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)
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!
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!
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!
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!
Good morning and welcome to day two of our GayGamer Birthday Week Giveaway. Today we have a sweet prize, The Halo 3 Legendary Edition! This box set includes: a copy of Halo 3 in a collectible Spartan Mjolnir Mark VI helmet case, an exclusive collection of storyboard art and the same bonus disc included with the Limited Edition. You'll also get the Legendary Edition disc, including remastered, high-res versions of the Halo and Halo 2 cinematics; an expanded digital "Bestiarum" guide to the creatures and cultures of Halo 3; The Cortana Chronicles; and exclusive machinima episodes. A special hi-res collection of all cinematics from Halo 1 and Halo 2 with director commentary from the Bungie Team bonus Community content from Red vs Blue, This Spartan Life and Exclusive Gamer Tiles & a Theme Plus more!
And all you have to do to win is answer some trivia questions!
- What is the first weapon you receive in the original Halo?
- What type of game was the Halo series originally going to be?
- Which of the GayGamer staff actually played Halo 3?
- How many skulls do you have to collect to unlock the secret achievement?
- What is Master Chief's real name?
This is a one day contest so be sure to get all your answers in by midnight (PST) tonight! Send all entries to info@gaygamer.net with the subject line "Halo 3 Contest." (This contest is for US residents only)
All the entries are in and we have a winner for our Naruto Fun Pack! We gave five GayGamer history trivia questions and a bonus question. Out of all the entries we got, not one person got all five of the main questions correct! But, one person did get four of them correct AND managed to answer the super hard bonus question! Congratulations, burningcold54!
Here are the questions and their answers!
- What is the first video we ever posted here on GayGamer? Jesse Spano Caffeine Pill Freak Out
- What was the first Contest we ever had? Super Princess Peach DS Case
- Who were GayGamer's original three writers? Fruit Brute, Super Timsy, Toots
- What was the date of "Gay Achievement Day"? 4 March 2008
- What was the first site to ever link to GayGamer? Destructoid
- Bonus Question (not required): What is Tiny Dancer's dog's name? Lena
Thanks to everyone who entered and be on the lookout for another GayGamer Birthday Week contest happening later today!
In celebration of GayGamer's second anniversary this Friday, we are going to be doing giveaways all week! To kick things off we're going to start with a Naruto Fun pack giveaway! The lucky winner will win an official Naruto Jacket, an Orochimaru action figure, a Naruto keychain and a copy of the new Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 2 PSP game!
This one is going to be a trivia contest based on GayGamer history. So here are the questions.
- What is the first video we ever posted here on GayGamer?
- What was the first Contest we ever had?
- Who were GayGamer's original three writers?
- What was the date of "Gay Achievement Day"?
- What was the first site to ever link to GayGamer?
- Bonus Question (not required): What is Tiny Dancer's dog's name?
Please send your answers to info@gaygamer.net with the subject line "Naruto Contest." All answers must be received by tonight at midnight (PST). The first person to answer all five questions correctly wins the prize! Answering the bonus question is not required but answer it correctly along with the other five and it could tip the scales in your favor! We will announce the winner tomorrow morning. Good Luck!
Hello all! Just thought I would drop in and give everyone a little update on some things going on around here.
First of all the bad news: There will be no podcast this week as I am sick as a dog. I have managed to catch some kind of cold and my voice sounds something like a cross between Kathleen Turner and Harvey Fierstein .
But this does tie in to another podcast announcement. You may have noticed the podcast has been coming out later in the week lately. As a result, we've decided to start posting the podcast on Fridays instead of Tuesdays. That way we can always be current on the news of that particular week.
Secondly: Next Friday, July 4 is GayGamer.net's second birthday. That's right, we've managed to settle down quite comfortably in our little place on the interwebs and despite a sometimes rocky road, we're still here! Be on the lookout next week for some special surprises leading up to the big day.
And now I bid you farewell and return to my sick bed
The votes are in for our tie in with Logo on their NewNowNext Awards. As you probably know, we were collecting votes for the category of "The Best Upcoming Gay Gaming Industry Professional" which is probably the longest name of an award ever presented. We got a ton of votes and the results were very close, but in the end our big winner was... Jeb Havens! Jeb has worked on Puzzle Quest, Playboy the Mansion and is currently working on SPORE over at EA. Congratulations, Jeb!
A big thanks goes out to our other two nominees, Kyle Gabler and Brian Sharp. All three of these guys were great sports to be part of this award and it took a lot of balls to put themselves out there and be "out" in an industry that isn't always kind to gay people. I am proud that GayGamer was able to be a part of this and I hope we will be able to do more things like this in the future.
Alright ladies and gentlemen we're down to the final push for votes in our Best Upcoming Gay Gaming Industry Professional category in Logo's NewNownext Awards. If you haven't voted yet please head on over to our vote page and cast your ballot! The show itself airs on June 7th with our portion appearing on the website that very same day. We'll be sure to let you know when you can head over to the NewNowNext website and check out all the winners.
