Mass X
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Evidence of Real Monsters?
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Feb 17, 2005 17:04
Evidence of Real Monsters? Researchers uncover organism that " looks like something out of a videogame." by IGN Staff February 16, 2005 - In what could very well be a case of truth being stranger than fiction, researchers specializing in marine life of the Pacific Ocean appear to have discovered a new organism that seems like something out of videogame or at least popular Hollywood science fiction movies.
In a bulletin issued by the CFGOA Organism Advisory Team, a group tasked with cataloging the animal and plant life of the Pacific, there' s a new organism in the region dubbed the exocell. In the bulletin, the CFGOA puts other agencies and research organizations on alert that the acquisition of living or near living examples of the recently discovered creature is of the highest priority.
Most scientist will tell you that humans have only begun to catalog the immeasurable number of species that inhabit this planet of ours and so the discovery of this so-called exocell isn' t too shocking in the research community. What was not foreseen was the resemblance of the creature in question to popular culture' s idea of extra terrestrial life.
Fans of 1980s science fiction and horror films will no doubt see a similarity between the soulless antagonists of the big screen and the creature recently discovered in the Bering Sea. As many of the premises and standards of sci-fi movies have made their way into videogames, many of them as rich and thrilling as films themselves, one can' t help but notice the exocell' s similarity to the creatures that are blasted off of television screens across the country.
A local fisherman examining an exocell.
Initially thought to be some sort of new squid, the exocell, drew the attention of scientist because the creature was found embedded in the head of a body recovered from the waters off the coast of Alaska. The local fishermen have known of the exocell for sometime but their superstitions have lead most to avoid the creatures whenever possible.
Normally the discovery of new critters on this planet isn' t a big deal around here, but we try to keep everything related to videogames front and center. The industry may be bigger than Hollywood' s box office business, but it could be getting even stranger. We' ll have more if there' s reason to.
O but can you find the truth behind this lil story? 
< Message edited by Mass X -- 18 Feb 05 1:06:59 >
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