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When Aisha Tyler was selected to be the presenter for the 2012 Ubisoft E3 press conference, she received an unprecedented flood of hate from trolls who complained about the fact that she knew nothing about gaming. Too bad haters didn’t do their homework first, because as it turns out Aisha Tyler knows more about gaming that all of us put together. Her Facebook response was awesome and predictably went viral. In case you missed it, here’s her masterpiece. Haters, take note.
Dear Gamers
I play.
I’ve played since I was a little kid.
Since I begged my dad to buy me a Nintendo LCD Donkey Kong, Jr.
Since I blew through three weeks’ allowance playing Defender at the laundromat.
Since you were a twinge in the left side of your daddy’s underoos.
I’ve been a gamer since I made friends with a girl in the 5th grade just to get at her Atari.
Since I missed the bus playing Galaga after school.
Since I missed the start of Return of the Jedi playing Tempest in the theater lobby.
You think you know. You don’t know.
I’ve been a gamer since before you could read.
Since I aced midterms after staying up all night playing Evil Tetris.
Since I became dorm champ at Leisure Suit Larry.
Since I double-wielded on Time Crisis 3 at Fuddrucker’s.
I was a voice in not one, but two major video game titles.
I hosted the Reach Beta tutorial.
I was a Gears of War superfan panelist at ComicCon.
I hosted the Ubisoft presser at E3 2012.
I didn’t do any of it for the money.
For most I got paid next to nothing, and for some, less than that.
I did it because I love video games.
Because I’ve dreamt since I was a kid of being in one of the games I love.
How many games have you done voices for?
How many cons have you repped at?
Your buddy’s Unreal Tournament garage deathmatch doesn’t count.
I go to E3 each year because I love video games.
Because new titles still get me high.
Because I still love getting swag.
Love wearing my gamer pride on my sleeve.
People ask me what console I play.
Motherfucker, ALL of them.
I get invited to E3 because real gamers know I’m a gamer.
I don’t do it for the money.
I have plenty of money.
I don’t do it for the fame.
Fuck fame.
I do it because I love video games.
I don’t give out my gamertag because I don’t want a mess of noob jackholes lining up
to assassinate me on XBL.
I don’t give a shit what you think about my gamerscore.
I don’t play to prove a point.
I don’t play to be the best.
I play because I love it.
I play.
I’ve been playing my whole life.
I’m not ashamed of it.
I don’t apologize for it.
It’s who I am.
To the core.
I’m a gamer.
So to all the haters out there who claim I don’t play;
To the GAF dicks,
Gamespot trolls,
To every illiterate racist douchebag on Youtube:
Flame away. Go nuts.
Post every jackass comment your heart desires.
I’ll still be playing when your mom’s kicked you out of her basement
and you have to sell your old-ass console
and get a real job.
For now, I say to you respectfully,
and I mean this from the bottom of my heart,
GFYS.

When Aisha Tyler was selected to be the presenter for the 2012 Ubisoft E3 press conference, she received an unprecedented flood of hate from trolls who complained about the fact that she knew nothing about gaming. Too bad haters didn’t do their homework first, because as it turns out Aisha Tyler knows more about gaming that all of us put together. Her Facebook response was awesome and predictably went viral. In case you missed it, here’s her masterpiece. Haters, take note.

Dear Gamers

I play.

I’ve played since I was a little kid.

Since I begged my dad to buy me a Nintendo LCD Donkey Kong, Jr.

Since I blew through three weeks’ allowance playing Defender at the laundromat.

Since you were a twinge in the left side of your daddy’s underoos.

I’ve been a gamer since I made friends with a girl in the 5th grade just to get at her Atari.

Since I missed the bus playing Galaga after school.

Since I missed the start of Return of the Jedi playing Tempest in the theater lobby.

You think you know. You don’t know.

I’ve been a gamer since before you could read.

Since I aced midterms after staying up all night playing Evil Tetris.

Since I became dorm champ at Leisure Suit Larry.

Since I double-wielded on Time Crisis 3 at Fuddrucker’s.

I was a voice in not one, but two major video game titles.

I hosted the Reach Beta tutorial.

I was a Gears of War superfan panelist at ComicCon.

I hosted the Ubisoft presser at E3 2012.

I didn’t do any of it for the money.

For most I got paid next to nothing, and for some, less than that.

I did it because I love video games.

Because I’ve dreamt since I was a kid of being in one of the games I love.

How many games have you done voices for?

How many cons have you repped at?

Your buddy’s Unreal Tournament garage deathmatch doesn’t count.

I go to E3 each year because I love video games.

Because new titles still get me high.

Because I still love getting swag.

Love wearing my gamer pride on my sleeve.

People ask me what console I play.

Motherfucker, ALL of them.

I get invited to E3 because real gamers know I’m a gamer.

I don’t do it for the money.

I have plenty of money.

I don’t do it for the fame.

Fuck fame.

I do it because I love video games.

I don’t give out my gamertag because I don’t want a mess of noob jackholes lining up

to assassinate me on XBL.

I don’t give a shit what you think about my gamerscore.

I don’t play to prove a point.

I don’t play to be the best.

I play because I love it.

I play.

I’ve been playing my whole life.

I’m not ashamed of it.

I don’t apologize for it.

It’s who I am.

To the core.

I’m a gamer.

