen, Norway? Are you really going to let this slide?

 

[TommyCronin6969]

Will it look like this?

 

[Bartski]

While I do believe in 2.5k for a booth this size in a fringe corner of a less prestigious hall, at an event of this size people would have played this dumpsterfire out of curiosity. On Gamescom there was a Dustborn booth in the Xbox area with easily over a dozen people constantly lined up to play it, and that was after the game was already released with bad press everywhere at its peak.

 

[Buggy Loop]

Sounds like a great deal tbh. NeoGAF booth incoming!

Need a Japanese babe that keeps moaning SUGOIIII, OOOHHHH, AAAHHHH every time you say something

 

[ssringo]

Another victory for the incels!

That is seriously embarrassing.

 

[Punished Miku]

they probably had a fun trip and it sounds like they didn't spend a ton.