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Companion cube jokes: totally overplayed. WoW: totally overdone. Yet somehow, throwing the two together under the umbrella of Valentines Day (or, to be more precise, the “Love Is In The Air”) celebrations warms the very cockles of my heart. Don’t ask me why. It just does. And don’t ask about my cockles, either. The companion cube cannot remain through the testing [WoW Insider]
If you’re still Companion Cube crazy and the plush one or the papercraft one aren’t enough to quench your thirst for all things cube, this faceplate might be the perfect thing for you. Hand painted with the ubiquitous cube and various phrases and such from the game, this custom 360 faceplate is now up for auction on UK eBay for £10.00. There is currently only one bidder with six more days left on the auction and according to the site, they will ship worldwide. Will you make it yours?
Make the jump for a few more shots.
[Thanks, Beeb]
I need to learn how to knit. Not that I don’t already have enough projects of various stripes floating around that I don’t have time for, but we see so many clever and crafty knit goods here at Kotaku. Joining the lineup? A Weighted Companion Cube made out of wool. If you can knit, there’s a nice set of instructions with directions, tips and tricks on making your very own knit version here [via Wonderland]
Do you remember those official 6-inch plush companion cubes that sold out on Valve’s website faster than you could say, “Boy, I bet I could buy a bunch and sell them for crazy prices on eBay”?
Originally retailing for $29.95, one recent auction just closed for $US 365 plus $US 8 to ship. Another is currently bid up to $US 105 with hours left on the listing. I’m the first to regret not ordering a cube for my own collection, but this Beanie Baby madness has got to stop. It’ll give us all a bad name (as well as a vicious reputation within the collectibles circuits).
Looks like Valve and their order fulfillment department have saved a few Christmases from total annihilation as the official Portal Weighted Companion Cube plush—the one that went on sale last week and then sold out within the day—have begun arriving at fan’s homes already. It’s so tiny and precious! I sure hope that Valve can get more of these lil’ dudes manufactured to meet the frothing demand. Thanks for the heads up, Eric. Enjoy!
In less than 24 hours, cube crazed gamers burned through Valve’s entire available inventory of plush Weighted Companion cubes. The highly sought after bibelots went on sale around 4pm on Friday and by noon on Saturday they were completely sold out. I’m not really sure how many of these things they actually had sitting in the warehouse, but it’s an impressive feat nonetheless. One would assume that the supply will be replenished soon in an effort to avoid the angry crowds of Portal fans storming the Valve offices with torches and pitchforks.
[Thanks MushroomBoy]
