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The New Comic Thread for Wednesday, March 31, 2010

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edited April 2010 in Social Entropy++
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  • KusuguttaiKusuguttai __BANNED USERS regular
    edited March 2010
    hahahaha they're so pale

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  • MarshmallowMarshmallow Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    It's a shame when reality doesn't quite match up with a good thesis.

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  • LordaenLordaen Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    What is this GameCrush they speak of?

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  • MarshmallowMarshmallow Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Lordaen wrote: »
    What is this GameCrush they speak of?

    I believe it is a service whereby you pay money and then they connect you with a person of the female persuasion with whom to play video games of the online variety whilst chatting.

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  • fightinfilipinofightinfilipino Angry as Hell #BLMRegistered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Lordaen wrote: »
    What is this GameCrush they speak of?

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GameCrush

    basically you pay women of unknown looks but known sexy voice quality to play video games with you. i mean, in online multiplayer.

    in short you're paying extra for what you could be doing for free in TF2, or for whatever monthly rate you already pay for WoW.

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  • LordaenLordaen Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Seriously? That's quite a thing I guess.

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  • VALVEjunkieVALVEjunkie Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    haha I was reading about this!

    all I could think was "who would actually pay money for this"

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  • BroloBrolo Broseidon Lord of the BroceanRegistered User regular
    edited March 2010
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AH-sSbEgLkw
    http://au.xboxlive.ign.com/articles/107/1079073p1.html wrote:

    US, March 22, 2010 - If you're an avid online gamer chances are you sign onto, say, Xbox Live most nights and jump into a game of Modern Warfare or Gears of War with either your friends or some random players. I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say the majority of gamers you encounter are dudes, and probably immature dudes at that. What if you could pay a bit of cash to play Modern Warfare with an attractive girl? Or maybe relax with a casual game of checkers while you video chat with said female? A new social service launching tomorrow, March 23, called GameCrush (www.GameCrush.com) is hoping there are gamers out there willing to pay for the opportunity to play with girls.

    On GameCrush, guys are Players and girls are PlayDates. Players pay to play and PlayDates get paid to play. Guys can browse PlayDate profiles (there are currently around 1,200), view photos, and even chat with girls for free. Publicityhazard's turn ons include vibrating controllers, for instance, and is turned off by three red lights. Once you find a gal you fancy you send her a game invite and if she accepts you get six to ten minutes of one-on-one gaming time. PlayDates have the ability to block any guy they want for any reason. When the service launches tomorrow it will only support the Xbox 360 and a few casual games hosted on the GameCrush website, but there are plans to add PlayStation 3, Wii, and World of Warcraft support as soon as possible.

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    You must be 18 or over to create a GameCrush account -- it's being touted as the first social site for adult gamers. It's not an explicitly explicit service, but PlayDates set their gaming mood to either "flirty" or "dirty." What the two of you chat about is entirely up to you. Signing up is free, but you must purchase credits in order to get your game on. For $8.25 you get 500 credits, which is enough for one game (400 credits) and a 100 credit tip at the end. An Xbox Live game will last 10 minutes, while a casual Flash game will get you six minutes of face time with your PlayDate. That's literal face time, because you can video chat with your lady while playing a casual Flash game. Again, what goes on in that video chat is up to you and your PlayDate. GameCrush says it modeled its pricing structure after the cost of buying a girl a drink at a bar. In a bar, you're basically buying the opportunity to chat a girl up. GameCrush is hoping players will look at their service the same way.


    Playing a GameCrush casual game couldn't be easier: once she accepts your invite the game begins right in your browser and the video chat window opens. But when playing an Xbox 360 game you'll need to find her gamertag on Xbox Live (PlayDates are encouraged to set up a unique gamertag just for use with GameCrush) and send her another invite. Likely because your attention won't be on your computer monitor, there is no video chat during an Xbox game. The service isn't integrated within Xbox Live -- you browse profiles, chat with girls, and set up games all from within the GameCrush website. Then you have to set up your Xbox Live game yourself.