So to all the haters out there who claim I don’t play;

To the GAF dicks,

Gamespot trolls,

To every illiterate racist douchebag on Youtube:

Flame away. Go nuts.

Post every jackass comment your heart desires.

I’ll still be playing when your mom’s kicked you out of her basement

and you have to sell your old-ass console

and get a real job.

For now, I say to you respectfully,

and I mean this from the bottom of my heart,

GFYS.

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∞ May 4th, 2013 at 12:00 pm via socialistexan
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thedailywhat:

Tropes Vs. Women in Video Games

Nine months after her successful Kickstarter campaign, Anita Sarkeesian unveils the much anticipated pilot episode of the Tropes Vs. Women in Video Games series, which examines how video games often portray female characters as someone who needs to be rescued.

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∞ Apr 12th, 2013 at 6:01 pm via thedailywhat
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brainstatic:

There are Skyrim mods for everyone.

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∞ Apr 6th, 2013 at 9:05 pm via brainstatic
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A Bunch Of Sad, Insecure Dudes Attacked A Woman And Everyone Got What They Deserved

When Anita Sarkeesian announced plans to do a video series exploring the portrayal of women in video games, she became the victim of a massive online attack choreographed by members of the gaming community who cast her as the “villain” in their online “game” to ruin her life. It did not go well for them. But for Anita, things ended up going very well indeed.

You definitely want to watch the whole thing, but here are some highlights: at 1:00 she talks about why she loves video games, at 2:02 just try to imagine yourself in her shoes, at 3:45 she sticks the people attacking her under a microscope, and at 8:15 she doesn’t just win the game, she absolutely destroys it.

(Source: middle-women)

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∞ Apr 6th, 2013 at 12:00 pm via crimble-crumble
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it took a single google search to find the male nude mod on both nexusmods and curse.

Asked by khasck

Thanks for letting me know that I, too, can sexualize cartoon bodies!

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I originally considered some sort of commentary, but really I am at a loss for words, so here are some .gifs:

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brainstatic told me to look into changing the filed of view in Skyrim and now I can run around shooting fireballs at baddies and picking herbs and taking screenshots of waterfalls for hours and hours without maddening dizziness or gut-wrenching nausea!

See y’all next week. Maybe.

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I really love computer games but I really hate motion sickness.

I’ll never understand why I can play some games for hours and hours with no issue (Borderlands 2) and others for only 15-30 minutes before a wave of nausea hits (Skyrim).

Ughhhhhhhhhh.

What a waste of a beautiful character.

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Quinn Haytesmen’s clothes make me happy because LOOKATTHEM but also sad because I can’t actually put them on my body.

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After I beat Borderlands 2 and my life lost all meaning, I stumbled upon a bigass Sims 3 sale on Origin and got a couple of expansions for $6 each, which lead to my life’s meaning becoming a tiny simulated person.

A few nights ago I created Quinn Haytesmen. (Yes, that’s pronounced “hates men.”)

She’s fat, tattooed, has a magenta buzz-cut with matching brows, and she plans to make a living by selling her art — she writes, paints, and sings.

I am so sick and tired of people calling female characters ‘useless”.

nijireiki:

actualcanadiansherlockholmes:

lennat:

Women.

Are.

Not.

There.

To.

Be.

USED!

Do you ever read something that changes the entire way you think?

Holy shit.

YOU DON’T OWE USEFULNESS TO ANYONE.

YOOO.

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∞ Mar 14th, 2013 at 12:00 pm via heirofmedusa
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shadowkixx:

shoutout to those gamers that tried to be a bad person in an rpg but can’t because you’re too nice of a person

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∞ Mar 12th, 2013 at 4:39 pm via shadowkixx
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The thing I hate most about OCPD is the indecision, because it’s indecision based in nothingness. For example, I’m currently trying to choose whether or not I should diligently finish my first Borderlands 2 playthrough before beginning Tomb Raider.

Clearly this isn’t a monumental choice. It bears no importance on anything. Either way my life will not change. I will simply play one game or the other until Jordan gets home from work. Yet, inside my head there’s a voice saying, “You can’t start a new thing until you finish the old thing.” “You won’t enjoy Tomb Raider if Borderlands 2 is in the back of your mind.” “What if you miss something in one game because you’re half-committed to another?”

And this is how I end up not playing either game, scrolling through my Dash for hours with a massive alcoholic beverage in-hand.

This cycle of “postpone versus complete” only results in a big pile of half-finished projects, and an even bigger list of projects I’m not “allowed” to start.

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latveriandalishdaisyraintook:

When I’m watching someone play an rpg they’ve never played before and they skip over all the dialogue I just

(Source: dalishtook)

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∞ Mar 10th, 2013 at 1:00 pm via mrshowardhughes
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brainstatic replied to your photo: I fucking love this game.

Curious what you think of Ellie (if you’ve gotten to her yet.)

I ADORE her. I wish they could have made her as fat as she is without feeling it necessary to give her such massive tits, but all around, she’s everything. She’s fat, she knows people make fun of her for it, and she loves herself anyway.

~spoilers~

One of her quests sends you to collect hood ornaments the local bandits made to mock her; she decorates her shop with all TWELVE of them.

She’s also comfortable in her sexuality, she likes cars, and blowing shit up. And she’s shamelessly crude.

What’s not to love?

(She did make one teeny tiny skinny-shaming comment once, but no one’s perfect!)

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