Burger King and Microsoft are partnering for a first-of-its-kind deal that will build three video games around the restaurant chain’s ubiquitous mascot, putting him into shoot’em-ups that will be a cross between “Halo” and “Destroy All Humans.” The deal was first reported on gamer Web site Kotaku.com, though details were confirmed independently by Advertising Age.
That link made my computer go wiggy. Anyhoo, if you get to shoot the Burger King, I’m all for it. He freaks me out. The latest one, with the King and a construction worker? When he kinda shoves him, it makes me dizzy and pukey. He’s a bad king. Very bad.
No, you play as the King!
There are endless spoofs on the King here, and yes, he is creepy.
Bummer. My way is better!
Tell me this is not serious.
Ah, but it is. Yet one more example of truth being stranger than fiction.
So I guess we know what someone out there should be buying to put in Amazon Floozy Goddess’ stocking this year, huh?
It’s not like this is a new idea. No one remembers the Avoid the Noid video game? The 7-Up Spot had one, too.
The California Raisins too! That’s what I was thinking as I read the article, when they say it’s the first time this has happened.
I guess the difference is that Burger King was the one that decided to make a game and approached a game company, not the game company wanting to use an advertising icon and asking Burger King.
For $3.99 it might be worth buying.
Don’t forget Chester Cheetahs Cheetos game.
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Wow.
“Access Denided” to 'em all.
Cool Spot was actually a good game, though.
Do the Whopperettes play gun molls or something?
The 7-Up Spot had two games, one of which was similar to Othello.
Burgerking…they have too much money, apparently.
That is just WRONG. And kind of naughty.
And now I want a Whopper.
The thing is, if you play as the King, you don’t have to see him.
I love the King.
He’s friggin great. I love the NFL commercials too.
Where’s AFG ? She should be preparing silver bullets or something. You’d think her kind would circulate emails amongst themselves so they know what’s going on concerning the King.
I’m SO gonna try and send her one.
You sucker me into that!
Hannibal Lector probably watches that shit in the dark.
There’s something obscene about setting it to 30 patties. I just can’t put my finger on it, but it severly tickles the spot in my brain that says “this is icky and wrong.”
and then I do it three more times.
Garlic, perhaps with wooden skewers.