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Playstation/Gaming Discussions => PS3 Discussion => Topic started by: IareEthan on September 19, 2003, 11:36:55 AM

Title: SOCOM 2 Beta joke gone wrong
Post by: IareEthan on September 19, 2003, 11:36:55 AM
About a week ago I got an email confirming I was in the SOCOM 2 beta test, but it was only today that I found out the Beta testers had a message board of their own at playstation.com.  So, I log on and I see this topic about the Betas making CNN headlines.  So, I click the link, and it\'s listed under CNN weather.  It goes on to talk about a UPS truck that was delivering yesterday, got toppled over by Isabelle, and lost thousands of packages.  Then, at the end of the article, it made mention of the SOCOM 2 Betas being among packages lost in the accident.

Anyway, this was all just a joke page that looked very real (something like the "Eminem dies in car accident" thing that happened a few years back).  Apparently, not everyone knows this is a joke. http://www.ocgn.com has it as their main story today.  Now the guy that made it is freaking because he thinks he\'s going to be sued by CNN:)
Title: SOCOM 2 Beta joke gone wrong
Post by: Ryu on September 19, 2003, 12:12:35 PM
That\'s pretty funny.  I\'m a beta tester for it too.  I hope my kit didn\'t get lost... ;)
Title: SOCOM 2 Beta joke gone wrong
Post by: mm on September 19, 2003, 12:18:56 PM
like the members.bellatlantic.net web address didnt give it away

:rolleyes:
Title: SOCOM 2 Beta joke gone wrong
Post by: videoholic on September 19, 2003, 12:53:23 PM
How do you guys find out about signups for beta testing?
Title: SOCOM 2 Beta joke gone wrong
Post by: Ryu on September 19, 2003, 01:49:08 PM
I\'m a member of the Gamer Advisory Panel and Sony actually invited me to come sign up for the beta for it.  Your guess about how others go about doing it is as good as mine.
Title: SOCOM 2 Beta joke gone wrong
Post by: GmanJoe on September 19, 2003, 08:30:52 PM
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Originally posted by mm
like the members.bellatlantic.net web address didnt give it away

:rolleyes:


I should have showed you the letter of intent to sue the owner of members.bellatlantic.net by a couple of companies that had their names put up in felonious news. Several of their clients thought it was real and phoned them with plenty of angry emotions (apparently the fake news had something to do them being terrorist or pedophiles or something).

As you recall, I made my own news about sharks with laser beams on their heads that were trained by the Navy. :p Of course, I also let you all know it was fake right away, knowing the gullible nature of the members here. :D
Title: SOCOM 2 Beta joke gone wrong
Post by: Titan on September 20, 2003, 11:39:11 AM
Silly people. Even if I didn\'t see that, the bellatlantic thing gave it away that it was fake.
Title: SOCOM 2 Beta joke gone wrong
Post by: Sublimesjg on September 30, 2003, 12:07:59 PM
im in beta

socom is where ive been all this time - so if yall want to play with me my name is SubliminalFear on there

long live socom and sub is king

or something else random like that
Title: SOCOM 2 Beta joke gone wrong
Post by: mjps21983 on October 01, 2003, 06:54:43 AM
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Originally posted by Ryu
I\'m a member of the Gamer Advisory Panel and Sony actually invited me to come sign up for the beta for it.  Your guess about how others go about doing it is as good as mine.


Thats how I got mine too.