    After a session you can rate your PlayDate on her hotness, gaming skill, and flirtiness. The highest-rated girls will receive preferred placement on the site. GameCrush is assembling a team of its most highly regarded PlayDates called JaneCrush, which would be positioned similar to Ubisoft's Fragdolls in that members of JaneCrush will generate content for the site like blogs and editorials. GameCrush wants to turn its most popular girls into gaming stars.

    PlayDates aren't on the GameCrush staff; they are like independent contractors. Any girl can sign up, so you're going to find a wide variety of gaming and flirting skills. These are (mostly) regular girls and they don't receive any sort of training on how to act or what to say. During an early demo of the service I played a couple casual games with PlayDate Ambibambi23. She was a nice girl (and totally kicked my ass in both pool and Battleship, btw) but her boyfriend was hanging out behind her and she made mention of him a couple times. Her game mood is set to "flirty," but there was zero flirting going on. I can imagine some guys might be disappointed if they paid to play with a girl, only to hear her go on and on about her boyfriend -- and even have to see the guy during a video chat. I gave Ambibambi23 high marks for her gaming skill but dinged her for her lack of flirtiness.


    PlayDates keep 60 percent of the cash they bring in. To find its girls, GameCrush posted a Craigslist ad looking for ladies who want to get paid to play videogames. The response was enormous and there are currently around 1,200 registered PlayDates. Browsing the site, though, you'll come across many suspect profiles. Adamma here, for instance, says "I was born in Russia and come to UK 5 years ago. I am different to other girls. OK, all girls think that. But, where else can you find beauty, sophistication, fun and charm, all in one deliciously wrapped package? And I love to PLAY GAMES...I I'm sure to set your pulse racing. I like the good things in life and always expect to be treated like a lady. I take you away from the stress and strain of everyday life. Look no further."

    Because it's free for girls to sign up and there is no vetting process, the service is bound to get some shady ladies. But, from what we can tell, most of the girls on the service genuinely like to play games and are simply interested in getting paid for it.

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    The four 360 games available at the moment are Modern Warfare 2, Gears of War 2, Grand Theft Auto IV, and Halo 3. As for the casual lineup, right now you can play no-frills versions of stuff like checkers, pool, and Battleship. GameCrush says its casual offerings should improve soon.

    Casual games are played right within the GameCrush site and let you video chat with your PlayDate.
    Perhaps the most surprising thing about GameCrush is that no one else thought of it sooner. I have no doubt there are many gamers out there who would be willing to pay a little cash to play and flirt with hot girls, the only question is whether or not GameCrush is offering the right features for the right price. You can check out the site (www.GameCrush.com) for yourself and start browsing profiles tomorrow night -- or sign up to be a PlayDate, if you're a gamer girl.

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  • OlivawOlivaw good name, isn't it? the foot of mt fujiRegistered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Yeah I heard about this a while ago and it's like

    Yep

    That's sure awful

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  • MarshmallowMarshmallow Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    VALVEjunkie wrote: »
    haha I was reading about this!

    all I could think was "who would actually pay money for this"

    The chronically lonely and asocial, I suspect.

    Or maybe just people who are curious, or trying to troll them, they don't care from whence the money flows, only that it does.

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  • VALVEjunkieVALVEjunkie Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Koshian wrote: »
    gabe and tycho are looking a little sickly there

    I think he was trying to simulate the lighting of the store

    but yes that was my initial response, as well

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  • fightinfilipinofightinfilipino Angry as Hell #BLMRegistered User regular
    edited March 2010
    in all honesty, this is a pretty good scam.

    i mean, i could set up my own service, create a fake profile where i purport to be a totally hawt gamer babe, and fake a sultry feminine voice, all for $5.99/hour. i'd undercut the competition while making loads of dough from vulnerable, socially-awkward nerds.

    it's diabolical is what it is.

