insectoid said: NEW TOPIC! YAY!
anyway, I went into EB last weekend (yes I know...but they were the only store that had it in stock) to buy a copy of Patapon (psp if you don't know). Anyway, I walk in, hand my money over, and walk out, browsing as I go.
And as I leave I hear the store guys arguing about whether I know what a PSP is

magickstar said:
Sounds to me like we need a thread devoted to the cr@p that we girls go through at EB... *sigh*

thuthu said: I've gotten confused here, so is omni a male or female?

Well beats me, we all like gaming so all is fine and dandy to me I've been looking about and seems that quite afew people like links crossbow training thought i might just grab that. And Resdevil was on my list b4 i got the wii, so i'm really looking forward to playing it. Just that im TOTALLY BROKE atm, so sucks. Uni literally soaks up money by the day, i should go back to brining sandwiches to school.
Sorry about the consecutive post i made earlier, havnt been on forums lately and totally forgot about those simple forum rules.
OH and thanks for the welcome! AND sorry about the super duper long post, had a long day, and lots of things to talk about!
Does anyone have suggestions for good "party games with multiplayers?

thuthu said:

Once wooped a guys ass on tekken 4 (2yrs back) he couldnt beleive it and kept saying "oh i let you win" "You just fluked it" I mean seriously, i had to beat him another two times to get it through to his thick brain!

And once i was playing cs, someguy laughed and said "OMG you play cs, haha" i didn't know whether or not to take offence so i just ignored him and sipped on my jelly joy.

Source: gamepolitics.livejournal.com/
New GP Correspondent Goes Ballistic on Sexist Game Blog

Perhaps Kim Rom's attempt at humor was lost in the transatlantic fiber optic, but to myself and one would expect, all female gamers, the Danish blogger's rant Female gaming my ass is mightily offensive. It's hard not to take things personally when Rom (seen at left) is so brutally direct in his assessment of women gamer teams:

...the real problem with female gaming is that female gamers in general have the same ambitions as men - but they lack the dedication and the drive to fulfil those ambitions... Male gamers outshine them in every way imaginable... So, for the audience, female gaming isn't interesting at all. It's a joke. But funny thing - most of them actually do attract sponsors. Here is why:

They have vaginas. They have asses. They have tits. They have mouths. That more or less covers the 4 primary selling-points for female gaming teams."

For Rom, head of communications (!) for game gear makers SteelSeries and Icemat, the problem seems not so much about female gamers but about gender in general. Sure, "female gaming" is a great concept, but in reality such

The blogger, who describes himself as a "solid state futurist and digital karma atheist," questions the chops of female gamers and conflates their perceived lack of skill with gender. At the same time he totally ignores social factors that dissuade women from pursuing technological expertise. By his own account, gamers should be held to mythic biological standards of competitiveness and commitment defined by men.

By holding that women gamers are sponsored solely for their physical beauty illustrates just how wrong-headed and testosterone-fueled his argument is. Had he had actually read the interview he linked with successful Danish woman gamer Vildkatten (wildcat), he might have taken note of her commitment to serious Counter-strike training.

As it stands, Rom's view is not only sexist, but also misplaced. He singles out a particular female team and assumes their identity as women (or, "camwhores," as he so callously refers to them) supersedes their gaming strategies and competitive success. By diminishing the women's online presence, participation, and performance in relation to their physiological attributes, Rom extends the discrimination of real life gender inequalities into cyberspace.

-reporting from New York City, GP correspondent M.V. Loh

TailsKirby said: I'm a male gamer who will say...I'm a hardcore gamer but has had my ass kicked by girls at halo 3 ,mario kart, SSBM, and Goldeneye(N64) and I'm supporting girl gamers for the fact that they are more fun to play games with...they dont shout or swear and they dont rub it in your face when they win...gir gamers tend to play the games for fun...even when it's serious there's a relaxed side to it... (glad I could get my say in)

TailsKirby said: As a male gamer I am curious and would like to ask a question...how many hours a day do girl gamers put in a day... (is for a school project...my partner is a girl who wanted to do a project on a comparison between male and femal gamers) would love it if you could give me a rough answer...thx
TailsKirby

biinkii said: TailsKirby said: I'm a male gamer who will say...I'm a hardcore gamer but has had my ass kicked by girls at halo 3 ,mario kart, SSBM, and Goldeneye(N64) and I'm supporting girl gamers for the fact that they are more fun to play games with...they dont shout or swear and they dont rub it in your face when they win...gir gamers tend to play the games for fun...even when it's serious there's a relaxed side to it... (glad I could get my say in)

Thanks, Tails, we're happy to have guys like you on the
boards - let's just get on with the fun of gaming!

hainaku said: magickstar rocks!!!!
i just wanted to share that with everyone.

Stormstruk said: *Slurping Sucking noises*

hainaku said:
Stormstruk said: *Slurping Sucking noises*
oh those noises are reserved for u miss Stormy nurse.
you can operate on me anytime!

hainaku said: magickstar rocks!!!!
i just wanted to share that with everyone.