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The good the bad and the ugly of the past week – 5 June 2015

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AWWW LOOK AT THEM BEING FRIENDS AND STUFF #PROUDCATOWNER

I often default to talking about the weather when I have nothing else of interest to say for the weekly wrap intro, and today is no exception, especially because it’s so effing cold. Know how I know? My one kitty waited patiently for the window to be opened so he could go outside. I obliged, at which point he did a backflip and went back to bed. Lucky bastard!

Best Stories

What a week… So much of good news everywhere! The prize pool for The International surpassed $10 million, Cape Town’s gaming expo EGE SA was a hit, and Steam finally offers refunds on purchases. Oh, and Xcom 2 was revealed. Some other game was also announced…

Worst Stories

As much as I hate that there so many MOBAs flooding the market at the moment, it breaks my heart to see that one of them will be leaving forever. Infinite Crisis is going offline in August. A pity, but I guess you really need to stand out if you want to compete with the likes of Dota 2 or League of Legends

Hey, Final Fantasy Type-0 is coming to PC? Score! I wonder if it’ll come with the-only-reason-it-actually-sold-well-in-the-first-place demo, Final Fantasy XV: Episode Duscae. No? Well that sucks.

Random Stories

Good news everyone – there’s a new Mega Man on the way! Wait, this isn’t the game Geoff has been waiting for… it’s a… cartoon? I don’t think anybody saw that coming.

Got some money to spare? Why not blow it all on this fancy schmancy PC case? One push of a button and it opens up like a purdy rose!

Header of the Week

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Darryn might destroy me for saying this: I have no idea what he is referencing with this header. The Photoshop is pretty amazeballs though, which is why I’m giving him the award for header of the week.

ION of the Week

GOW

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I’m calling this week a tie. Impressive cosplay or nomnomnom food? It’s a tough decision to make!

Most Comments

What gets people talking more than the announcement of Fallout 4 (289 comments)? The possibility of there being no gender options obviously. Sheesh, that article scraped in 330 comments!

Least Comments

What the heck. Darryn writes this awesome cosplay article and only gets 2 comments (one of which was mine)? Readers, I am disappoint!

Batman of the Week

lolol

Alessandro came so close to making Portuguese people around the world proud. SO SO CLOSE! And then Geoff appeared to sink that ship. Gah, you win this time Geoff!

Cabbage of the Week

Zoe in her younger days

Meanwhile, at the bottom of the foodchain, Zoe and I are fighting NOT to be cabbage. Think I care that she only started writing on Tuesday this week? Of course not… she’s the proud winner of the award this week!

Comment of the Week

I’m sorry, this comment was made this morning, making it ineligible for this award (I only take last Friday through to Thursday into account normally). Then again, I’m corrupt and do whatever I want, so I’m gonna go ahead and use it anyways because it made me giggle! Will Darryn win tomorrow’s bout of the century, Umar?

You know…Sometimes I look at D’s journal and think, man, look at that workout regime, that’s a champ right there…Then I remember the Darryn that spewed white foam while eating a chilli and then I’m just not sure anymore.

And now I can’t unsee that image. THANKS BUDDY! Here’s what he’s talking about, in case you haven’t seen it before…

Bonus Content

Last Updated: June 5, 2015

50 Comments

  1. XCOM!

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    • Kensei Seraph - Terran Ghost

      June 5, 2015 at 13:34

      I think I’m more hyped for XCOM than Fallout.

      Reply

      • Admiral Chief's Adventure

        June 5, 2015 at 15:09

        Aye, agreed

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    • Lardus-Resident Perve

      June 5, 2015 at 17:28

      *XCOM 2!

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    • rollingmol

      June 6, 2015 at 12:08

      Eskom 🙂

      Reply

  2. Admiral Chief's Adventure

    June 5, 2015 at 12:34

    Mehga Man?
    (am I doing this right, Geoff?)

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  3. Blood Emperor Trevor

    June 5, 2015 at 12:37

    That’s nomnomnom food? It looks like something an Alien threw up.

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  4. kuuu(UMAR)rrrr

    June 5, 2015 at 12:38

    There you have it….The Video has resurfaced after almost 2 years…The world shall never be the same. Again.

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    • Lord Chaos

      June 5, 2015 at 12:38

      Was also linked in a comment earlier this year.

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      • kuuu(UMAR)rrrr

        June 5, 2015 at 12:40

        The world has been changed many times then lol

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    • Hammersteyn

      June 5, 2015 at 12:41

      UUUUUUUMAAAAAAAAARRRR! Ahem congrats bud

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      • kuuu(UMAR)rrrr

        June 5, 2015 at 13:43

        LOL ^_^

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    • Lord Chaos

      June 5, 2015 at 12:44

      You threatened him with tentacle stuff didn’t you? 😛

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  5. Lord Chaos

    June 5, 2015 at 12:38

    Some other GAME? when it got most and second most comments?

