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Ezra Chatterton and the Order of the Phoenix; Snape still kills Dumbledore!
9:09 PM on 05.30.2007, Nex 17 comments

Ezra Chatterton and the Order of the Phoenix; Snape still kills Dumbledore! photo
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Remember a while back when I brought you all the heartwarming story of Blizzard's good deeds toward a young World of Warcraft fan whose HP was being sapped by cancer? It gets better!

WoW Insider, the only member of the Joystiq family sans drool bib, brings word of Blizzard's final gift for young Ezra Chatterton, a world first epic mount. The mount, a burning phoenix, has long been rumored to exist in-game, but until it was presented to Ezra, no one had been able to find it via legal means. The phoenix (pictured above) trumps almost everything Blizzard could have possibly given him (with the possible exception of Falcor), and proves, once again, that Blizzard is the sort of company you could take home to mother.

Not at all like that slut Smilebit ...


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Reeper at 05/30/2007 22:15
lol martino
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Black Mage Slim at 05/30/2007 22:38
if you listened to the latest podtoid then you'd really LOL @ Martino.


for those of you that didn't. they discuss about how when you "beat" a game like EQ2 or WoW you die. it's horrible i know.
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plyr3005 at 05/30/2007 22:43
@black mage slim
just listened to it, and I am utterly shocked that you can't win teh haloes.
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comradetrotskii at 05/30/2007 22:49
This is a nice story but obviously Blizzards intentions aren't entirely altruistic.

More importantly (and that is meant with all possible respect to the young guy with cancer): We need another Jet Set/Grind Radio game. Why did none of you worthless peons buy it first and/or second time round?
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cryocide at 05/30/2007 23:01
I really don't think the kid cares what Blizzard's motivation was.
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MechaMonkey at 05/30/2007 23:02
What do you mean they obviously aren't altruistic? I believe they absolutely are. Blizzard is rewarding a young boy who is such a big fan of their games that his dying wish was to see their studio and play around with godlike powers in his favorite game.

Granted, no public relations department in the world wouldn't use this to the company's advantage, but at its core I firmly believe this gesture was driven by nothing but noble intentions.
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Tino at 05/30/2007 23:24
Whoa, I gotta listen to the podtoid. Apparently I am a lot funnier than I thought...
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Tino at 05/30/2007 23:25
Okay, nevermind, Man. I am a TERRIBLE person. Rofl.
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Mxyzptlk at 05/30/2007 23:30
Jeeze, I wish I had cancer...

Okay, that's fucked up even for me. It's awesome that Blizzard is making this kid's remaining time rad, at least in Azeroth.
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ArrestedDeveloper at 05/31/2007 01:36
I saw a youtube video of two GM's fighting Illidan shortly after the last patch went live and one of the GM's used the phoenix to get to the black temple. Does that mean that GM has a terminal disease?
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smellybritches at 05/31/2007 06:51

i suppose it does have connotations of being a bit smarmy by blizzard but look at it like this
a dying kid got to have a great time and all because blizzard took pity on this poor kid.

no 2 ways it can be pervieved as public relations gold but so what

FOR GODS SAKE THINK OF THE CHILDREN

ive got a bad leg do i get free stuff to ?????
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B-Radicate at 05/31/2007 07:47
Don't yell at me, I bought both Jet Set AND Jet Grind Radio titles. Too bad the sequel took away the actual skill involved in spraying tags, I would have actually played beyond the first level. Ho-hum.

In other news, considering I have never even touched a copy of WoW, I can still see that this is an amazing thing for Blizzard to do for a child in need. Go them.
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addicted-to-dtoid at 05/31/2007 18:21
wow, it's a good thing i have my cancer-resist pvp gear on!!!


I am so so sorry
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