"A pro wrestler gets to be head designer of a video game despite having zero experience because his boss is the son of a billionare and is a massive fan/stan of said wrestler. Game arrives months late, goes tens of millions of dollars beyond budget and is a critical and commercial flop.
In said game, official names of various moves can't be used because they are trademarked by the WWE. As a work around, said wrestler turned developer suggests using "funny" placeholder names including turning a move known as the "F5" into "diverticulitis" because the guy most well known for using the "F5" almost died of diverticulitis and said wrestler turned game developer has a personal dislike for him. Months later he gets a severe case of diverticulitis himself and his career is likely over.
Seriously you can't write that shit. Sounds like the script of a social satire/black comedy, but it all happened in real life."
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