While you can’t have Michael Phelps’ eight gold medals, you can get the same VIP treatment extended to him by Activision during his visit on CBS’ Early Show yesterday.

The host of the show handed Phelps what was thought to be a copy of Call of Duty: World At War on air and stated that she was doing so on behalf of Activision. However, MTV’s Multiplayer Blog contacted their PR department and learned that the box did not contain a game. Instead, it housed an I.O.U note.

Have at the video of Phelps on the Early Show after the jump.

So, you can be just like Mike (sort of). Take a trip to your local GameStop and insist that Activision really wants you to have an empty box as well. Try it out.

Source: multiplayerblog.mtv.com

Tags: Activision, Call of Duty: World At War, CBS’ Early Show, gamestop, gold medal, Michael Phelps

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3 Comments » greeneggsnsam on August 29, 2008 12:22 pm I wonder if the box Phelps got said “DISPLAY CASE ONLY” on the back. Chad Lakkis on August 29, 2008 1:06 pm I think it probably said “WATERPROOF FOR YOUR ENJOYMENT”… greeneggsnsam on August 29, 2008 2:13 pm Heh. Perhaps Ecco the Dolphin would have been a better game to give him. RSS feed for comments on this post. Comment Now Note: Commenting on Ripten does not currently require registration, however to be eligible for contests on the site, you must be a registered user. Name (required) Mail (will not be published) (required) Website Commenting Rules: No hate speech allowed. If you must argue, please debate intelligently. Comments containing selected keywords or outbound links will be put into moderation to help prevent spam. Ripten reserves the right to delete comments and ban anyone who doesn't follow the rules. Thanks. Notify me of followup comments Tired of the Goomba? Upload your own custom comment avatar.