South Park: make love, not Warcraft [update 1]
by Ross Miller 
{ Oct 2nd 2006 at 1:45PM }
South Park will commence the second half of its tenth season by lampooning the world's biggest MMO, World of Warcraft. In episode 1008, entitled Make Love, Not Warcraft, "the boys dedicate their lives to defeating a mad gamer and saving the World of Warcraft."A video clip of the episode showed up Saturday on YouTube, showing the boys' respective avatars. South Park Studios then released a video via their website showing the Blizzard associates discussing the fate of their ever-popular title.
"Yes, it won't be long before everyone gets frustrated and stops playing. This very well could lead to the end of the world ... of Warcraft."
This is not the first time World of Warcraft has been the focus of parody (see: World of ColberCraft), nor is it the first time South Park has featured gaming as the focus of their episode. In the Emmy-winning episode Best Friends Forever, Kenny's skills at the PSP cause Heaven to enlist him as troop leader in a battle against Hell's forces. The episode, rumored to have been made within the span of three days, is a satire regarding the Terry Schiavo controversy. Schiavo reportedly died hours after the episode aired.
Make Love, Not Warcraft will premiere this week. Video clips posted after the break.
[Update 1: Blizzard / Comedy Central has used this opportunity to announce the episode via a press release. While they're at it, why not mention World of Warcraft's upcoming expansion, Burning Crusade? Promotional letter after the break.]
The press release:
SOUTH PARK CELEBRATES 10 GROUNDBREAKING SEASONS!!!
THE BOYS IMMERSE THEMSELVES IN THE WORLD OF WARCRAFT® AS SOUTH PARK
JOINS FORCES WITH BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT®
TO KICK-OFF ALL NEW EPISODES ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4
AT 10:00 P.M.* ON COMEDY CENTRAL
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The Emmy Award-Winning Series Premieres 7 New Episodes
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NEW YORK, October 2, 2006 -- There's trouble in the online gaming world when the actions of a renegade player threaten to destroy Blizzard Entertainment®'s award-winning game World of Warcraft®. The future of the game lies in the hands of Cartman, Kyle, Stan and Kenny when all new episodes in the tenth season of the widely-acclaimed series, "South Park," premiere Wednesday, October 4 at 10:00 p.m. on COMEDY CENTRAL.
In this episode, the boys come into contact with a gamer who doesn't play by the rules. Even the creative people behind World of Warcraft don't know how to stop the renegade. They are forced to put all of their hope into the hands of the kids of South Park. The boys dedicate their lives to defeating the mad gamer and saving the game for all.
"We were excited to hear that the creators of 'South Park' were interested in featuring World of Warcraft in the opening of their new season, and we really enjoyed collaborating with them to make this happen," said Mike Morhaime, president and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment. "We're looking forward to sharing the experience with our employees and our players as well when the season debuts this week."
World of Warcraft is the world's most popular massively multiplayer online role-playing game, with millions of players worldwide. In World of Warcraft, players assume the roles of legendary heroes as they develop friendships, forge alliances, and compete with enemies for power and glory. The game's upcoming expansion pack, World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade, is due out by the end of this year. Learn more about World of Warcraft at the game's official website: www.worldofwarcraft.com.
Launched in 1997, "South Park," now in its tenth season, remains the highest-rated series on COMEDY CENTRAL. "South Park" repeats Wednesdays at 12:30 a.m., Thursdays at 10:00 p.m. and 12:30 a.m., Fridays at 12:00 a.m., Saturdays at 3:00 a.m. and Sundays at 11:30 p.m.
Trey Parker and Matt Stone are co-creators and executive producers of the Emmy award-winning "South Park" with Anne Garefino as executive producer.
About Blizzard Entertainment
Best known for blockbuster hits including World of Warcraft and the Warcraft, StarCraft, and Diablo series, Blizzard Entertainment (www.blizzard.com), a division of Vivendi Games, is a premier developer and publisher of entertainment software renowned for creating many of the industry's most critically acclaimed games. Blizzard's track record includes nine #1-selling games and multiple Game of the Year awards. The company's free Internet gaming service, Battle.net®, reigns as the largest in the world, with millions of active users.
About COMEDY CENTRAL
COMEDY CENTRAL, the only all-comedy network, currently is seen in more than 88 million homes nationwide. COMEDY CENTRAL is owned by Comedy Partners, a wholly-owned division of Viacom Inc.'s (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B) MTV Networks. COMEDY CENTRAL is a registered trademark of Comedy Partners. COMEDY CENTRAL's Internet address is www.comedycentral.com.
