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    REO Speedwagon: The Game: No This Is Not A Joke

    World Of Goo Birthday Sale Final Results: America Represent

    World Of Goo Birthday Sale: The Results Are In

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    Image of Slothboy Slothboy
    11/05/09

    In reply to REO Speedwagon: The Game: No This Is Not A Joke
    "REO Speedwagon: The Game: No This Is Not A Joke"

    You may be telling the truth, but the game will still be a joke. #reospeedwagon
     Reply
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    Image of TRT-X TRT-X
    11/05/09

    In reply to REO Speedwagon: The Game: No This Is Not A Joke
    Show of hands, who thought "Guitar Hero: REO Speedwagon" when they saw the headline? #reospeedwagon
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    TRT-X was starred TRT-X was unstarred
    Image of Nudgenudge Nudgenudge
    11/05/09

    @TRT-X: *finger* but I thought Rock Band DLC. #reospeedwagon
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    Image of spiderweb1986 spiderweb1986
    11/05/09

    @Nudgenudge: They already did that - they had a Styx/REO Speedwagon pack earlier this year, which was awesome. #reospeedwagon
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    Image of phicaluk phicaluk
    11/05/09

    In reply to REO Speedwagon: The Game: No This Is Not A Joke
    There are twelve REO Speedwagon songs? #reospeedwagon
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    Image of ComplicitOwl ComplicitOwl
    11/05/09

    @phicaluk: Why yes, narrow-minded, modern-skewed little boy. They released 15 studio albums, I'd hope they had more than 12 songs. #reospeedwagon
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    phicaluk promoted this comment ComplicitOwl was starred ComplicitOwl was unstarred
    Image of phicaluk phicaluk
    11/05/09

    @ComplicitOwl: Ooh, touched a nerve did I? #reospeedwagon
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    Image of ComplicitOwl ComplicitOwl
    11/05/09

    @phicaluk: No, it just was a very poor joke on your part. Completely random, not well-thought-out, kinda ended suddenly, thought there'd at least be a reason after. #reospeedwagon
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    ComplicitOwl was starred ComplicitOwl was unstarred
    Image of phicaluk phicaluk
    11/05/09

    @ComplicitOwl: Well, I'll be sure to run all my comments past you for approval in future #reospeedwagon
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    phicaluk was starred phicaluk was unstarred
    Image of ComplicitOwl ComplicitOwl
    11/05/09

    @phicaluk: Please do. #reospeedwagon
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    ComplicitOwl was starred ComplicitOwl was unstarred
    Image of Rez_Stevens Rez_Stevens
    11/06/09

    @phicaluk: I, in the meantime, have gotten off Scot-free - fuck you, Dunfermline boy! :P #reospeedwagon
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    phicaluk promoted this comment Rez_Stevens was starred Rez_Stevens was unstarred
    Image of phicaluk phicaluk
    11/06/09

    @Rez_Stevens: I'm sure ComplicitOwl will be along to criticise the quality of your comments the next time you post something vaguely uncomplimentary about a mediocre 70s soft-rock band. #reospeedwagon
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    phicaluk was starred phicaluk was unstarred
    Image of Frank Frank
    11/05/09

    In reply to REO Speedwagon: The Game: No This Is Not A Joke
    Heard it from a friend who, heard it from a friend who, heard it from Kotaku they were messing around... #reospeedwagon
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    NinjaMarion promoted this comment Frank was starred Frank was unstarred
    Image of Communist Pope Communist Pope
    11/05/09

    In reply to REO Speedwagon: The Game: No This Is Not A Joke
    This is going to go awesomely with those classic arcade game Zippos from yesterday. Wait, no it won't, I can't stand the Speedwagon. How about a Rush game based on 2112 instead?

