It begins! (Mattahouen)

*BEFORE ELDEN RING WAS RELEASED*

*DING* My phone chims loudly. Without even pausing my YouTube, I check the message. An unknown number.

"Huh" I think to myself. Without too much more thought, I open the message and see a few short sentences in Japanese staring back at me.

I roll my eyes and toss my phone to the side and continue my video. But the sensation knawed at me. Im curious to know how Japanese scammers differ from Western ones. So I decide to copy the text Into google translate. I chuckle as I begin to read.

"Mister Doe. Congratulations! You have won the exclusive opportunity to play test the release version of Elden Ring. Follow this link to install it on your gaming device"

I nearly laugh out loud when I read that. But then I thought it sounded really official. And my Xbox can't get a virus... why not. I tap the button, and as suspected, nothing happened. But then, I get a notification from my Xbox. "Elden Ring downloaded".

I sigh, and open it up. The main menu boots up quickly, and it looks good! I press the new game button and the screen goes black, and my xbox straight up dies. I sigh and decide to go to bed.