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'My Gamerpad' proven false
10:41 PM on 06.28.2008, Brad Nicholson 35 comments

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Today, thatvideogameblog, via 4chan, discovered that at least one of the “My Gamerpad” pictures was a fake. A user over at the (mainly) humor website found a deviantart render that looked suspiciously like the background utilized in the My Gamerpad portrait.

Hit the break to check out the two pictures.

This is the original My Gamerpad picture that appeared on June 26.


And this is deviant art user saffiq’s “3d kolej sains” which was uploaded on April 30 this year.

The resemblance is certainly uncanny. After the Intellisponse leak, almost every fuzzy picture looks as credible as the other. If you missed it, one of the more provocative things that came from the leak was a portrait of Microsoft’s “Avatars” service. Allegedly, Avatars will be the new representation for users on the LIVE service and a pretty good rip-off of the Mii to boot. With that knowledge in hand, it certainly lent the tiny bit of credence the My Gamerpad pictures needed to emerge from the bowels of the Internet.

I wonder, are any of you disappointed that Microsoft will apparently not have a Home-like service?

[Thanks, Greg!]


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Yashoki's Avatar
Yashoki at 06/28/2008 22:47
WHY OH WHY Did you link to 4chan?
Pedro Blandino's Avatar
Pedro Blandino at 06/28/2008 22:48
you broke rule 1 and 2. oh fuck.
CannibalCalvin 's Avatar
CannibalCalvin at 06/28/2008 22:48
YOU FOOL!
EternalDarkWing's Avatar
EternalDarkWing at 06/28/2008 22:50
So why did you post a story that was proven fake. Also, don't link to 4chan. Fail.
Tyson The Tool's Avatar
Tyson The Tool at 06/28/2008 23:03
What is 4chan?
thesearingstar's Avatar
thesearingstar at 06/28/2008 23:05
So is all that destructoid cum you choke on tasty? or salty? do you just them money shot on your face or do you swallow? I'm guessing the former.
Tyson The Tool's Avatar
Tyson The Tool at 06/28/2008 23:06
Nevermind. Wikipedia FTW
Mxyzptlk's Avatar
Mxyzptlk at 06/28/2008 23:24
There is more to 4chan than /b/. Granted it's all still pretty shitty.
TrailerParkJesus's Avatar
TrailerParkJesus at 06/28/2008 23:30
the house looks like a penis, that's what tipped me of
The-Excel's Avatar
The-Excel at 06/28/2008 23:57
What is this? I've never heard of this previously.
Sharpless's Avatar
Sharpless at 06/29/2008 00:25
...and Mxyzptlk was never heard from again.

I'm glad it's fake. Shit was lame. I'd buy a 360 just to burn it, if that BS proved to be real. Ugh.
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DynamicSheep at 06/29/2008 00:59
pixels and shoops and rainbows and ponies and myspace.com!
Rifter01's Avatar
Rifter01 at 06/29/2008 01:25
Second Life isn't worth copying, it is worth a do-over tho'.
kaptiank's Avatar
kaptiank at 06/29/2008 01:48
I have to say that rules 1 and 2 only apply to raids.
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Lithium at 06/29/2008 02:03
I dont really like the idea of home so I'm glad MS isnt doing it. If I wanted to play second life I would just download it on my PC.
AngelsDontBurn's Avatar
AngelsDontBurn at 06/29/2008 02:09
Omg you linked 4chan!

lul
DeejayKnight's Avatar
DeejayKnight at 06/29/2008 05:10
Failsauce...
Itchy's Avatar
Itchy at 06/29/2008 06:52
Fight Club.

Do not talk about it.

OH SHI-
Redzie's Avatar
Redzie at 06/29/2008 08:14
So whens Ashton Kutcher gonna jump out?
BluDesign's Avatar
BluDesign at 06/29/2008 08:49
So wait. 4chan becomes a reputable news source here?

That's it. I just checked in the bible. REVELATIONS.

U R ALL D00M3D!
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ThisYearsPink at 06/29/2008 09:39
@dvddesign: Where in the post does it say 4Chan is a reputable news source? If CNN reported that midget sex videos were on TMZ, I would expect a link to TMZ...oh wait, that did happen and they did link it.
p.s. I find it humorous that you used the word "reputable" in the same sentence as "the bible."

That is all.
ThisYearsPink's Avatar
ThisYearsPink at 06/29/2008 09:43
And by "sentence," I meant "post."
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DaedHead8 at 06/29/2008 11:05
OMG
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DaedHead8 at 06/29/2008 11:07
U LINKED 2 4CHAN! U FAILZORZ!

No really, who gives a shit about 4chan and their rules, except rule 34, that ones important.

I'm glad Microsoft isn't doing a Home style service. Sony seems to have it right and I'm excited to see what they do with it. If anything MS should just expand on the achievements they already have, they have a good thing going there.
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TheDreadHawk at 06/29/2008 12:15
Lol, I like how everyone's like "You broke rules 1 and 2" even though Rules 1 and 2 apply to [CAN'T TALK ABOUT IT] and not 4chan itself. NEWFAGS!!!

Anyway! I lol'd.
Yashoki's Avatar
Yashoki at 06/29/2008 12:47
I think it all stems to the fact that 4chan is never going to be a place for news.
Moofey's Avatar
Moofey at 06/29/2008 14:03
And why did people believe something that was posted on 4chan in the first place?
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The-Excel at 06/29/2008 16:38
I find it hilarious how so many people here are denouncing 4chan when their mannerisms are reminiscent of it.
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braulio09 at 06/29/2008 17:13
You know, explaining wtf My Gamerpad is would make for a much better article.

Fail.
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TheToiletDuck at 06/29/2008 18:09
I agree with braulio09.
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Cletus the Fetus at 06/29/2008 19:43
@The-Excel: it's called being ironic, dumbass. They're doing it on purpose.

Anyways, do any of you really want avatars for Xbox live? There would be no point to them, it's fine the way it is.
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