Crushed
Crushed adjective - Suffering grave abuse or injustice at the hands of one in authority.
Release
Release verb - To set free (from a state of being held in check).
Both words in one sentence
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When Mega Man 9 came out, Capcom put out a press release that claimed it was so difficult because Inafune-san, its designer, keeps himself perpetually youthful by drinking the crushed spirits of frustrated gamers.
Source: Life Drinker - Electronic Arts sold a promotional T-shirt at the game's release which read "It's not when, it's how." The rest of the shirt was covered with pictures of human skulls in various states of damage with labels like "Crushed", "Fried", "Impaled", "Squid-bait"...
Source: Nintendo Hard / Uncategorised
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