soniqstylz Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 http://gamersnexus.net/component/content/a...htzee-rickrolld Watching an angry Aussie incapable of using punctuation obliterate a box must be one hell of a sight. Fortunately, a few that witnessed it managed to survive with their lives... more or less.Yahtzee, famous for his gaming parody Zero Punctuation, received a package today from EA Games promoting Dante's Inferno. Yahtzee eagerly pulled open the wooden box, noticing that the inside of the lid read, "The Fifth Circle of Hell Is Close." The Escapist said, "Members of The Escapist staff crowded around the box, eager to find out what was inside. We were somewhat bemused to discover nothing but a small burlap bundle containing safety goggles and a ball peen hammer." That's when it happened. "Never Gonna Give You Up..." Susan Arendt from The Escapist said, "We all got a good chuckle as we realized that EA had just managed to Rickroll Yahtzee through the mail, but our laughter quickly died out when we discovered that closing the box didn't shut off the song. Yahtzee looked at us, then at the box, then at the hammer in his hand. And then he got to work." What ensued must have been a horrific (or hilarious) sight, for Yahtzee, that taunting Aussie we all know and love, tore the box a new one, likely imagining how he would get his vengeance. He strapped on the supplied safety goggles and brought the banhammer down on Rick Astley's defensive mechanisms, "three layers of wood, bones, and insects." After tearing through the upper layers, Yahtzee found a soundbox equipped with batteries. Being the smart gamer he is, he targeted the batteries and ripped them out, only to reveal a small scroll tucked away: "The sin of wrath is yours. You have succumbed to anger and opened an infernal spring that seethes with dark waters. Quelled not, your anger begot rage. The waters have risen unchecked and ye will be drowned in stinking mire. Go to Hell." Can't wait to see the Dante review now. Oops, just saw the other thread.. merge plz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo003 Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 That was hilarious, can't wait for yahtzee's review now. :laugh: :rofl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Freeman Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 Looks like its the same box that destructoid got. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qdave Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 interesting move by EA :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edrick Smith Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 I don't get it who is he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo003 Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 I don't get it who is he? Just watch one of his review and you'll know why EA did this to him. ;) http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudy Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 I don't know who this Yahtzee guy is but that sounds pretty funny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pupik Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 Just watch one of his review and you'll know why EA did this to him. ;) He's not any special. And by that I mean that The Escapist wasn't the only that received that package. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayepecks Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 hahaha, that is awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George P Global Moderator Posted October 29, 2009 Global Moderator Share Posted October 29, 2009 So EA can be creative if they try. I kid I kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tech Star Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 Brilliant, **** off an angry Aussie! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy0 Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 Epic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Natan Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 Destructoid has been RR'd as well. http://www.destructoid.com/what-s-in-the-d...x--153278.phtml Including a hilarious video. :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey B. Veteran Posted October 29, 2009 Veteran Share Posted October 29, 2009 From my experience the more PR stunts a Game/Movie has the worse the product is and they play it up to get as many people in before they realize the quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
what Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 From my experience the more PR stunts a Game/Movie has the worse the product is and they play it up to get as many people in before they realize the quality. You're right. If a game is good, you just need to show it to sell it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rappy Veteran Posted October 29, 2009 Veteran Share Posted October 29, 2009 awesome :rofl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green_Eye Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 ahahahhahaha Well played EA! Well Played (Y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berserk87 Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 That would be funny for the first 5 seconds, then i would of gotten a sledge hammer out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tharp Daddy Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 That's quite awesome coming from EA, i applaud them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sikh Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 Now, this is the best way to rick roll someone, lmao i just gained +2 respect point for EA, and believe me EA's been like -15416516 in respect points haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MightyJordan Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 Brilliant, **** off an angry Aussie! :D A slight flaw in that sentence though. Yahtzee is British. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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