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April Fools - 2010

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  • KrathoonKrathoon Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Peewi wrote: »
    evilthecat wrote: »
    www.diablo3.com is selling gaming blankets and deckard cain voiced GPS.

    Looks like she's having a rousing game of the box art from Warcraft III.

    The photo on that is gold. It plays off the idea that the model usually does not care about what they are selling. For the moment, the Blizzard ones are the best.

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  • PeewiPeewi Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Krathoon wrote: »
    Peewi wrote: »
    evilthecat wrote: »
    www.diablo3.com is selling gaming blankets and deckard cain voiced GPS.

    Looks like she's having a rousing game of the box art from Warcraft III.

    The photo on that is gold. It plays off the idea that the model usually does not care about what they are selling.

    That too, but I was just instantly reminded of this comic and felt a need to quote it.

    The GPS voice samples don't appear to be loading for me.

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  • SenshiSenshi BALLING OUT OF CONTROL WavefrontRegistered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Peewi wrote: »
    Krathoon wrote: »
    Peewi wrote: »
    evilthecat wrote: »
    www.diablo3.com is selling gaming blankets and deckard cain voiced GPS.

    Looks like she's having a rousing game of the box art from Warcraft III.

    The photo on that is gold. It plays off the idea that the model usually does not care about what they are selling.

    That too, but I was just instantly reminded of this comic and felt a need to quote it.

    The GPS voice samples don't appear to be loading for me.

    I maintain that the comic you linked is one of the best ever.

    Senshi on
  • WMain00WMain00 Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/iCade.shtml?icpg=Carousel_iCade_1

    Holy crap i'd buy that! :D

    Also I love Google. Don't ever change!

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  • BillmaanBillmaan Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Peewi wrote: »
    Krathoon wrote: »
    Peewi wrote: »
    evilthecat wrote: »
    www.diablo3.com is selling gaming blankets and deckard cain voiced GPS.

    Looks like she's having a rousing game of the box art from Warcraft III.

    The photo on that is gold. It plays off the idea that the model usually does not care about what they are selling.

    That too, but I was just instantly reminded of this comic and felt a need to quote it.

    The fake-ad's actually a direct homage to the comic -- she even has a turntable and a skull on her desk.

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  • Shady3011Shady3011 Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Falx wrote: »
    Wait so this RapeLay game is it real or not... because D:

    RapeLay Party confirmed.

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  • AriviaArivia I Like A Challenge Earth-1Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Wow.com is Mass Effect Insider today.

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  • XagarathXagarath Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/
    Generally being entertaining.

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  • PeewiPeewi Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Billmaan wrote: »
    Peewi wrote: »
    Krathoon wrote: »
    Peewi wrote: »
    evilthecat wrote: »
    www.diablo3.com is selling gaming blankets and deckard cain voiced GPS.

    Looks like she's having a rousing game of the box art from Warcraft III.

    The photo on that is gold. It plays off the idea that the model usually does not care about what they are selling.

    That too, but I was just instantly reminded of this comic and felt a need to quote it.

    The fake-ad's actually a direct homage to the comic -- she even has a turntable and a skull on her desk.

    I can't believe I missed that.

    The GPS page has been changed so it has links to MP3s instead of Flash that doesn't load.

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  • FalxFalx Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Shady3011 wrote: »
    Falx wrote: »
    Wait so this RapeLay game is it real or not... because D:

    RapeLay Party confirmed.

    Where's the "I have no mouth but I must scream" emoticon?

    Falx on
  • Stabbity StyleStabbity Style He/Him | Warning: Mothership Reporting Kennewick, WARegistered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Youtube's Text Video is pretty neat.

    Won't let me embed it with the text mode on, but try this with the text mode, pretty sweet.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZ0ue-XGl9c&playnext_from=TL&videos=D4KLYqbCfCs&textp=fool

    Stabbity Style on
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  • agoajagoaj Top Tier One FearRegistered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Falx wrote: »
    Shady3011 wrote: »
    Falx wrote: »
    Wait so this RapeLay game is it real or not... because D:

    RapeLay Party confirmed.

