Escapist News Network: Snobcon 2010

[MadeinHell]

Great ENN.
I just have to ask one thing. What's the meaning of Graham's hand tattoos? Other than making him look more rockband/gaybar like persona .

 

[duchaked]

aw...why the hate for Nickelback?

actually...it's ironic enough for me to listen to them at all considering they're a Canadian band :s

 

[littlerudi08107]

"Is it interactive?"
"Well, you're interacting with it right now."
My mind has been blown.

 

[Graham_LRR]

Damn, you guys got kicked off the front page, that's gotta sting.

Just for this week, cause apparently MovieBob got into a preview of Twilight.

Are those sleeves on Graham real? I had no idea.

Nope! They're convincing though, aren't they?

 

[littlerudi08107]

Great ENN.
I just have to ask one thing. What's the meaning of Graham's hand tattoos? Other than making him look more rockband/gaybar like persona .

It's a specially designed shirt that has flesh colored sleeves with tattoo designs on them to give the illusion that the wearer has tattoos.

Only douchebags wear those kind of shirts... Those douchebags also listen to Nickelback... The joke is he's poking fun at people who listen to Nickelback by dressing like a douchebag. Get it?

 

[Solidplasma]

Haha, brilliant as usual. It just bugs me that so many people in the comments think that "Artsy" means snobbish. Sure, there are people like that, but look at World of Goo if Braid is to snobbish for you. And if that's somehow still too snobbish, look at Super Meat Boy, which features a fetus in a jar wearing a tux. Sure, some people think themselves above mainstream, but don't mix those people up with people who just want to express themselves. Indie developers are far more original than mainstream developers a lot of (if not all of) the time, and it's no use scoffing at people we can't understand. That said, this episode was HYSTERICAL. Stay awesome, guys.

 

[SpectralAnomaly]

Was that girl who was in the sonic video from a while back in that? I thought I recognised her...

 

[dfcrackhead]

It kind of bugs me, this episode just doesn't sit with me, it's got no news and it's more of a LRR sketch than an episode of ENN...But anyway, just a personal opinion

 

[Macgyvercas]

This may be the best yet. Escalating humor to a laugh-out-loud ending.

ENN is good. In fact it's great. However, I doubt it can beat this week's LRR sketch. Kathleen with a sword. End of story.

Graham was hilarious in this one.

That indie press conference was...interesting, to say the least.

 

[PayneTrayne]

Holy shit, Misty really does steal the show with her little bit. Is it safe to assume this is more sketch like because of the near drought of news after E3? And I never thought that sleeve tattoo sleeves (sense much?) could look that realistic, well done.

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It's just someone who looks like him, can't remember his name though he has showed up once or twice during DesertBus and caused mass confusion.

 

[Graham_LRR]

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It's just someone who looks like him, can't remember his name though he has showed up once or twice during DesertBus and caused mass confusion.

I think you're remembering someone else. That was Morgan Cranny, who played the SLEDGEHAMMER! rep in an ENN episode a while back.
He only recently grew the beard, so it wouldn't have been him during Desert Bus.

 

[Alar]

Graham, no! Say it isn't so! SAY IT ISN'T SO! All this time... I've been such a fool!

I mean... Nickelback?! Come on!

 

[MasterSplinter]

Well you wanted it to be art. Gotta stand all the gaming art beatniks now.

 

[Graham_LRR]

Graham, no! Say it isn't so! SAY IT ISN'T SO! All this time... I've been such a fool!

I mean... Nickelback?! Come on!

Dude, we're embarrassed that they're Canadian.

 

[PayneTrayne]

-snip-

It's just someone who looks like him, can't remember his name though he has showed up once or twice during DesertBus and caused mass confusion.

I think you're remembering someone else. That was Morgan Cranny, who played the SLEDGEHAMMER! rep in an ENN episode a while back.
He only recently grew the beard, so it wouldn't have been him during Desert Bus.

Well then, my mistake for spreading false information. Dragon, Graham is the authority over my observation. Cheers!

 

[Tharwen]

I always hated the way its so acceptable to talk about mutilating someone as long as its a woman saying 'cut off your dick'. What about cutting off a womens breasts? Seems a lot sicker doesn't it? Even though it would be far less damaging to their lives assuming they didn't die, and it holds as much leverage against womens chauvinism. Seeing as it removes their motherliness and their main sorta sexual prompter.

Am I rambling or does someone agree?

It's briefly mentioned in Wolf Creek to demonstrate exactly how deranged and psychotic the antagonist was. Otherwise, I think it's just the SEXIST! card coming into play again.

 

[Ed.]

This ENN reminded me of a LRR from 2005

http://loadingreadyrun.com/videos/view/35/The-Rant-Scenesters-and-Snobbery

the subject matter never gets old

 

[mjc0961]

Well, at least it was a different take on the Internet's Nickelback hate machine... +1 point for originality I guess.

 

[Mangue Surfer]

I'm still laughing at Mario Bros part.

 

[Jer_LRR]

Is it safe to assume this is more sketch like because of the near drought of news after E3?

It is never safe.

That said, this week's episode is longer-form because the concept demanded it. We wanted to show a lot of crazy games, and even edited down, it still ended up long enough to basically fill the episode. It's fun to mix things up occasionally .