But once his enthusiasm dulled, a period of relative peace began in the office. Hal kept his stories to an occasional World of Warcraft rant or an elaborate retelling of an escape from the police in Grand Theft Auto 4. The office quickly came to an agreement that Rachel’s interminable stories about what her two “adorable” children were now, once again, the most annoying thing about their co-workers. And Hal was once again invited to lunch and happy hour. Until Left 4 Dead 2 happened.
Bad news today for Barack Obama, whose approval rating dropped below 50% for the first time ever. If only he had attacked for massive damage when he found the glowing weak spot of the financial crisis. That said, we remain confident he won’t pull a Bush and ragequit over the poll results.
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Solid Snake spotted reading the back cover of Escape from New York in the Action/Adventure section and looking very confused.
Blasted Lands, 13:01 GMT
A really important crystal shattered into a dozen pieces and of course it was up to you to collect those fucking things.
“I can’t explain it,” said Clay. “I mean, I always figure – I’m going to want to play this game eventually anyway, right? So why not strike while the iron’s hot? I mean, when am I going to find Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood for only $30 again? Or look, Need for Speed: Shift for $10 off! That’s too good to pass up! I mean, I think it is. That game was supposed to be okay, right? I think they mentioned it on some podcast.”
“I’ve got nothing against dwarves– they’re a vigorous, hardy folk– but don’t they live amongst the rock and stone their whole lives, communing with the spirits of the Earth every day? How can our average, above-ground human weapon and armor smiths compete with that?” said Harry Lancaster, a 43-year old father of two who joined the picketers.
Many in the city are hoping that next year’s Mardi Gras will be a chance for the city to show the world just how strong it remains in the face of its recent tragedies. One Mardi Gras expert, a local named Alison Ryan, told Hardcasual, “I think it’ll be basically the same. Thousands of brain-dead freaks slowly making their way down important paths. No safe places to stop and get anything but more cocktails. Horrific monsters vomiting deadly substances onto the street and innocent civilians. Yep, New Orleans is still the best city on earth.”