    Where's the "I have no mouth but I must scream" emoticon?

    Don't worry, it ships with enough duct tape for four players.

    agoaj on
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  • NickTheNewbieNickTheNewbie Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
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  • dav3ybdav3yb Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    WMain00 wrote: »
    http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/iCade.shtml?icpg=Carousel_iCade_1

    Holy crap i'd buy that! :D

    Also I love Google. Don't ever change!

    this is why i hate aprils fools... all the shit websites do to "fool" people are so goddamn awesome that is isn't even funny anymore.

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  • PeewiPeewi Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    The YouTube TEXTp thing isn't working for me. I see it mentioned on the front page, but I don't have the option on videos and it doesn't work even if I use the URL. I guess it might be regionally restricted or something silly.

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  • Mr RayMr Ray Sarcasm sphereRegistered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Peewi wrote: »
    The YouTube TEXTp thing isn't working for me. I see it mentioned on the front page, but I don't have the option on videos and it doesn't work even if I use the URL. I guess it might be regionally restricted or something silly.

    Only works on a couple of videos on the front page AFAIK.

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  • FalxFalx Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    ...

    I think that's part of the joke... it doesn't actually do what it says...

    edit: I'm dumb works now

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  • Stabbity StyleStabbity Style He/Him | Warning: Mothership Reporting Kennewick, WARegistered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Peewi wrote: »
    The YouTube TEXTp thing isn't working for me. I see it mentioned on the front page, but I don't have the option on videos and it doesn't work even if I use the URL. I guess it might be regionally restricted or something silly.

    That sucks, it's working on most videos for me.

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  • Romanian My EscutcheonRomanian My Escutcheon Two of Forks Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    You forgot one in the OP...

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    <3 EGM. :lol:

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  • CherrnCherrn Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Xagarath wrote: »
    http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/
    Generally being entertaining.

    The Syndicate article is the best.

    Cherrn on
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  • PemulisPemulis Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Senshi wrote: »
    Peewi wrote: »
    Krathoon wrote: »
    Peewi wrote: »
    evilthecat wrote: »
    www.diablo3.com is selling gaming blankets and deckard cain voiced GPS.

    Looks like she's having a rousing game of the box art from Warcraft III.

    The photo on that is gold. It plays off the idea that the model usually does not care about what they are selling.

    That too, but I was just instantly reminded of this comic and felt a need to quote it.

    The GPS voice samples don't appear to be loading for me.

    I maintain that the comic you linked is one of the best ever.

    Always reminds me of the ad in this news post:
    http://www.penny-arcade.com/2003/5/19/

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  • ZealotZealot Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
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  • StormwatcherStormwatcher Blegh BlughRegistered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Zealot wrote: »

    hahaha
    love that drm

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  • MagicPrimeMagicPrime FiresideWizard Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    When I think april fools I think:
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  • MillbuddahMillbuddah Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Zealot wrote: »

    hahaha
    love that drm

    aww man, that really looks like a fun game too!

    In case it hasn't been posted, the other joke page from blizzard:

    http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/underdev/equipmentpotency.xml

    Millbuddah on
  • SenshiSenshi BALLING OUT OF CONTROL WavefrontRegistered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Can't believe I missed the turntable and the skull on the blanket page.

    Oh, and heh at "Some sort of arbitrary Twitter and Facebook integration. Your friends will thank you."

    Senshi on
  • CherrnCherrn Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Millbuddah wrote: »
    Zealot wrote: »

    hahaha
    love that drm

    aww man, that really looks like a fun game too!

    In case it hasn't been posted, the other joke page from blizzard:

    http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/underdev/equipmentpotency.xml

    This would be fun if there weren't already mods that do this exact thing. I'm not playing the game anymore, but my friend is, and on his server this godawful thing basically determines who does what.

