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The Onion Settles Gibson Vs. Guitar Hero
Posted by Mark Wilson at 5:40 AM on March 27, 2008
It's difficult to see Gibson and Harmonix/MTV fight over patents—like watching your once ice-cream-loving parents argue about the financial merits of eating in—the fun has been sucked from dessert and nothing that Bryers can say will fix it.
So does Gibson's 1990's filing entitle them to a a piece of the Guitar Hero pie? No clue. Luckily we have the Onion who ran some "man on the street" responses to the difficult situation. Our favourite was from Bruce LaSaard, Elevator Installer. "Excuse me, but after last week's championship game at Ray's Creekside Tavern, I believe it is I who owns Guitar Hero."
Well said, fictitious man-on-the-street. Well said, indeed.
Gibson Sues Over Guitar Hero [The Onion] Thanks MrPants!
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djgeki
Posted 11:28 AM 27/3/08
Gah! I read "So does Gibson's 1990's filing entitle them to a a piece of the Guitar Hero pie?" as "So does Gibson's 1990's FILLING entitle them to a a piece of the Guitar Hero pie?"
Stupid eyes...reading ahead to the word 'pie'.
djgeki
excel_excel
Posted 11:28 AM 27/3/08
I wish I owned Guitar Hero, sadly it owns me everytime I play it....so I hate it...*sniff* I want to love it but it kicks my ass every fucking time.
So I want to sue Tramua Centre for this whole virtual hospital thing! I totally invented that btw
excel_excel
JRock
Posted 11:28 AM 27/3/08
@BigDanG: This works well in a pinch: Google search "site:theonion.com video game"
JRock
nkoan
Posted 11:28 AM 27/3/08
Yes, that definitely made me snorttle a little when I read it this morning. The Onion keeps edging closer and closer to the top of my "websites to check daily" list.
nkoan
BigDanG
Posted 11:28 AM 27/3/08
Somebody needs to compile a listing of all of The Onion's video game related stories, because they are all hilarious and incredibly insightful.
BigDanG
NPC
Posted 11:28 AM 27/3/08
@evslin: yea I thought that was much funnier too.
NPC
Karlott
Posted 11:28 AM 27/3/08
<3 The Onion. So much.
Karlott
Garo
Posted 11:28 AM 27/3/08
@evslin:
Great one!!!
Garo
ShaggE
Posted 11:28 AM 27/3/08
I've spent way too much on compilations of past issues of the Onion. I love those guys...
ShaggE
Livid
Posted 11:28 AM 27/3/08
LOL, the janitor/street fighter comment is great too.
Livid
Zaos
Posted 11:28 AM 27/3/08
TheOnion, the most reliable news network in existence of humans.
They are the first news organization to crack the george bush story about him wanting a giant air condition to run from canada to cool off the southern states =p
Classy news reporting, classy /clap!
Zaos
evslin
Posted 11:28 AM 27/3/08
Tim Bradley,
Janitor
"Now that I think of it, Capcom never paid me a dime for the patent I hold for virtual street fighting."
Hahahaha
evslin
Unknown-User
Posted 11:28 AM 27/3/08
Just another reason to love the Onion.
Unknown-User
Struct09
Posted 11:28 AM 27/3/08
haha, nice
Struct09
Shoot2thrill
Posted 3:21 PM 27/3/08
The Onion rocks on so many levels
Shoot2thrill