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==Vital Statistics==
==Vital Statistics==
[[Image:GameForFashion.jpg|300px|thumb|{{PAGENAME}}]]
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'''Date:''' December 12, 2011
{{ReleaseDate|December 12, 2011}}


'''Written and Performed By:''' [[Graham Stark]], [[Kathleen De Vere]], and [[Paul Saunders]]
{{WrittenPerformed|Graham Stark|Kathleen De Vere|Paul Saunders}}


'''Story Graphics:''' Paul Saunders
'''Story''' {{GraphicsBy|Paul Saunders}}


'''CheckPoint Graphics:''' Graham Stark (uncredited)
'''CheckPoint''' {{GraphicsBy|Graham Stark}} (uncredited)


'''Illustrations:''' [[LeeLee Scaldaferri]]
{{IllustrationsBy|LeeLee Scaldaferri}}


'''Boomsman:''' [[James Turner]]
{{BoomBy|Boomsman|James Turner}}


'''Music:''' [[Bradley Rains]]
{{MusicBy|Bradley Rains}}


'''Produced By:''' Graham Stark and Paul Saunders
{{ProducedBy|Graham Stark|Paul Saunders}}


==Today==
==Today==
Video game fashion, its not just 8-bit ties anymore. It's worse. Find out how bad on today's CheckPoint.
Video game fashion: it's not just 8-bit ties anymore. It's worse.


==Stories==
==Stories==
* Valve employees spotted in HL3 shirts out in the wild.
* Valve employees spotted in HL3 shirts out in the wild.
* Minecraft Lego coming to stores.
* Minecraft LEGO coming to stores. Someone contacted Notch and claimed they had the idea for Minecraft LEGO first, unaware that everyone already thought of that.
* Dragon Quest slime meat buns to be sold in Japanese convenience stores.
* Dragon Quest slime meat buns to be sold in Japanese convenience stores.
* "SupaBoy" handheld plays SNES cartridges.
* The "SupaBoy" handheld plays SNES cartridges.
* 2.4 million players registered on SWTOR fansite.
* 2.4 million players registered on SWTOR fansite.
* The wife of a Rovio employee has been seen in an Angry Birds themed formal gown. Pualo Saundres and Estella de Vrees are here to show off some more gamer fashion.
* The wife of a Rovio employee has been seen in an Angry Birds themed formal gown. Pualo Saundres and Estella de Vrees are here to show off some more gamer fashion.


==Coming Up==
==Coming Up==
Kinect modder has created a hack to allow it to be used with Skyrm.
A Kinect modder released a hack to use motion controls in Skyrm. So it still holds true that the least awesome thing to use a Kinect for is actual Kinect games.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* During Desert Bus 5, a fan challenged the team to an improv game where they took turns adding sentences to a story. The resulting soap drama included one "Pualo Saundres" in a critical role. This inspired Paul's character in this video.
* During [[Desert Bus for Hope 5]], a fan challenged the team to an improv game where they took turns adding sentences to a story. The resulting soap drama included one "Pualo Saundres" in a critical role. This inspired Paul's character in this video.
* The piranha plant and personality sphere gowns from this video became the second and third examples of LRR cosplay the crew have ever seen at a convention. The moment was caught for this [[Loading Time - PAX East 2012|Loading Time]].
* The piranha plant and personality sphere gowns from this video became the second and third examples of LRR cosplay the crew have ever seen at a convention. The moment was caught for this [[Loading Time - PAX East 2012|Loading Time]].


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Latest revision as of 23:08, 26 February 2025

The fashion world is like a rickety construction of wood, stone and glass, rocked by an Angry Bird dress.

Vital Statistics

Game for Fashion

Date: December 12, 2011

Written and Performed by: Graham Stark, Kathleen De Vere, Paul Saunders

Story Graphics: Paul Saunders

CheckPoint Graphics: Graham Stark (uncredited)

Illustrations: LeeLee Scaldaferri

Boomsman: James Turner

Music: Bradley Rains

Produced by: Graham Stark, Paul Saunders

Today

Video game fashion: it's not just 8-bit ties anymore. It's worse.

Stories

  • Valve employees spotted in HL3 shirts out in the wild.
  • Minecraft LEGO coming to stores. Someone contacted Notch and claimed they had the idea for Minecraft LEGO first, unaware that everyone already thought of that.
  • Dragon Quest slime meat buns to be sold in Japanese convenience stores.
  • The "SupaBoy" handheld plays SNES cartridges.
  • 2.4 million players registered on SWTOR fansite.
  • The wife of a Rovio employee has been seen in an Angry Birds themed formal gown. Pualo Saundres and Estella de Vrees are here to show off some more gamer fashion.

Coming Up

A Kinect modder released a hack to use motion controls in Skyrm. So it still holds true that the least awesome thing to use a Kinect for is actual Kinect games.

Trivia

  • During Desert Bus for Hope 5, a fan challenged the team to an improv game where they took turns adding sentences to a story. The resulting soap drama included one "Pualo Saundres" in a critical role. This inspired Paul's character in this video.
  • The piranha plant and personality sphere gowns from this video became the second and third examples of LRR cosplay the crew have ever seen at a convention. The moment was caught for this Loading Time.

◀ ●∙∙∙ Acts of Ville-ainy     2011 CheckPoint Awards ∙∙∙● ▶

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