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After the news announcement yesterday that Gamecock president Harry Miller was boldly supporting current ESA prez Mike Gallagher rather than his business partner, Mike Wilson, the general consensus around the Dtoid offices was that someone was pulling our chain. It wasn't the news so much as the statements issued by Wilson and Miller that seemed .. almost comedic. Here's a snippet from Wilson's statement to Game Informer:

"My fellow game industrians, I ask you to look past all the noise and mud slinging you're likely to see and hear as we approach the all important Los Angeles primary next week, and our BE-3 initiative, taking place very near the belly of the current administration's beast in the LA Convention center.

"Let's stick to the issues, and if there is ever a doubt in your mind of whether we can truly shake this industry out of its depressingly stale corporate doldrums, the answer is YES WE AM!!"

This morning, Wilson followed up on the action by releasing the above video announcing his running mate, Douglas Michael Wilson. A mystery man! Obviously, this race is serious business. Hey Gamecock, thanks for being some of the only people in the business that still have a mind for fun. There's only a few of our kind left around these parts.


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covah's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2008 15:14
covah
Can't stand Gamecock. They need to put out a good game that warrants their cockyness and until then shut up about how they're gong to change the industry. It's easy to talk, but to deliver is a whole different story.
glentennis's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2008 15:19
glentennis
True dat^^^^^
Breedlove's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2008 15:21
Breedlove
Awwwwww, its all good fun.
SnakeDude4Life's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2008 15:23
SnakeDude4Life
Make WideLoad make "Stubbs the Zombie 2" or no vote.

:p
elemenope's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2008 15:24
elemenope
Dementium was pretty damned good (IGN DS shooter of the year/best graphics), considering they are just over a year old. Mushroom Men looks pretty promising too.
Breedlove's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2008 15:26
Breedlove
I'm voting for Hairy Miller.

/blush
BluFire's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2008 15:41
BluFire
I agree with covah and glentennis.
BluFire's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2008 15:43
BluFire
Sorry to double post, but would it be possible for you guys to change the player so it doesn't always automatically play?
Slaughterhouse Five's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2008 16:11
Slaughterhouse Five
I'm with BluFire. It's pretty annoying that it autoplays.
Zanch's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2008 16:15
Zanch
If they had a mind for fun, they'd have released a halfway decent title by now. As of yet, they have not and should shut their mouths until they do.
stranger's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2008 17:31
stranger
Now if only they'd release a good game...the I'd actually have a reason to care about what the President of Gamecock says or does.

At least they've learned to try and be funny on their own time and not someone
else's.
moot button's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2008 17:39
moot button
i love him AND i hate him! autoplay scared me, i come here to get away from campaign music, and it sprung at me as if from nowhere
Pacopaco's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2008 17:42
Pacopaco
Gamecock needs to do a hell of a lot more than this to overshadow their crap stunts from the past year or two. Something along the lines of putting out some games comprised of pure awesome while shutting up and acting like they're older than 12. Until that glorious day comes, I don't think I'll be able to see them as anything other than the immature attention whores of the videogame world.
Arugala9's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2008 18:20
Arugala9
It's time for Gamecock to put up or shut up.
braulio09's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2008 18:34
braulio09
his campaign has been too fucking stupid, even for a guy who liked their Spike TV and E3 appearances.
Sharpless's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2008 22:51
Sharpless
I'm sorry, but I do not find any of this charming or funny or endearing at all. Gamecock is trying to make a name for themselves by being "rebellious" and "wacky," but this is the games industry: You make your name by releasing good products. So far, they've done nothing even remotely worthwhile. If you're going to crow, you better back it up with some substance.

Destructoid wouldn't be worth a shit, if it was all cocks and RickRolls, without the good writers and good people. Then it would just look like a second-rate 4chan, without the train-wreck factor. You can't just fart around and hope to get by on that alone. (Er, unless you're 4chan, I guess.) Gamecock doesn't need attention, they need better games.
GohanGVO's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/13/2008 23:12
GohanGVO
I suppose I will admit it: The "next-gen" line had me lol'n.
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