And there you have it folks. This is the reason why I have a unisex gamertag and I don’t use a microphone. The quotes are right on except they’re missing the part where they send 20 messages and friend requests after each match.

Not going to lie though, if I see the GT, PinkHottieCutie420, I wana scream profanities and threats at her too. What’s the deal with that anyways? Why does everyone want to kill all the women playing video games?! Even other women? Hm, don’t care. GET HER!!!

A Day In The Life Of A Female Gamer: This Is SOOO True is a post from: That Girl is a Geek!

Let me first start off by saying JETPACKS and ASSASSINATIONS! Holy mother of Anakin. As if I wasn’t already excited about Halo: Reach before, I’m now about 2-steps away from jacking some Seattle college n00b’s Vespa and riding it all the way to Kirkland, WA to find Bungie Studios. I want the Beta and I want it RIGHT NOW!

Can you wait til May, 3rd?

Source: [Joystiq]

Halo: Reach Multiplayer Beta Trailer Will Give You A Heart Attack is a post from: That Girl is a Geek!

Wow.

I wish I was at home playing right now. Too bad it would never be as awesome as this video.

Top 10 MW2 Kills is a post from: That Girl is a Geek!

No, this is not about Robert Pattinson happily smiling at you while doing your dishes, so all you Twilighter idiots can go hyperventilate someplace else!

The gnarly, 2-D side-scroller ‘The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai‘ was a violent blood bath fest on XBLA. For some reason I never brought myself to play it. Despite the fact that my list of games to play is more or less turning into a 5ft long pirate’s scroll, (YEEAARGH!) I’m extremely motivated to play it now that Ska Studios has released the trailer for its sequel ‘The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile.’

The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile is a post from: That Girl is a Geek!

Seriously. If you are good and I mean REAAAAALLY good, now is the time to finally stop talking crap and do it! MLG (Major League Gaming) alongside with Doritos Frito-Lay have announced ‘Pro-Gaming Combine.’ This is your first chance ever to enter into a nationwide competition to become official Pro Gamers. Starting tonight at 7, tickets go on sale FOR TEAMS at http://www.doritoscombine.com for the Nashville, Tennessee location (March 26th – 28th) and individual player tickets go onsale Wednesday, Feb. 24th.

For the full list of locations and details click here for DoritosCombine or PRNewswire.

Man I want to go! Not because I think I have a chance in the world, believe me I’m no TSquared or Walshster, but I wish I could watch and be at the event!

NOW IS YOUR CHANCE TO BE A MAJOR LEAGUE GAMER is a post from: That Girl is a Geek!

First things first, Happy President’s Day! This day means so much to me! Being a person who works on holidays, I can finally find easy parking and get to work with no Seattle traffic. Amazing! What a joyus day! (What fore-fathers? Abe & George, who?)

Now back to the important stuff, Microsoft displayed and announced the Windows Phone 7 Series, a phone that has been long awaited by Microsoft/Window’s fans since the iPhone’s release 3 years ago. If you havent checked it out or watched the video yet, click here!

Feeling like I now live in the stone age with my touchscreen-less, no internet, scotch-tape enhanced, Blackberry Pearl that I purchased over 5 years ago, I feel like its finally time to step out of my comfort zone and consider a new phone. But now for the real question, which direction do I go? The Apple iPhone? Google’s Nexus 1? And now that the Windows Phone 7 Series is thrown into the mix, (-P.S. what kind of name is that?) this is a big decision to make!

Being someone who is definitely in between the Apple vs. Microsoft war, simple decisions have become extremely complicated with all the choices & conflicting limitations from both sides. Which products will work with this & that, who has what and which one works better, it’s a constant battle that must be settled with one solution: GIMMIE ONE!

Now here is something that sparkled my eye about the Windows Phone 7 Series. It will have Xbox Live. (Its going to have touchscreen! It’s going to have Windows! And it’s going to have XBOX LIVE! BIYAAAAAAAAAH! -Howard Dean) “But theres already a bajillion different games for mobile devices and some phones can already connect to XBL through certain applications!” So what does this really mean? Here’s what Microsoft’s said:

“Games—This hub delivers the first and only official Xbox LIVE experience on a phone, including Xbox LIVE games, Spotlight feed and the ability to see a gamer’s avatar, Achievements and gamer profile. With more than 23 million active members around the world, Xbox LIVE unlocks a world of friends, games and entertainment on Xbox 360, and now also on Windows Phone 7 Series.”

I’m excited to see what the Windows Phone 7 Series has in store. I might not wait til the 2010 holiday season to purchase a new phone, but at least I’m happy to be looking forward to one! What do you guys think about the Windows Phone 7 Series?

