The Gizmondo Saga: Oh, what a tangled web...
Been trying to follow the Gizmondo Ferrari story but can't seem to keep the facts straight? Well we don't personally see how a simple little story about an illegally imported excusive Italian sportscar, a video game exec for handheld has been Gizmondo, the Swedish Uppsala mafia, Homeland Security, a mysterious ammunition clip, the Royal Bank of Scotland, and a transportation service for old people run out of an auto repair shop is the least bit confusing at all, but some of you apparently required some visual aids.
Enter Game Revolution's fun-for-all-ages flow chart, the piece de resistance of their extensive Gizmondo coverage aptly called "Gizmondo Bizarro." It's only a matter of time before they turn this into a made-for-TV movie featuring Eric Roberts as Stefan Ericksson in what will be heralded as "a gripping performance." They'll call it Crash and Burn: The Real Life Story of the Gizmondo Saga.
See also:
Gizmondo exec's Ferrari, before and after
Former Gizmondo exec. involved in Ferrari Enzo crash
[Thanks, duke]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
JJ Tusick @ Mar 9th 2006 11:12PM
This has to be the biggest crime pertaining to the inner-workings of the videogames industry, with the exception of all those E.T. games I found out west last summer...but that's besides the point. This kind of creeped me out and will give society another reason to blame videogames, unfortunately :(
Ahms @ Mar 10th 2006 12:40AM
It's a shame so many people got "Gizmondo'd" out of their money investing in this "thing"
But wow, what an interesting story. It creeped me out as well but had me glued the whole time as I read it. Maybe this story can be setting of the next Ghost Recon
Lan @ Mar 10th 2006 12:52AM
I am so impressed.
WhyMe @ Mar 10th 2006 12:58AM
Now we need to just figure out if the Phantom Console guys were connected in anyway to this.
Could be that start of a whole Fake Gaming Device Mafia
THE HORROR!!
:)
ATB @ Mar 10th 2006 3:43AM
When I first saw that flow chart I thought it was supposed to be a joke because of all the stuff crammed into it. That's just crazy.
How much you want to bet that they were listening to Kraftwerk when they crashed?
ascagnel @ Mar 10th 2006 8:15AM
Do we think this is the next season of 24? It's a long enough plotline...
Sockatume @ Mar 10th 2006 9:31AM
It'd take a crack team composed of MacGuyver, Quincy, Jack Bauer and Inspector Gadget to get to the bottom of this case.
alienhead_69 @ Mar 10th 2006 10:57AM
Ok. That's it. I'm getting out my tinfoil hat.
Gonzo @ Mar 10th 2006 11:24AM
This is serious?
It looks like something out of mad magazine or a David Ike book.
Was the Gizmondo an alien reptile hypnosis device?
OMAC @ Mar 10th 2006 12:09PM
Wow with all the guns (implied), exotic cars and shady goings on, I expect a mod for GTA called...GTA:Gizmondo! Would probably be a winner too.
Matt @ Mar 10th 2006 1:25PM
My old Java professor, a big UML junkie, probably wouldn't have approved of this diagram. It's interesting nonetheless.