    And I don't think this is said enough, if at all -- Luke, thanks for continuing to be the best g'd'mn music-oriented video game reporter in the industry. Even if you do have to bring us bad news from time to time. (They can't all be about Hawkwind coming to Rock Band, I guess.)
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    Edited by Communist Pope at 11/05/09 6:33 AM Communist Pope was starred Communist Pope was unstarred
    Image of bigman88zz bigman88zz
    11/05/09

    In reply to REO Speedwagon: The Game: No This Is Not A Joke
    turn this into an "escape the room" game and it might just work #reospeedwagon
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    NinjaMarion promoted this comment bigman88zz was starred bigman88zz was unstarred
    Image of Billkwando Billkwando
    11/05/09

    In reply to REO Speedwagon: The Game: No This Is Not A Joke
    I was hoping you'd say it was like Sim City, except you build your city on rock 'n' roll. #reospeedwagon
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    Image of deanbmmv deanbmmv
    11/05/09

    @Billkwando: wrong band.....
    admittedly an awesome idea.
    GH+Simcity
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    Edited by deanbmmv at 11/05/09 5:26 AM deanbmmv was starred deanbmmv was unstarred
    Image of Billkwando Billkwando
    11/05/09

    @deanbmmv: Oh crap, then "I Can't Fight This Feeling Unless I Take it on the Run 'n' Gun". It'll be an FPS. #reospeedwagon
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    Image of deanbmmv deanbmmv
    11/05/09

    In reply to REO Speedwagon: The Game: No This Is Not A Joke
    It'll be one of those games to play one lonely night. #reospeedwagon
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    deanbmmv was starred deanbmmv was unstarred
    Image of TVs_Frank TVs_Frank
    11/05/09

    @deanbmmv: I'd rather take it on the run. #reospeedwagon
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    Image of Tanneseph Tanneseph
    11/05/09

    @TVs_Frank: Puns are out, guys. Geez, you need to roll with the changes. #reospeedwagon
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    deanbmmv promoted this comment Tanneseph was starred Tanneseph was unstarred
    Image of deanbmmv deanbmmv
    11/05/09

    @Tanneseph: But when you have a pun brewing up you just cant fight this feeling. You have keep pushin, but eventually you can't n got to makea pun.
    anyway time for me to fly. #reospeedwagon
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    Image of Kenofthedead Kenofthedead
    11/05/09

    @deanbmmv: This is all Reelin'
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    Edited by Kenofthedead at 11/05/09 5:46 AM Kenofthedead was starred Kenofthedead was unstarred
    Image of Tanneseph Tanneseph
    11/05/09

    @deanbmmv: I'm sure you think the pun makes a nice tribute to a band you love..... but that ain't love, deanbmmv. I believe you've got the wrong emotion.

    At least, it doesn't feel like love to me...... #reospeedwagon
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    Image of sits sits
    11/05/09

    In reply to REO Speedwagon: The Game: No This Is Not A Joke
    In other news, EMI have just announced a Bread dating-sim. #reospeedwagon
     Reply
    NinjaMarion promoted this comment sits was starred sits was unstarred
    Image of TitillatedOcelot TitillatedOcelot
    11/05/09

    In reply to REO Speedwagon: The Game: No This Is Not A Joke
    I'm going to close this window now, and re-open it when I'm at work, becuase clearly, I'm still half asleep. I couldn't have read that REO Speedwagon is releasing a "hidden object adventure game". That thar be the stuff of a weary subconscious.

    Unless you guys are doing your April Fools shopping early... #reospeedwagon
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    Image of Klyco Klyco
    11/05/09

    @TitillatedOcelot: Maybe we'll get lucky and it's actually a "find the hidden porn" game. #reospeedwagon
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    TitillatedOcelot promoted this comment Klyco was starred Klyco was unstarred
    Image of TitillatedOcelot TitillatedOcelot
    11/05/09

    @Klyco: Well, I'm at work now, and I've reopened Kotaku, and lo, it is still here. What a strange world we...

