Fans of the fighting game Invincible Vs are paying $8 for slices of Prince Street Pizza they will never eat, solely to unlock a promotional Mark Grayson skin. The workaround involves phone orders from the US chain, with the pizza shop sending DLC codes instead of delivery. Reddit user Sir-Boring shared the method, telling staff to do whatever they want with the slice.
Invincible Vs, which released last month, features a promotional cosmetic skin inspired by Prince Street Pizza's Burger Mart Supreme—a pizza topped with ground beef, pickles, and sesame seeds on the crust. The skin for protagonist Mark Grayson requires purchasing either a slice or a whole pie from the chain's locations in US cities including New York, Las Vegas, Chicago, and Miami. Buyers receive a code for the in-game item upon purchase. Players outside delivery areas have found a workaround by ordering over the phone. They pay for the pizza but forgo delivery, receiving an image of the DLC code instead. Reddit user Sir-Boring posted about buying a single $8 slice this way, saying, “I told them to do whatever they want with the slice lmao.” The scheme has drawn mixed reactions online. Many praised the dedication to securing the pizza-themed skin, while others expressed surprise at spending real money on an uneaten slice for a virtual cosmetic. Eurogamer contacted Prince Street Pizza to inquire about the volume of such code-only orders and the fate of the undelivered pizzas. The game has garnered positive Steam reviews early on. An early preview described a limited build as showing “a foundation for something special.”