Do you frequently find yourself filling the role of an inspirational leader amongst your group of friends? Do you utter phrases such as "once more into the breach" and "screw your courage to the sticking-place?" You sound like a likely candidate to win a recently added contest on PlayStation.Blog -- all you need to do is write an "inspirational battlefield speech" for Zipper Interactive's upcoming plus-size shooter, MAG.
Winners may hear their speech included in an upcoming trailer for the highly anticipated title, and will receive an ambiguous "fantastic MAG prize" to boot. Unfortunately, the contest's rules hamstring entrants by prohibiting cursing and quoting other legendary leaders. You'll have to save your profanity-laden Churchillisms for your Anachronistic Civil War Re-enactment Club.
Reader Comments (22)
Posted: Aug 7th 2009 10:09AM GamerX said
Just Imagine somebody writing a speech and getting it in a video game. Especially addicts
Posted: Aug 7th 2009 7:35PM dblakenz said
Like FPS-Doug from back in the day, he'd be good at dishing out in game advice: "You run faster with a knife" and of course "BOOM HEAD SHOT" lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0sdwQtKA4M
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0sdwQtKA4M
Posted: Aug 7th 2009 10:10AM HeavyToka said
Is this for Europe only because I didn't see anything on the US Blog>
Posted: Aug 7th 2009 10:24AM scratchh said
cool idea, unfortunately it is EU only (and even then only certain EU countries). Wouldn't hurt to mention that in the article.
Posted: Aug 7th 2009 10:24AM eat it said
it's funny...as war games make advances in technology to add more and more people, the real military makes advances in technology to NOT put people in war.
Posted: Aug 7th 2009 3:25PM flannelbeard said
Playing a war game is a ton of fun. Real war is a horrible thing. What we really need to do is reduce the number of wars and avoid getting into them at all costs.
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Posted: Aug 7th 2009 10:25AM Edge of Blade said
"Impossible? I didn't ask for your assessment of possibility! When I say jump, do NOT ask how high. I expect you to come back to earth with clouds trailing in your wake. I expect there to be feathers in your teeth from the flock of birds you flew through. I expect nothing less than superhuman feats from you. Because that is what the situation calls for gentlemen. Because if we cannot achieve the impossible, death is the only possibility that awaits us."
Yeah, this contest is for UK only, I think. But I still wanted to put in my two cents...
Yeah, this contest is for UK only, I think. But I still wanted to put in my two cents...
Posted: Aug 7th 2009 10:50AM (Unverified) said
"Blood alone moves the wheels of history! Have you ever asked yourselves in an hour of meditation which everyone finds during the day, how long we have been striving for greatness? Not only the years we've been at war, the war of work. But from the moment as a child when we realize that the world could be conquered. It has been a lifetime struggle, a never-ending fight, I say to you, and you will understand that it is a privilege to fight! We are warriors!! Salesmen of northeastern Pennsylvania I ask you, once more rise and be worthy of this historical hour!
No revolution is worth anything unless it can defend itself!
Some people will tell you "salesman" is a bad word, they'll conjure up images of used car dealers and door-to-door charlatans. This is our duty to change their perception. I say, salesmen, and women, of the world, unite! We must never acquiesce, for it is together, together that we prevail! We must never cede control of the motherland for it is together that we prevail!"
No revolution is worth anything unless it can defend itself!
Some people will tell you "salesman" is a bad word, they'll conjure up images of used car dealers and door-to-door charlatans. This is our duty to change their perception. I say, salesmen, and women, of the world, unite! We must never acquiesce, for it is together, together that we prevail! We must never cede control of the motherland for it is together that we prevail!"
Posted: Aug 7th 2009 11:09AM (Unverified) said
I never thought I'd hear myself say this, but: "Lucky Europeans."
Posted: Aug 7th 2009 11:20AM UnnXandros said
My People... Sons and Daughters of Helghan, This much I vow...
Damn wrong plot >_<
Looking forward to MAG
Damn wrong plot >_<
Looking forward to MAG
Posted: Aug 7th 2009 1:49PM (Unverified) said
did they change how that worked in a patch because I think you used to be able to skip it in the beginning
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Posted: Aug 7th 2009 1:51PM UnnXandros said
Yes they did. Anyways on the first weeks of the game i used to watch the whole speech, i love it :D
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Posted: Aug 7th 2009 3:03PM (Unverified) said
all of those replies re-enacts perfectly the conversation i have in my head every time i play killzone 2
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Posted: Aug 7th 2009 12:22PM butlersp said
And this is why region coding sucks
Posted: Aug 7th 2009 1:42PM (Unverified) said
Just get the guy that does the Visari speeches to write one for Zipper. :P
Posted: Aug 7th 2009 1:45PM (Unverified) said
I was playing Fat Princess yesterday, and I was talking to everyone on my team in Shakespearean type language and giving speeches. I was all, "We must go forth and free the throne's corpulent heir", and stuff like that. I think it boosted moral and made our team work together better. Then my mom came in and was all "WTF are you doing", and I was still in character replying, "Do not judge me woman for my comrades and I are on the most noblest of quests to save our queens daughter from the parasitic blue midgets in the west." She shook her head and left the room.
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