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Contest: Don't steal Devil May Cry 4 for the PC ... win it! (Update)

3:39 PM on 08.04.2008, Nick Chester 31 comments

Contest: Don't steal Devil May Cry 4 for the PC ... win it! (Update) photo
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Capcom's Chrstian Svensson recently blamed lackluster sales of Devil May Cry 4 for the PC on piracy. Our thoughts? We're tired of pirates getting such a bad rep. 

With that, we want to give away one copy of the PC version of Devil May Cry 4 to a lucky reader who can prove to Capcom that pirates aren't all that bad. How will you do that? Simple: dress up like a pirate and take a picture of yourself buying something in a store of your choice. GameStop, the Dollar Tree, McDonalds, your choice ... we need picture proof that pirates aren't as nasty as people make them out to be.

Not into public humiliation, you say? We don't get it, but we'll play along: dress up like a character from Devil May Cry dressed up like a pirate instead!

To repeat, two ways to win: 1) dress up like a pirate and go shopping or 2) dress up like a Devil May Cry character dressed up like a pirate. Photo submissions should be made in the comments, and must be posted by Friday, August 8!

Good luck and "arghhhh!"

[Update: Capcom's community god Seth Killian is upping the ante in this already awesome contest. He'll be throwing in a download code for Capcom's upcoming Age of Booty (formerly known as Plunder) to any entrant who "even thinks about" the pirate-themed title. 

"Remember, if the winner does not think about the game during the exploit, all bets are off!" he tells us. 

So get to it ... start thinking!]

 


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Unicorn's Avatar
Unicorn at 08/04/2008 16:07
Nick Chester's Avatar
Nick Chester at 08/04/2008 16:36
This is open to anyone, anywhere. I will send the game anywhere.
Unicorn's Avatar
Unicorn at 08/04/2008 16:37
starting at my house.
A New Challenger's Avatar
A New Challenger at 08/04/2008 16:43
Hmmm, I have an idea, but I I don't think I could run DMC4 on my machine :(
Amp's Avatar
Amp at 08/04/2008 16:47
> Our thoughts? We're tired of pirates getting getting such a bad rep.

> We're tired of pirates getting getting such a bad rep.

> getting getting
Nick Chester's Avatar
Nick Chester at 08/04/2008 17:04
@Amp:

Community proofreading FTW.
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TheToiletDuck at 08/04/2008 17:04
Would a picture of someone dressed as a pirate buying a burnt copy of Devil May Cry 4 from a carboot sale count?
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Hexen525 at 08/04/2008 17:41
Hanging out on all the gaming and hardware forums that I do, I've not heard of many ppl playing the game on the PC. Great buzz when the demo hit, but nothing since then. Maybe it's not pirates, but Capcom that has the issues here.
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kevkevblazini at 08/04/2008 17:43
I'd participate of I wasn't so busy playing my torrented copy of Devil May Cry 4 on the PC.
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keefles at 08/04/2008 18:15
I think we should have more time for this contest.

Because I need more time to seed it, I mean, take a picture.
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Jetsetlemming at 08/04/2008 18:45
Damn, I've got my pirate costume but no camera... I'd totally take a picture of me browsing the PC section of Wal-mart.
Maybe me browsing the Steam storefront?
s-kill's Avatar
s-kill at 08/04/2008 19:48


Yarr.
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s-kill at 08/04/2008 20:06
And now for my official contest entry:



Unfortunately for me, given this Kobun's sad face, he is clearly not thinking of Age of Booty.
BluFire's Avatar
BluFire at 08/04/2008 21:10
braulio: "wants"?
Nick Chester's Avatar
Nick Chester at 08/04/2008 23:22
Did I mention that Capcom employees are NOT eligible to win?
Hamza CTZ Aziz's Avatar
Hamza CTZ Aziz at 08/05/2008 00:43
lol @ s-kill. Nice try!
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TrailerParkJesus at 08/05/2008 12:39
lol people are ignoring the rules
s-kill's Avatar
s-kill at 08/05/2008 13:31
Rules made baby servbot cry.
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drewwk at 08/06/2008 16:18
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Wedge at 08/06/2008 23:11
I berieve I am meeting the criteria =X

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riomccarthy at 08/06/2008 23:36


Yay for having an old Pirate costume! :D I dressed as Trish from Devil May Cry as a pirate. I use her pants, boots, finger nails, collar, hair, makeup, etc. as inspiration for the costume then dressed her pirate style. :) Oh and I'm totally thinking about Age of Booty :P

You can see a larger version of the picture here:
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sirjester at 08/07/2008 13:11
A great many steins of mead was legally purchased thar night.... and clearly, by the looks on our faces we are thinking about Age of Booty, or booty of some kind....



and one more slighty more hardcore pic for good measure:



are there any mohawked characters in the DMC universe? I'm not sure....i've only played through 2.5 of the games....
snotrocket's Avatar
snotrocket at 08/07/2008 22:57


Dante as a pirate who just killed a power ranger for his weapon.
snotrocket's Avatar
snotrocket at 08/07/2008 22:59
gah! didn't work.


Krahsh's Avatar
Krahsh at 08/08/2008 19:59
Yaaarrr! here be my entryeeeeee!


A closeup usin' tha myspace wenches' angle!


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