Epic's Eric Williams Bets Against God of War

Have you ever heard of a game developer telling you not to buy his game? You will today. I'm talking about Eric Williams, God of War II developer who was tricked into betting that the upcoming title won't sell more than 500.000 copies by April 1st. The game is due for launch on March 13th and there are practically millions of PS2 owners out there out of which at least one million are anxiously awaiting for their very own copy of God of War II. Needless to say, the first God of War game sold more than a million copies in just two weeks so there you have it, all the clues say that Williams is losing the bet for sure.

Oh, I haven't told you what the wager was. If Williams is wrong on his modest statement about the game not selling 500.000 copies by 1 April, he will have to lease a Maserati Quattroporte. According to LeaseTrader, a 49-month Quattroporte lease is rated at $1,695 a month. "I might have to blow my entire savings on this bet, NOT COOL AT ALL," said Williams.

Your guess is as good as mine concerning why Eric Williams would go and do such a thing but most likely, it is a marketing move to trick us into buying the game. How lame is that? Are they that greedy? I mean, the game is going to sell like water in the desert anyway, it's not going to need any boost, plus gamers already have the first God of War to refer to. Now, if the bet is real...then Eric Williams is looking at some serious payment plans.