First Man in Singapore to Buy StarCraft II Cries
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?Singapore isn’t quite as well known for its insane online gamers as say Korea or China, but it’s still hilariously obsessed with them. For instance, student chef Nicol Tan, shown above, was so moved at being the first person in his country to purchase the long-awaited StarCraft II that he actually cried… and of course was interviewed while crying. There were 10,000-plus people alone at that location to purchase the game, so perhaps a little bit of emotion was warranted. I wouldn’t feel bad for Tan; I’m pretty sure the entire nation is too busy playing SC2 to make fun of him. At the very least, Tan is certainly too busy playing to notice if they are. (Via Geekologie)
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