Source: [Gizmodo]

Xbox Live on the Windows Phone 7 Series is a post from: That Girl is a Geek!

According to developer Peter Molyneux, Fable III will not be an RPG. Given the fact that the Fable series is arguably even classified as an RPG in the first place, it was announced that there will be no traditional leveling of our characters, no experience points and progression/leveling will be based on “morphing” weapons and by the manner in which we use them.

“Kill innocents with a blade and it will begin to drip with blood, but use it to slay evil characters and it will start to glow. The more a weapon is used, the bigger it gets – we’re shown a hammer that’s been used for two hours, and it’s almost twice the size of the starter model.” [IGN]

Sounds cool, but everything still really sounds like our traditional action/adventure/RPG(ish) Fable franchise. What makes this game not classified as our typical Fable RPG? I’d say that it’s just caz Peter Molyneux says so! It all sounds very similar in terms of making decisions and choosing your missions, following a good or bad path and it still arguably seems like the same Fable action/adventure/RPG forumla.

However, what makes Fable III really interesting this time around, is that you get to rule your own kingdom! We can haz RTS? Upon hearing that we’ll get to be King of Albion, I became reaaally interested in gameplay options and the responsibilities that will be provided to us. We will be able to make judgements that pass as laws, make decisions for our city and choose to lead as an honorable or shallow leader! Sweet! I wonder how many slaves wives I can have in my Kingdom, or if my castle will be customizable, something I wished for after purchasing Fairfax Castle in Fable II. Do you think Fable is trying to become a Sims, *slash* Sim City, *slash* third person shooter?

In all actuality, there seems to be a lot of small differences in this game. Experiance points have been thrown out, replaced by the number of people who follow you (Oh so our characters have twitter?), we also dont have a health bar (the world acts as our health bar, whatever that means) and we have more in-depth and context-sensitive expressions while interacting with others.

I say I’m pretty excited! What do you think?

Source:
Fable III’s Three Big Innovations – [Kotaku]
Fable III Preview – [IGN]

FABLE III WILL NOT BE AN RPG. (Duh/Say Whaaat?!?!) is a post from: That Girl is a Geek!

So it’s been quite some time since I’ve played the first Bioshock. I can barely remember who is who and the names of what, but I do remember feeling sheer utter amazement and curiosity when I first started the original! It was amazing! The story kept me so curious and motivated and it is definitely the only scary (semi-scary for you brave-folk) game I’ve ever actually brought myself to play!

So anyway, I bought Bioshock 2 yesterday on the day of it’s release. I loved the original Bioshock and although I was doubtful, I still had high hopes for the sequel. I started playing and I must say that so far I am not thrilled. It seems just… ehhhh. Nothing really captivating or new. Don’t get me wrong, I understand it’s a sequel and it’s the freakin Rapture for heaven’s sakes! But what made me love the original Bioshock so much was it’s mystery and shock/awe values. Wandering into the mysterious underwater city was fascinating and creepy! Given that I’m familiar with Rapture now, the sequel is nothing I’m not used to and much less interesting if you catch my drift.

Sure we’re a Big Daddy who can now drill people, sure we can now go outside of the Rapture and go underwater, sure this little sister is kind of cute and endearing, but it’s still so blah to me! Seems repetative. And with all the other games out there right now, I’m way too underwhelmed with Bioshock 2 to dedicate my time to it. They should have released it before Mass Effect 2 came out and maybe then I’d be more enthusiastic!

Bioshock2: It’s Ehhhh is a post from: That Girl is a Geek!

Starting April 15, 2010 Microsoft is discontinuing Xbox Live for the regular Xbox.
I can’t remember the last time I went on Live on my regular Xbox but still, just knowing that I can’t kind of makes me sad. :(

R.I.P. Xbox Live For Original Xbox is a post from: That Girl is a Geek!

This is a rap on Persistance Records’ youtube channel about a man who struggles in his relationship with his girlfriend because of MW2. I would say theres truth to it, buuuuuuut I’ve never encountered any problems like that, obviously. So I don’t really know. But why is this guy dating a girl like this anyways? Aren’t you supposed to have common interests?

I dig it, but I don’t get why the girlfriend wont just play with him, that would solve all their problems. I should be a relationship counselor. “He doesn’t tell me I’m pretty!” “ITS CAZ YOUR NOT!” “She says I’m lazy..” “THEN GET OFF YOUR ASS!” So productive!

Source: Persistance Records

Girlfriend vs. Modern Warfare 2 is a post from: That Girl is a Geek!