[Via WOW Insider; thanks to everyone who sent this in!]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Mark M @ Oct 2nd 2006 1:53PM
First.
I just saw this on youtube, can't wait til thursday(i'll get it a day late in scotland)
metalliska @ Oct 2nd 2006 1:53PM
woohoo! Someone used my tip!
Todd @ Oct 2nd 2006 2:01PM
This is gonna be so awesome!
B33 @ Oct 2nd 2006 2:01PM
It's the begining of the tenth season. Not second part.
reguy @ Oct 2nd 2006 2:04PM
i really like south park but i must say the Terry Schiavo controversy/ gold psp episode has got to be the worst one i have ever seen. i mean they use bbf as their hook? made in 3 days? more like 3 hours.
worst eposide ever.
but even with that rare stinker south park is the best show for satire. no other animated show even comes close.
Travo @ Oct 2nd 2006 2:04PM
No actually its the second part of the 10th season, season 10 began with the return of chef.
Scott @ Oct 2nd 2006 4:53PM
They've reference video games more than just the PSP episode...
The toothfairy episode they were trying to get a SEGA DREAMCAST!
Towelie episode was estentially a video game type plot as they tried to get there Ocana Gamesphere back...
And in 'Dog Whisperer' Cartman can being seen playing a XBox 360
probably more than that they are kids after all...anyway, I'm a fan of the show...and this IS the 2nd part of the 10th season. Why they keep advertising it like this is the start I don't know.
Scott @ Oct 2nd 2006 2:34PM
The "Best Friends Forever" episode has one of the best lines when Kenny's sould is returned to Earth and the Angel Uriel asks about the Japanese boy that got to Level 59 in the Heaven and Hell game - "Are you stupid, Uriel? Japanese people don't have souls!"
Monki @ Oct 2nd 2006 2:37PM
"For your bravery, we give you this Keanu Reeves statue" *golf clap*
trent @ Oct 2nd 2006 3:41PM
southpark is the best platform for political commentary in years. people who dont care about political bullcrap (like myself) can and will watch southpark expose our county and its leaders as the morons they are.
world of warcraft has recently arrested my life, and fortunaly my wife's as well (or else id be facing a divorce lol) so this is the most anticipated episode of SP for me in a long time! yay for wow!
shoehead @ Oct 2nd 2006 2:39PM
South Park killed Terry Schiavo? You bastards!
Imadogg @ Oct 2nd 2006 3:04PM
i really like south park and i must say the Terry Schiavo controversy/ gold psp episode has got to be the best one i have ever seen. i mean they use bbf as their hook? made in 3 days? genius.
best eposide ever.
with rarely any stinkers south park is the best show for satire. no other animated show even comes close.
mywhitenoise @ Oct 2nd 2006 3:06PM
It didn't first appear on YouTube. It was on the official South Park site, and then some guy posted it on the inferior quality site that is YouTube.
Houp @ Oct 2nd 2006 3:22PM
The 360 was featured in the Nanny episode where the Dog Wispererrrer trains cartman to behave and respect his mom.
Angelo @ Oct 2nd 2006 4:49PM
I like South Park, but I'm not so sure about this one.
OtakuCODE @ Oct 2nd 2006 5:43PM
Correction: Terry Shaivo died in 1993.
spaghetti @ Oct 3rd 2006 6:34AM
i get "The url contained a malformed video id." for both videos... ;_;
mandarin @ Oct 2nd 2006 6:29PM
The best one is the Lord of the Rings skit. It was really really good. Butters becomes Gollum the moment he comes across porn.
lgndk11r @ Oct 2nd 2006 11:59PM
And here I thought this would be the Okama GameSphere port of World of Warcraft. For shame!
Yardarm51 @ Oct 3rd 2006 2:43AM
How about the Chinpokomon episode from season 3 ripping on the Pokemon phenom. All the Japanese in that episode was absolutely spot on. I couldn't believe it. Just so you know chinchin is the way Japanese children refer to their wee-wee. Hence Chinpokomon refers to "little penis characters".
creat0r @ Oct 5th 2006 9:59AM
This episode...
is comedy gold
One of the best episodes of South Park ever
It should be put up there with Scott Tennorman Must Die
Must Watch
Spyhunter @ Oct 5th 2006 6:25PM
The Sword featured in the episode is actually a real WOW item with a different name. Comparison shots here:
http://www.djspyhunter.com/blog/2006/10/05/the-sword-of-a-thousand-truths-the-hungering-cold/