    Your gearscore isn't high enough? Fuck outta this group.

    Cherrn on
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  • Dr_KeenbeanDr_Keenbean Dumb as a butt Planet Express ShipRegistered User regular
    edited April 2010
    MagicPrime wrote: »
    When I think april fools I think:
    cobain-kurt.jpg

    I went from the WoW EPEEN post to this. Thanks, dick, now I'm sad.

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  • Silent TristeroSilent Tristero Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Those Deckard Cain GPS Voice samples are fantastic.

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  • RiusRius Globex CEO Nobody ever says ItalyRegistered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Rofl @ Blizzard's "A revolutionary Digital Rights Management (DRM) scheme in 5 easy steps:" for their new mobile text parser adventure game;
    Step 1: Open the Spin-A-Spacer DRM application on any smart phone*

    *note: iPhone users will need to open the application on a secondary handset

    Rius on
  • CherrnCherrn Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Cherrn on
    All creature will die and all the things will be broken. That's the law of samurai.
  • Librarian's ghostLibrarian's ghost Librarian, Ghostbuster, and TimSpork Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Not specifically video gaming related but it is Warhammer.
    Games-Workshop

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  • MeepZeroMeepZero Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Not specifically video gaming related but it is Warhammer.
    Games-Workshop

    I would consider this "gaming" related sir, just of a different variety.

    Props though, would love to paint up all my little Taus within minutes XD

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  • emnmnmeemnmnme Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    :x

    CAG just called me a douchebag! By name!

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  • VistiVisti Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    I want Blackthorne 2, blizz.

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  • WinkyWinky rRegistered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Ahaha, WoW Insider has changed from Mass Effect Insider...

    It is now Twilight Insider.

    Winky on
  • SynthesisSynthesis Honda Today! Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Fig-D wrote: »
    Mr Ray wrote: »
    XKCD is using some kind of unix-but-not-really-unix file system for navigation on the front page. I'm sure there's easter eggs a-plenty in there but as it is I suck and can't even remember how to open a text file in unix :(

    *edit* Found one, if you type "Make me a sandwich" it returns "What? Make it yourself". If you type "Sudo make me a sandwich" it returns "Ok". I imagine then all of the easter eggs are going to be based on previous comics.

    *edit2* You can go south and be eaten by a grue.

    If you go west before you get eaten by the grue it sings a song.

    If you type restart it refreshes the page, but if you type shutdown it turns the site off.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9G75tH2wfvQ

    I've always found this video hilarious. Primarily because, between these guys and some psychotic dork landing his plane there, Red Square and the Honor Guard there have pretty much seen the weirdest stuff possible in a large public area.

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  • Librarian's ghostLibrarian's ghost Librarian, Ghostbuster, and TimSpork Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Thinkgeek also has some interesting new items to get with your saved up geekpoints. I want the "repair-a-brow" and the "Wesley Crusher muscle suit."

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  • DelzhandDelzhand Hard to miss. Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Visti wrote: »
    I want Blackthorne 2, blizz.

    I wonder how many people actually played Blackthorne. I managed to beat it back in the day...

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  • xzzyxzzy Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Mr Ray wrote: »
    XKCD is using some kind of unix-but-not-really-unix file system for navigation on the front page. I'm sure there's easter eggs a-plenty in there but as it is I suck and can't even remember how to open a text file in unix :(

    *edit* Found one, if you type "Make me a sandwich" it returns "What? Make it yourself". If you type "Sudo make me a sandwich" it returns "Ok". I imagine then all of the easter eggs are going to be based on previous comics.

    *edit2* You can go south and be eaten by a grue.

    It has a directory structure.. which you can delete:

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    (if you're not familiar with unix, what's happening at the bottom is that I have deleted every file on the disk, and the command 'ls' no longer exists)

    The site stays in this broken state until you do a reload.

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