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SPOILERS: Gizmodo's Brian Lam tells Halo fanboys to suck it
12:47 PM on 09.25.2007, Colette Bennett 55 comments

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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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charliesuh's Avatar
charliesuh at 09/25/2007 12:52
lulz.
I think he won the Halos.
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OtherSideOfMidnight at 09/25/2007 12:55
Brian Lam is made of awesome!
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Brad Rice at 09/25/2007 12:58
Adam, sending this in totally made my day. Thanks.
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AngelsDontBurn at 09/25/2007 13:02
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.
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ZeroTolo at 09/25/2007 13:05
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!


On a slightly more understandable note, I agree with Dick McV.
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king3vbo at 09/25/2007 13:09
EPIC LULZ!

I second DMV's comment, this made my monotonous day at work go by a little quicker
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Puppetpallmich at 09/25/2007 13:13
lulz i luv halo i thought this was hilarious
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jerrt at 09/25/2007 13:15
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.
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ZeroTolo at 09/25/2007 13:16
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.
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AngelsDontBurn at 09/25/2007 13:17
I still can't believe he got a death threat! LOL! Halo fanboys definitely are retarded.
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mo0man at 09/25/2007 13:18
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.
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MusashiX2 at 09/25/2007 13:18
Brian Lam = fucking epic win! he has officially fallen into "man-crush" category for me.
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Snaileb at 09/25/2007 13:27
omg...

GIVE THIS MAN A MEDAL

And then go get his duffel bag for me.
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Colette Bennett at 09/25/2007 13:31
I sent him the article link. It made me happy :)
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Lukich at 09/25/2007 13:39
AHHH! I'VE BEEN SPOILED! ... and I don't give a shit. Awesome vid, haha
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AgentMOO at 09/25/2007 13:40
Arr you american pray is stupid harro!
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Flying Norseman at 09/25/2007 13:41
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 at 09/25/2007 13:45
awesomeness. That video just took hunger from thousands of starving children, repaired the ozone layer, and cured all forms of cancer and aids.
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mpgchulo at 09/25/2007 13:45
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mpgchulo at 09/25/2007 13:46
this is some funny ass shit
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DeusPayne at 09/25/2007 13:52
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Awesome.
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Foshi at 09/25/2007 13:55
How the hell is that a spoiler? Who didn't see it coming? Oh, by the way its not true.
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B-Radicate at 09/25/2007 14:01
Wait... there won't be a Halo 4?

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





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SonicTHP at 09/25/2007 14:12
That spoiler put a smile on my face.
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Topher Cantler at 09/25/2007 14:12
Mad props, big ups, respeck knuckles, etc. That was awesome.
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Cheeburga at 09/25/2007 14:13
Hahahah.
Win.
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Kfizz at 09/25/2007 14:19
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.
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FaroukaHookah at 09/25/2007 14:39
I let a girl touch my swag bag once.
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Drbad asH at 09/25/2007 14:44
BEST VIDEO EVER.
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mad cow at 09/25/2007 15:03
I want Brian Lam to be my BFF.
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pierrerodriguez at 09/25/2007 15:16
@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.
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calpis at 09/25/2007 15:24
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.
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Penguinotic at 09/25/2007 15:47
Wow. That just made my day. i <3 brian.
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Sir Name at 09/25/2007 16:06
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).
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Knives at 09/25/2007 16:15
Pwnsome!

Also, lol at death threats.
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Dennen at 09/25/2007 16:19
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.
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Dennen at 09/25/2007 16:25
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.
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doro at 09/25/2007 17:14
Wow. That was a good laugh... stupid fanboys.
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Rosseh at 09/25/2007 17:22
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.
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osirisomeomi at 09/25/2007 18:52
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.
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Aughndibi at 09/25/2007 18:53
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.
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Fading Star at 09/25/2007 18:54
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA!

Oh man.

I love you, Colette!
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boxhound at 09/25/2007 19:27
Brian Lam is my hero.

I want all of my offspring to know how awesome Brian Lam really is.
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Sharpless at 09/25/2007 21:27
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.
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Necros at 09/25/2007 22:05
Bookmarked for later viewing, so as not to spoil the surprise.
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Wedge at 09/25/2007 22:42
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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