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XBL Headset: My Hate / Hate Relationship

I never use my headset on XBL. Frankly, I have enough on my mind just trying to get my meaty hands to manipulate the controls properly let alone attempting to carry on any semblance of a conversation. And then the handful of times that I did use it I plain hated the experience. At best I had to listen to kids while they were talking smack [alert: 9 minutes of profanity-laced posturing] or just humming to themselves.

And at worse... well check out some of the links to listen to more examples of what has me leaving my headset in the box. I couldn't make it more than a couple of minutes into them and I already feel stupider.

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2:00 PM on Sun Mar 2 2008
By Drew Crecente
13,758 views, 207 comments

Latest by akakiran: Hint Hint. Mute more »

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Keighley Sets Mass Effect Record Straight... Or Tries To

Having had the thrill of appearing live on Fox News to try and clear the waters over a vast video game misrepresentation, I have to say I feel for Geoff Keighley. In the first two minutes the anchor says that Mass Effect has full nudity and sex and a psychologist "expert" talks about how statistics show that games are played by young boys and that Mass Effect is all about objectifying women. Oh wait, you can play as a woman too, Keighley points out and the full-on nudity? About half a boob for 30 seconds of a 30 hour game.

Keighley totally took charge of the interview. How much, you ask? He goaded their expert, who seconds earlier was talking about sexism, to call him "darling." Nice, maybe ask him to bend over and pick up a pencil next darling.

Let me end by saying it's obvious that every one of the people who they had discussing it after the fact have not only never played Mass Effect, they probably heard about it five minutes before they were supposed to offer an opinion. Very shoddy. Though, at least they got his name right.

6:27 PM on Mon Jan 21 2008
By Brian Crecente
148,864 views, 633 comments

Latest by Archcruxis: OMFG, The sheer pain of watching this was almost too much. All I can say is, a bunch of old adults who saw this one clip of a very brief discrete sexual scene in a 30+ hour game which I more »

girls and gaming

What NOT To Say to Girls on Xbox Live (Or Anywhere Else)

There's a great piece up on Hawty McBloggy listing the top ten things said to female gamers on Xbox Live. The post may be a few months old, but its message still has resonance. I know a lot of girl gamers and upon reading over this list, saw many of the things they say they hear on a regular basis. "Are you playing on your brother's/boyfriend's account?", "Dude. Dude! Are you a girl? Will you be my friend? Dude, accept my friend request! Let's hook up!" and "Shouldn't you be playing Barbie Horse Adventures?" are just a few of the ever so clever quips these online idiots think are their best material. Writer BS Angel sums it up best: More »

2:00 PM on Sun Nov 18 2007
By fdemarco
34,404 views, 241 comments

Latest by Senshik: Yeah... this still doesn't demean the way men are on other online sites, for instance, Myspace. "hey girl, I like your titties. What's your number?" Sad to say but its true story. And I've been dating him ever since. Ridiculous, is what more »