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Friday, September 05, 2008

Chaos at Mercenaries 2 video game £20,000 petrol giveaway

http://gamezplay.blogspot.comA stunt in which £20,000 of petrol was given away in north London to promote a computer game has been criticised as "irresponsible and dangerous".

Traffic was gridlocked outside the Last Stop garage in Finsbury Park as drivers queued for £40-worth of free fuel each.
The promotion began at 0630 BST and ended about four hours later.


Lynne Featherstone, MP for Hornsey and Wood Green, said: "Whilst a lucky few might have got free petrol, hundreds of residents have faced misery".

Earlier Gamezplay story here...

More on Mercenaries 2 give away at BBC web site...