Ten Reasons Why You Should Date a Female Gamer

Who says dating a girl gamer is a no-no? Tsk tsk! Here are ten reasons why dating a female gamer is a good thing & will only help your gamer cred. 10. Date Nights Made Simple. Every so often it’s nice to be treated to a night out on the town, however that doesn’t mean we’re not up for a night in. Order some tasty Chinese, have some beer and drinks in the fridge, and we’re all for gaming and movie all-nighters. You can make it fun by coming up with drinking games (Please drink responsibly!!) or making the loser do the dishes. Just have fun with it and make it an evening about spending time together. 9. Technically Capable. Female gamers know their way around the tech. We can set up a sound system, set schedules on the DVR, we know the difference between RCA, Component and HDMI cables.

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BFBC2, God of War 3 and Activision Contest Winners

It took a couple of days to make sure everyone was contacted, but now I can announce the winners for the past three contests! The winner of the Xbox 360 & Battlefield Bad Company 2 package provided by GameStop is @TheTriscuit! He was one of the several people who picked Charlie’s Angels as the winning team in the Celebrity Bracket Challenge and was randomly chosen by GameStop as the new owner a 360 system and BFBC2. Our What’s Up With Activision contest, which gives some love to Neversoft & Infinity Ward following the insanity that’s been happening at both Activision branches, saw Risha Korrine win a copy of Modern Warfare 2 and Scott Snell win Guitar Hero 5 for leaving comments over on our Facebook group. And finally, the winner of the God of War collection for the PS3 as well as a God of War 3 hoodie, is MSGROCKS1.

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WiG Weekend: Interview with Marianne Krawczyk, God of War

Hot off the heels of God of War 3′s release, lead writer Marianne Krawczyk took some time to answer a few questions about writing for video games, the God of War series, and her experience as a woman in the gaming industry.

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Haven’t We Seen You Before? FF13 Characters Exposed!!

(May contain spoilers, so read at your own risk!) Final Fantasy is one of those series where fans have been known to nitpick at the smallest details. I am one of those nitpickers, and today, I am nitpicking character design and development. Several of the main Final Fantasy 13 characters bear strong resemblance to people we met in Final Fantasies 7, 8 and 10. Now, while I don’t mind minor similarities for the most part, I do mind when it seems not one of the main cast is 100% original. And not one of them is completely “new” to the franchise. Lightning & Serah Farron Let’s start this off with the Farron sisters. It’s common knowledge that they wanted a female Cloud to lead the cast of FF13, hence the moody facial expression and the wild bangs brushing to the right side of the face. Both wield giant swords and

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God of War 3 Contest

March 16th marks the return of Kratos to the Playstation 3, and to celebrate, GamingAngels is giving you the chance to pick up a copy of the God of War collection (games 1 and 2 repackaged for the PS3) as well as a super comfy and extra roomy God of War 3 hoodie. So how does one go about putting their name in a hat for this awesome prize? Well, first you’ll need to be 18 or older in order to win (we’ll need to confirm your age before mailing since this is an M rated game) and you’ll have to live in Canada or USA. Once you are sure you fit both of those criteria, you’ll need to answer this question: Who was the director first tied to a movie version of God of War? Email your answer to PR@GamingAngels.com with the subject “GoW3 Contest”. The contest is open

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Xbox 360 Battlefield Bad Company 2 Contest

Our good friends at GameStop have once again teamed up with GamingAngels to bring you the chance to win big. What’s at stake this time? How does an Xbox 360 and a copy of Battlefield: Bad Company 2 sound to you? You’ve surely seen the coverage we’ve been posting on the BFBC2 Celebrity Bracket Challenge GameStop is hosting. The Head Angel was on hand for the launch of the Challenge and she had a great time at the event. The tournament has already seen Stacy Keibler‘s team Keibler’s Elves removed from play, as well as Greg Grunberg‘s Yowza! team. There are four teams left battling it out for tournament domination, and we’d like you to predict the winner. The remaining teams are: 28 Guns, Operation Killer, Cross Fighters and Charlie’s Angels Make sure you visit the Official GameStop Battlefield Bracket Challenge site for more details, as well as videos, screenshots

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Xbox Live Arcade Community Game Night – March 19

We asked in the forums what sort of game night you would like to participate in next, and you have spoken! On March 19th, the staff of GamingAngels will be hosting various Xbox Live Arcade games from 9pm to 11pm Eastern (that’s 6pm to 8pm for the West Coasters). This community night is extra special as we will have help from The Married Gamers, recent additions to the GamingAngels family. These games are all drop in/drop out rooms, so feel free to switch up games at the end of each round. We want to get to know you all a little better, and nothing says hello like kicking butt in a round of Uno or rolling Yahtzees. Here is the list of Gamers playing and the games they are hosting: Stealthyslyth – Uno GamingAngel – Sorry KrystalineDream – Magic the Gathering Kourui – Magic the Gathering Cherithe – Carcassonne Yuki

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Review: Dracula Undead Awakening

Destroy waves of vampires, werewolves and other things that make you look under your bed before you go to sleep. ESRB: E for Everyone Publisher: Chillingo Number of Players: One Size: 13 MB Price: $4.99 (US) BUY The third game in my PSP Minis collection comes in the form of a top down shooter. Dracula: Undead Awakening puts me in the shoes of a vampire hunter and has me mow down monsters swarming from all sides. There are three major settings to choose from: Grave Park, Frozen Earth, and Castle Hall. You’ll be moving about the screen with either your analog nub or the arrow keys and using the buttons on the right to shoot either up, down, left or right to destroy the oncoming hordes of ghouls. Shooting is pretty standard; hold down the button on the right that corresponds with the direction you wish to aim and hold

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What’s Up With Activision? (Facebook Contest)

Some crazy stuff has been going on with Activision lately. News of staff cuts at Neversoft and the drama surrounding Infinity Ward have been the talk of the intertubes. Sounds like something has Bobby Kotick’s knickers in a twist. Well, we still have oodles of love for Neversoft and Infinity Ward, and to show our support we have one copy of Modern Warfare 2 and another of Guitar Hero 5 (both PS3 versions) we want to give away. How can you enter? Be a registered fan of our Facebook group & leave a comment on the Contest Note telling us what you would do if you could replace Mr. Kotick and be the Queen (or King) of Activision. The giveaway will be open until Sunday March 7. We’ll be picking the winners at random on March 8th and will contact them via Facebook. It’s one entry per person and due

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First Look: 3D Dot Game Heroes

Once upon a time, in an 8-bit land not so very far away, the 8-bit people and their 8-bit pets, 8-bit grannies and 8-bit monsters came to the realization that 8-bit worlds didn’t have the market value they once did. The money stopped pouring in and life became pretty stagnant. It was around this time they sold their story to the fine creative minds at Atlus, at a reduced rate of course, and proclaimed that they would try this “3-D” craze all the kids have been talking about. (Plus, the King had seen James Cameron’s Avatar, and he knew that 3-D meant billion dollar sales, so he figured it couldn’t hurt.) Coming May 2010 – 3D Dot Game Heroes: The Game Dotnia is a land of many classic dungeons and colour coded keys. And swords. Like the giant one the greatest Hero of them all used to wield, until he

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