    I will find you…

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    • hairyknees

      June 5, 2015 at 13:23

      XD #BaitTaken

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      • Lord Chaos

        June 5, 2015 at 13:28

        You’ll find a nuke mine in your bed. 😀

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        • hairyknees

          June 5, 2015 at 13:29

          O_O

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  6. Admiral Chief's Adventure

    June 5, 2015 at 12:40

    My spoon is too big…just….what?

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    • Pariah

      June 5, 2015 at 12:55

      Did you not see the entire video I posted on an article this week? Search on Youtube for “Don Hertzfeld Rejected Cartoons”

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    • Lord Chaos

      June 5, 2015 at 12:55

      “I like rusty spoons”

      Ah, the memories

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      • Hammersteyn

        June 5, 2015 at 12:58

        Cabbage, I mean, Salad Fingers

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        • Lord Chaos

          June 5, 2015 at 12:58

          XD

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    • hairyknees

      June 5, 2015 at 13:23

      I AM A BANANA!

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      • Kensei Seraph - Terran Ghost

        June 5, 2015 at 13:31

        Do you live in the Amazon?

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        • hairyknees

          June 5, 2015 at 13:55

          Amazon.com? Perhaps. 😛

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  7. Hammersteyn

    June 5, 2015 at 12:40

    GEOFF!

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  8. Hammersteyn

    June 5, 2015 at 12:42

    Worst story……….Disney moblie RPG. F****k off it’s not Star Wars.

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  9. Mistake Not...

    June 5, 2015 at 12:42

    Don’t lynch me, but can someone tell how it’s decided who gets Batman and Cabbage of the week? It’s been years and I don’t know.

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    • Admiral Chief's Adventure

      June 5, 2015 at 12:48

      Batman is whomever is the most popular that week, a very complex code that pulls data of who generated the most traffic that week for their respective articles.

      Cabbage is the opposite 😛

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      • Lord Chaos

        June 5, 2015 at 12:48

        And neither are edible.

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    • Mistake Not...

      June 5, 2015 at 12:48

      Maybe Cabbage is least stories written and Batman most?
      EDIT: Not this.

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    • Geoffrey Tim

      June 5, 2015 at 12:59

      Yeah, we have some backend code that tabulates the popularity of articles based on hits and comments Batman is awarded to whomever gets the most traction that week.

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      • RinceTheElfRoot

        June 5, 2015 at 13:16

        @geoffmurphy:disqus What Geoff actually means is… http://media.giphy.com/media/CPskAi4C6WLHa/giphy.gif

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        • Blood Emperor Trevor

          June 5, 2015 at 13:19

          So they have some back-end code… and Geoff’s the emperor of the back-end… and Geoff usually wins Batman… hmmmmmmmmmmm

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          • RinceTheElfRoot

            June 5, 2015 at 13:22

            Geoff is the Emperor of the… Back-End huh? So that must be an Emperor thing? *RUNS

          • Blood Emperor Trevor

            June 5, 2015 at 13:34

            Do not meddle in the affairs of emperors, for they are subtle and quick to anger, and you’re a dick.

          • Geoffrey Tim

            June 5, 2015 at 13:27

            Shit. They’re on to me.

          • Geoffrey Tim

            June 5, 2015 at 13:30

            You all saw nothing. Nothing.

            The emperor’s new codes.

        • Geoffrey Tim

          June 5, 2015 at 13:28

          THE NUMBERS, MASON! WHAT DO THEY MEAN?

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    • RinceTheElfRoot

      June 5, 2015 at 13:04

      They flip a three-sided coin…

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    • Generic ZA

      June 5, 2015 at 15:48

      On this scale if Batman is the bomb and Cabbage of the week just bombed, what’s everyone else that falls between the two extremes called? Thinking Batman Cabbage Patch Dolls perhaps ;P

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  10. Kensei Seraph - Terran Ghost

    June 5, 2015 at 13:32

    Sorry Darryn.
    If I had seen your cosplay article you would have had 3 comments.

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  11. Deceased

    June 5, 2015 at 14:12

    … yeah … no … Now I’ll never look at The D without imagining some sticky white fluid oozing out of him 😐

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  12. Earagand

    June 5, 2015 at 14:21

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  13. Trevor Matrix

    June 5, 2015 at 18:13

    Oh it is so fucking nice to see Lagz reduced to a hippy happy foodies orgy. All you need now is Gordon Ramsey in bondage gear and Jamie Whatshisface in drag and wowee! Matthew might get a real boner. For once!
    Woolworths foods sends their regards by the way.

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    • hairyknees

      June 5, 2015 at 23:56

      I love Woolies meals 🙁

      Reply

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