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A couple of years back, the How To Play strips caught the attention of the (Now defunct) games magazine, Play.At the time, I was working for Rare, and therefore; Microsoft. Which meant I couldn’t say bad things about their products in an official capacity, lest they cry and send someone over to set me on fire.
This rather limited the games I could turn into HTP strips for actual publication, so I came up with a couple of new ideas, one being; spoof games promotions.
Play* (and all its sister magazines) sank back in February…….this had nothing to do with me!
(Though, there is a worrying trend forming. A couple of years after I applied to Free Radical Design, it went down. Then, after being cut from Rare, I applied to RealTime Worlds….)
*That's the American incarnation I'm talking about. Play UK is still up and running.
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You're going to apply for Bethesda Studios, aren't you?
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Don't worry. The chance of a resonance cascade are extremely unlikely.
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Is this related to The Gordon Freeman Dress-up kit... as featured on your ZP tribute?
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...now I want a wind-up headcrab. Or a small army of them.
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That rubber crowbar actually exists. It's not an official piece of merchandise, but it exists. And it's actually full-sized, not 'junior' sized. I can't point out where it's sold though. I'd rather not, due to the other products on that site 
Heh, I applied to Free Radical as well, as part of my placement in Uni, but I never got a response. I then found out about 2 weeks after applying that Crytek ate them 
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"Feign Intellegence!" made me laugh the hardest.
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Pretty nifty, any plans for more Unused Game Promotions?
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Vavle did release Headcrabs, although I was not quick enough to buy one:<
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I so want Barney and the headcrab!!! I already have a real crowbar. And glasses. But I'm not a guy. 
Seriously that headcrab = love.
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Robotic headcrab. With removable beak... Who doesn't like a little head... crab!
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String-pull Barney?!
OMG I wanna it!!!
He's so cute!
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Lol this is great I'd buy this kit if it existed.
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Free Radical Design didn't really go down... they were eaten by Crytek.
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Crytek is a giant headcrab
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I was thinking more of a constrictive hyper-advanced bodysuit, but OK.
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No, no. I'm certain they ate Free Radical ^^
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Given I was completely unable to contact the studio that was Free Radical after Crytek bought them out, it looks as though they bought them to assimilate them into their collective, for they are Borg... resistance is futile...
Actually, that kinda seems appropriate - Borg and Headcrabs both have similar methods of assimilating lifeforms. Although headcrabs don't have a collective mind.
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I prefer apocalypse inducing cultists myself.
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I must show this to my fiend tomorrow! He will love it!
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Freaking epic.
All of a sudden I feel like dressing up as everyone's favorite, emotionally oblivious mute.
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Both of these promotions are damn funny! Doing a book of them would be hilarious, but make it look like that magazines you get in the mail. "Half off Headcrabs!" and such.
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I won't be buying it. I spent all of my money on a Robocop costume.
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I like the almost-kind-of reference to The Curse of Monkey Island
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LMOA, if you pardon the expression. Well at least now I know where my beard went. Take it from an expert, though: Luckily, facial hair is always last to fall out (makes you look badass).
/off to feign intelligence somewhere else.
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Wow, I may just have to make one of those headcrabs.
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...you worked with Rare?
I CALLED IT! I F'ING CALLED IT! I LOOKED AT THE COVER ART FOR SSSUPER KLUNGO SSAVES THE WORLD, and I said to myself "WHOA, is that JOLLY JACKS STUFF?"
...I CALLED IT.
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xD You know, the Wind up HeadCrab and the Pull String Barney could probably make a bit of money xDxD... though a Headcrab hat probably would have made more.... there is probably one of those already.
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actually there is a plushy headcrab hat, google it :3
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Ya, figured as much xDxD
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Excellently funny, I just love the humour. Also, I was very fond of the HTP series, hence extremely glad you're doing this now :-D. Keep up the great work !
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