Shooter-game ad channels zombie musicals

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A gritty, graphic video-game promo with freshly deceased corpses espousing undying love for their curvaceous executioner? And it’s a musical? Must be Bethesda Softworks playing the “outrageous” card again. Having freaked out D.C. with its Fallout 3 ads, the company this time is touting its ultraviolent acrobatic shooter game Wet. The promo has been around for a few weeks, though it’s only gotten so-so traction on YouTube and elsewhere, perhaps because it seems to be trying a bit too hard to be shocking and “wacky.”

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