Will You Marry Me? You, Not the Zombie

January 19, 2009 by 34 Comments

left 4 dead proposal

Let’s say you have a girlfriend who is as obsessed with reanimated human corpses as you are. The two of you often spend your evenings, side by side, attempting to survive the zombie apocalypse that is Left 4 Dead. You cover her back; she covers yours. You revive her when she becomes incapacitated; she returns the favor. You share first-aid kits and pain pills and help each other heal. Let’s say you love this person, even more than you love your extensively detailed zombie survival plan, and you want to propose. The perfect way to do it? By using the game that cemented your affections for each other of course.

Over the weekend mendicantbias00 proposed to his girlfriend using that exact method by drafting a detailed blog post about the graffiti that can be found on the walls of the buildings in Left 4 Dead, a survival horror first-person shooter game. After five screenshots of the hand-scrawled messages, the sixth picture (which you can see after the jump) included something very special. Right next to “Please wait, we’ll try to find help, WE’LL COME BACK!” and “RIP James- we love you” was a heart with the words “Jessica, will you marry me? -AJ“ written inside. Just in case you were wondering what her answer was, it can be found in the very first comment on the article. Let’s just say they will be happily fighting dead bodies that have been brought back to life by supernatural forces for the rest of their lives. Congratulations to Jessica and AJ! And if there is ever a hostile zombie assault on civilization, save a shotty for me because I’m totally hauling ass to your place.

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The Formula for Failure

January 18, 2009 by 16 Comments

Halo 3 Fails, an entertaining video series that focuses on the bloopers and blunders that accidentally happen while playing the game, just released their sixth episode. Featuring ten clips that should make the respective players red in embarrassment, you just may learn a thing or two while having a laugh at somebody else’s expense. For instance, apparently you shouldn’t try jacking a hog that has a flag carrier in the passenger seat. Or attempt to assassinate someone as you enter the lift on Guardian. Or taunt someone on the other side of a shield door when their buddy is hanging out on the rafters right above you. I may or may not have had my own Halo 3 fail last night while playing Multiteam when a plasma grenade that was intended for an opponent landed on the back of my teammate, blowing us both to smithereens. There’s no recorded proof of it though so IT DIDN’T HAPPEN. Anyways, sit back and enjoy the short video full of failures that miraculously enough, are not my own.

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The Viva Piñata Chronicles, Part Three

January 18, 2009 by 8 Comments

Once upon a time there was a vibrantly green and luscious garden. The overly attentive caretaker, who was known for being more than a little eccentric, attempted to maintain a peaceful environment for the numerous piñatas who called this garden home. Sometimes she was successful; often times she was not. Welcome to The Viva Piñata Chronicles, the rather unique tale from bs angel’s garden where you are her piñatas.

viva pinata

As the creeping shadows of dusk slowly bled into the outermost corners of the garden, the weary piñatas unconsciously braced themselves for the tumultuous evening ahead. A deceptively beautiful blanket of snow raced against the impending darkness to see who could cover the exposed garden first. The inhospitable cold only seemed to agitate the piñatas as Jim 028 and PinkBulletz14, the recent Newtgat arrivals, continued to clash with Senor Leche and Nid, the longstanding Lickatoad residents. Turmoil would be prevalent throughout the night but happier times would arrive once the sun finally peeked its refreshing rays back out over the land of the piñatas.

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I’m Such a Good Good Boy, I Just Need a New Toy

January 17, 2009 by 12 Comments

halo wars toys

They have 5-inch action figures. They have 12-inch action figures. They have Covenant action figures. They have Spartan action figures. And as if you couldn’t see this one coming, they will soon have Halo Wars-themed action figures too. McFarlane Toys will be releasing their new Halo Wars ‘Heroic’ Collection in February 2009 to coincide with the corresponding video game release. Details of the four different 3-pack sets, each featuring 2 1/2-inch figures, are as follows:

SET 1: UNSC TROOPS (Campaign)
3 Spartans (with assault rifles)

SET 2: UNSC TROOPS (Blue)
1 Spartan (with assault rifle)
1 Marine Infantry (with assault rifle)
1 Spartan (with dual magnums)

SET 3: UNSC TROOPS (Red)
1 Spartan (with dual magnums)
1 Spartan (with assault rifle)
1 Marine Infantry (with assault rifle)

SET 4: COVENANT TROOPS (Purple)
2 Elites (with Plasma rifles)
1 Grunt (with Needler)

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Seven Foot Bronze Master Chief Statue

January 17, 2009 by 20 Comments

bronze master chief statueSometimes pretending to be Master Chief Petty Officer John-117 as he fearlessly wages war against the ruthless Covenant just isn’t enough to satiate your need for complete and utter Spartan badassery. It is times like those, when playing Halo leaves your science fiction first-person shooter video game obsession unfulfilled, that you need a hot melted metal seven foot bronze statue of your favorite cybernetically enhanced supersoldier. Available in green or blue, this museum quality sculpture can be yours for a mere $2,900.00. Not a bad deal considering that between its imposing height and the fact that it comes armed with a battle rifle, it could probably pull double duty as home security. More drool-worthy pictures waiting for you after the jump.

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