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[J2games]

UnSolicited Penis on Xbox Live:

You have to read this article, no wonder we don't find too many female gamers on Xbox Live! Meet Abbie, our newest writer and our relaunch of the 'Token Female' column:

http://www.j2games.com/new/forum/ind...sg1407#msg1407

She's a riot and I'm happy we were able to grab her!

[Alucard79]

Good read, but it also goes the other way too. (not that I mind) When Uno first came out on XBLA it was almost a nightly thing to see different girls doing some... well let's just say inserting things. Also, I have several girls on my friend list that will kick your ass in Rainbow Six, Halo, Gears Of War, and Ghost Recon. I think it's funny as hell for guys to give them shit before a match and then be constantly killed and teabagged by the girls they were giving shit to.

[mnbren05]

It always amazes me the extent that some people will go to. Why on earth would you send pics of your junk to some person through a mutual gaming experience? I just don't understand what is the matter with some of these guys. Really they give a bad name to gamers in general. Unsolicited penis is quite possibly the new catch phrase of the years lol. Quite an interesting column I must say and I will enjoy future additions.

[RARusk]

UnSolicited Penis is one of the following:

A. A naked punk rock group.
B. Bill Clinton's Secret Service code name.
C. Fighter17's alt user name.

[scooterb23]

When I saw this thread title, I immediately thought "Odd title for a game" I clearly need to get outside more often.

[boatofcar]

Hehe, good story.

[kazuo]

When Uno first came out on XBLA it was almost a nightly thing to see different girls doing some... well let's just say inserting things.

You say that like it's a bad thing.

[rbudrick]

Gay DPers, speak up: Have you ever pretended to be a chick on XBL to get some unsolicited penis?

lolz

-Rob

[Darth Sensei]

Link doesn't come up for me.

[Slate]

Gay DPers, speak up: Have you ever pretended to be a chick on XBL to get some unsolicited penis?

lolz

-Rob

No but a girl on my friends list pretended to be an old man once.

[J2games]

I thought you guys would get a kick out of that one! When Abbie was pitching me the story, she had me on the floor in tears with some of the stuff she's gone through. I think the best is when she doesn't say anything, hands some cocky bastard their ass then lets them know they were beaten by a girl...

(oh, and I think I'm going to have to start playing Uno now - is it really like free porn?)

This week Abbie will be covering the 'E for All' show for us. I can imagine her diatribe on being a minority in attendance at THAT show...

[FantasiaWHT]

Where'd all the... er... *afraid to say it now* anatomical references go?

[BillKunkel]

After working with Abbie for almost a year at Tips & Tricks I was, like, mega-delighted when she agreed to join Jay, Rob and me at J2Games.com. She's the best female journalist in the business for my money and doesn't even have to call herself "Natasha Nude" or something equally ridiculous to attract attention—not to mention lotsa photos of genital warts! Though what I find interesting is that she once remarked to me that it was other female gamers who often gave her the most crap online. Hmmmm.

Quick reminder: The J2 site is getting a makeover around the front end of next month at which time I'll be awarding the first Game Doctor Q&A Prize Packet for Best Q of the Month in about 15 years. That means the winner will be getting stuff mostly from the 90s with perhaps a bit of 80s memorabilia just to start it up in style. I have several good Qs in already, but there's still plenty of time for a topper to squeeze in there and snag the swag.

I'll also be running a major piece on "30 Years of Space Invaders" including an interview with the game's creator, Tomohiro Nishikado (as translated by Anatole "The Real Deal" Brown) so I hope you'll be checking in regularly. And now that we have our Very Own Thread here on DP, I'll be trodding these boards with even greater regularity.

Okay, so you take the bitter with the sweet.

[diskoboy]

I'll also be running a major piece on "30 Years of Space Invaders" including an interview with the game's creator, Tomohiro Nishikado (as translated by Anatole "The Real Deal" Brown) so I hope you'll be checking in regularly. And now that we have our Very Own Thread here on DP, I'll be trodding these boards with even greater regularity.

Damn, it's been 30 years, already!!??

Boy, talk about feeling old... Space Invaders was the first video game I ever played at the tender age of 5.

Can't wait to see the article!

