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Despite 'Gay Tony,' Gay 360 Gamertags Still Banned

This fall, Rockstar will release the second exclusive Grand Theft Auto 4 downloadable episode: The Ballad of Gay Tony. But even though this game will be available only through Xbox Live, and it has the word "gay" real big there in the title, Microsoft still isn't changing their policy of not allowing XBL users to identify their sexual orientation in their Gamertags or profiles.

USMCj5430d ago

I am all about some equal rights.

But, if you were infact gay I don't think XBL would be the place to shout it.

Headshot815430d ago (Edited 5430d ago )

should fit right in with all the other gay(happy) exclusives available on Xbox360.

Shadowstar5430d ago (Edited 5430d ago )

But gay people should be able to find each other to play against if they want. And if it's not a safe place now-- which, yeah, I've heard it's not-- it should be. I mean, if you couldn't say you were an awesome black gamer who wanted to meet other awesome black gamers because you might have similar experiences, or a gamer from Canada who was hoping to talk politics while gaming (yeah, dumb examples but whatever), that'd be dumb, too. I mean, obviously MS can do what they want, but... seems stupid.

menoyou5430d ago

Cry babies just want to force their acceptance onto everyone in every medium imaginable. This one of the few things I like that Microsoft has done recently, and Windows 7.

Philip J Fry5429d ago

I see gay gamertags all the time on Xbox Live. Anything with xX at the beginning or end and MLG anywhere in it is gay as hell.

theKiller5429d ago (Edited 5429d ago )

damn, always anything associated with USA u would see some gay movements!!! u cant live in peace without someone forcing their dirty way of life on others!!!! and all those gay comedy movies try to justify being a gay and tries to make it looks cool!!! this is called social engineering where the governments tries to change the habits and ways of perceiving things!!! for example Adam Sandler or other jewish comedy actors which tries to force the idea being gay is ok!!

am glad am not a 360 owner!!! however am also glad MS didnt allow gaytags!!! its just so dirty!!! sick people should not be allowed to teach us their sicknesses!!! they should at least keep it for them selfs!!!!

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mrv3215430d ago

Well let's remember the true definition of the word which is happy.

So GayGamer is hardly offensive.

Also one thing I hate is Americans changing the english language and then protesting it's the right one.

Sorry it's very late at night and I need a rant... all be it a short one

KKanjiAnkh5430d ago

I'm American, and I have to agree, especially talking to cultures, to me it's a huge sign of disrespect.

mrv3215430d ago

I don't mind them having their own language that's fine, they evolved differently since they choose to take no part in anything which won't help them economy wise... please note WW1 and 2 and even then they where provoked from the Zimmerman telegram and the obvious pealr Harbour.

So yeah, it's not the fact they are different that bothers me, it's the fact the pretend to be original.

Let's see...

Britain invented the PC (a decent argument could me made for ze germans inventing it)but now America is quite dominant.

Britain invented the jet but now it's American airline which benefit from it, and american companies.

Forrest Gump5430d ago

If you're dissatisfied with your Xbox Live experience then switch over to the Playstation Network,simple solution to your 'complex' problem :|

GiantEnemyCrab5430d ago

I am actually happier that people don't flaunt their sexual preference on my video game service. Why would I give up the features of XBL and go and buy a whole new console because I want to write "gay" in my gamertag?

I would think will all the practice you do daily being a Sony PR rep you would be better at it.

But to your credit you are a really gifted troll Queefy.

Eiffel5430d ago

Why switch when you can have both. Both my PS3 and 360 get a long great.

Immortal Kaim5430d ago

I agree with Crab. Your sexual preference has no place in gamertags or whatever, plus the ones with 'Gay' in their GT are just taking the p*ss.

menoyou5430d ago

This is one policy I would like Sony to adopt from Microsoft but to be honest everyone on PSN is pretty mature and I have yet to see any gross gay people flaunting their lifestyle on it thank heavens. Probably just the 14 year old gays on Xbox Live who do it and want the world to know.

kaveti66165429d ago

Dude, what is your f*cking deal? Why do you refer to gay people as "those gross gays." Stop being a homophobe.

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MGOelite5430d ago

just wondering does xbl let you tell people that your hetrosexual?

DJ5430d ago

It does, despite what Microsoft claims.

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Looking Back At 2008, An Unbelievably Incredible Year Of Video Game Releases

Huzaifa from eXputer: "2008 was home to the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Dead Space, GTA 4, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and many other hits, which is outright remarkable."

ChasterMies3d ago

Some of these low paid video game “news” writers weren’t born before 2007.

just_looken2d ago

Here here

Those that were around before 2000's i am sure are like me that think we entered a world of non readers or those that follow without question.

