Posted May 24, 2009 at 08:42PM by Glenn M. Listed in: News, Off Topic Tags: GameStop, memorial day
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When you hear that GameStop got swarmed, you'd think they broke the date on Final Fantasy XIII (PS3, Xbox 360), but then again, that game barely has a date. Anyway, unfortunately for the GameStop outlet in the Union Square Park area, it wasn't a swarm of customers looking to see if they've got inFamous, it was literally a swarm of bees that surely gave the Memorial Day Weekend quite a buzz.

Bees swarm GameStop - Image 1


Okay, so a swarm attack isn't very funny. In fact, the bee infestation forced the GameStop employees to halt operations, shut the store down, and call for help. The bee scare continued for a few hours until the NYPD's very own Bee Expert, Tony Planakis, arrived in the scene. "I'm probably gonna be relying on scent ... the queen bee's scent ... it could take a half hour, an hour ... two hours ... I don't know," Planakis told ABC.

Good thing that no one was reported to be seriously stung by the swarm. As for the GameStop outlet, [insert bee pun that you definitely saw coming].

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   by auronvi - 2009-05-24
 » THE PAIN!!!

He doesn't like the selling of used games too. Ruining business for developers and making game prices go up!


   Re: shadows_flames - 2009-05-25
 » lol

The Pain off of MGS3 (he's back..)
   by rollypoly - 2009-05-24
 » hahaha

oh the puns...

yet more pre-order "free bees"...

   by ov3rkill - 2009-05-25
 » lol

lol @ at teh article and comments

   by apex05 - 2009-05-25
 » UK

Ahhh so that's where the bee's have disappeared to from the UK, The game developers have gathered them up to scare off the used game buyers.

   by Karl B. (QJ. NET Staff) - 2009-05-25
 » Wow.

The NYPD has a "Bee Expert" on call?

   by SaintHobson - 2009-05-25
 » What?

Where is NYC was this, I don't recall ever seeing a Bee in Brooklyn


   Re: xXxZEROxXx - 2009-05-25
 » well,

That's because, Bee's are allergic to poor people.

   Re: 1337-Scruffy - 2009-05-25
 » wow

way to read the article tartmuffin, it says union square.

   Re: xXxZEROxXx - 2009-05-26
 » err

I was replying to sainthobson
   by Day Twelve - 2009-05-26
 » Obviously,

They need more Battletoads



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