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SPOILERS: Gizmodo's Brian Lam tells Halo fanboys to suck it photo

You guys are not gonna like this. That's ok though, because I like it a lot, and since I write for Destructoid I get to put things I like on the front page for thousands of people to see. Ha!

So the story here is: Brian Lam at Gizmodo got an insane Halo 3 swag bag from Microsoft which he unpacked on film for site readers to see. Apparently his method of unpacking the bag frazzled Halo fans so badly that one of them actually made a death threat to Brian in the comments. A death threat! Over Halo swag! I'm surprised I've been able to resist fits of hysterics in the fetal position long enough to write this article.

In response to this rabid feedback, Brian has made a follow up video in which he repacks the bag and talks a bit more to the people watching. It's hilarious, but I'm repeating the warning so I don't get death threats myself: the video contains a MAJOR SPOILER and please DO NOT WATCH IT if you are trying to preserve the surprise of Halo 3's ending. If you've already finished it or looked it up on YouTube, enjoy (or not.)

[Mad love to Adam Dork for this one] 


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Nyteshade's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 12:47
Nyteshade
LMFAO!!!!

That rocked!
BlueJester's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 12:50
BlueJester
well, I watched the video before I read the post. Crap. That actually was one of my guesses to the ending... I just wish I did not find out like that.
charliesuh's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 12:52
charliesuh
lulz.
I think he won the Halos.
OtherSideOfMidnight's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 12:55
OtherSideOfMidnight
Brian Lam is made of awesome!
Brad Rice's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 12:58
Brad Rice
Adam, sending this in totally made my day. Thanks.
AngelsDontBurn's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 13:02
AngelsDontBurn
That was funny. I think he probably feels the same way about the series and the fanboys as I do myself. But wow, I just thought it sucked to be throwing all of that stuff around. I could careless about it being Halo, but I'm just talking about in general. You know, like a respect thing. But maybe that's just me. If he makes alot of money then I'd understand I guess, lol. Either way that was LOL and the comments made it even better.
ZeroTolo's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 13:05
ZeroTolo
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!


On a slightly more understandable note, I agree with Dick McV.
king3vbo's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 13:09
king3vbo
EPIC LULZ!

I second DMV's comment, this made my monotonous day at work go by a little quicker
Puppetpallmich's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 13:13
Puppetpallmich
lulz i luv halo i thought this was hilarious
jerrt's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 13:15
jerrt
wow, that "death treat" was pretty weak. i mean seriously. that wasnt' even cool. if get sent free shit for something that i at least appreciate and its mine and i get to do with it what i want, then i should be aloud to open it however i want. that rule applies to him, sure he kinda tossed stuff around, but i'm sure he knew he wasn't hurting any of it. he was more like a kid at christmas than anything.

people can be pretty uptight about the nuttiest things sometimes.
ZeroTolo's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 13:16
ZeroTolo
also, I can't say that the end surprised me. You'd have to be stupid to not realize it ESPECIALLY with all the hype around it.
AngelsDontBurn's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 13:17
AngelsDontBurn
I still can't believe he got a death threat! LOL! Halo fanboys definitely are retarded.
mo0man's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 13:18
mo0man
Besides, it's not like he woulda damaged anything important. He put the console down gently, so the stuff he threw was basically plastic, which who gives a shit about anyways, controllers, which probably get whipped at walls all the time, or the discs, which were fine in the cases.
MusashiX2's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 13:18
MusashiX2
Brian Lam = fucking epic win! he has officially fallen into "man-crush" category for me.
Snaileb 's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 13:27
Snaileb
omg...

GIVE THIS MAN A MEDAL

And then go get his duffel bag for me.
Colette Bennett's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 13:31
Colette Bennett
I sent him the article link. It made me happy :)
Lukich's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 13:39
Lukich
AHHH! I'VE BEEN SPOILED! ... and I don't give a shit. Awesome vid, haha
AgentMOO's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 13:40
AgentMOO
Arr you american pray is stupid harro!
Flying Norseman's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 13:41
Flying Norseman
I think it is interesting how it has become fashionable to hate Halo and yet it sells so many copies.

/Couldn't care less either way.
//Barely even played Halo 2


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brainderailment's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 13:45
brainderailment
awesomeness. That video just took hunger from thousands of starving children, repaired the ozone layer, and cured all forms of cancer and aids.
mpgchulo's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 13:45
mpgchulo
mpgchulo's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 13:46
mpgchulo
this is some funny ass shit
DeusPayne's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 13:52
DeusPayne
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Awesome.
Foshi's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 13:55
Foshi
How the hell is that a spoiler? Who didn't see it coming? Oh, by the way its not true.
B-Radicate's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 14:01
B-Radicate
Wait... there won't be a Halo 4?

