Hate Nazis? Good, you've just been given a holiday. It appears that August 18th and 21st have been chosen as hosts to one sexy, sexy celebration of anti-fascist sentiment.

The reason: in a span of three days, the tenants of Adolf Hitler will be artistically urinated on in not one, but two ways. Gaming-wise, the third installment of the famous Castle Wolfenstein series will once again give players a chance to kill Nazis and their unnatural undead experiments. Three days later, Quentin Tarantino's latest blockbuster, "Inglourious Basterds," will tell the exciting and child-friendly tale of a group of happy young Jewish-American soldiers in France during the Second World War who took it upon themselves to perform acts of swift, shocking violence against high-ranking Nazi officials in retribution for over a decade of horrible social atrocities committed to their people. It's a potent combination. I personally foresee a fresh landslide of jokes, blog entries, newspaper articles, and t-shirts relating to Nazism in the general public.

Seeing a connection between their products, the good people at Activision and iD entertainment, the companies that produced the latest Wolfenstein in the series, decided sometime in the relative past to sponsor the just-as-good people at Universal Pictures, who are producing Inglourious Basterds. It's the kind of corporate menage a trois that people only dream of.

To get people excited about what I'm now calling "Freedom Weekend", iD, Activision, and Universal Pictures have created a contest that combines the essences of the Wolfenstein franchise and Tarantino's latest flick by glorifying in the destruction of everything Hitler believed in and stood for: anti-semitism and the existence of godless zombie experiments.

Entering is easy, just head over to GameSpot.com and fill out a form. After that, wait and see if you are one of the two lucky entrees chosen. If so, then take a moment to congratulate yourself before proceeding with a companion of your choice to Los Angeles. There, you will attend the Hollywood premiere of Inglourious Basterds at the famous Grauman's Chinese Theatre, after which you will be escorted, probably via gold-plated limousine, to a ritzy, star-studded after party, where you will no doubt nervously spill exorbitantly-priced martinis on gorgeous celebrities.

You might as well apply, the chance is too great to miss.

Wolfenstein will be playable on the 360, PS3, and PC. For those of you who are more interested in the game than its contest, head to its main page - it'll tell you everything you need to know.

Greg

Labels: Activision, Greg Mengel, iD, Wolfenstein

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