I can hardly believe it's been two years since we first put fingers to keyboard and posted our first article. It's been an incredible two years and I would like to take a moment to thank all of those people who have helped make GayGamer what it is today.
First, our wonderful staff past and present: Toots, Super Timsy, Boy of Tomorrow, Wootini, Lazy Panda, Noun, Asterick, Sgt. Sausagepants, Dawdle, Pixel Poet, Mr. Mog, Lectric Lich, Crazy Legs, Gadget Girl, Faith Naked, Boy Blunder, SuperSpecialDavey, Tex Cub, Alexander, Pirate Prince, Jonostarsmore, Spazgadget, Chris Furniss, Li'lMikeNYC, Katin, and NYDan. All of these people have made significant contributions to GG in one way or another and helped create the fabric of this site. I hope that I have not forgotten anyone, but if I have, please forgive me. It's early and I still haven't had my coffee.
I would also like to thank our friends at many of the other blogs out there who have always been there with advice and support including Kotaku, Joystiq, Destructoid, GoNintendo, CheapAssGamer, GamerTag Radio, Xbox.com, The Girl Gamer, Towleroad and GamePro just to name a few. A big thanks also goes out to all the PR and industry folks who have gone out of their way to make us feel a part of the bigger picture.
And of course this site would be nowhere without the constant attention of Mikey and Tiny Dancer who have been with me through the good times and the bad. Without them I would have surely lost my mind by now. Well, what's left of it anyway.
And finally I would like to thank our many readers and forum members, a group that grows bigger every day. Thank you for all of your support and continued readership through the past two years. We look forward to spending many more with you.
Cheers,
Fruit Brute (aka Flynn De Marco)
The GayGamer.net Podcast #27 is here! Join Fruit Brute and Tiny Dancer as we celebrate our two year anniversary and chat the news of the week. This week we talk about the PS3 2.40 firmware, Metal Gear Solid 4, Diablo III, Chrono Trigger and much, much more!
We're always looking for reader questions to answer on the show so if you have a query for the crew that you'd like answered or would just like to suggest a topic for discussion, send it here with the subject line "Podcast Question."
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It's a Yankee Doodle day here in the U.S. That's right, it's the fourth of July! And to honor the holiday, the GayGamer staff is taking a well deserved day off. Our own Dawdle will be here tomorrow to fill you in on all the weekend news and the of course we will be back Monday morning to feed you your daily dose of game news. Have a wonderful holiday!
Welcome to the next contest in our big GayGamer Birthday Week giveaway! Today is a big prize pack and I do mean BIG! As some of you know I recently lost a ton of weight and am now back to wearing medium t-shirts. As a result I have a ton of large and extra large t-shirt swag that I have picked up at various events. Just as fair warning, some of these have been worn (by me, but I washed them first) some have been washed but not worn and some are brand spanking new with all the creases still in them! There are a total of seventeen t-shirts including American McGee's Grimm, Pirates of the Burning Sea, 1-Up Mushroom, Twilight Princess, Halo 3, Wii and many more! As a special bonus, you will also receive a GayGamer T-shirt! All of the tees will come along with a lovely Namco computer bag and some other various bits of swag including a Civilization Revolution faceplate for your 360!
So now, to the contest...
Write a haiku with GayGamer as the subject. The rules of haiku are simple: a short poem with five syllables in the first line, seven in the second line and five in the last line. Our own Pixel Poet provides this fine example...
an ode to fruit brute
sung upon 8-bit game tones
we beat world 2-1
This is a one day contest so all submissions must be in by midnight tonight (PST). Please email all entries to info@gaygamer.net with the subject line "Fruit Brute's XL Stash." Good luck and happy haiku-ing!
The interwebs are abuzz over the possibility of leaked song lists for Rock Band 2. First there was the discovery of this list of songs, gleaned from video footage of the new title on G4tv:
- Chop Suey - System of a Down
- Give It Away - Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Everlong - Foo Fighters
- Kids in America - Kim Wilde
- Ace of Spades - Motorhead
- Hello There - Cheap Trick
Then, website Scorehero.com posted list of songs that apparently wasn't quite ready for public consumption. But, thanks to the incestuous quality of the interwebs, the list was spread and posted all over the place before it was yanked down for Scorehero due to NDA restrictions. And no Here they are, ready for your perusal...
