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5 Dangers of Playing Video Games with a Significant Other...

Video Games? Dating? What could go wrong? Here are 5 pitfalls to be wary of while playing video games with a boyfriend or girlfriend.

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Tetsujin4003d ago

I still need to find this myth called girls who play video games. I met a couple who "claim" to play games, yet all they play is CoD, Rock Band/Guitar Hero, WoW, and maybe Angry Birds.

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That can be said about regular friends; especially the "Better than you" part.

Conzul4003d ago (Edited 4003d ago )

You're right. I myself have never seen a girl who picked up a game unless there was a boy around to impress.

I have a few sisters, and they only play what I [painfully and repeatedly] suggest to them. Then they play the likes of Journey or BSI and go "Oh, why didn't you tell me it was this good?"
And I just wanna grip their little heads and squeeze

Donnieboi4003d ago (Edited 4003d ago )

My fiance (24), female cousin (25), big sister (30), and little niece (11), and a clan mate (17) are each hardcore gamers (And I mean hardcore--they don't appreciate casual games). In fact my sister has been a game collector (as a hobby) and passed down 300 games to me (from Atari to PS2). My cousin still has her copy of Castlevania SOTN (her favorite game) and she's waiting for the green light to pre-ordered Dark Souls 2 (she works at gamestop), my fiance beat is a Mass Effect and Deus Ex junkie, and my niece loves Zelda, has her own "Fat Princess" clan (that game is more hardcore than it appears) and using this program on PC called RPG maker to write her own games.

It all depends on if they grew up in a household with games in it, and were not teased for being girls that enjoy games (usually teased by parents who want to impose suggested themes/gender roles on female family members).

So clearly women like hardcore games too, but they may not always like the same one's we like. For example, in the realm of hardcore games, women may appreciate games like Mass Effect, The Walking Dead, Heavy Rain, Zelda, etc for reasons I can't get into without writing a whole dissertation. But if u want to know why some women prefer certain hardcore games (let's just leave casual games out of the equation), then check out a book written by a woman named "Gender inclusive Game Design". It shows how many women respond quite well to hardcore games, however, they don't seem to like games like COD and Battlefield because of the competitiveness. But they love a great story, challenging gameplay (if it's against cpu) and deep game mechanics. However, of course there are still some women who also like competition too (my niece and her Fat Princess clan have to use mics to coordinate strategy). Plus one of my clanmates, a 17 year old female plays Uncharted 2, 3, and BF 3 online (and she coordinates with us on mic).

KrimsonKody4003d ago

Nice article!
They forgot the "mix match SO's", "show me the way SO's" & the "don't blink SO's".

Show Me The Way SO's is when you often have to baby your SO across the game; "stand back, I'll defeat this heathen, follow me & just heal, Let me throw you over those spikes that you can't seem to jump, I'll solve the puzzle, you just look pretty.. " etc.

The Mix Match SO's is when 2 SO's have different taste; one hogs the TV with sports, puzzles & cutesy games, while the other does the same with adventure, shooters & fighters. One never cares for what the other is doing, just counting down the time for themselves to play.

& the Don't Blink SO's are the ones who don't play games, but they just like to watch you play, all the time. Even if you want a snack break, some air, stretch, etc., they're always there, like "I wanna see you play (insert game), when you gonna play it? So what the Playoffs is on, play it NOW!"

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kopp3rbug4002d ago

My wife is a harcore gamer and with all honesty a damn hot one to boot. Her favorite game is Doom 3 with bioshock series and deadspace a close second. We played through both left for deads in the hardest difficulty. Ill have to admit I'm a damn lucky guy.....and not only that, she just so happens to be an otaku and we're gearing up for comicon in a couple of weeks here in phoenix. They exist..its no myth. P.s. she plays everything...from pikmin and zelda ....to most recently dead space 3 assassins creed and the upcoming metro this tuesday. Shes upward of 55000 gamerscore on xboxlive.

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Essential Video Games Everyone Needs To Play At Least Once

Video games are no longer just a simple past time. Today's games are evolving into true works of art. Offering intriguing narratives, cinematic setpieces, and profound messages, games can entertain us for hundreds of hours.

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Chard8h ago(Edited 8h ago)

I never got around to mass effect - I’m skeptical that it would hold up if I were to try it now

Furesis7h ago

I would say it does. The combat is a bit shit for todays standards but everything else is great.

anast6h ago

It's worth a play through today.

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EKWB reportedly plagued with financial disarray many gaming pc's left without parts

EK Cooling allegedly has slipped itself into a hot soup of seemingly endless financial woes, where it has not paid its staff, suppliers, and contractors for many months as the company is facing liquidity problems and a surplus of inventory left unsold, stuck in the warehouse for a more extended period. Gamers Nexus investigated these claims made by former and current personnel, where he found trails of unpaid bills lasting as long as three to four months and unpaid raises that accumulated for almost a year.

EK Water Blocks has two entities—a Slovenian-based headquarters and a US-based subsidiary, EK Cooling Solutions. Steve narrated the series of events in detail, stating that the company was reportedly irresponsible and negligent regarding payment. Consequently, partners and employees are forced to share the burden of alleged mismanagement. It all begins with its extensive range of products, leading to a surplus of goods. EK has over 230 water blocks, 40 liquid cooling kits, 85 reservoirs, 40 pumps, 73 radiators, and 212 miscellaneous accessories.

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just_looken2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

Yes this is not about video games directly but indirectly this will impact the pc gaming/workstation space hard.

This company is massive one of two in the water cool space so if it goes poof then thousands out there have no spare parts or half built computers.

SO yeah i know not about a video game but think of it as amd leaving the pc space but this is ekwb that could be leaving water cooling in the pc space

Jayz2cents a supporter of there products also has issues
https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Giblet_Head13h ago(Edited 13h ago)

As someone that has built a watercooling rig. EK is big, but there's so many numerous watercooling part companies out there. EK's stuff isn't exactly amazing quality for the price compared to others either, it's just ok. Much like Corsair. The impact would be negligible long term. For perspective the majority of my parts are XSPC, at most I use EK for my gpu waterblocks and fittings. Both easily replaceable.

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El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron - Coming Back for a New Generation

Originally launched in 2011, El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron is coming to Nintendo Switch, so It's time to look back at the original.

jznrpg1d 2h ago

Still have my ps3 copies. Bought it at launch and another one when I found it cheap and in perfect condition about 10 years ago. I wouldn’t buy it on Switch but if they made a PS5 version I would. I still have one of my PS3 Fats hooked up so good to go either way.

darthv721d 2h ago

Id play it again on the switch. I wished my 360 version was bc but this is still a good way to play.