Do a Photoshop competition I said. It’ll be easier to judge I said. Less People will enter I said. It’ll take me less time I said. Wrong.
I had so many entries into this competition – quality entries – that it took me over an hour just to pick a winner. Even if you didn’t enter this comp, even if have no interest in The Witcher 2, you have to check out some of the hilarious entries to this comp.
I was blown away. I’ve selected one overall winner and five runners up – but I thought I’d also post some of my other favourites just so you can check them all out.
Amazing job. As always, you guys blow my expectations out of the water.
Can winners please email me your address here
EDIT: By popular demand, I have added Qumulys’ entry!
The Overall Winner
GrandMaster B-Funk
- 1x The Witcher 2 Premium Edition
- 1x 1 MSI N560GTX-TI Twin Frozer II Video card
- 1x Witcher 2 mouse
- 1x Witcher 2 mousepad
The Six Runners Up
Bronto Thunder
Don Danbury
Matt
Plainview
Silencer
XP
- 1x The Witcher 2 Premium Edition
- 1x Witcher 2 mouse
- 1x Witcher 2 mousepad
Some More Awesome Efforts…
Bish
Chuloopa
Damonii
Daniel Lucas
Michael
Sarujin
Qumulys
Thanks to everyone for their awesome entries. And congratulations to the winners.
dawdle!
Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 2:04 PMCongrats GrandMaster B-Funk!
:D
weresmurf
Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 2:05 PMPersonally I kinda think Plainviews was the best… not to take anything away from the other winners, they were all fantastic, especially the Kanye riff lol!
Aidan
Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 2:06 PMI had to chuckle at the winner.
Nice job everyone.
Aidan
Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 2:08 PMAlso, the FOX News parody made me LOL.
attila
Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 2:07 PMI remember seeing the winning entry and Don Danbury’s entry very early on in the comments thread and thinking “well now its definitely not worth entering – its largely sewn up already” – well done to the winners, some quality stuff there.
Blaghman
Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 2:12 PMCongratulations to the winners, and good work to everyone who entered.
Don Danbury
Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 2:13 PMWeeeeeee!(U), Thanks Mark, and congraz to GrandMaster B-Funk and the other winners.
Mark Serrels
Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 2:14 PMI approve of this pun.
Slated
Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 3:37 PMDon, yours was good!
Chuloopa
Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 2:15 PMawwww man, so close yet so far lol
Awesome job guys :) there is such rad quality in there! :D
Jamie Zelda?
Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 2:20 PMAwesome entries! Well done to the winners.
Great competition
Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 2:26 PMhttp://www.google.com.au/search?um=1&hl=en&rlz=1C1CHHJ_enAU422AU422&biw=1366&bih=707&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=witcher+2+obama+skyrim&oq=witcher+2+obama+skyrim&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=401l3193l0l13l11l0l6l0l0l472l1025l0.1.2.0.1
If I’d known it’d be this easy, I’d have used Google as well.
NotoriousR
Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 2:28 PMAww man, I sad. But not really. I can see why these guys won. Though not even a mention for Q-bo’s one? I thought that was pretty great.
Qumulys
Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 2:55 PMThanks dude! I spent Farrrrrrrrrrr to long on it! :-D But it was fun all the same. Learnt some new skills so its all good.
welbot
Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 2:32 PMCongrats guys! I’m gonna go cry in a corner now. My troublesome video card just came back from warranty with a report saying it passed all their tests :’( Of course they didn’t bother to test any of the things i said it was failing on.. GRR!
Still.. tops work by you guys! Wish I could be so awesome! :)
lamboman007
Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 2:37 PMCongrats Grandmaster, and to everyone else too.
So, plainview is on America’s most wanted list…interesting… :P
Qumulys
Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 2:41 PMAwwww, my witchetty grubs didn’t win! But amazing work all round by everyone! Congrats Kotapeeps!! :-D
More comps please Mark! :-)
FatShady
Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 2:54 PMyeah was hoping you’d get a mention. next time i guess…
Qumulys
Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 5:04 PMOh, and big thanks to you good sir, cause FatShady helped me sort the text and font! What a champ! :-D
Chuloopa
Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 3:17 PMYour entry was super boss mate :D
Qumulys
Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 4:40 PMAs was yours and FatShadys, heck, I enjoyed all of them! Thanks guys! Can’t say more how awesome the creativity is among the Kotaku AU crowd. Some serious skills, way too hard to single them out!