    Hey look! Porn! You guys are all right! #reospeedwagon
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    Image of Angry_Giant Angry_Giant
    11/05/09

    @Klyco: I'd be afraid to see what kind of porn would be connected with REO Speedwagon...

    I'm thinking it's midgets. It's midgets, right? It's midgets. #reospeedwagon
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    TitillatedOcelot promoted this comment Angry_Giant was starred Angry_Giant was unstarred
    Image of TitillatedOcelot TitillatedOcelot
    11/05/09

    @Angry_Giant: Only in "Crushing Difficulty" mode. Because they are smaller, their porn is harder to find. #reospeedwagon
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    Image of KichiGuy KichiGuy
    10/28/09

    In reply to World Of Goo Birthday Sale Final Results: America Represent
    You know, I think it'd be interesting if consumers could update their purchase price. For example, I could buy the game at .01 cent, try it out, and if I want to, I can later pay a higher price that would cancel out the first purchase price. #worldofgoo
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    thespyderboy promoted this comment KichiGuy was starred KichiGuy was unstarred
    Image of deanbmmv deanbmmv
    10/28/09

    @KichiGuy: I don't think there's anything stopping you donating some cash to him after the event.
    Heck I'm sure most developers won't mind you sending some extra cash donations for their games. #worldofgoo
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    Image of Brodka: regrettably Brodka: regrettably
    10/28/09

    In reply to World Of Goo Birthday Sale Final Results: America Represent
    I don't like this pay-what-you-can structure. It forces me to consider this for-profit company as a charity. They aren't a charity.

    Set a price. If people buy it, great. If not, lower your price.

    I don't want to feel like a freeloader. I also don't want to feel like a chump. I'm not sure if the consumer has the information to not feel like one or the other here.

    These guys made the game, they know how much work went into it. They know how much money they need to earn to keep the lights on. I don't.

    I didn't like it when Radiohead did it either. It made that record seem less valuable for some reason, knowing that they were giving it away.

    /rant #worldofgoo
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    Image of Cpryd001 Cpryd001
    10/28/09

    @Brodka: Wow. I've never seen somebody get angry from being able to pay whatever you want. They did this as a experiment. Just to test the waters to see what will happened. And in the end, they made a nice chunk of money for little work. Which is sweet for a game that's a year old.

    All your problems seem to be personal. It's okay! They're just doing a social experiment. No need to think too deeply about it. :) #worldofgoo
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    spiderweb1986 promoted this comment Cpryd001 was starred Cpryd001 was unstarred
    Image of Bgrngod Bgrngod
    10/28/09

    @Brodka: This post just blew my mind. I can't believe anyone would try to fly an argument about being angry with this sale. #worldofgoo
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    Brodka promoted this comment Bgrngod was starred Bgrngod was unstarred
    Image of Brodka: regrettably Brodka: regrettably
    10/28/09

    @Cpryd001: And you still haven't. Believe it or not, you can not like something without being angry about it.

    Additionally, I'm speaking about this general practice, not necessarily this game. Truth be told, I couldn't care less about this particular game. I did not buy it. I don't like to game on my Macbook, so I simply had no interest in it regardless of the price.

    However, you basically validated my point when you said it was a "social experiment." That's precisely what I don't like about it. #worldofgoo
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    Brodka: regrettably was starred Brodka: regrettably was unstarred
    Image of Brodka: regrettably Brodka: regrettably
    10/28/09

    @Bgrngod: It isn't a sale. It's a hat on the sidewalk. They are giving the game away and asking for a donation.

    And I'm not angry about it. I just don't like it. Like how I don't like ranch dressing. I'm not angry about that either. #worldofgoo
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    Image of KingSnorky KingSnorky
    10/28/09

    @Brodka: I think your emotions would be less likely to be misinterpreted as anger if you used a different avatar. #worldofgoo
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    deanbmmv promoted this comment KingSnorky was starred KingSnorky was unstarred
    Image of Cpryd001 Cpryd001
    10/28/09

    @Brodka: Is it that you don't like being part of a testing circle? You already refused to be part of it by not participating. I still don't see what makes to be upset if you aren't a part of it.

