D&D in Maxim

[Azure Trance]

While perusing the July Issue of Maxim (with Charlies Angel on the cover - Drew, Lucy, Cameron) I saw an ad that took up a quarter of a page for a D&D DVD (The last time I saw an ad for D&D in Maxim was when 3.0 was going to be released). The name wasn't familiar though, it was something like a story-based DVD with a trillion possible story combinations.

What was it? Was it any good? And, this is probably just personal preference but I don't think advertising in Maxim is that effective since there has to be a better way to reach the gamer demographic in a cheaper fashion (say, Dungeon / Poly / Dragon).

 

[(Psi)SeveredHead]

It's a good idea if you ask me - it shouldn't be in Maxim, but it shouldn't just be in Dragon/Dungeon either. WotC hasn't really advertised DnD to people who don't know about it.

I know of lots of people who were introduced to DnD by Baldur's Gate.

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

What was it? Was it any good?

Scourge of Worlds

 

[Darrin Drader]

I wonder what would happen to the size of the D&D community if it started getting advertised in more popular magazines. It would be interesting to see. I don't see it happening anytime soon though.

 

[Emiricol]

Got Milk took milk from being the domain of children under 12 to being the domain of hot supermodels. A few well-placed ads, and who knows what's possible?

Sigh.

 

[Azure Trance]

Got Milk took milk from being the domain of children under 12 to being the domain of hot supermodels. A few well-placed ads, and who knows what's possible?

Sigh.

There's been one supermodel associated with D&D. Alas, I forgot her name. See the GM commercial.

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

LOL. That's what I'd call poorly targetted advertising. We remember the hot supermodel with the PHB; we forget that it was a GE commercial, not GM.

 

[Azure Trance]

whoops

 

[PowerWordDumb]

Okay, so we've got the D&D back in Maxim - how do we get the Maxim back into D&D? Bring on the 1e-style debauchery and depravity!

 

[Hejdun]

Okay, so we've got the D&D back in Maxim - how do we get the Maxim back into D&D?

They already have.