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Judging by the catchy tune of the aptly titled Ballz video, one might get the impression that the boys and girls of Insomniac are catering to our Rock Star aspirations as part of some recruitment drive -- they sure seem to know how to pamper their employees.

Be that as it may, we all know the real reason behind the propaganda: Resistance 2. But there's no shame in Insomniac's game, and thankfully for us, they make no attempts to hide it. I'm not exactly the Matlocking type, but did you happen to catch the monitor with the numbers 0708 on it? Not sure exactly what that means, but our faces just got rocked.

[Thanks, Adam!] 


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BlackSheep's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/21/2008 11:30
BlackSheep
and all i do at work is browse destructoid.

i feel cheated.
Beaudman's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/21/2008 11:31
Beaudman
That was awesome.
Gameboi's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/21/2008 11:32
Gameboi
I wish my day job offered all those cool perks, too.
Samit Sarkar's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/21/2008 11:33
Samit Sarkar
Hahaha...“happy endings only happen in our games”, lol.

0708...July 2008 release date for Resistance 2? That’s gotta be way too soon for something that we recently saw the first screens of, right?
urbanyeti's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/21/2008 11:34
urbanyeti
All I learned from that video was that no one at Insomniac can sing. But they all love air guitar.
NightDehumidifier's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/21/2008 11:38
NightDehumidifier
They killed Spyro, they have every reason to leap into a vat of sulfuric acid.
nademagnet's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/21/2008 11:40
nademagnet
Good stuff.
mrberns's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/21/2008 11:42
mrberns
Glad I got my application in before the wave of them that will surelly follow this.
Samit Sarkar's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/21/2008 11:42
Samit Sarkar
@NightDehumidifier: Um, Insomniac didn’t kill Spyro — they just sold off the IP to Universal after Spyro: Year of the Dragon, which some would argue was the last awesome Spyro game. Then again, I haven’t played any of the games in the series since then.
ceark's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/21/2008 11:43
ceark
my job is about the same. alot of entertainment jobs are awesome like that. its usually to make up for long hours, which I wouldn't be surprised if insomniac has long hours cause every place does.
Samit Sarkar's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/21/2008 11:43
Samit Sarkar
I should clarify: that’s Universal Studios.
skullivan's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/21/2008 11:46
skullivan
@NightDehumidifier: Insomniac didn't kill Spyro. All three of their Spyro games were great. Universal killed Spyro.

@BrOnXbOmBr21 - July isn't too soon for a public beta test...especially considering that's the month of E3. Sony has already said that Killzone 2 would have a public beta and past Ratchet and Clank online titles have had private betas (I was in the Up Your Arsenal beta) so it's pretty likely Resistance 2 will have some kind of beta.
sevendash's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/21/2008 11:49
sevendash
I love Insomniac. I truly did want to work for them for quite some time, but that ended when I realized at Cal State Long Beach that I did not want to program. I still love them, they're an awesome company.
BlindsideDork's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/21/2008 11:56
BlindsideDork
Thier Jack Black has made us all smile and we all feared for the worst! Huzzah!
BlindsideDork's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/21/2008 11:56
BlindsideDork
Their* cause I can't type!
Holyetheline's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/21/2008 12:12
Holyetheline
i saw this dude on xplay yesterday
wardrox's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/21/2008 12:16
wardrox
ok, new career path chosen.
mix's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/21/2008 12:19
mix
That is awesome, they totally rock.
Nubc4kes's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/21/2008 12:31
Nubc4kes
Insomniac would be a really cool place to work. It's one of the places I'd like to get an internship.
Kinsella's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/21/2008 12:37
Kinsella
Thank God for Insomniac Games, thats all I have to say.
Trowble's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/21/2008 12:49
Trowble
That video doesn't need more cowbell. It had enough to rock!
Samit Sarkar's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/21/2008 12:58
Samit Sarkar
@skullivan: Yeah, a beta makes more sense. I’d be very surprised if Resistance 2 came out before November.
Sharpless's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/21/2008 13:01
Sharpless
I think Insomniac is a pretty cool guy. He makes games and doesn't afraid of anything.
liam2015's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/21/2008 13:13
liam2015
Woah. Insomniac fucking wins. Now I have an urge to go buy Resistance, among ten other games I should already have.
NightDehumidifier's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/21/2008 13:40
NightDehumidifier
They left Spyro out to die. They are murderers. They'll do the same to Ratchet, you'll see in five years.
Cheeburga's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/21/2008 13:50
Cheeburga
I wish I had the job skills.
Necros's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/21/2008 13:57
Necros
Definitely one of the best ways I've seen to hire new employees.
deiga-the-semivaliant's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/21/2008 14:16
deiga-the-semivaliant
The happy ending line cracked me up.
HarassmentPanda's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/22/2008 03:11
HarassmentPanda
Rock is the universal language.
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