Blizzard offers gamers a PC infused with 'real human blood'

FoulOnWhite · Oct 25, 2023

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/tec...omputer-human-blood-competition-b1115377.html

Wow (no pun intended

) this is a bit weird. Very nice machine though if you managed to win it.

LabRat 891 · Oct 25, 2023

I'm honestly surprised it took until MSFT bought them, for Blizzard to start into freaky stuff...

Not to mention, don't most self-builds include some human blood, anyway? :laugh:

AnotherReader · Oct 25, 2023

At least they are encouraging people to donate blood.

LabRat 891 · Oct 25, 2023

AnotherReader said:
At least they are encouraging people to donate blood.

I wish they wouldn't. 'Gives some aura of legitimacy to those that think giving blood is some spiritual-religious offense.
Open-association with darkness and The Occult is a huge turn-off. IMO, Dark Fantasy needs to stay in the magical entertainment box, TYVM. :laugh:

At minimum, this is cringe and a disservice to the seriousness of blood donations and transfusions.

GreiverBlade · Oct 25, 2023

LabRat 891 said:
Not to mention, don't most self-builds include some human blood, anyway?

ahahahah so true :laugh:

sharp edges in old cases (literally all my self build from 2010 to 2015, i did bleed on them more than once :laugh:

) or unfortunate carressing a fan blade when the fan is on ... (it was the messier one .. Delta's are nifty finger shredder )

3DVCash · Oct 25, 2023

LabRat 891 said:
Not to mention, don't most self-builds include some human blood, anyway?

As someone who's been building ITX systems for the last 10+ years, I feel that in my soul...

lemonadesoda · Oct 25, 2023

I find this very odd marketing. Seriously, who?

But in the vein of the thread, lol, is the blood Virus free? lol. What about unvaxxed. Maybe that's a cue to develop anti-vax software. lol

evernessince · Oct 25, 2023

LabRat 891 said:
I'm honestly surprised it took until MSFT bought them, for Blizzard to start into freaky stuff...

Not to mention, don't most self-builds include some human blood, anyway?

Anyone who had a tuniq tower 120 extreme likely knows. Thing was like a set of shark fins.

A Computer Guy · Oct 25, 2023

lemonadesoda said:
I find this very odd marketing. Seriously, who?

But in the vein of the thread, lol, is the blood Virus free? lol. What about unvaxxed. Maybe that's a cue to develop anti-vax software. lol

Other big question. Will the fluids biocides work or is this a liquid cooled nightmare in the making?

Naito · Oct 25, 2023

LabRat 891 said:
Not to mention, don't most self-builds include some human blood, anyway?

Pretty much :laugh:

Old, sharp-edged cases and stubborn IDE or molex connectors is a blood bath waiting to happen...

freeagent · Oct 25, 2023

Its perfect for those Hollywood types..

AnotherReader · Oct 26, 2023

LabRat 891 said:
I wish they wouldn't. 'Gives some aura of legitimacy to those that think giving blood is some spiritual-religious offense.
Open-association with darkness and The Occult is a huge turn-off. IMO, Dark Fantasy needs to stay in the magical entertainment box, TYVM.

At minimum, this is cringe and a disservice to the seriousness of blood donations and transfusions.

Of course, you're right. I hadn't even thought about those bright lights who think giving or receiving blood is sacrilegious.

MarsM4N · Oct 26, 2023

natr0n said:
This is Satanic, It seems every company is doing this lately in these end times.

This will prob get removed by typical know it all atheist mod..... but I said truth.

At this point it looks like Blizzard is doing this only to piss off the flyover folks. :laugh:

Bet you can already find a conspiracy theory video claiming the blood is from crucified babies, lol.

joemama · Oct 26, 2023

This is really dumb, it isn't like that using real blood would attract a shit ton of people
Just using red coolant would do almost the same

Frick · Oct 26, 2023

the54thvoid · Oct 26, 2023

natr0n said:
This is Satanic, It seems every company is doing this lately in these end times.

This will prob get removed by typical know it all atheist mod..... but I said truth.

Nah, I'll leave it up.

As to the PR, it's a bit sad tbh. And as has been said, we all put blood into our machines on every sharp piece of badly cut metal.

nguyen · Oct 26, 2023

How about incorporating a blood glucose test kit onto the PC so that gamers with diabetes can check

WOW bros who live off mountain dews would surely buy these PC en masse

Vayra86 · Oct 26, 2023

About as enjoyable as Diablo 4, this.

Nuff said

Chomiq · Oct 26, 2023

I donate blood every two months but I'm no satanist, sadly. I haven't even played Diablo since D2 came out.

PLAfiller · Oct 26, 2023

natr0n said:
This is Satanic, It seems every company is doing this lately in these end times.

I still remember DeepCool had series of coolers named after biblical entities: Deep Cool Gabriel, Deep Cool Lucifer (two versions!), PowerColor: Hellhound and Devil, etc, etc.

As for the news itself....I am taken aback. I really wasn't expecting something like this. Call me what you like, but this is participating in a ritual, build is covered with symbols and meanings. Ain't no harmless thing.

the54thvoid · Oct 26, 2023

...

lZKoce said:
ain't no harmless thing.

Yeah. It is. Unless you drop it on your foot.

freeagent · Oct 26, 2023

MarsM4N said:
Bet you can already find a conspiracy theory video claiming the blood is from crucified babies, lol.

Cooled by Adrenochrome?

Hollywood sucks.

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