Tag: Wii
Nerd Dreams Have Come True! …For a Price.
by saberwolf on Jul.07, 2010, under Uncategorized
*The internet never fails to amaze me…
How awesome would it be to meet a girl that likes to play video games as much as you do? How would you like that girl to be ”hott”? They don’t exist, right? WRONG! I honestly can’t believe this exists; but there is a BETA service on the web right now that gives you the ability to play video games with hot girls. GameCrush is a pay service that allows the nerdiest of nerds to have your ultimate dreams come true. It also gives an opportunity for sexy female gamers to make some cash. It’s similar to gaming prostitution but at least you don’t have to get naked, or do you? 
A Player (yes, they’re called “Players”) buys points–500 cost $8.25–and uses them to buy “game time” with a PlayDate (yes, they’re called PlayDates). Xbox titles including Modern Warfare 2, Gears of War 2, Grand Theft Auto IV, and Halo 3 cost 400 points and last up to 10 minutes. PC-based casual games like Checkers, Battle Ship, Billiards Pool, Four Across, and Tic Tac Toe cost a little less.
Players browse through PlayDate profiles, and once they find one they’re interested in they can send a gaming invite. Right now the system works with the Xbox 360 and the site’s own games, but the developers say they’re hoping to have PS3 and Wii integration soon.
If the PlayDate accepts the invitation, she can set her mood to “Flirty” or “Dirty” and it’s game on (though any real gaming girl would set her profile to “Hurty” and kick your ass). The pair can chat, play, or both for the amount of time purchased. When their time is up, the Player is invited to send the remaining 100 points to his PlayDate as a tip. The PlayDates can then trade their points for real-world cash.
After a gaming session, a Player can rate his PlayDate on a number of criteria, one of which is flirtiness, so future Players will supposedly know what they’re getting. I think I’ve seen a similar service advertised on Craigslist for different kinds of play dates.
Does it sound shady? Sure. Is it sleazy to pay women to chat with you over a game of Gears of War? To a degree, you bet. But if there is one thing that gamers know how to do, it’s waste exorbenant amounts of money on pointless shit.
Chatroulette, anyone?