[BillKunkel]

Btw, among the items being included in that Game Doc Prize Packet will be one of the original screen overlays that had to be placed over your TV screen to play various games on the 1971 Magnavox Odyssey (that should get Earl off his Phosphor Dot Fossil so he can send me a winning Q). I have no idea how rare these sheets are, but I don't think you'll find them on eBay.

[Sothy]

I think i met this chick.

I was playing a game of tf2 and its like maybe my 3rd game I dont know shit "Im an old hand at tf1 but cmon way different stuff happening" And a female gamer is walking me through how to handle different character classes and stuff. after the game i sent a message and friend request "wxpecting to be ignored" But she accepted and when I clicked profile thing it had a j2games link. Havent talked or played with her since but seems like coincidence.

No im not giving out the gamertag

[Richter Belmount]

If they get nude on xbox webcam , it doesnt mean they love you.

[J2games]

Not to change direction too much, but as this the "Official J2Games.com Thread" I wanted to let you know we have ALOT going on! Bill Kunkel is running the "Game Doctor Q&A" and we also have the FanArt monthly contest going. Details are below and at our site:

http://j2games.com/new/forum/index.php?topic=869.0

"Want to win goodies from the J2Games warehouse? Thanks to the numerous requests we have received for how to submit fan-artwork, we have decided to relaunch the FanArt contest and re-post our mailing details as well as artwork guidelines and submission rules.

Each month, we will pick the best of that months submissions and the winner will be contacted. The winning piece will be scanned and added to the website for all to see and marvel at! Prizes will include recent game releases, limited edition game packin items, autographed books, controllers, figurines, lapen pins, you name it! We'll just be picking at random some really neat stuff as the prizes!

All submissions should be mailed to our offices at the following address:

J2Games
attn: Fan-Art Contest
791 Wylie Street SE Unit 1002
Atlanta, GA 30316

or they can be scanned, attached and emailed to jay@j2games.com.

Submissions can be hand-drawn artwork, sculptures, videoclips/animation (provided to us on CD/DVD - or email if it isn't too big a file,) original music, etc. (we're open to seeing how truely creative the gaming community can be!) (and partially scared!)

All submissions become the property of J2Games LLC. You will be given credit for your submissions in all ways, shapes and forms. (your name will be ALL OVER IT!) By submitting entries, you allow J2Games to use the item likeness on the website, in print work, to be framed and hung or displayed in our offices or for our general laughter and amusement. (hey, this is like American Idol, we all love watching the goober auditions!)

Winners will be selected by vote of the J2Games.com staff. Staff members and staff-freelance members are not allowed to participate. (you weenies get enough free stuff already!) Submissions cycles start the first of the month and run into the last day of the month based on the postmark on the item. (we will go al little longer for this first cycle and will award our first prize the beginning of Dec.) Winners will be chosen by the 5th business day of the following month. We cannot return submissions but know that you might have made someone happy with your work.

We look forward to seeing the grteat work you guys have to offer!

[Daria]

No but a girl on my friends list pretended to be an old man once.

I used to pretend I was a bionetically engineered typing hamster.

I was also like 14. >.>

[J2games]

Game piracy has been a plague on the game industry almost from Day One. Even going back to the days of the Atari VCS there were game stores with ROM burners in the back capable of transforming a single game into six-eight games. The Crash of '84 and era of computer dominance (we no longer played infantile “games” but were encouraged to involve ourselves in the wonder of “simulation”), escalated piracy into overdrive. Disk-based media proved a lot easier to duplicate than cartridges and the "user groups" that evolved around the new, cheaper computers such as the Atari 400/800 quickly evolved into the virtual Caribbean with stolen games being swapped wholesale.

When George Lucas got into the software business with Ballblazer/Ballblaster and Rescue on Fractalus, he was appalled that the same infrastructure that could keep the wraps on a multi-million dollar movie could be undone in the game world by a single, low-level employee showing off a game to a “friend”. And that’s what happened to Lucas’ debut titles; Rescue on Fractalus (under its original working title, Behind Jaggi Lines) and Ballblazer were being played by thousands upon thousands of pirate gamers months before the intended release date with the piracy level rapidly becoming exponential. Your value to the group was based on the goodies you could bring to the table—especially if you were willing to share.

Read the entire article here:

http://www.j2games.com/new/forum/ind...sg1528#msg1528