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In College, the Party Never Stops — for LAN
Games, Not Porn, is Adult Actress' Secret Pleasure
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And The StarCraft II LAN Petitioning Commences
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LAN Parties: Beware The Photographers
Aint No LAN Party Unless There's A Stripper
The LAN Bacchanalia: Ritalin and Sextasy
Clips: Lan Cheater Gets Thrown on Ass, Computer Destroyed

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RockyRan
04:54 PM

In reply to In College, the Party Never Stops — for LAN
It's really sad my college has nothing even closely resembling to an organized gaming community. Either that or it's so underground that it's practically not there. #lan
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AOClaus
05:01 PM

@RockyRan: i don't think most colleges do, i don't think most colleges care, and i think at this point in time they might find it hard to justify the cost of setting up a room like the one they talked about in this article.

maybe if they charged money to get in, but i'm still not sure most schools would be willing to set aside the space required. #lan
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homernoy
04:24 PM

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I would love to go to a LAN party, but my PC of late weighs a friggin ton. I think I would throw my back out if I attempted to carry it far. #lan
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sereal
04:28 PM

@homernoy: uh get into shape? #lan
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Twik63
04:31 PM

@sereal: ya for real, or get a dolly #lan
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NecronomiconUK
04:35 PM

@Twik63: Or a woman to carry it for you. #lan
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Koztah
04:37 PM

@homernoy: [www.geargrip.com]

Enjoy. #lan
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sci-fi_wasabi
04:44 PM

@NecronomiconUK: So your mom carries your equipment, drops you off and then picks you up from the LAN party afterwards? Where does she find the time? #lan
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Sharkey1337
04:04 PM

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This is why there is an outcry against Starcraft II's lack of LAN. I do miss my days of huge LAN partying, mmmmmmm nostalgia... #lan
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hot_heart
04:04 PM

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Hehe. With Counter-Strike you can LAN party like it's 1999! #lan
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Jackie Yoshi
10/31/09

In reply to Games, Not Porn, is Adult Actress' Secret Pleasure
Cause who wants to hear about average female gamers, when you could just regard them as only meaningful if they're eye candy! #alexisraven
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egoimago001
10/31/09

@Jackie Yoshi: Amen. This is why you guys 'never see' female gamers. It's not because we're elusive, it's because you act like this (and.. post articles like this, jeez).
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Brian Crecente
10/31/09

@egoimago001: "It's not annoying, it's a little surprising," she said. "I've met a lot of cool women that play video games through LAN tournies. What surprises people is that I'm hot and a porn star and a player, but that has nothing to do with it, gaming is so popular now."

"My gaming should be about what I do, not who I am." #alexisraven
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laursen.lau
10/31/09

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I have that exact case and DVD drive. Weird.
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Vishus
10/31/09

@laursen.lau: As do I . Whats even weirder is that I have that same external HDD with the clear housing that's sitting on top of it as well. #alexisraven
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Darein
10/30/09

In reply to Games, Not Porn, is Adult Actress' Secret Pleasure
See, not only do video games make people do drugs and kill people... they also make people into pornstars... /sarcasm #alexisraven
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10/30/09

@Darein: You also get an internet cookie. #alexisraven
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ithyphallus, bonks morrigan
10/30/09

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proof that pc gamers get the most tang #alexisraven
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Hextan
10/30/09

In reply to Games, Not Porn, is Adult Actress' Secret Pleasure
I somehow doubt that porn itself would be any adult star's SECRET pleasure. Good for her though, I like reading these kinds of stories. #alexisraven
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mobetta
10/30/09

In reply to Games, Not Porn, is Adult Actress' Secret Pleasure
she may be a so called porn geek or so to speak (i'd hit it) but can she top 2 360's, ps3, superNES, psp, gamecube, ds lite, turbo express portable, wii, dreamcast, ps, ps2 & four computers in one room? #alexisraven
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10/30/09

@mobetta: Yes... look at her V/O equipment (or A/V, if you prefer).

Granted, if you are using rigs that are using at least a Clarksfield setting and are bewulf clustering your rigs and cooling them with Nitrogen Oxide, then you might be onto something, lol.

