The hotly anticipated Grand Theft Auto V hit shelves on Tuesday, giving gamers of all ages spasmodic fits of joy. Many of those gamers logged on to Twitter, where they saw the promoted trend #GATV
Makes sense, right? Not quite. A quick skim of the hashtag on GTA V‘s launch day could easily cause readers to confuse it for #GTAV, with one’s mind unconsciously swapping the middle two characters, and assuming a GTA connection. But in an expert display of trolling prowess, the trend actually came from rival Saints Row gaming franchise, which used it to promote a new set of features for one its main characters, Johnny Gat, while drawing some laughs from gamers in the process. Read more…
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