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May 28, 2007

Wanna Take A Shot At Me?

Michael Arrington

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Some of you are going to love playing the game above. PlayMyGame is a new German site that lets users customize simple games with a their own picture. I’ve added a boxing game above with my picture (hint: if you really want to beat me, learn to use the uppercut).

There are other games - dancing, shooting a superhero, etc. Lots of fun.

The tools to create a customized game are very easy to use - setting this up took just a couple of minutes. Once games are complete they can be embedded into a website.

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  1. Zaid

    May 28th, 2007 at 3:10 pm

    This could make for a great alternative to those AJAX polls–instead of clicking a radio button, tear apart your disliked choice in a web2.0 boxing ring. Bonus points if you go for the ear.

  2. Samuel

    May 28th, 2007 at 3:25 pm

    Hey, thanks for the very nice review! We are happy you like our new project. It is a lot of fun to box against you, you are a tough guy ;)

  3. cedric

    May 28th, 2007 at 3:38 pm

    Pretty cool…. Just one remark, I noticed that it says my opponent is ‘CPU’. It should read ‘Michael Arrington’ no?

  4. trevo

    May 28th, 2007 at 3:46 pm

    This is retarded. The “Slap the Donald” banner ad is so much more fun. LOL.

  5. Allen Stern

    May 28th, 2007 at 3:48 pm

    Ok, I just posted on Cn my victory dance (including screenshot proof):
    “I beat the heck out of Arrington and it felt good”
    http://www.centernetworks.com/.....-felt-good

    LOL :-P

  6. mike tyson

    May 28th, 2007 at 3:53 pm

    kind of a cool app - maybe only because we’re knocking out arrington

    but in the greater online realm, it appears to be just another flash ad creator of some sort

    it has an awe factor, for about 10 mins…then it becomes only so and so after that

    what’s this site’s revenue model? seems kind of amateurish

    i knocked out arrington in 3.06

  7. Gamer

    May 28th, 2007 at 4:15 pm

    it’s the beta version of playmygame as you can see and i think some more interesting features will follow.. i like it a lot!!

  8. Kewtr

    May 28th, 2007 at 4:20 pm

    I’ve been kind of upset ever since the ‘Valley Needs a Downturn’ post, so that was just the thing. Now I can leave it behind.

  9. Paul Jensen

    May 28th, 2007 at 4:31 pm

    the business question is…who will pay to punch Michael Arrington in the face?

  10. Paul Jensen

    May 28th, 2007 at 4:32 pm

    On a 2nd thought, pitching that as a revenue model will sure get a chuckle out of the VCs

  11. listikal

    May 28th, 2007 at 5:19 pm

    Hilarious…this should make for a few hours of entertainment at work.

  12. mike tyson

    May 28th, 2007 at 5:22 pm

    lol…my best time was 16 seconds. beat that, anyone

  13. Mike's photo reminds me an real life Actor...

    May 28th, 2007 at 5:23 pm

    Does mike really look like actor Viggo Mortensen?

    I wonder when his movie is coming out. Mike is guy who bitchslap 90% Venture capitalist. I think he would poke VC’s eyes, grab any VC balls, and squeeze testicles juice out.

    You need spot scandal news or pump and dump scheme news in order to become famous. You are not there yet.

    I predict mike will attack powerset.com or other greedy or crooked companies. :P

    If there’s movie coming out. I’ll watch it.

  14. other

    May 28th, 2007 at 5:30 pm

    “Does mike really look like actor Viggo Mortensen?

    I wonder when his movie is coming out. Mike is guy who bitchslap 90% Venture capitalist. I think he would poke VC’s eyes, grab any VC balls, and squeeze testicles juice out.”

    There are ~many~ indications here of your insanity.

  15. mike tyson

    May 28th, 2007 at 5:34 pm

    i think the fastest technically possible to beat it is 13 seconds, if you have a perfect run

  16. mike tyson

    May 28th, 2007 at 5:37 pm

    mike looks like viggo after viggo has stopped producing films and ‘let himself go’ after 4+ years of off time, lol

  17. deptaro

    May 28th, 2007 at 5:53 pm

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  18. Michael Arrington

    May 28th, 2007 at 5:59 pm

    I knocked myself out in 11 seconds. I believe that’st he current record.

    Ohhh…the self loathing. :-)

  19. Allen Stern

    May 28th, 2007 at 6:31 pm

    Next on your Wii:

    Mike Arrington Super Punch-Out 2.0

  20. shopautodotca seocontest

    May 28th, 2007 at 7:35 pm

    Man you look buff! haha, thats a pretty kool game.. but you beat me :-s

  21. STFU

    May 28th, 2007 at 7:56 pm

    you are kind of ugly mike.

  22. Michael Arrington

    May 28th, 2007 at 8:28 pm

    yes, i know. thank you very much.

  23. Wes

    May 28th, 2007 at 9:14 pm

    This could be a good distraction. I quite like it!

  24. Deeroy

    May 28th, 2007 at 9:29 pm

    12 seconds!!!that’s all it took me to KO’ed Mike.

  25. David

    May 28th, 2007 at 9:37 pm

    http://mygamebuilder is a site that lets you build and share online games - all in the browser. You can draw your own images or use a webcam, and you build up games from base pieces and behavioral rules.

  26. STFU

    May 28th, 2007 at 9:45 pm

    LOL it was a joke man, it’s all about taking a shot right?

  27. Michael Arrington

    May 28th, 2007 at 10:02 pm

    All I do is take shots. Some days they get to me more than others.

  28. Louis Choquel

    May 28th, 2007 at 10:33 pm

    See how far you can kick Mike now:
    http://www.pictogame.com/game......mg4Ha8AzqF

    current record stands at 113272 meters!
    oh and it’s customizable too
    welcome in the game PlayMy

  29. Anand

    May 29th, 2007 at 12:20 am

    TechCrunch looks more like ‘Cool Internet Sites’ blog than the startup thing that it used to be…

  30. David Scott Lewis

    May 29th, 2007 at 12:26 am

    The YouTube naked New Yorker “pal” of yours must be having a field day with this!! Go get ‘em, Mike …

  31. Bob E.

    May 29th, 2007 at 4:36 am

    There’s a site called http://www.mushygushy.com that also allows you to cut and paste heads onto e-greeting cards and send them. NO games like this one, but the e-greetings are much better.

  32. Jay (living in First Life)

    May 29th, 2007 at 5:20 am

    I’m glad to know you have a lot of high-quality start-ups to write about Michael.

  33. pallet jack

    May 29th, 2007 at 7:06 am

    yeah this is cool enough; will make it soooo easy to create / a game a day - type site / featuring - a celeb aday - boxing match …

    -RB

  34. Jeffrey

    May 29th, 2007 at 7:16 am

    Chicken game! I knocked him out in 1:10!!!

  35. RaJesh Anandakrishnan

    May 29th, 2007 at 4:01 pm

    Funny Stuff - we can see how many people doesn’t like mike - lol - jus kiddin.

  36. heptaro

    June 3rd, 2007 at 2:45 pm

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  37. Brian_yi

    June 11th, 2007 at 8:11 am

    Hallo!
    Check this out!
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  38. Spencer_xm

    June 11th, 2007 at 8:11 am

    And some more..
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  39. Gordon_xp

    June 11th, 2007 at 8:11 am

    At last…
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