I can not wait to see fallout 3 a goty game even though it was about water with non content until you add the dlc/updates then you got the performance/crashing

CrimsonWing693d ago

I don’t think anything can compare to 2023

lucasnooker3d ago

1998 - the best year in gaming! Metal gear solid, crash bandicoot 3, medievil, half life, ocarina of time, thief, tenchu, resident evil 2, Spyro, tomb raider 3, oddworld abes exodus, banjo kazooie.

It was a different breed of a gaming era. You’ll never understand what it was like back then. The aura of gaming, it was different!

KyRo3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

I second this. Gaming was a lot more varied and fun than it is today. I'm 35 so getting on compared to some here but I got to see all the changes from NES up to now but I've never felt so disappointed in any generation than I have this current gen. I was expecting more from this generation rather than prettier versions of games that came before it. Game mechanics have become so refined that alot of games feel the same and has done for a while now.

Maybe it's time to have a break for a while. I love gaming but I don't feel I get much fun in the traditional sense out of it anymore.

CrimsonWing693d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil 2, Abe’s Exodus, and Ocarina of Time are the only things from that list that I liked.

Here’s the 2023 game releases that I personally liked… and big releases that I didn’t care for:

- Dead Space Remake
- Wo Long Dynatsy
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Diablo 4
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Hogwarts Legcay
- Street Fighter 6
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Like a Dragon: Ishin
- Octopath Traveler 2
- Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters
- Final Fanatsy XVI (actually ended up not liking this, but it was still a big deal release)
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Lies of P
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Starfield (Ended up hating this one, but big release)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (I’m an old-school Zelda fan, but didn’t really enjoy this game)
- Alan Wake 2

I mean, honestly I’ve never seen a year of major IP releases like that, ever.

Profchaos3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Isn't it just a generational thing realistically.

I've been gaming since way back and I some of my favourite games go as far back as the late 80s for me each generation has a year or two of game changing releases one after another before an inevitable dry spell.

I kind of agree gaming had a different feel games hit different because we didn't have the internet nothing got spoiled and you really had to put in the effort to beat a puzzle which could set entire groups of people looking for a solution. But most importantly games were experimental and not as cookie cutter as today even basics like controls were not universal today r2 is shoot l2 is ads garunteed you can't deviate from that in a shooter back then it could of been square, R1 or R1 and circle nothing was standard.

But as time moves on a new generation picks up their controller they are going to be interested in different things that PS1 demo disc with the t Rex blew our primitive 16 bit brains back on launch but to kids today it's laughable.
The new gen of kids coming into to hobby seem to value different things to us there seems to be a huge focus on online play, streamers, gaming personalities, and social experiences, convience of digital downloads. To me I value none of that but that's ok like my parents not liking the band's I would listen to its just the natural cycle.

Gameseeker_Frampt3d ago

Just about every year in the 7th generation was great and something we most likely won't experience again.

2009 for example had Assassin's Creed 2, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Dragon Age: Origins, Uncharted 2, Halo 3: ODST, Killzone 2, Borderlands, Bayonetta, and Demon's Souls to name a few.

just_looken2d ago

It still amazes me we got over 7 rockstar games ps2/ps3 but 3 for the ps3/ps4/ps5

Dragon age 1-3 and mass effect 1-3 in 7ish years what a generation.

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GTA 5’s cut “James Bond Trevor” DLC was already part-shot, actor says

The GTA 5 Agent Trevor DLC episode could have been a real treat for fans on PlayStation and Xbox, before it was scrubbed sometime before 2017.

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Killer2020UK5d ago

More interested in money than giving fans what they want. Such a shame

CrimsonWing695d ago

With the amount of money they generated, I just don’t understand the scrubbing of this. It would’ve been fantastic for fans.

Profchaos5d ago

I really want to know who drove the decision to focus on multiplayer was it Rockstar or take two.

Because when online started taking off many of the studio leads began having falling outs and leading including a founder

Demetrius5d ago

Ikr mfs that greedy it's ridiculous

andy855d ago

This makes me sad. Trevor was one of my favourite characters in gaming

Demetrius5d ago

One of the reason I believe once gta 6 release, most of us thoroughly play it, enjoy the world they crafted then after that no offline support, no dlc at all

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Grand Theft Auto V PC Optimized: Best Graphics Settings in 2024

Grand Theft Auto V was released on PC on the 14th of April 2015. That means the game will be nine years old in four days, and it’s still among the most-played titles on Steam. With a 24-hour peak of 145K players, it’s as popular as Baldur’s Gate 3, Apex: Legends, and Destiny 2.

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