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Ostrich Hammer dropping on Red Faction: Guerrilla...for real

Volition delivered one of the top April Fools' Day pranks earlier this week, offering up an Office-esque mockumentary on the inclusion of the Ostrich Hammer in Red Faction: Guerrilla's multiplayer mode. And, not unlike with Twisted Pixel Games' 'Splosion Man, perhaps the biggest joke of all is that...

Volition delivered one of the top April Fools' Day pranks earlier this week, offering up an Office-esque mockumentary on the inclusion of the Ostrich Hammer in Red Faction: Guerrilla's multiplayer mode. And, not unlike with Twisted Pixel Games' 'Splosion Man, perhaps the biggest joke of all is that it's actually happening. Or, as Volition said today, "We're giving them the bird."

"We had no idea the reaction to the video would be so positive and that gamers would really like to kill someone with a very large bird," a Volition employee wrote on the studio's blog today. "Luckily for all of you, the team here had already created this hammer for RF:G's MP component, but we really thought about doing something special to show it to the world."

As the story goes, pre-alpha screenshots of the game were leaked onto the Internet last year, where they eventually turned up on the notorious NeoGAF forums. Once there, a poster--in his or her infinite wisdom--Photoshopped an ostrich's body onto one of the shots, replacing the hilt of a hammer that was being swung at an enemy combatant. And the rest, as they say, is history.

THQ expects to ship Red Faction: Guerrilla for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC on June 9. For more information, check out GameSpot's previous coverage.

Tom Magrino
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rocket_master 5 pts

I'll admit this is awesome. I love Violition, but THQ is ruining this game for us PC users. I'm so sad.

strayfies 15 pts

This is why I love Volition. You can tell they're more into fun than licenses. Bears. Beets. Battlestar Galactica.

SeaDonkey420 5 pts

My sides hurt from freaking laughing so damn hard. Those dudes need to make a series of videos...Hell, come up w/ some more easter egg weapons on MP and make some more videos about those. Kudos to them for keeping it fun while making a sick ass game. I was already gonna buy this game, but they just put the nail in the coffin. Nice job guys, can't wait to play your madness. "Bird F****D!"

faceman420 5 pts

haha sweet. the demo was unimpressive tho. good idea to pull some gimmicks out their behind

stryke297 5 pts

My hand will face your Easter Egg.

Vasot 5 pts

Hahaha very funny ! Ostrich hammer must be an Easter Egg

Turkey12 5 pts

Must get game and own with ostrich

Futil1ty 5 pts

This game just doubled in awesomeness. And it was already made purely of awesomeness.

high_flier429 5 pts

I love that sound, I laugh so hard I cry...

Gum_Horror 5 pts

the gravity gun has some competition now :)

Sheiko 5 pts

I'll buy this game if they actually include the ostrich and more.

sargentbotk 5 pts

Haha, that was funny lol...this made me want to buy this game, even though I had no intentions of buying it lol...nice work.

Penalty_of_Hero 5 pts

Nice idea. I put "the fish hammer" (reference to Monty Pytons "fish slapping dance") on the "wish list" for our game project 2 month ago to have it as a easter egg/achivement and also post it as a fun April video -"Look Llaknel got a new weapon!" But the idea was voted down because it wasn't "funny" and wouldn't generate anything. Though everyone in the team loved "the ostrich video" when they saw it.

Han411 5 pts

hmmmm ostrich interesting.....

king_bobo 5 pts

Best video ever! This actually makes me want to buy it more... :lol:

Cicatraz_ESP 5 pts

Ahahaha, very funny video, I laughed soooo hard.

PhilWil92 5 pts

I knew they were going to keep it. After all they did create it in the video. They'll sell copies of that game because people want an ostrich as a weapon. I thought of ostri-sized before the guy in the video said it. LOL

isoseon87 5 pts

this is quite possible the greatest videogame weapon of all time. period.

fuzzball95 5 pts

this is freakin hilarious you got bird f@#$ed

weemanwonder31 5 pts

i was gonna get this game anyway coz it looks sweet! its a cherry on top now that i can "BIRDF*CK" sum1 online lol

Flat_Line_____ 7 pts

I knew when I saw that video that they had put enough work into it to not just let it go lol. I just had a feeling that since they actually had the character model for it and with all the CRAZY stuff Voalition had done in SR2 that it wasn't probably just to good to be true. Anyways, that's awsome I can't wait to slap someone 50 Ft across the map with that thing. And I hope they know the Xbox Live airwaves will be filled with the "BirdF'ed" battlecry for probably years to come now..... :P

moppy43 5 pts

Thanks, Volition. I was totally buying this when it came out, but I preordered it just for the ostrich hammer. Now, I'm just waiting for the Emu Hammer in Saints Row 3. BIRDF***ED!

hybrid3214 5 pts

Oh man I love watching that video, I could listen to the noise it makes when someone dies forever, its just too awsome. "BIRDF**KED", LMAO.

muzik_mafia 5 pts

This single-handedly made me interested in the game. :)

Templar_Bladema 5 pts

I liked the Ostrich Hammer, think of the pain your enemy will recieve as a sharp metal beak dives into his brain tissue.

Bodboy466 5 pts

This was an instant "duh" for me. They'd actually modeled the "weapon" and it seemed to have already been implemented in the game. With all of the work put into it, it would be stupid NOT to put it in. It follows the same logic as last year's MGS4-Assassin's Creed cross.

SporkFireXPS 12 pts

Haha, you all just got April fooled again x2!

lonelogan87 5 pts

never played these games but its looks amazing real time destruction in 1080p is gonna look so siiick. i like the mass effect shooting style as well.

stuffgamer1 5 pts

When I saw the video, I thought it would be awesome if they really did put it in the game. It's great to see that they really ARE! I never even got around to trying the first two games. Both on PS2, right? Maybe I'll check out the series now... :)

akiwak 5 pts

Red Faction- OK game, I got it. Red Faction2- I did not like only rented and beat in 1 day. Red Faction3 - Getting it for the BIRD Kills!!!! :)

hemdos 5 pts

i'm telling you, it's gonna be the next Chainsaw-bayonet of gaming.. BIRD F***ED!!

Droid_Humper 5 pts

"Ostrich-sized." That's actually pretty f'n funny!

BlackHawkSaber 5 pts

I want an ostrich hammer in real life.

Mr_Tweedy 5 pts

Well, I'm sold. I was on the fence on whether or not to buy this game, but the ostrich hammer pushes it over the top.

ele975 6 pts

@KingKevo71789 hehe, it does, my vote goes for that one, yet, i get the feeling they will use all mentioned in the ?trailer?

Wula_ 13 pts

this is one video that had me constantly lawling on april fools. Awesome how they really did add it XDD

shemrom 5 pts

wow, that's all i have to say. but sweet too :-)

Ultrabeatdown55 5 pts

The QORE episode for this month on PS3 came with an early access demo. Game is great and I will be buying.

KingKevo71789 5 pts

@ele975 I thought BIRD F***ED had the most resonance :P

Shunjinko 5 pts

The lack of ostrich in that game really pissed me off

vaejas 5 pts

Wicked. Wow, those developers look like real people. Great casting! ;) P.S. "Downed". Taken down =/= down feathers.

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