Girlfriend Mode. Ugh, Shoot Me in the Head.

This week’s big controversy comes courtesy of Gearbox Software, developer of the forthcoming Borderlands 2. In an interview with Eurogamer, lead designer John Hemingway referred to the shooter’s upcoming Mechromancer DLC as “girlfriend mode.”

Kaboom went the Internet. And rightfully so.

[Tsuru]

I thought this was old news? They even came out and said this didnt exist.

[ChocalateDog203]

God, ONE developer let slip a stupid comment and there goes the internet. This isn't news, this is just stupid nonsense. No one would even remember the damn comment if these "gaming journalists" did their jobs and posted news, not this bullshit.

[wicko]

The funny (sad) thing is, responses like this are more immature than the original joke.

[Reverent]

"Another 'Girlfriend Mode' article. Ugh, Shoot me in the head..."

Fixed*

See what I did there? Can we end this now?

[Bathyj]

The only sensible thing he said was Shoot me in the Head.

[RXL]

"No Maam!"

[Hicken]

And next week, this will have been forgotten as the insignificant article that it is, about an insignificant comment.

The world will keep moving. I'd like to think it will be moving towards better understanding, but since people are so intent on BEING offended, that'll never happen.

[palaeomerus]

Is it okay if I shoot you in the head with the front bumper of a speeding Nissan Skylark? I think bullets are kind 2011 and I'm looking for something that feels newish. Y'know...something zazzy!

Don't worry, it's only a model. Plastic even. But wear a motorcycle helmet anyway. So sense in taking chances.

Here's how this normally goes:

Person A: " Blah blah blaa girlfriend mode"

Person B: "What? I'm offended by that! I'm going to blog about a third hand account I read of it on my amateur gaming news portal that has no gaming news, no advertisers, and is a blogspot template! Then N4G will run it. I should be invested with the authority to tell people how to talk. I'm THAT important and special. "

Person A: " LOL! Listen, I don't know or like you so I really don't care. You aren't important to me; you can probably deal with being annoyed; I was not trying to insult you; you KNOW what the hell I meant anyway and what I was referring to and that there is some factual basis to it; and, you're not the boss of me. So deal. It's not my problem anytime something offends you. Go ahead and be offended if that's your solution. Anyway... like I was saying, blah blah girlfriend mode, blah, auto-aim ricochet, blah blah, some uptight twit is all upset about it now, but screw them, blah blah, get in the kitchen and bake me pie about how offended you supposedly are. Waaaah. "

Someone being offended by the use of the words "girlfriend mode" because he supposedly doesn't respect the gaming skills of women who don't game, which is what he was referring to, is NOT IMPORTANT AT ALL to other people. Thus announcing how offended you are makes you look like a fragile easily excited drama festival in human form who wants to yell at strangers about stuff you personally don't like. In essence it makes you look like a whiney, self important, contemptible prude with nothing better to do with your time and energy but try to play mind cop on the internet.

[256bit]

tfw no gf D:

[JaggedCarpet]

omg lol wtf bbq D:

[lorcraven]

god this controversy is like when you swear as a child in front of your mates, and they go "ooooo you said a bad word"

grow up people.

ps I'm excited for this game, I wish to play it and have fun not over analyse everything

[Loki86]

Are we really still talking about this?

[Drumsmasher]

Who really gives a s**t about this "girlfriend mode" controversy? Like really, either people in the gaming community are uptight squares, or Gearbox purposefully blew it up somehow....
I come here for Gta V and Halo 4 info, otherwise the whole gaming community pisses me off. I'm not kidding. The world is unbelievable.