    I dabble in improv comedy, and social experiments is all I do. To constantly test what society lets us get away with. #worldofgoo
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    Cpryd001 was starred Cpryd001 was unstarred
    Image of Cpryd001 Cpryd001
    10/28/09

    @Brodka: I'm trying to figure out where you stand in the world. Are you the rigid type who don't negotiate prices? Who follow laws to the tee and doesn't like change?

    I'm not trying to attack you at all. I've just never seen your type before. #worldofgoo
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    Brodka promoted this comment Cpryd001 was starred Cpryd001 was unstarred
    Image of Brodka: regrettably Brodka: regrettably
    10/28/09

    @Cpryd001: I hate squeaky wheels getting the grease. I hate that in this case, cheap bastards get a better deal than those who pay a "fair price." Sure. In general, I dislike any system that rewards boorishness, selfishness, or callousness.

    That can hardly make me unusual. I actually think (hope) that makes me a typical American.

    Again, this is not a charity. Yet they are acting like one. To me, it feels like a guilt trip. I'm not upset about it. I just don't [b]like[/b] it. #worldofgoo
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    Brodka: regrettably was starred Brodka: regrettably was unstarred
    Image of Steed123 Steed123
    10/28/09

    @Brodka: Lol man, just lol. You're complaining that they gave you the option to pay as much or little as you like?

    They've done the full price bit, the 50% off . Now they're picking up the stragglers, and probably torrenters, and getting a dollar to two for it. It's no skin of their back - these are copies what wouldn't have been sold otherwise.

    When Coldplay released LeftRightLeft for free I didn't think "Oh no, I'm ripping these guys off" I thought, "hey, cool - free album". #worldofgoo
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    Brodka promoted this comment Steed123 was starred Steed123 was unstarred
    Image of Brodka: regrettably Brodka: regrettably
    10/28/09

    @Steed123: And I thought, "who gives a shit" because Coldplay blows, but that's neither here nor there.

    Why didn't they just sell it for a dollar or two then?

    What I don't like about it has very little to do with me and how much I'm going to pay for it. What I don't like is how cheap assholes get rewarded for being cheap assholes. The system REWARDS being cheap. I find that inherently distasteful. #worldofgoo
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    Brodka: regrettably was starred Brodka: regrettably was unstarred
    Image of Puffs Puffs
    10/29/09

    @Brodka: "Why didn't they just sell it for a dollar or two then? "

    Sounds like you have a very clear definition of what the game is worth to you. Pull out your wallet and be done with this. If it continues any further you need to bring some cheese to the table too. #worldofgoo
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    Brodka promoted this comment Puffs was starred Puffs was unstarred
    Image of Steed123 Steed123
    10/29/09

    @Brodka: I dunno, I think you're making something terrible out of a non-issue.

    No one is being rewarded here. Using your logic, if someone was, as antithisis to 'cheap bastard', a 'rich idiot' then they could indulge in paying £200 for the game, and then have that smug feeling that no one else paid as much as they - ego inflating goodness all round. The rich idiot gets his reward for being a rich idiot.

    The only thing the 'cheap bastards' got was a quality game (that they might otherwise have not bought, or just torrented) at a very low price - a price equivelent to Ebay, or the bargain bin at your local games shop.

    They havn't ripped anyone off. Even if you paid 1p, that probably 1p that the devs wouln't have got otherwise.

    The only evil with this sale was that full price, on release purchasers get kinda nerfed. #worldofgoo
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    Steed123 was starred Steed123 was unstarred
    Image of Brodka: regrettably Brodka: regrettably
    10/29/09

    @Puffs: I already said I'm not interested in the game. It's worth nothing to me. I was responding to Steed123's comment about the developer using this stunt to try and get a couple more bucks out of the game.

