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Fighting Sexism, One Comment at a Time - gamrFeed

gamrFeed interviews the founding members of Fat, Ugly, or Slutty, a blog that details the sexist comments that are made during online gaming sessions.

The founders talk about their experiences with sexism, how they deal with it, and how gaming is reacting to the problem.

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MariaHelFutura4851d ago

Interesting Fact. Including prison men get raped 7:1 over women in NA.

Stop the hate/violence against men (if you ask me)

Wenis4850d ago

Yeah, but despite who the victims are, guess which gender is committing the most rape lol.

ChrisGTR14850d ago

the diffrence is , the people in prison actually deserve it.

ssdninja4850d ago

No, being in prison does not make you justified in being raped. That is absolutely ridiculous and probably one of the most damaging sentiments regarding prison rape.

I mean, honestly, are you saying every person that has been raped in prison deserved it? Because there are a lot of crimes that can put you in prison, and I can think of... well actually none that would make you deserving of being raped.

And please don't bring up actually raping someone or child molestation, there's a reason we don't do bullshit biblical eye-for-an-eye punishments.

ChrisGTR14850d ago

you know , theres a diffrence between being in jail and being in prison. people in prison deserve it , while people in jail is for pettier crimes with less than 1 year to serve. but either way, if you are imprisoned for over a year its defenetly for a significant reason so i look at it as a good thing that these people have to suffer in prison cause theres victims out there that have to suffer because of them every day.

ssdninja4850d ago

That is sickening. Nothing justifies rape. People being in prison isn't punishment enough? So how many times should they be raped? Once for every year? Once every month? Fuck it, let's just bring back the rack, because I feel I have a moral high ground in wanting prisoners to suffer.

Inmates are human beings.

Ever heard of non violent offenses? While you're researching that, I suggest brushing up on your basic decency. If you're a troll, 10/10. If you're being serious, you're no better than these prisoners that so disgust you.

Kantor4851d ago

I really wanted to make a kitchen joke, but they've already covered that base :(

Nice interview. Perhaps there are women on the internet.

Anon19744850d ago

"But I have also always felt like trash talk was just part of gaming online.."
What do you guys think of this comment? As an older gamer, I've always found trash talking rather distasteful. A bit of good natured ribbing between friends is one thing, but the type of abuse that I experienced on XBL specifically really turned me off online gaming in general.

Whatever happened to being humble in victory and gracious in defeat? Whatever happened to sportsmanship? It's like those notions simply don't exist to the foul mouthed, racist, homophobic, sexist 12 years olds that populate most games on XBL that they should be playing regardless due to the age recommendations on the titles.

And I've got to say, since I ditched my XBL account a couple of years ago and switched to the PSN it's been like a breath of fresh air. No online is going to be completely free of idiots - but, and bear in mind this is just my experience with the types of games I play - I've found PSN much more adult than what I experienced on XBL and I really think it's a cultural thing. Most 360's sold worldwide are sold to Americans while with the PS3 most PS3's have been sold outside of the US and you can certainly tell the cultural differences while playing online.

I don't think that trash talking should be a part of online gaming. I think sportsmanship should be, but it online play has devolved and I don't think there's any going back. It's much easier for kids to run their mouths when hiding behind the anonymity offered by the internet.

It actually takes a pair to stand up to someone after a sporting event and run your mouth to someone's face. There's always the threat of receiving a punch to the face - and I think that threat is sorely missing from online play.

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gaden_malak4850d ago

I just mute them. I mute everyone on COD. Don't even bother taking the chance at listening to their hateful/racist rubbish.

naznatips4851d ago

Saw this blog earlier in the week. A friend of mine is a girl gamer and I hate when we're playing online cause of how horrible she's treated by all the 12-15 year old sexist brats on Xbox Live. Great interview.

Machina4851d ago

“I’m sorry, I choke on small objects.” :D

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15 Great Games Where Every Minute of the Experience Feels Earned

GB: "We take a look at 15 amazing games that had the perfect length."

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Anyone else not blown away with graphics these days? Me neither

Talal writes: "I'm talking about having that rush of excitement - that feeling you get when you know you've just made a memory for a lifetime."

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OptimusDK2d ago

There are different games. Some have gamplay at it highest priority, some have the story, some have the replay value and choices... There are a lot of different game experiences.

