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G4 looking for girl gamer host: peanut gallery groans
Faith | 9:23 AM on 02.16.2008 41 comments




The lovely people at G4 are looking for a new female gamer host and have decided to run a contest, instead of just auditioning like normal. G4 Gamer Girl Search is using the Got Cast Web site and their voting system to hunt down the next Olivia Munn or Morgan Webb.

Contestants must post their background information, their measurements *cough*, pictures and videos on a profile page, so people can vote for their favorite girl gamer host. The winner or winners will get to be the newest female host or hosts on one of G4's gaming shows.

I just wanna know where's the contest for the male host? Are the guys not good enough to be put through the public horse and pony show just for a job?



It's obvious that G4 isn't looking for a qualified host because if they were, they wouldn't hold a contest for gamer girls only and then make them going through a dumb voting process. I hope for the contestants' sake that this contest does result in a valid gamer host and not just another pretty face pretending to know what she's reading in the teleprompter.

Gotta give it to G4 though. They created a great marketing tool with this contest because everyone of the girls in the contest will be promoting themselves to tons of people and in turn will be promoting G4TV. Brilliant on their part.

I know I'm probably starting a flame war with my rant, but I'm really sick of these sad girl gamer contests and their attempts to appear to be anything more than a T&A showcase.

Honestly if anyone does decide to vote, vote for the StarSlay3r. I think she's the only non-model/gamer in the top 5. Plus she's only like 2 votes behind the top girl. And she's the only one on that list that hasn't spammed my facebook, myspace and email inboxes with "VOTE FOR ME" messages like a friggn' rabid prom queen hopeful.



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Surf314's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/16/2008 09:38
Surf314
It's probably just another case of trying to act like they are in with the times but just embarrassing themselves and others. It's just as self defeating as announcing "look everyone we got a black person, he's gonna give us the black perspective. See we're not racist."
Sam Spectre's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/16/2008 09:39
Sam Spectre
Last time I saw this I didn't see Britini Martini.
MrSadistic's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/16/2008 09:40
MrSadistic
Well that's great G4 is hiring another female host. She will more than likely have no idea what the hell she is talking about outside the show she will be hosting.
Sindicate's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/16/2008 09:42
Sindicate
Britini ftw.

Also, bewbs.
Butmac's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/16/2008 09:44
Butmac
StarSlay3r - sorry I didn't see you threw your support behind her before I thought this but - fucking shoot me in the head and let the pigeons and the beasts of the fields eat my brains if she wins. There is such a thing as too much and the "punk" red hair, school girl outfit, devil horns, and guitar hero myspace emo shit is absolutely 100% mind boggling terrible sauce.

[img]https://www.gotcast.com/pictures/StarSlay3r/148411_xlrg.jpg[/img]

What are you doing girl?? What is this?
[img]https://www.gotcast.com/pictures/StarSlay3r/150046_xlrg.jpg[img]

I give up on life.
Riser Glen's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/16/2008 09:44
Riser Glen
I voted for Geoff.
Butmac's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/16/2008 09:46
Butmac
damn you bbcode...
UMF Skibum's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/16/2008 09:59
UMF Skibum
@ MrSadistic

Yeah, I forgot that girls don't know anything about games.
MrSadistic's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/16/2008 10:06
MrSadistic
Yeah sarcasm is so neat.

Anyway, if you looked at the contest is based on votes and people will just pick "another pretty face" and more likely than not, the person who is going to win will most likely know nothing about the stuff involved with the show they will host and won't probably want to know even when they're hosting it.
Chocobo Knight's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/16/2008 10:14
Chocobo Knight
*facepalms*

Measurements? Really?

They aren't looking for a 'girl gamer'. They're looking for a piece o' sexy ass to slap a Jinx shirt on and attempt to read off a teleprompter.
UMF Skibum's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/16/2008 10:14
UMF Skibum
@ MR Sadistic

Yeah I know, I was just giving you a hard time. But with Britini up there we know at least one of them is something of an expert.
MrSadistic's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/16/2008 10:17
MrSadistic
I know Kristen Holt was on American Idol, but other than that does she even know crap about video games? If not, then it seems anyone can be hired on G4 and not even have experience with one game system.
atheistium's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/16/2008 10:25
atheistium
StarSlay3r is actually the worst. She doesn't have any freaking presenting videos just her playing guitar hero. I'd rather not see her on tv (lulz) and also she doesnt market herself she has a whole team of people doing it for her. I always see my myspace bulletins filled with VOTE FOR STARSLAY3R! which is why she is so high.

