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Nathan Drake is the devil in this spoof on respawning
A new video from the Fat Awesome Films YouTube channel shows just how bad the bad guys have it (really bad). It might make you feel bad for the bad guys, and not so bad for Nathan Drake, who is the devil.
Cinemassively: Primary debate excerpts from Azeroth
Political debates just got a little more attractive. Avid World of Warcraft fans, WoWWonk, have recreated the 2008 YouTube Primary Debate WoW-style. A virtual Anderson Cooper MCs the event, with a typical YouTube contributor asking each candidate to say something nice about the person next to them.While this video isn't without technical flaws, it is a humorous take on an event that typically causes fur to fly. That's not to say that it doesn't, though, as one candidate chooses to compliment an opponent's wife instead. Actually, I think if there were more spoofs like this, young MMO players might pay more attention to politics![Thanks, WoWWonk!]
Novell releases Get a Mac spoofs
Apple's Get a Mac ads have inarguably struck a chord with both the advertising and our culture. People clearly either love 'em, hate 'em or wanna spoof 'em, and one only needs to comb our archives or check YouTube to see what we mean. Recently, Novell (yea, the Linux guys) tossed their hand into the mix with their own spoofs which debuted at their BrainShare conference (which you can attend virtually). The first video, linked here at YouTube, plays off the Win/Mac rivalry and pokes fun at how the industry often ignores Linux and its surprising (to some) user base size. The second video, embedded in this post, is arguably funnier, as it does a great job of poking fun at the way Microsoft and Apple market their products while pointing out open source software's advantage of being a community effort. They're both good for a chuckle and a nice effort from Novell, or whoever actually put them together.Thanks, geezer.
Countdown to Burning Crusade: Lyrics contest runners-up
At long last, we are pleased to announce the winners of the Countdown to Burning Crusade lyrics contest. The grand prize winner will be announced shortly, so stay tuned -- the second place award and a Green Linen t-shirt are going to Clinton Wolf for The Holiday Forum Song, aka The First LOL, sung to "The First Noel." The lyrics continue after the jump, so click on to check out the whole piece, as well as the lyrics from several excellent honorable mentions. Thanks huge to everyone who sent in lyrics -- you made it a tough contest to judge! The Holiday Forum Song, aka The First LOLThe first LOLOn the forums did say,"U should stop your QQing and just lrn2playIf u lrn2playThen u won't stay a sheepAs that POM Pyroblast makes your eyes weep.LOL, LOL, LOL, LOLBest lrn2play or you'll stay in nub hell."The OP logged on,And he saw the flameFrom that level 1 forum alt trolling for gameAnd to his great shame,He swallowed the baitAnd there was no rogue needed to Seal this Fate."LOL, LOL, LOL, LOLPost on ur main if u think ur so swell!"
Microsoft takes a swipe at Apple's "I'm a Mac" ads
Like you, we've seen a number of spoofs of the "I'm a Mac, and I'm a PC" ads. But most of them just make fun of the whole concept, rather than take on Apple, or a particular Apple product, directly. Well, Microsoft's just produced yet another rather clever parody pitting a Zune-toting PC with an iPod-carrying Mac, and apparently screened the ad at a recent company meeting. The sticking point is how "difficult" it is to get music onto the iPod versus how "simple" it is on the Zune. Not that we think the iPod is a paragon of usability, but we can't not bring up the fact that we'd love to see Microsoft live up to its claim and really make getting music as easy as pushing a single button. Anyway, you can catch the video on the next page.
Yet more Mac spoof ads - now with Linux!
I was waiting for someone to add Linux into the mix, and TrueNuff TV did a pretty good job with a series of Mac Spoofs. Parodying (of course) the latest series of love-em-or-(mostly)-hate-em ads, TrueNuff has produced 6 spoofs that poke fun at the Mac, though Linux, admittedly, takes quite a beating as well (but c'mon - it's Linux!). The spoofs are featured at TrueNuff TV's site and also on YouTube. Enjoy.
