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False advertising

Other (objects, etc.) concept

Promotional material for the game near or post release show things that are not in the game or use other advertising material not present in the game in similar form. Or otherwise use misleading advertising.

7
games
5
platforms

Alternate names: Misleading advertising
Name variations: False advertizing, Misleading advertizing

Barbie Super Model (Super Nintendo)
Barbie Super Model
SNES 1993
Barbie: Fashion Pack Games (Game Boy Color)
Barbie: Fashion Pack Games
GBC 2000-08-19
Barbie: Super Model (Mega Drive)
Barbie: Super Model
GEN 1992-02-04
Evony (Internet Only)
Evony
WWW 2009-05
Scarlet Blade (Windows)
Scarlet Blade
WIN 2012-07-13
Dungeonland (Windows)
Dungeonland
WIN 2013-01-29
Wartune
WWW 2013
Perhaps most commonly this involves titillating fanservice that is not present in the game otherwise, or wording that greatly misleads what the game actually has.

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Falsehoods

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The first False advertising video game was released on February 4, 1992.

Platforms

Internet Only 2
Windows 2
SNES 1
Mega Drive 1
GBC 1