All the fanboys just shed a tear.
ShadowXOR's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 14:05
ShadowXOR
Rumor on the interwebs state that he "did it for the lulz".
Frozenjoker's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 14:11
Frozenjoker
<epic>





</epic>
SonicTHP's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 14:12
SonicTHP
That spoiler put a smile on my face.
Topher Cantler's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 14:12
Topher Cantler
Mad props, big ups, respeck knuckles, etc. That was awesome.
Cheeburga's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 14:13
Cheeburga
Hahahah.
Win.
Kfizz's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 14:19
Kfizz
well master chief does not die. You only get the truth if you beat it on legendary and wait for the credits to roll past. It sorta reminded me of the fist time we ever saw the master Chief in Halo CE. If that gives you any hints.
FaroukaHookah's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 14:39
FaroukaHookah
I let a girl touch my swag bag once.
Drbad asH's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 14:44
Drbad asH
BEST VIDEO EVER.
mad cow's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 15:03
mad cow
I want Brian Lam to be my BFF.
pierrerodriguez's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 15:16
pierrerodriguez
@jerrt: totally agree. it's free stuff, but it's his. he could fucking sell it on ebay if he wanted to. that's what i'd do. he didn't even throw anything that hard/far. yea, he dropped that helmet on the floor, who gives a fuck? if you "Believe" then that helmet can take fucking bullets and exploding needles and fucking hammers to it. kudos to brian lam.
calpis's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 15:24
calpis
Would a person like me, never played halo 1 or 2 but bought 3, get pissed at all at what Brian Lam did? Nope, not at all. I lol'd.
Penguinotic's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 15:47
Penguinotic
Wow. That just made my day. i <3 brian.
Sir Name's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 16:06
Sir Name
ha ha ha, superb stuff.
i don't quite understand the final score Halo 3 is receiving at some places after the things they say in the review proper. sounds like the Hardly Boys need to investigate, too many people have raging clues about this game (yes, I've played this iteration and the preview, my suite mate has them all).
Knives's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 16:15
Knives
Pwnsome!

Also, lol at death threats.
Dennen's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 16:19
Dennen
I don't get the score m'self either. Halo is still being marketed as a single player game, and on that reference, i've heard it fails miserably. One of the few levels it does have completely blows according to IGN. And beatable within 5 hours? That makes Heavenly Sword sound like a long game by comparison.

If you ask me, a game with great multiplayer but a near complete fail on the primary focus of the title. That's deserving of a 80/100 score and no higher... Giving it a 90+ just because of the name or "Because the multiplayer is great" is a failure on the side of reviewing. "Finish the Fight" is what it was marketed around. After hearing from people how short it was, now I finally understand why they never had shown any single player campaign footage to the people.
Dennen's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 16:25
Dennen
Personally I love the fact that they're going nuts over "giving them respect"... I've seen many reviewers all over doing the same unpackaging when they got these items, even Mr Rob from right here on Destructoid. Do I care? Not really. Because I have the intelligence to know that dropping something heavilly sealed in such packaging a few inches onto a carpet isn't going to hurt the damn thing.

If that was all the "swag" could handle before it broke, then obviously it would have been the fault of Microsoft in giving out such cheapshiat merchandise - then we'd hear a completely different story from all these fanboys... Meh, I actually take that back. Paint shit green and slap a Halo Banner on it and they'd still say it was awesome.
doro's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 17:14
doro
Wow. That was a good laugh... stupid fanboys.
Rosseh's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 17:22
Rosseh
It's not the fact that it is HIS and that HE can do whatever he wants to mine mine mine. Sounds like a bunch of children. It doesn't matter whether they can be damaged its just the manner that he did it. Maybe I'm too uptight or read to much into things but I think it reflects on the kind of person he is.

I'm Not saying he couldn't be a totally different but that's the impression that he gives. Hopefully I don't sound like I'm talking out of my ass. I guess I was just raised to be more grateful for anything I'm given or because I'm over-cautious with my games and such.
osirisomeomi's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 18:52
osirisomeomi
Funny post, great link.

It's ridiculous how much Halo fanboyism there is out there. The fact that Briam Lam got a death threat from tossing a kitten-sized master chief helmet onto a carpet is insane. Completely insane. It's just a game with a mediocre storyline and great multiplayer. Relax.

The company obviously tried to purchase a positive viewpoint from Gizmodo regarding Halo 3 by sending all this free stuff to reviewers. In some cases, it worked, in some, not so well.
Aughndibi's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 18:53
Aughndibi
This is the best thing I've seen all day. Life is good again. It was a long, depressing day, and then I see this, and all is well again. God bless Destructoid. And Gizmodo. And America, I guess.
Fading Star's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 18:54
Fading Star
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA!

Oh man.

I love you, Colette!
boxhound's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 19:27
boxhound
Brian Lam is my hero.

I want all of my offspring to know how awesome Brian Lam really is.
Sharpless's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 21:27
Sharpless
I hate to be a stickler, but I've been playing Halo 3 for the past 18 hours and it's physically impossible for me not to be...

In regards to the spoiler: Um, no he doesn't. Was he being serious about that part? Because if anyone actually pays attention... well, frankly, no he doesn't. Anyway, it's stupid that they sent in death threats. Obviously.
Necros's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 22:05
Necros
Bookmarked for later viewing, so as not to spoil the surprise.
Wedge's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 22:42
Wedge
The thing is, if someone was doing this with something like a Working Designs or Atlus press kit, people would be outraged. Most of you only think it's funny because it's Halo.

Yeah he can do whatever he wants, but he _is_ also kind of being a douche.
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