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Tasty Links for October 20th 06
Gamerscore Blog : GamerDad Makes His Mark on Xbox.com
Microsofts new collum's name "Gamerdad" writing over on Xbox.com is blatently taken without permission or compensation from Gamerdad.com. That is so un-cool.
Update: It looks like Microsoft got the drift and changed the name of it to "Xbox Dad".
A Brief History of Game Console Warfare (in pictures)
British gay gamers get pitched - Joystiq
Of course it is for a Karaoke game. I guess DDR games have already sold out.
Democracy Player Update 0.9.1 - PVR Wire
How To: make your own iPod Halloween costumes - The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
DS controls Pokemon Battle Revolution - Nintendo Wii Fanboy
That is freaking cool. I could see there being some really cool wireless linking of the Nintendo Wii and the Nintendo DS. They could use the DSs wireless network boot feature to work as a remote control for a DS game. In a game like Pokemon this would be awesome. I could see wireless linking of the DS to the Wii as a killer application and to sell lots of games for both systems.
Screenshots from the latest Leopard build - The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
Vista? Meh.. who cares? Now OSX 10.5 Leopard that is the cat's meow!
Exclusive! Elite Beat Agents Track List
It looks like a completely different game than Oendan. That is awesome.
Under the Hood: PSP Load Times
So long load times can make PSP games suck more you say!??! I am shocked!
Destructoid :Top 5 reasons to go next-gen later
ClassicGaming.com - Nintendo Entertainment System 20th Anniversary Of course the Famicom is already 20 but this is the US NES.
Siliconera : Battle of the console exclusives
Floridian: Cutting the TV cord
Not a bad idea but I love my Netflix too much to do that.
Tiger Woods content is cheating - Xbox 360 Fanboy
Selling cheat codes on Xbox Live is pretty lame.
Burning Love Pouch
I would be a total pimp if I had a Burning Love Pouch for my iPod
wikiHow - The How-To Manual That Anyone Can Write or Edit
WikiHow is pretty spiffy. Check out their articles on video games.
Wired News: Fun With Nintendo's Mii Channel
I can't wait to make my Mii and play Wii sports with Kymberly.
Wii production exceeding expectations - Joystiq
Oh yeah and I upgraded the MT publishing engine on this site last night so if you notice anything weird let me know.
Jake at October 20, 2006 
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Comments
At least Sony is steping up to the plate in advertising to Gay people in general with the Playstation. A lot of companies just don't take gay gamers seriously. Like Blizzard.
Posted by: Llydis at October 24, 2006 9:41 AM
Yeah but it was a Sony UK ad not in the US. Advertising and putting people in games is a totally different thing. Of the top of my head I can’t think of any positive gay characters in modern games except for The Sims.
Posted by: Jacob Metcalf ![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.8bitjoystick.com/nav-commenters.gif)
at October 24, 2006 10:21 AM
I'm talking mostly about WoW and their weird anti-discrimination policies that are practically discriminatory.
Also here's some food for thought: http://gaygamer.net/index.php?id=1632
Actually, as far as gay characters go, there is The Sims. But, there is also Fable, you can be gay or bi in the game if you'd like. It even has gay marriage. The Sims 2 has gay marriage as well. And in Bully there are some boys you can kiss with your male character as well.
I think we'll see more and more gay friendliness as time goes on in gaming. Well with developers at least, not so much the players. Mostly because of a growing amount of gay guys and gals who are open about their gaming.
Posted by: Llydis at October 24, 2006 7:52 PM
Well can you have guilds in WOW that are connected to other real world groups? Like on racial, location, political, religious factors?
I read gaygamer.net in my RSS reader and think it is a great site.
Posted by: Jacob Metcalf at October 25, 2006 9:25 AM
Yeah, aparently you can make a Christian group. That's okay. But, advertise yourself as LGBTQ friendly and it's an issue, because there's the chance that people could harass a member because they are part of that group.
Posted by: Llydis at October 25, 2006 11:08 AM
Well that sucks.
Posted by: Jacob Metcalf at October 25, 2006 12:02 PM
