A "letter" from Take-Two is currently circulating around the Internet, in which the company encourages stores to break the street date, presumably in order to combat the pirated versions that have predictably leaked onto the Internet. Personally, I think it's about as believable a concept as Hideo Kojima one day waking up and saying, "today, I will be clinically sane!"
The letter reads like this:
Our staff has reviewed the situation and has come to the conclusion that it is not realistic to sustain the original release date. In order to control the situation we have decided to allow the game to be sold immediately.
I really have to wonder who spends their time mocking these things up, really. Is it really that enjoyable to sit back and think of the five gullible people you'll trick, but never actually see being disappointed because you'll never meet them?
Nobody is impressed.
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5:09 PM on 04.24.2008
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Right there is where the legitimacy came into question. Terrible grammar pisses me off.
You speak nothing but the truth! I hate EB games soooo much. I wish there was another gaming company in my town that can help me as they can't help you with anything EVER.
I'm not even gonna attempt to print it and present it 'cause I really wanna finish ME, although it is reeeeeeally tempting, haha.
Dammit.
I kind of expected to see a "LOL" or "!!!1111eleventy!!" as I got near the end.
Yeah, who doesn't know that! *runs an looks...ahhhh fuck*
lol?
I mean...come on.
You seriously e-mailed them about this? That was their reply?
Crazy!
eSarcasm is lost on you, my friend. They didn't ask me if I was "fucking kidding". :P But I did email them, and they did say, emphatically, that this letter was bogus.
Absolutely not. However, many of those idiots and schmoozers tend to be rather skilled in their use of empty and meaningless words and phrases.
"It has come to our attention that certain individuals in the science community have made claims that the use of our product causes penile cancer. We here at Take-Two take these claims very seriously and will look into the matter. We wish the best for those affected and will of course offer a full refund should they desire one."
Heck, even I couldn't pull enough BS out of my ass to really mime the kind of announcements you hear from certain companies and corporations.
Come ooooon release date! Get here already!
Yes, weeaboo.
gb2 /b/
Cuz i kno sum jackasses tthat'll fall 4 it