I hope the game dame wins it, she's got a decent video up.
JohnnyWadd's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/16/2008 10:28
JohnnyWadd
Whoever is willing to gets freaky gets my vote.
Jim Sterling's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/16/2008 10:33
Jim Sterling
Anybody willing to be famous through a process like this has no self respect and most likely, no talent.
007's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/16/2008 10:41
007
StarSlay3r? what about http://www.gotcast.com/Britini

She's wearing a dtoid helmet in one of her pics... which is totally AWESOOOOOME!!!
Aaron Mxy Yost's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/16/2008 10:42
Aaron Mxy Yost
I voted for Geoff as well. I'd be way more interested in seeing a show hosted by him.
007's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/16/2008 10:45
007
http://www.gotcast.com/Th3ViXen

... LOLZ how did she get in the top 10? There had to be at least 20 other chicks that at least didn't look sick as fuck.(If you're reading this then... hi?)
VWGTI's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/16/2008 10:47
VWGTI
I wish G4 would actually try to make their network respectable.
Faith's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/16/2008 11:14
Faith
I honestly don't care who wins. Starslay3r was just the coolest looking chick in the top ten and I don't see her on every girl gamer site that I go to, trying to promote herself.
bluemeep's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/16/2008 11:16
bluemeep
I don't watch G4 or have a MySpace. I am completely oblivious to this chicanery! Hooray for me!
casualweaponry's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/16/2008 11:46
casualweaponry
What about gamerscore? I know everyone doesn't have a Xbox, but it seems like a good way to weed out the fakers.
ScottyG's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/16/2008 12:00
ScottyG
G4 is Searching for Young Females that Live & Breathe The World of Video Games

They forgot to mention that the girl needs to look like a model and not be adverse to wearing skimpy clothes.

I emailed them, they should be correcting that shortly.
JamnOnTheOne's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/16/2008 12:17
JamnOnTheOne
They should require measurements and such for a host of a show. I think it's a great idea.

Who wants to look at some fat and/or ugly gamer girl (you know...the majority of them) to be the host of a television program?
MechaMonkey's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/16/2008 12:21
MechaMonkey
Britini's got the Dtoid helmet, as 007 said. Voted. Sorry Faith, you know how brand loyalty is.
MechaMonkey's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/16/2008 12:23
MechaMonkey
And a Destructoid sticker on her Xbox! RALLY THE voters!
Sharpless's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/16/2008 12:28
Sharpless
Oh hey, look at my penis not caring. Goddammit, G4, you wankers. I realize this comment has the potential to open up a big can of worms, but any self-respecting woman would scoff at this as soon as she heard that measurements were required information. I swear, the world is full of idiots.

And oh, hey, it's Summa's jailbait. Am I surprised?
braulio09's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/16/2008 13:26
braulio09
Britini has a Dtoid 360....i voted...

[img]https://www.gotcast.com/pictures/Britini/148692_xlrg.jpg[/img]
braulio09's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/16/2008 13:27
braulio09
AND a mr destructoid helmet



VampireChrist's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/16/2008 13:34
VampireChrist
sweet jesus.. i choose you Britni
win & then proceed to marry me
Samit Sarkar's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/16/2008 13:45
Samit Sarkar
...so it’s essentially a beauty contest, right? Fucking morons. I mean, people are totally going to vote for the most qualified choice, right?
Brian Szabelski's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/16/2008 17:04
Brian Szabelski
I voted for Aktrez, with Game Dame as my #2 choice, because they're only two with any relevant experience. :)
JohnnyWadd's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/16/2008 21:54
JohnnyWadd
lol@summa's jailbait. Let's make her more famous than his tiny penis.
Hollie Bennett's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/17/2008 07:07
Hollie Bennett
i have to admit if anyone i like aktrez, i think she could do the job and do it well.
PrinceofCannedPeaches's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/05/2008 15:15
PrinceofCannedPeaches
- ___ - INDUSTRY FACEPALM!

Although, I've gotta say, it's hardly a "T+A Showcase". Most of these people hardly have any *ahem* assets, and I don't think that matters greatly to gamers, anyways. We just want something aesthetic. I disagree with the whole approach, but it's showbiz, baby. You expect a megacorporation to have respect for decency and integrity?
coin-op tv's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/10/2008 22:49
coin-op tv
Yeah so anyways... My name is StarSlay3r... I have TONS of experience. I am a co host on several gaming tv shows already mostly online stuff though on thestream.tv. Also I write game reviews for gaming magazines and online sites like GamePlayHD For a job I am a production tester for a major gaming publishing company in Los Angeles... so YES I know what I'm talking about. Thanks to the supporters. Haters... honestly that's fine, vote for who you think is qualified. I didn't have my hosting reels up at the time you posted this but they were up a couple weeks in. I had to get the videos edited short enough to fit into youtube which has a 10 minute cut off and with hours upon hours of footage it took more than a day to do that... I'm sorry! Also if you have any problems with my look I'm NOT sorry about that. I'm hired to go to events and dress as Judy Nails and that's how I dress normally so yeah, hate my look I dont care. I'm not punk, I'm not emo... I am ME. I dress how I like to dress and if my red hair offends you then that's your problem. Stop being kids and grow up.
coin-op tv's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/10/2008 22:50
coin-op tv
P.S. Sorry to Coin-Op for posting through your page.
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