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  • TossrockTossrock too weird to live too rare to dieRegistered User regular
    edited March 2010
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    now there's a well-cited article

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  • BroloBrolo Broseidon Lord of the BroceanRegistered User regular
    edited March 2010
    VALVEjunkie wrote: »
    Koshian wrote: »
    gabe and tycho are looking a little sickly there

    I think he was trying to simulate the lighting of the store

    but yes that was my initial response, as well

    gabe if you're reading this, you want to look at the highly NSFW webcomic oglaf.com, the girl who draws it is really good at translating coloured and atomospheric lighting onto cartoon characters

    also it's got so many titties

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  • OlivawOlivaw good name, isn't it? the foot of mt fujiRegistered User regular
    edited March 2010
    fightinfilipino wrote: »
    in all honesty, this is a pretty good scam.

    i mean, i could set up my own service, create a fake profile where i purport to be a totally hawt gamer babe, and fake a sultry feminine voice, all for $5.99/hour. i'd undercut the competition while making loads of dough from vulnerable, socially-awkward nerds.

    it's diabolical is what it is.

    I think there is also a video feed involved

    That might still work though, it depends on how desperate they are

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  • FishmanFishman Put your goddamned hand in the goddamned Box of Pain. Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    kotaku had a gallery of some of the GameCrush profiles or something. NSFW, but no nipple.

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  • cooljammer00cooljammer00 Hey Small Christmas-Man!Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    I like the washed out colors of Gabe and Tycho. Especially since the other people in the store seem okay.

    Also, I find it funny that the two self professed geeks who at times in their youth had little to no female acumen are saying "Pfft, it ain't that hard bros!" to find women. I mean...they did, yeah. Just finished reading the Anniversary book and it seems like they had a mix of luck and work, but not everyone is successful.

    And some people are fucking desperate enough to use this service. And shave with GameRazors and eat GameSnax.

    Cause they're gamers, you see.

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  • BroloBrolo Broseidon Lord of the BroceanRegistered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Fishman wrote: »
    kotaku had a gallery of some of the GameCrush profiles or something. NSFW, but no nipple.

    what the fuck number 3

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  • DarkPrimusDarkPrimus Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    I love how flustered Tycho is in the third panel. I also enjoy the awkward wording of his opening statement.

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  • DarkPrimusDarkPrimus Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Fishman wrote: »
    kotaku had a gallery of some of the GameCrush profiles or something. NSFW, but no nipple.

    First of all, yes there is a nipple in one of those pictures, second of all, at least two of those "women" could very well be traps.

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  • Wrench N RocketsWrench N Rockets Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Rolo wrote: »
    Fishman wrote: »
    kotaku had a gallery of some of the GameCrush profiles or something.

    what the fuck number 3

    7 is definitely a man.

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  • fightinfilipinofightinfilipino Angry as Hell #BLMRegistered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Olivaw wrote: »
    fightinfilipino wrote: »
    in all honesty, this is a pretty good scam.

    i mean, i could set up my own service, create a fake profile where i purport to be a totally hawt gamer babe, and fake a sultry feminine voice, all for $5.99/hour. i'd undercut the competition while making loads of dough from vulnerable, socially-awkward nerds.

    it's diabolical is what it is.

    I think there is also a video feed involved

    That might still work though, it depends on how desperate they are

    from those Kotaku pictures, all i apparently need is a wig and to maybe shave my legs.

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  • scsscsscsscs Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    DarkPrimus wrote: »
    Fishman wrote: »
    kotaku had a gallery of some of the GameCrush profiles or something. NSFW, but no nipple.

    First of all, yes there is a nipple in one of those pictures, second of all, at least two of those "women" could very well be traps.

    I was just about to say. Who's going to be the first guy to dress in drag and join this to make some money?

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  • DarkPrimusDarkPrimus Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    scsscs wrote: »
    DarkPrimus wrote: »
    Fishman wrote: »
    kotaku had a gallery of some of the GameCrush profiles or something. NSFW, but no nipple.

    First of all, yes there is a nipple in one of those pictures, second of all, at least two of those "women" could very well be traps.

    I was just about to say. Who's going to be the first guy to dress in drag and join this to make some money?

    All you need is a "sexy" voice, and even without the magic of technology I'm sure plenty of dudes can pull off feminine voices.

