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{{Infobox character |image=Gleemax.jpg |birthplace= |lifetime= |race=[[Elder]] Brain |sources= }} '''Gleemax''' is the name for the mythical giant alien brain in a jar that secretly runs ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' [[R&D]]. He is said to occupy “The Forbidden Room” in an underground lair below the corporate offices.<ref name="Wikipedia">[[Wikipedia:Gleemax#note-Time Heals All Wounds|Former Wikipedia entry]]</ref> It is an in-joke among the staff of [[Wizards of the Coast]].<ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/time-heals-all-wounds-2004-03-01|Time Heals All Wounds|[[Mark Rosewater]]|March 1, 2004}}</ref> ==History== Gleemax is said to be first thought of on June 5, [[1996]], on a Usenet post entitled “WOTC R&D, Is there a brain behind it?”.<ref name="Wikipedia"/> A user named Jeff Franzmann (a.k.a. “Canticle”) answered the post's question by stating that an alien brain in a jar of formaldehyde was controlling R&D. From there Gleemax became an inside joke of sorts. [[Mark Rosewater]] included references to Gleemax in many of his articles published in ''[[The Duelist]]'', as well as mentioning Gleemax in a number of his [[Making Magic]] articles. Gleemax was the subject of the [[Ask Wizards]] question on November 7, [[2003]].<ref>{{DailyRef|ask-wizards-november-2003-2003-11-03|Ask Wizards|[[Mark Rosewater]]|November 7, 2003}}</ref><ref>[http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=mtgcom/askwizards/1103]</ref>. ===''Unhinged''=== Gleemax was scheduled to appear as a card in ''[[Unglued 2: The Obligatory Sequel|Unglued 2]]'', inspired by a card cut from ''Tempest'': <c>Mindslaver</c> (then called Helm of [[Volrath]]).<ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/mind-wonderful-thing-waste-2003-09-15|A Mind Is A Wonderful Thing To Waste|[[Mark Rosewater]]|September 15, 2003}}</ref> Although ''Unglued 2'' was cancelled, Gleemax was given a second chance in ''[[Unhinged]]''.<ref name="Get it 2">{{DailyRef|making-magic/get-it-unhinged-edition-part-2-2017-08-21|Get It? ''Unhinged'' Edition, Part 2|[[Mark Rosewater]]|August 21, 2017}}</ref> ===Gleemax.com=== Gleemax is also the name of the website launched in June [[2007]] by [[Wizards of the Coast]]. It started as a viral marketing campaign involving plastic brains. [[Randy Buehler]] later revealed the website would grow into a social networking site similar to MySpace or Facebook, but specifically for gamers.<ref>[http://ww2.wizards.com/Company/Press/?doc=20070611 Wizards of the Coast press release about Gleemax.com]</ref> On July 28, 2008, it was officially announced that it would be shut down, allegedly so the company could focus on other online projects. Critics think that it was due to a lack of interest from the gamers. Since October 1, 2008, the site redirects to Wizard of the Coast's homepage.<ref>[http://www.gleemax.com/ Gleemax.com]</ref> ==In-game references== {{in-game |cards= *{{card|Gleemax|Unhinged}} }} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{DailyRef|gleemax-2004-11-17|Gleemax|[[Adrian Sullivan]]|November 17, 2004}} {{-}} Single-Card Strategies article about Gleemax card. {{Websites}} [[Category:Cards]]
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