    Look at the rest of the comment threads. There are people feeling the need to justify paying a penny. There's a guy saying he would have paid $5 but ended up paying $10 "to make up for all the $.01 people."

    Why should some nice person feel compelled to pay more than they initially thought was reasonable?

    This really isn't that big of a deal. I just don't like it. I don't like a pricing structure that simply says: the cheaper you are, the less you pay. It is the Jewish Mother of pricing structures. I don't want to feel sorry for a developer.

    We are conditioned to look for the best prices on things. Sales, promotions, buy 2 get one free, etc. If I walk into a game shop and insist on paying more than the marked price for something, I'm an idiot.

    Upthread, I'm apparently an idiot for owning a mac (implying I paid too much). This turns that completely upside down. Here we are patting each other on the back over who got the worst deal.

    I think far odder than my take on this is the fact that over a dozen people (you included) felt compelled to tell me I'm wrong. As if I could possibly be wrong about my own likes and dislikes. #worldofgoo
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    Brodka: regrettably was starred Brodka: regrettably was unstarred
    Image of Puffs Puffs
    10/29/09

    @Brodka: You're not wrong about your own likes and dislikes, but you are certainly wrong when you say "This really isn't that big of a deal. I just don't like it." You do know you don't have to: open a thread you don't want to, read a post you don't want to, buy a game you don't want to, reply to a post you don't think is a big deal. Lol, I'm just sayin'. #worldofgoo
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    Image of D-K, stubbed his toe..*swears* D-K, stubbed his toe..*swears*
    10/28/09

    In reply to World Of Goo Birthday Sale Final Results: America Represent
    Naughty America called.. they want their title back.. #worldofgoo
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    Image of Jellopnik Jellopnik
    10/29/09

    @D-K, a burning sensation: isnt that...a porn site? #worldofgoo
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    D-K, a burning sensation promoted this comment Jellopnik was starred Jellopnik was unstarred
    Image of D-K, stubbed his toe..*swears* D-K, stubbed his toe..*swears*
    10/29/09

    @Jellopnik: Having trouble making "world of goo" fit in with a porn site? #worldofgoo
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    Image of Jellopnik Jellopnik
    10/29/09

    @D-K, a burning sensation: lol just google 'naughty america' #worldofgoo
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    Image of colewheeler colewheeler
    10/28/09

    In reply to World Of Goo Birthday Sale Final Results: America Represent
    I paid 10 bucks.

    Any others want to share their purchase price if they took advantage? #worldofgoo
     Reply
    Platypus Man promoted this comment colewheeler was starred colewheeler was unstarred
    Image of Platypus Man Platypus Man
    10/28/09

    @colewheeler: I paid $5, which it was totally worth. And if we're going to do this, let's compare it to the stats on the chart -- I'm on PC, USA. #worldofgoo
     Reply
    Platypus Man was starred Platypus Man was unstarred
    Image of Filthreaper Filthreaper
    10/28/09

    In reply to World Of Goo Birthday Sale Final Results: America Represent
    Those French swine paid more than us Brits just to make us look stingy. You win again, France. #worldofgoo
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    deanbmmv promoted this comment Filthreaper was starred Filthreaper was unstarred
    Image of deanbmmv deanbmmv
    10/28/09

    @Filthreaper: 'France' 'Win' 'Again'?
    I'm sorry but these words, they don't belong one hundred imperial miles of each other. #worldofgoo
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    deanbmmv was starred deanbmmv was unstarred
    Image of Nudgenudge Nudgenudge
    10/28/09

    @Filthreaper: yay, I win again!
    What do I win? #worldofgoo
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    Image of D-K, stubbed his toe..*swears* D-K, stubbed his toe..*swears*
    10/28/09

    @Filthreaper: France doesn't win.. France never wins.

    France surrenders. #worldofgoo
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