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  • BroloBrolo Broseidon Lord of the BroceanRegistered User regular
    edited March 2010
    someone pay me money to lose at starcraft 2 sexily

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  • ButtcleftButtcleft Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    DarkPrimus wrote: »
    scsscs wrote: »
    DarkPrimus wrote: »
    Fishman wrote: »
    kotaku had a gallery of some of the GameCrush profiles or something. NSFW, but no nipple.

    First of all, yes there is a nipple in one of those pictures, second of all, at least two of those "women" could very well be traps.

    I was just about to say. Who's going to be the first guy to dress in drag and join this to make some money?

    All you need is a "sexy" voice, and even without the magic of technology I'm sure plenty of dudes can pull off feminine voices.

    Number 3 holy god.

    theres a stiring in my pants, and i think its my wallet.

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  • DarkPrimusDarkPrimus Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    I've never heard that expression before, Buttcleft. What, exactly, does it mean?

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  • ButtcleftButtcleft Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    DarkPrimus wrote: »
    I've never heard that expression before, Buttcleft. What, exactly, does it mean?

    girl number 3

    in the nsfw link

    in the quote tree

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  • BroloBrolo Broseidon Lord of the BroceanRegistered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Buttcleft wrote: »
    DarkPrimus wrote: »
    scsscs wrote: »
    DarkPrimus wrote: »
    Fishman wrote: »
    kotaku had a gallery of some of the GameCrush profiles or something. NSFW, but no nipple.

    First of all, yes there is a nipple in one of those pictures, second of all, at least two of those "women" could very well be traps.

    I was just about to say. Who's going to be the first guy to dress in drag and join this to make some money?

    All you need is a "sexy" voice, and even without the magic of technology I'm sure plenty of dudes can pull off feminine voices.

    Number 3 holy god.

    theres a stiring in my pants, and i think its my wallet.

    watch out she might drop one of her tits on you

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  • RaynagaRaynaga Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    If those are actually the women then the retarded concept isn't the only thing they have to worry about. I've met mannequins more attractive.

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  • DarkPrimusDarkPrimus Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Buttcleft wrote: »
    DarkPrimus wrote: »
    I've never heard that expression before, Buttcleft. What, exactly, does it mean?

    girl number 3

    in the nsfw link

    in the quote tree

    Yes, I know which girl you are talking about. I don't get what the phrase following that means. The line about strings and wallets.

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  • ButtcleftButtcleft Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    DarkPrimus wrote: »
    Buttcleft wrote: »
    DarkPrimus wrote: »
    I've never heard that expression before, Buttcleft. What, exactly, does it mean?

    girl number 3

    in the nsfw link

    in the quote tree

    Yes, I know which girl you are talking about. I don't get what the phrase following that means. The line about strings and wallets.

    theres nothing abou string in my post

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  • DarkPrimusDarkPrimus Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Oh, stirring.

    Well, if you spelled it properly, maybe that would help.

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  • ButtcleftButtcleft Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    DarkPrimus wrote: »
    Oh, stirring.

    Well, if you spelled it properly, maybe that would help.

    I take no responsibility for my ability to spell after 3am.

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  • DarkPrimusDarkPrimus Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    It's only 2:51 AM.

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  • ButtcleftButtcleft Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    DarkPrimus wrote: »
    It's only 2:51 AM.

    its past 3am somewhere

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  • DarkPrimusDarkPrimus Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Buttcleft wrote: »
    DarkPrimus wrote: »
    It's only 2:51 AM.

    its past 3am somewhere

    This sort of excuse is valid when you want to start drinking hard liquor.

    To excuse shitty spelling, notsomuch.

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  • IvarIvar Oslo, NorwayRegistered User regular
    edited March 2010
    So they got some ok looking chicks, some ugly and/or fat ones, and... a guy?

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  • DarkPrimusDarkPrimus Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Also, more praise to heap on the comic: The color palette is just lovely in this one. Subdued yet vibrant.

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  • fightinfilipinofightinfilipino Angry as Hell #BLMRegistered User regular
    edited March 2010
    i'm still chuckling at the "nondescript windowless van" bit


    are Gabe and Tycho actually discussing this during their book signings?

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