Kotaku: gamerchix

Call Of Duty 4 Live Fire Weekend

Mike Fahey — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:30:00 MDT

We're smack dab in the middle of the Call of Duty 4 Live Fire weekend, where Xbox 360 COD4 players have a chance to win prizes, play with devs, challenge girls, or maybe even learn a thing or two. Kicking things off are hourly prizes, in which everyone who plays a multiplayer match of COD4 online are entered, meaning your odds pretty much suck. They get worse for the Grand Prize - an Xbox 360 Elite console, VIP Accessories kit, and various bits of Call of Duty 4 merchandise. For those of you not into games of chance, Infinity Ward game devs will be on hand tonight from 6-9 Eastern to challenge all comers. The tomorrow night from 9-11 Eastern you can choose to challenge the girls of the Xbox Gamerchix, or possibly three-time UFC lightweight champion Jens Pulver. Finally Sunday is for newbies, with many of the Xbox Ambassadors available to help you learn the ropes, or just suck less. Hit up the link for more info on the Call Of Duty 4 Live Fire Weekend.

Call Of Duty 4 Live Fire Weekend [Xbox.com]

Xbox Gamerchix, The Online Ladies Room

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 15:20:09 MDT

With internet anonymity fueling the girl-hating rage of Xbox Live users everywhere, causing a constant running at the mouth from boys who've never touched a boob that wasn't attached to a mousepad, it seems that GamerchiX is nothing short of a necessity. And with Microsoft attempting to "touch" a billion gamers this generation (no bad touches, please), the Xbox-centric community for the fairer sex is less of a grrrly marketing ploy and more of a sound business decision. The LA Times recently profiled, among other, GamerchiX leader Trixie, better known as Microsoft employee Christa Phillips. Dudes should take note.

Tired of the constant harassment from people like us—you know, misogynistic pig bloggers with leanings toward Taliban-esque oppression—packs of girls have latched onto all-female clans like PMS and GamerchiX, the latter of which writer Louann Brizendine calls "the Xbox version of the girl's bathroom." It's the kind of bathroom that, should you invade, you can expect to get your ass banned from Live.

Based on what I know of female bathroom going habits, there must be some perfumed corner of Xbox Live in which girls powder their noses, discuss handjob techniques and release rose petals from their unmentionable spots that I'm not aware of. That they apparently talk about video games in there is currently blowing my mind.

A refuge for women in a hostile game space [LA Times]

Three More Msoft Tattoos

Brian Crecente — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 12:00:09 MST

Hmmm, I'm starting to think that the whole tattoo thing is getting a little out of hand over at Microsoft.

First you have Peter Moore getting tats for Halo and GTA, now you've got TriXie, PMS Kitty and Dirty Diva getting wrist tats showing off their Gamerchix pride. What ever happened to bumper stickers? Brian Crecente

Chix Take it to the Extreme! [Gamerscore Blog]