- "One Step Closer" by Linkin Park
- "Peace Sells" by Megadeth
- "Testify" by Rage Against The Machine
- "American Woman" by The Guess Who
- "White Wedding" by Billy Idol
- "You Oughta Know" by Alanis Morrisette
- "Aqua Lung" by Jethro Tull
- "Bad Reputation" by Joan Jett
- "Drain You" by Nirvana
- "Man in the Box" by Alice In Chains
- "Spoonman" by Soundgarden
- "We Got The Beat" by the Go-Gos
Looks like a pretty good line up! Of course, this is still all rumor at this point, but we'll keep our eyes peeled for any new information and bring it you you as soon as we can.
We have a winner for our PC Prize Pack contest in our big GayGamer Birthday Week Giveaway. A big congratulations goes out to Orlando P. who answered all five of our trivia questions correctly! Here are the answers:
- Who was GayGamer's first official Weekend Writer? - Lazy Panda
- How many total writers have written for GayGamer (past and present)? - 21
- How many characters are in our Top 20 Gayest Characters countdown? - 24
- How many reviews have we written about sports games?- Zero
- What game does Fruit Brute's only gamer tattoo come from and what is the tattoo? - comes from Bioshock, they are the wrist chain tattoos
Be sure to keep an eye out later today for the next contest!
A note on the Playstation blog informs us that Ps3 firmware 2.40 has been removed temporarily due to some issues with the update.
We have temporarily taken Firmware v2.40 offline. We've received a limited number of calls from consumers experiencing an issue with installing the system software update on their PS3. While our consumer services department has seen a low volume of calls on this topic, we are committed to providing the PS3 community with XMB access features delivered in the v2.40 update. We are working diligently to isolate the problem for those few consumers and to identify a solution before we put the firmware back up.
So if you're trying to update and can't, this would be why! We'll be sure to let you know as soon as we hear about it being back up.
It is now officially official! As we reported earlier, rumors ran rampant that classic RPG Chrono Trigger would be coming to the DS. Now we have official word from Square Enix themselves that the rumor is true and we should see the game state side this winter. You may now go change your pants.
Hit the jump for the full press release.
Chrono Trigger DS Site [Square Enix]
To celebrate GayGamer's second birthday this Friday we are giving away prize packs every day! Today we have a doozy of a prize for the PC gamers out there. A total of six PC games will be yours if you answer all five of our trivia questions. The prizes are as follows: BioShock, Pirates of the Burning Sea, City of Heroes/Villains, Thrillville: Off the Rails, World in Conflict and Time Shift.
And here are the questions:
- Who was GayGamer's first official Weekend Writer?
- How many total writers have written for GayGamer (past and present)?
- How many characters are in our Top 20 Gayest Characters countdown?
- How many reviews have we written about sports games?
- What game does Fruit Brute's only gamer tattoo come from and what is the tattoo?
This is a one day only contest, so all entries must be in by midnight tonight (PST). Please send all entries to info@gaygamer.net with the subject line "PC Prize Pack." Good luck!
As part of our second birthday celebration, we are going to put together a concise list of any and all LGBT Clans that are out there. This will be a great resource for anyone looking to connect with other LGBT players. If you are a member or leader of a LGBT Clan or Guild, please send the info on it to info@gaygamer.net with the subject line "LGBT Guilds And Clans." Be sure to include which game, the name of your group, your specific server and whether or not you are actively taking members. Be aware that you do not need to be actively taking members to be included on this list.
A big congratulations goes out to Justin M., the winner of our Halo 3 Legendary Edition giveaway! He was the first person to answer all five Halo trivia questions correctly. Here are the questions and their answers:
- What is the first weapon you receive in the original Halo? - Pistol
- What type of game was the Halo series originally going to be? - Real Time Strategy
- Which of the GayGamer staff actually played Halo 3? - Super Timsy
- How many skulls do you have to collect to unlock the secret achievement? - There is no secret achievement for collecting skulls
- What is Master Chief's real name? - John or John-117
Stay tuned for the next contest in our big GayGamer Birthday Week Giveaway coming soon!
If your head hasn't already exploded from reading the headline, then read on! First, a scan surfaced from Japan's Jump magazine showing the Chrono Trigger title in reference to a DS game that would be coming to Japan this winter. Then, our own morrissey2k7 discovered this mysterious countdown site on Square Japan's website. (Be sure to check out the end of the url "/ctds". Chrono Trigger DS?) All signs seem to point to the imminent arrival of one of the most beloved RPG's of all time! This particular rumor has more weight than most but we are still calling it a rumor until we get solid confirmation from Square. We'll let you know as soon as any more information comes our way!
