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The Games We Leave Others

Stephen Totilo — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:00:34 MDT

Sometimes we move homes. Sometimes we change jobs. Sometimes we leave MTV for Kotaku and leave behind some gems for our successor. And they film the leftovers.

Yes, MTV Multiplayer's Russ Frushtick, my superb successor at the MTV Multiplayer blog, has taken a break from writing posts to raid my many-times-raided-already cabinet of games I didn't want anymore.

By the time Russ got to this cabinet, I'd cleared out what I wanted, as had about four other MTV employees. Many games even went to charity.

Russ then got to go through what was left in this stunning two-part video series. (Warning: MTV region-blocks video for those in Canada, the U.K., Japan and maybe elsewhere)

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What's so bad about Starship Troopers on PC and Call of Duty 2? And lots of DDRs? I've IM'd Russ to warn him that the DK King of Swing box that intern got a hold of may not have a cartridge in it.

I can't be the only person to have left some gaming gems in my wake, right?

More of this from Russ over at my old stomping grounds, the MTV Multiplayer gaming blog he's been running quite well.

Exploring Stephen Totilo's Game Cabinet
MTV Interns Raid Totilo's Leftover Games

1UP's Patrick Klepek Joins MTV Multiplayer

Mark Wilson — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 13:17:34 MST

1Up's former editor Patrick Klepek is now MTV's current...Patrick Klepek. But joining Stephen Totilo to hold down the fort will be no easy task. Seriously, have you ever seen that movie The Devil Wears Prada? Imagine Totilo as Meryl Streep. We're not sure how N'Gai fits in the picture during those Vs. Modes...hmm...we really should have thought this little film metaphor through before typing it all out and refusing to revise. In any case, congrats to Klepek—we wish him the best of luck in his new position.

1Up News Editor Patrick Klepek To Join MTV Multiplayer [mtv]

Women In Gaming From A PR Perspective

Mike Fahey — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 10:24:22 MST

MTV Multiplayer's week-long interview series on women in gaming comes to a close today with a noticeably positive spin. Tracey John's chats with Tali Fischer, a PR manager with Sega of America, who offers her opinion on the portrayal of women in games in a comment on Spike TV VGA's display of nude women in video game bodypaint.

When it comes down to it — beauty sells. No matter what industry. Putting a good looking guy out front (like Abercrombie) appeals, having beautiful women starring in television shows appeals, and so does a great figure in body paint. The day we start looking at something like this and saying it is a bad thing and is sexist is the day we need to re-evaluate pop culture as a whole.

Fischer hasn't seen any of the discrimination or sexism that other women in the gaming industry have encountered, though in her particular profession the chances of any real dirt coming to fore are relatively slim anyway. I've known a great many PR people in my day, and they've all been extremely cheery, positive people, even when faced with promoting a product that's less than amazing. Not that Sega has ever had a less than amazing product, of course.

I'm guessing a lot of PR folks go home and cry at the end of the day. It's okay PR people. We understand. Let us know if you need hugs.

Women Working in Games: Sega PR's Tali Fischer On Progress, Sweatpants, And Naked Women At The VGAs [MTV Multiplayer]