Also, big thanks to Our Lord and Master, Sir Serrels for putting my pic up there too! :-D I’m famousasaurus Rawr!
Lone Wolf
Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 2:45 PMI was actually considering doing something similar to the one that won, but I ended up having no time to follow through.
Oh, and for all those shouting shennanigans, that was why I asked if the picture had to feature obama or if it could just reference him.
Silencer
Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 3:00 PMThanks Kotaku !
Some great entries in there gang.
attila
Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 3:32 PMSo Plainview took the image created and posted by someone else in Kotaku’s (US) thread on Obama getting the game, and just added a collage effect to it? Hmmm….
gman
Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 3:55 PMI think you meant Silencer? the one whose image AND tagline was plagirised? :O
gman
Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 4:09 PMbut at least he put in some effort right? :)
I do feel bad though for the other entrants who put in their own wit and creativity.
Chuloopa, as always yours made me laugh!
John
Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 4:11 PMWhat the…Plainview you S.O.B.!
Matt
Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 4:49 PMThe names of the entry are below the picture they submitted… So you guys mean Silencer.
attila
Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 4:43 PMOh crap – you are correct – I misread which name applies to which entry. It is Silencer’s that appears to be a rip/modification.
Silencer
Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 6:20 PMSorry guys for I did not wish to draw the ire of the Kotaku community.
I think after looking at most of the entries I think you’ll find that alot of entries had some form modifications performed.
Whether collating random pictures off the net and adding speech bubbles to convey a story, or making adjustments to an original picture and adding something different all fall under the same umbrella.
I feel that I have taken a potentially great idea or shot like all of you had and made it my own. I’m sorry you guys don’t see it that way.
Silencer
Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 6:22 PM* And by making my own, I mean adding my own artistic flair.
Drew Oates
Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 6:18 PMThis makes the hours I spent on my entry seem like a waste of time.
N0NEoftheAB0VE
Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 3:44 PMHang what – that really happened? They gave him a Video Game? That totally trumps a sherrin!
All these are excellent BTW – Love the declaration of War on Poland!
Matt
Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 4:37 PMWoohoo! I won something on the internet (the ‘All I’m saying is they could have splashed out for the Premium Edition’ entry). Glad I got in early to claim the obvious gag!
I’d like to thank Mark for giving me a prize. And the academy can get stuffed.
Gorzilla
Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 5:39 PMNo!!!!!!!!! I didn’t Win.
Not that I really expedited to. I have no artistic talent to speak of and there is just way too much of it around here.
I’m going to sit in a corner and cry now.
Grandmaster B-Funk
Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 6:39 PMWOW, OH MY GOD WOW OH MY GOD
christ um, okay my acceptance speech
i’d like to thank those who supported me (dawdle i saw your comment on it :D), um my family who didn’t know i entered this, but still them, my exams, because if it wasn’t for them, i wouldn’t have procrastinated and made my entry!!
in all seriousness, i didn’t think i’d win it, there were some really amazing other entries, and it sorta baffles me how i won xD
but i’ll take a good thing when it’s offerred to me, so thank you especially Mr.Serrels for choosing my entry!!!
Steph-knee
Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 7:02 PMDang man I really wanted to see the one with Obama and Geralt surrounded by enemies place. Whilst it wasn’t humourous the picture was great. :(
Aliasalpha
Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 7:26 PMBah, oh well it was a laugh entering anyway. Congrats to the winners, I think Matts was my favourite
Matt
Friday, June 10, 2011 at 12:08 AMI think you’re my favourite.
pew pew
Friday, June 10, 2011 at 1:13 AM… they are all pretty terrible… no wonder b-funk won
googootz
Friday, June 10, 2011 at 1:00 PM*slow clap*