Rock, Paper, Shotgun

It seems churlish not to link to all this madness.

First up, it’s TF2 in Lego!

Follow the link, as there’s lots more of these, and it’s obligatory that you look at them.

Next, how about a Weighted Companion Cube made of balloons?

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So, you wanted a Weighted Companion Cube plush toy, but never managed to get one in time for Christmas? Never fear! You can surely be one of the lucky few to pick one up from eBay for a snip!

That’s right, for only $290.00 you could be the owner of your very own soft cube from off of a videogame. Why delay? Buy today!

But wait, there’s more! If you buy a Weighted Companion Cube plush today, we’ll throw in this bar of gold bullion, and bag of diamonds!

Thanks to some guy or other called Jeep for pointing this out to us.

Load Steam and see what’s in the Update News.

Why, it’s the Weighted Companion Cube Plush!

So there’s everyone’s questions answered about how they’ll make it: squishy. Apart from how big it is. But if those super-tasteful rear-view mirror cubes are anything to go by, not quite life-size.

Um, Valve, you know how we love you forever and ever and everything – can we pre-order one? Um, four?

…is the Weighted Companion Cube Post about the Weighted Companion Cube pumpkin.

(Click for more). Especially apt, of course, because it involves burning. Well done, expert pumpkin-carver-man Jimbojw.

It’s our daily Weighted Companion Cube post! Some desktop-sized screenshots I constructed for your background happiness.

Spoilers and links after the gap.

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So here’s a little something I like to call, Project FreezerCube.

(aka: Project Oh Please Someone Help Me I’m Losing My Mind)

Click to see the true madness.

I’ve decided my freezer must become a Weighted Companion Cube. Why? What sort of question is Why? Because it’s white, almost cuboid, and I murdered my last one.

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It may be getting silly now.

[Originated in the depths of 4Chan.org, evidentially by Moony for /po/. Noticed in a Portal thread over at UnknownWorlds by Align]

The world, quite understandably, simply adores Portal’s silent square. While we all tough out the agonising wait until Christmas to snuggle up to an official Weighted Companion Cube plushie, here’s a couple more wallpapers that RPS readers have kindly pointed out.

Chris sends this piece of widescreen eyeball delight, available in multiple shades including ‘toxic green’ and ‘hot pink’:

And Wolf sends his own fine creation, available in widescreen and full-fat flavours here.

So this is weird. Tonight, in a fit of madness and love, I emailed Valve’s over-harrassed PR wunder-human to demand that they immediately begin manufacturing a Weighted Companion Cube plush toy to add to their range. (While over there, I spotted a prototype Hunter plushie, which was all kinds of cute). And then I find they’ve already confirmed it, via the least official means possible.

PC Gamer report that an email from Gabe Newell was posted on Penny Arcade’s forum, assuring him that cuddly cubes will be out before Christmas. Or as I prefer to put it to everyone who loves me, in time for Christmas.

So if a forum post linked via a blog post (for a magazine that appears to have completely THIEVED our guide for getting That Song from your files without crediting us at all – I’d assume they sourced it from elsewhere as is hugely likely, but then I’d not be able to feel self-righteous) is true, hip-hip: hooray!

Now, the question remains, will they be making plush incinerators?

I do.

And I have a desktop to prove it.

(Found by Rllmuk)