Canadian Blockbuster Video stores and Microsoft are once again teaming up for their Badges of Honour program, which features five limited-edition pins, available now through April 7th. As with last year's program, a $2 donation to the Children's Miracle Network nets you one of these five lovely pieces of flair. This year's selection includes Gears of War, Ninja Gaiden II, and Rock Band buttons, while the Guitar Hero II and Halo 3 buttons of last year are only a memory. Disappointing, yes, but you should have been charitable in a more timely fashion. Don't miss out this time!
Badges of Honour [Xbox Canada]







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Badges? We don't need no stinkin' badges.
I still wouldn't want to live in Candad
I still wouldn't want to live in Canada
I'd like that NG2 one. The other ones are annoying, in a way.
You know, the Nazis had pieces of flair that they made the Jews wear.
I want the $2 one but I have a funny feeling that's not one of the buttons. ;_;
Or you could donate directly and be a walking billboard.
*shrug*
Err, and NOT be a walking billboard.
Damn this anesthetic.
he-he 'honour' ;) ....but go Canada!
I like that crown/controller logo.
@Firecam: lol.
@Scruffylookin13: no problem; we don't want you here either (someone ban this idiot)
I work at Blockbuster and last time we had these I was forced to wear some so I pinned like 50 to my shirt...this time around im not allowed to wear any :(
Children's Miracle Network, people.
You win this round, Canada.
Nice, you have to give something to someone for them to donate? Makes me sad.
I haven't read Ctrl-Alt-Del in a long time, but isn't that controller/crown logo awfully similar to the Wintereenmas logo?
Neat
@Firecam: Hey look its a holocaust related joke! Those are always not funny!
What's this "honour" they refer to? Is that the same thing as "honor"? Are they the same thing? Those Canadians sure are strange!
I'd go with the gears one. The rock band and NGII ones look too much like advertisements, and the other two are too generic. The gears one is also essentially an advertisement, but without the title it could potentially pass for a neutral symbol with no direct connection.
I would totally sport one of those...
Are they only for Canada?
I wish I could have a badge of honour. It would make me feel awesome and raise my dangerously self esteem. Hell even a badge of honor would be better than nothing.
I actually asked a Canadian about this, but before he could finish replying, I forgot he was there.
Times like these are when I wish I was a real Canadian.
The one with the controller with the crown on it is cool.
The Xbox 360's controller truly is the king of all my controllers.
(despite the d-pad)
I got three last time. I could have sworn they were only $1 though (but its for charity so I don't mind). Now if only I didn't despise blockbuster....
@Firecam: Oh man. I can take a joke, even really really dark ones (and I'm not free of stereotype-thoughts sometimes), but that's just fucking inappropriate.
Looks like I'll be 'donating' ten bucks tonight.
ROFLMAO
@Modus_Operandi: @Candlejack: It's a quote from Office Space.
Peter: Doesn't it bother you that you have to get up in the morning and you have to put on a bunch of pieces of flair?
Joanna: Yeah, but I'm not about to go in and start taking money from the register.
Peter: Well, maybe you should. You know, the Nazis had pieces of flair that they made the Jews wear.
Hmm this is Canada only? I was about to head out to my nearby BB to see if I could get the Rock Band one.
I don't think I'd even wear it, just something to have.
@Asper: But how does it relate to gaming pins?
I bought the e3 360 pins from back in 2004 or something from the 360 announcement on ebay for a buck. They are neato.
@lawya @awesomerobot
It does bear some resemblance but I don't see any notice of a collaboration anywhere. The graphic is pretty generic and it IS an official xbox product, so I don't know if legal action by CAD will be successful.
As I sit here in my Canadian home with my beer watching hockey, I offer my services to happily go buy these things for $2 each and sell em to you yanks for $5 each eh.
Hey, $5 isn't too bad a price. I'd like the little Gears of War button.
Any of you milk baggers want to do me a favour, send me an email:
kraze.d@gmail.com
Paypal would be best, but we'll work something out, eh?
@DaoKaioshin: No doubt Buckley will whine bitterly about it on his forums and promise legal action, and when nothing happens, he'll ban anyone who mentions it a month later. That is, if he doesn't get busted for pedophilia again in the meantime.
@celery: he could always vandalize their wikipage and spread misinformation he actually collaborated when he hasn't.
it's actually a gears of war TWO badge, in case anyone cares.
Who wants to profit from a donation to charity? If you guys down south really want some, I'll pick em up. You pay $2 and I'll mail em to you.
@Candlejack:
pins = flair.
If you seriously haven't seen office space, I whole heartedly recommend it my friend. One of the funniest movies ever!
@mrghost: I don't know if Private Messages are actually getting sent so, yeah, noted my email, really want to buy one and $5 is fair for shipping.
Envelope and shipping, y'know?
I'll have to go and grab a few.
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