It is laughable that just now graphics does not have anything to do with that experiene. We have had many games of that type over time. This is just the one that have come closest to feel like playing an actual movie. Just look the the Digital foundry walkthrough it is a masterpiece in that perspective and hence wrth trying. But yes do not do it for the gameplay - but that was never the goal of this experience.

GamerRN2d ago

It's because it's on Xbox. When Xbox has amazing graphics, they don't matter. When PlayStation does, it's a game changer!

Lightning772d ago

Pretty much my thoughts. They were technical marvel's on PS and still are. The moment Xbox puts out a graphically intense game is doesn't matter suddenly.

4 years ago this month would the UE5 tech demo debut with the girl flying (tech demo said it was only possible on PS5 because of the SSD. Glad to finally see it in its glory.

fr0sty2d ago

FFS, gaming journalism has really gone downhill. At least hire people with a basic grasp of grammar... "Me neither" means the exact opposite of what the "author" is trying to say. That's like saying "I could care less"... lol.

S2Killinit2d ago

Maybe because the gameplay being dull allowed it to have the amazing graphics and people are not as impressed by graphics alone anymore? I mean there is a lot of sites saying the story and the gameplay are lackluster. So what are we supposed to enjoy then? Cgi graphics are beautiful but since they arent interactive, they dont impress me as much as they used to. Thats an extreme example, but you get my drift.

Terry_B2d ago

When Playstation (Sony) does it..its usually a great game and not a cinematic experience..or at least something new at the time..like Until Dawn back in 2015.

1Victor2d ago

@gamer:” It's because it's on Xbox. When Xbox has amazing graphics, they don't matter. When PlayStation does, it's a game changer!”

The game looks as good as any other PlayStation game in my eyes why can’t you and the other hardcore Xbox be happy about it and drag PlayStation into every conversation and force PlayStation hardcore to look into the game and find flaw that most games have in one way or another.
@light: “ 4 years ago this month would the UE5 tech demo debut with the girl flying (tech demo said it was only possible on PS5 because of the SSD. ”
Yes at that time it was only possible on PlayStation SSD how ignorant of you to think that after 4 years the technology wouldn’t evolved and move to a industry standard 🤦🏿I wish your mentality wasn’t so naive and narrow to post stuff like that 😩 in a year or 2 a new game will come out that might look better, it’s the nature of the industry.

Now that the distraction is gone I feel that is a good thing that the graphics in games are starting to hit the rooftop and hopefully the developers will put more thoughts into story and gameplay mechanics than just the next shiny oily skin of old.

Reaper22_2d ago

So true. Not surprised by all the negativity. It's a really good game and looks better than any game I've ever seen. GOTY nominee for sure. Like I said before, sony screwed up big time by not purchasing Ninja Theory.

Asplundh2d ago

Pretty much. It's like how the Switch and Steam controller using haptic feedback in their controllers wasn't a big deal but then Sony did it and it was then a "game changer".

fr0sty2d ago

The game runs at as low as 21fps... That isn't much to brag about no matter how good it looks.

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MajorLazer2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

We've had graphical gamechangers before, such as Crysis but those games still had gameplay to compliment it. Hellblade pretty much has none, and only achieved such graphics through being incredibly linear and having very small, closed off environments where very little is happening.

Vx_2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

GFX does not mean anything if the game is boring. It is simple like that and these major companies need to understand this simple concept.

Games are like your lady, she may be beautiful to look at for a while but then it gets boring if her character isn't interesting and fun to be with.

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Kneetos2d ago

Mario kart 8 ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Sonic18812d ago

Horizon forbidden West has great graphics and great gameplay

GamerRN2d ago

Yeah but graphics don't matter, remember?

anast1d 23h ago

@RN

I've been pretty consistent in saying that we need both.

GamerRN17h ago

So until dawn, too human, or whatever those series of games were... Graphic masterpieces it garbage with no gameplay?

VincentVanBro2d ago

I agree and I actually think Forbidden West looks better than Hellblade 2. I easily prefer looking at it at least.

