Plants and Zombies Invade the NYC Halloween Parade

Andy Chalk

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Plants and Zombies Invade the NYC Halloween Parade


36th Annual Village Halloween Parade [http://www.popcap.com] and is inviting fans of plants and zombies alike to dress up and come on down and join the fun.

PopCap will be giving away Plants vs. Zombies [http://www.popcap.com/games/pvz/] merchandise to parade spectators, while fans of the runaway hit who show up dressed as their favorite game plant or zombie will be able to join the parade march and take part in a costume contest that will be held immediately after, with some "great prizes" for the best game-based costumes.

"Plants vs. Zombies seems to inspire people to new heights of zaniness, and we have the photos to prove it," said Garth Chouteau, PopCap's vice president of public relations. "We wanted to give those rabid PvZ fans a fun time and place to gather and celebrate their passion for the game. What better way than marching up 6th Avenue in New York's historic Halloween parade!"

"We're delighted to have PopCap Games as a sponsor," added Parade Director Jeanne Fleming. "Their decision to open up their Plants vs. Zombies troupe in the parade to all who wish to join in is perfectly aligned with the spirit of the parade, which invites the entire city to participate in this enormous creative collaboration."

To give the festivities a little more undead street cred, PopCap is also inviting members of "undead enthusiast organizations" like ZombieCon [http://www.myspace.com/nyczombiecrawl] to the event in hopes of making it the biggest gathering of zombies in the history of the parade. This year's edition of the Annual Halloween Parade takes place at 7:00 pm on Saturday, October 31. Be there!

Source: IGN [http://pc.ign.com/articles/103/1030341p1.html]


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Eleuthera

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Malygris said:
This year's edition of the Annual Halloween Parade takes place at 7:00 pm on Saturday, December 31. Be there!
are you sure it's in december?
 

SharPhoe

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Whoo-hoo! I totally need to find a way to make it to New York. That, and I have to get myself a Tall-Nut suit. XD
 

Aedes

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Wow... This is something I would like to see, honestly. :p

It would be soooo damn lols if an organized group coshplayed as PvZ start to play the theme song.
 

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There's a zombie in Times' Square
There's a zombie in Times' Square
There's a zombie in Times' Square
We don't want zombies in Times' Square
 

Eleuthera

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FinalHeart95 said:
I would think it's October, and just a mistake. Right?
I know, the linked article has October as well, I was just pointing out the error.

Actually on topic: that might make Halloween fun for a change.
 

Andy Chalk

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Eleuthera said:
are you sure it's in december?
Doh! Thanks for the heads up, it's been fixed. Simple mistake to make though, since they both start with "O".
 

Eleuthera

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Malygris said:
Doh! Thanks for the heads up, it's been fixed. Simple mistake to make though, since they both start with "O".
Just claim you were still using the old pre-julian calender. December being the tenth month and all...

[small]you're welcome[/small]
 

Ohlookit'sMatty

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Im jelious of the people who will be gettin the free PvZ merchandise! This reminds me, I got to email them and see if they have an job openin

-M
 

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Khell_Sennet said:
On a more serious note, it would be oh so fun to go to this parade dressed as Frank West.
So, just hold a camera?

I mean, he IS just a normal reporter...
 

soren7550

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Eh, screw dressing up as a plant and/or zombie, me and my brother are going to the parade as Ghostbusters bitches! (Keep an eye out for us! Our costumes are hand made and we have our own custom name patches. Mine reads Alenko while his reads Roberts.)
 

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Khell_Sennet said:
On a more serious note, it would be oh so fun to go to this parade dressed as Frank West.
I think it would be cooler to go as Chuck Greene, the new character from Dead Rising 2.

[http://photobucket.com/images/dead%20rising%202]