OCRemix.org Partners with Electronic Arts

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.

Re:stop

[Satertek]

MY BRAIN ESS ESSPLODED

Re:stop

[ZephyrXero]

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

Re:stop

[terrisus]

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.

The sad part of it?

[Gothic_Walrus]

The Duck Hunt remixes [herograw.com] that are linked from the front page are actually good.

Bizarre, yes, but good nonetheless.

Re:The sad part of it?

[sgtrama]

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

We're lovin' it!

[Chiisai]

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

Please no!

[kryogen1x]

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

Re:Please no!

[Sv-Manowar]

Maybe SCO will think they own the rights to linux

oh wait

Wait a second.

[kryogen1x]

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

Re:april Fools lasts only to Noon, not 'whenever'

[antigrimace]

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

..and they didn't like it.

[Durinthal]

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

EA responds

[snuf23]

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!"

Like most of the rest...

[Anonymous Coward]

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

Stop now.

[fondue]

Zonk, you post shit every day. Now you're posting unfunny shit. Please, just stop.

An Impression

[BlueCup]

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"