Sonic18812d ago

It does look better in my opinion as well. I don't know why it looks better but there's something about the Decima engine or that guerrilla games is using tricks that we don't know of

Abear211d 21h ago

Can you fly a mount under water in Hellblade 2? I think not! One of the best moments this Gen

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Two Decades Later, the Original Splinter Cell is Still a Masterpiece

They don't make games like this anymore.

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vgvill11d ago

Too dated in my book. The AI is way too unpredictable to be acceptable today. It's definitely a game of its time.

Jingsing11d ago (Edited 11d ago )

Agreed with those sentiments. The quality of the CPU controlled characters make or break a stealth game and they are pretty poor in all the Splinter Cell games by today's standard. This is what led me to playing Spies vs Mercs all the time in later games just to get a better stealth experience from a real person. Arguably Sony are making better stealth games albeit not Tom Clancy stuff.

TheProfessional11d ago (Edited 11d ago )

You should stick with fortnite or one of the countless bloodborne style games then. What a joke.

rlow111d ago

I had a good time with the game. It is a product of its time. But when it came out it was a must have game for a lot of people. I wish Ubisoft would make another game in the series or at least a reboot.

vgvill10d ago

They are making a remake, I think. I loved the original game when it was released, but I tried to play it again in recent years and just couldn't get on with it. The same with the older Hitman games.

PrecursorOrb10d ago

Yeah chaos theory still holds up though I gotta say. If you’re a fan of the series I highly suggest you go back to that one. Ubi has said they are remaking sc for “modern audiences”. I don’t have a lot of faith for the future of that company

Chocoburger10d ago (Edited 10d ago )

Due to the lack of modern stealth games, and me constantly playing the MGS series, I've been looking for alternative stealth games to play, and went back and re-played the SC series recently. I wouldn't call SC1 or SC:PT masterpieces, there are AI issues, they're very much trial-and-error games, and that can lead to a lot of frustration. I also found the stories in this series to be boring, uninteresting, and just sloppily told. Cinematics are also of poor quality for both in-game scenes and CG cut-scenes, the soundtrack didn't leave any impression on me either.

Chaos Theory is better, but there was still a lot of room for improvement, and Double Agent (old gen ver.) was a sloppy mess that ended up a regression from CT. But still, at least they tried back then, these days Ubi-junk doesn't even try to make good games!

HvNzSoul2d ago

Everyone needs to quit with all of the unnessacery Ubi-hate. SC Conviction and Blacklist are both still good games.

HvNzSoul2d ago

Everyone needs to quit with all of the unnecessary Ubi-hate. SC Conviction and Blacklist are both still good games, they just weren't 100% focused on stealth with Conviction and they remedied that in Blacklist. The only thing they have released recently that I was disappointed with was Watch Dogs Legion, and Skull & Bones. Everyone seems to be salty about the misleading trailer for the original Watch Dogs and The Division. Which are also, both good games, and actually Watch Dogs seems like it was ahead of its time even with all the trailer drama (having gone back and played recently, can say the game didnt deserve all the flak). Yeah the misleading E3 trailer that had better graphics than release is understandable to a very small degree, when most Teaser Trailers, or Game Demo's only have that portion of the game developed so they use the highest quality assets of w/e they have being showed, or what they are showing was made purely for the showing, allowing for extra polish . As to the gripes about minor game design changes, or cut features upon a games release just goes to show how unknowledgeable most gamers are in terms of how game development works or to even understand what what the hell a WIP, let alone titles still in early development.

Good games from Ubi since 2014 (Year that SC Blacklist Released) include:

Watch Dogs 1 & 2
The Division 1 & 2 (Although I had a hard time getting into The Division 2 at first)
R6 Siege
Ghost Recon Wildlands & Breakpoint
Immortals Fenyx Rising
AC Origins, Odyssey, MIrage (Haven't finished Valhalla games too damn long)
Far Cry Primal, and 5 (6 also has a length issue)
Avatar Frontiers of Pandora
Prince Of Persia The Lost Crown

Haven't played a couple of titles those being For Honor (played at launch but didn't honestly give it an actual go), The Crew, R6 Extraction and at the time of writing this xDefiant.

Even if you absolutely hated any of the above titles, they aren't inherently bad games, they're just good, but not always top quality either.

I say give Ubi credit where credit is due, they at least fix games post launch if they start out rough, Breakpoint is an excellent example this and is such an enjoyable experience now compared to it's launch.