BTW: 4 Gaming rigs (2 water cooled, 2 Nitrogen Ox cooled), 2 gaming laptops - 1 ASUS ROG, 1 SAGER, 1 SNES - US, 1 SFC - Japan, 1 Mega Drive - JPN, 1 Genesis - US, 1 SuperGrafx - JPN, 1 TurboGrax16 - US, 1 TurboDuo - USA, 1 NES - US, 1 Famicom - JPN, 2 Vectrex - Classic near mint state, 1 TI-99-4A (In the box), 1 ADAM (found it at Big Fun in Cleveland, Heights, OH), 1 Atari VCS, 1 Atari 5200, 1 Atari 7800, 1 Atari XE, 5 pinball machines, 1 Zoltar machine and an auctioned BaffleBall in it's original (read: not restored) state. #alexisraven
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Spoony Bard
10/31/09

@mobetta: E-peen alert. #alexisraven
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mobetta
11/02/09

@Spoony Bard: erm, this is NOT my setup, i'm just relaying the info my roomate has, he's much more of a gamer than I am. I just have 1 of each current gen console. #alexisraven
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kunai
10/30/09

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Brian, CHECK YOUR GRAMMAR AND SPELLING. Seriously, how are you the editor? #alexisraven
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10/30/09

@kunai: FYI - Read the FAQ. #alexisraven
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rawkr
10/30/09

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Yes, how dare we think that someone attractive who has a vocation that is less than politically correct is actually intelligent and can do something other than smile and perform sex acts. Gamers are only a certain kind of person, overweight pimply makes between the ages of twelve and thirty, right? Skeptical, fine be that way, but its not impossible. Grow up! #alexisraven
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cat. bus.
10/30/09

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"My gaming should be about what I do, not who I am."

So it should be about porno and not porno? Am I misinterpreting anything here?

In all seriousness I think her statement's underlying message is a good one, but really what she does (at least for a living) is porno. #alexisraven
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10/30/09

@cat. bus.: I construed it as the following:

What I do - Build rigs and be a PC Gamer.

Who I am - A Pornstar.

As for the living - Good for her for being able to do so. : ) #alexisraven
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Mr. F
10/30/09

@Soldier_CLE says that Hideo Kojima has to make MGS till the day he dies!: wouldn't it be the other way? if she identifies herself as a PC "rigger" then that would be who she is, and Porno would be what she does....
wait who cares #alexisraven
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10/30/09

@Mr. F: riggers are a step beyond gamer IMO since they go beyond spending the cash and playing the games.

They actually are also responsible to how fine tuned their equipment is.

Also: in retort - If you are implying that you don't care, why did you reply? #alexisraven
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Gargus
10/30/09

In reply to Games, Not Porn, is Adult Actress' Secret Pleasure
If she wasnt a semi attractive woman would this have even been posted? Bet if it was a male pornstar no one would care.

And saying something is a guilty pleasure is just stupid. If you take pleasure in something enough to keep doing it then your obviously not really feeling guilty are you? And why are games and stuff considered guilty anyway? Is that just a way people can do something they like but when asked about it by others they can play it down as to not sound so awful? #alexisraven
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10/30/09

@Gargus: If African-American talents Lexington Steele (straight), Nick da Cannon(gay for pay), or Wicked Producer and actor Brad Armstrong had the same thing going on, chances are, it'd get posted on here.

Granted, it's a red herring to the reason of posting, since recently, Kotaku had been trying to profile female gamers or all kinds, from Frag Girls and beyond.

As for the term "guilty pleasure", it is an apt statement if what is described could be termed something that (at least previously) would make you blush or at least would deem a certain decadent delight. The term has different connotations. Sex, for example is a guilty pleasure, even if you get enough of it. Whether you know it or not, certain euphoria is also found in playing games. Again, the term still stands.

So, with all due respect, it is NOT STUPID to call something "guilty pleasure". Even in your rhetorical question " Is that just a way people can do something they like but when asked about it by others they can play it down as to not sound so awful?" you should have figured out the implied meaning, simply from pondering within your inquiry.

Think about it. #alexisraven
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Hartia
10/30/09

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okay kotaku, whats with all the sudden porn star articles lol, just because they mention gaming once....lawls #alexisraven
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10/30/09

@Hartia: She did more than say gaming once. She showed off one of her rigs (and what looked like her V/O room!) #alexisraven
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Chimaera
10/30/09

@Soldier_CLE says that Hideo Kojima has to make MGS till the day he dies!: She also showed off her computer.

Hey oh! #alexisraven
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10/30/09

@Chimaera: You get an internet cookie for that. LOL #alexisraven
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