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OCRemix.org Partners with Electronic Arts

Posted by Zonk on from the they'll-make-beautiful-music-together dept.

megli writes "OCRemix.org, the popular video game remix site, is announcing on its front page that it has entered a partnership with Electronic Arts. Their forums have erupted with arguments about the benefits and drawbacks of the partnership, especially considering EA's recent bad press." Update: 04/02 18:02 GMT by Z : April 1st hoax story.

14 of 23 comments (clear)

  1. The sad part of it? by Gothic_Walrus · · Score: 2, Informative
    The Duck Hunt remixes that are linked from the front page are actually good.

    Bizarre, yes, but good nonetheless.

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    Goo goo g'joob.
    1. Re:The sad part of it? by sgtrama · · Score: 1

      Indeed they are! Awesome at it's absolute finest.

  2. Re:stop by Satertek · · Score: 1

    MY BRAIN ESS ESSPLODED

  3. We're lovin' it! by Chiisai · · Score: 1

    Hey, merging with McDonalds isn't a bad idea. I think. "Submit a remix, AND GET A FREE HAPPY MEAL(TM)!"

  4. Please no! by kryogen1x · · Score: 1

    What's next, Slashdot merging with *GASP* Microsoft?

    1. Re:Please no! by Sv-Manowar · · Score: 1

      Maybe SCO will think they own the rights to linux

      oh wait

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      Business Voyeur
  5. Wait a second. by kryogen1x · · Score: 1

    It's April 1st. It must be a joke. HAHAHA.

  6. Re:april Fools lasts only to Noon, not 'whenever' by antigrimace · · Score: 1

    Well it looks like the party is over. The site just got Cease and Desist from EA Lawyers.

  7. ..and they didn't like it. by Durinthal · · Score: 2, Interesting

    EA's lawyer sent OCR a cease-and-desist letter in response. Amusingly enough, they cited OCRemix.com when it's actually .org.

  8. EA responds by snuf23 · · Score: 1

    The cease and desist letter from Electronic Arts is WAY funnier than the original joke.
    I can totally visualize the EA legal team in action.
    "We've got to jump on this before it impacts shareholder value!"

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    Sometimes my arms bend back.
  9. Like most of the rest... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting

    This is already on the wikipedia 2005 hoax page, which is linked in many of today's other posts.

  10. Re:stop by ZephyrXero · · Score: 1

    Apparently EA couldn't take it anymore either. Look at this cease and desist letter they sent them... what a bunch of dicks. Can't anybody take a joke?

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    "A truly wise man realizes he knows nothing."
  11. An Impression by BlueCup · · Score: 1

    I'm going to do an impression, try and guess who I'm impersonating. "Hi, I'm a geek with no sense of humor. I hate it that people can do something with their own site that I don't like. Why doesn't the world revolve more around me"

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    WANNAWIKI Wannawiki WannaWiki WANNAWIKI!
  12. Re:stop by terrisus · · Score: 1

    Don't blame them.

    I wish places would just stop with April Fool's Day jokes. None of them are ever funny, and they serve no purpose.

    Well, ok, thegia.com's April Fools Day joke from a few years back was funny. They said they were shutting down on April 1, but, they really did shut down.
    Now, that was good.