{"id":336210,"date":"2025-12-10T06:15:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T06:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/336210\/"},"modified":"2025-12-10T06:15:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T06:15:12","slug":"winnipeg-blue-bombers-mercilessly-roast-cfl-opponents-in-schedule-release-video-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/336210\/","title":{"rendered":"Winnipeg Blue Bombers mercilessly roast CFL opponents in schedule release video game"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Courtesy: Winnipeg Blue Bombers<\/p>\n

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers took the 2026 CFL schedule announcement as an opportunity to mercilessly roast almost all of the league\u2019s other eight teams.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s become a tradition in professional sports for teams to release videos as part schedule announcements, many of which tap into pop culture references or memes for comedic effect. The Blue Bombers took things a step further this time around, making an entire retro-style single-player video game to commemorate the announcement.<\/p>\n

The team recorded and published an entire play-through of the game, the video of which can be seen below.<\/p>\n

hey all welcome to my gaming channel today we\u2019re unlocking the bombers 2026 season schedule<\/p>\n

play it \u00bb https:\/\/t.co\/RPx9jl5VBd<\/a>#ForTheW<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/jjCeC3DlVa<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (@Wpg_BlueBombers) December 9, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

In the game\u2019s first level, B.C. Lions attackers adorned with Nathan Rourke\u2019s number pursue the blue-and-gold-clad user with a cry of, \u201cThis is our time!\u201d The league\u2019s reigning M.O.P. yelled this statement in the late stages of last month\u2019s West Final in Regina, only for his team to lose to the Roughriders moments later.<\/p>\n

There are special attack items present throughout the game. In this level, the user can use a snowblower with a text box reading, \u201cThe opponent can\u2019t play in the cold.\u201d<\/p>\n

In order to advance from level to level, the user must locate offensive lineman Stanley Bryant, which could be a hint regarding an upcoming contract extension as the veteran left tackle remains a pending free agent<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In the second level, the user throws footballs against enemy Toronto Argonauts. There\u2019s a sign that reads, \u201cNow hiring head coach,\u201d and players are at a speed disadvantage due to being \u201cdesperate for a head coach.\u201d<\/p>\n

It should be noted that Toronto promoted Mike Miller to the role of head coach<\/a> last week, someone the Blue Bombers interviewed for their apparently vacant offensive coordinator position. This, however, is clearly a dig at the Argonauts after they failed to hire Mike O\u2019Shea away from Winnipeg.<\/p>\n

A box reading, \u201cThis still count as a home game!\u201d pops up as members of the Argonauts take damage, which is clearly in reference to Toronto being forced out of BMO Field for three games during the upcoming World Cup<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In the third level, the user fights off members of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in what appears to be an industrial steel factory. At one point, the user finds a gold ring and a box pops up reading, \u201cThis ring looks old\u2026 must be from the \u201990s,\u201d an obvious reference to Hamilton\u2019s league-worst Grey Cup drought of a quarter-century.<\/p>\n

As the user fights members of the Tiger-Cats, boxes pop reading, \u201cWho can we sign from Winnipeg next year?\u201d and \u201cThese overalls have to help us somehow!\u201d Clearly, the Blue Bombers are still salty about Hamilton signing Kenny Lawler and Liam Dobson in free agency. They also don\u2019t appear to respect Bo Levi Mitchell\u2019s fashion sense.<\/p>\n

In the fourth level, members of the Ottawa Redblacks attack the user in a logging camp as text boxes appear reading, \u201cPlayoffs? What are those?\u201d The user collects a large gold cup, triggering another text box that reads, \u201cParticipation trophy.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the fifth level, the user is attacked in an alleyway by a massive enemy wearing a white tank top. This appears to be a shot at Davis Alexander, who rose to stardom with the Montreal Alouettes in 2025 while often doing media appearances wearing a white tank top.<\/p>\n

In the sixth level, red horses attack the user on a brown pasture. The player can pick up a box of cereal as a special item, which triggers the text box, \u201cThis seems like a nutritional meal.\u201d This is a clear dig at the Stampeders, who scored badly in the nutrition section of last year\u2019s CFLPA report card.<\/p>\n

For what it\u2019s worth, Calgary upgraded their food in 2025<\/a> and the team is expecting to fare much better on the report card this time around.<\/p>\n

In the seventh level, members of the Edmonton Elks attack the user in a forest with text reading, \u201cWe\u2019re turning this things around!\u201d and \u201cMaybe we need another rebrand.\u201d The user is also able to activate the attack \u201cdouble shot,\u201d a reference to twins Tre and Tyrell Ford, the latter of whom spent the 2022 and 2024 seasons with the Blue Bombers before departing as a free agent.<\/p>\n

In the eighth level, the player walks along a golden prairie before the game suddenly stops. Text then appears reading, \u201cAnd just like that\u2026 none of this mattered.\u201d<\/p>\n

This appears to be a reference to Winnipeg\u2019s nihilistic social media post, which went viral after the Saskatchewan Roughriders won the Grey Cup at Princess Auto Stadium<\/a>. It appears there\u2019s one way to be spared by arguably the CFL\u2019s harshest social media and content team: win the Grey Cup in their building.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019d like to play the video game \u2014 yes, it\u2019s actually a fully playable video game \u2014 you can do so by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n