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Magazine publisher starts dating site for gamers photo

Future, the publisher responsible for a wide range of UK gaming magazines as well sites like GamesRadar and CVG, has extended its tentacle-like reach over games media by opening a dating site aimed at gamers. A dating site ... aimed at gamers.

I really should just have my palm surgically attached to my face.

"Game 4 A Date is a dating site designed just for you, helping you to find that someone special who shares a zeal for games," the site claims. My brain is at risk of suffering an overload as it tries to process the many millions of sarcastic comments I could make all at once. Just ... too much mockery to be had.

I'll be nice and give it a chance though. Perhaps the twelve-year-old pricks who seem to fill most game servers and communities just need the love of a good woman, and maybe good women actually find whining curly-haired little pricks who "do it for the lulz" to be utterly charming. 

Hey, and who knows? Maybe loads of intelligent, funny, attractive women will join this site and it won't be just one pedophile with a scooter who calls himself Tank.


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MrSadistic's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/20/2009 12:22
MrSadistic
lol wat
nixiepixel's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/20/2009 12:23
nixiepixel
Perfect. I was becoming quite non-plussed with my usual leetspeak pickup lines via XBL. ^_^
Xhumation's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/20/2009 12:25
Xhumation
screw the palm. I'm puttin a wall to my face.

I seriously think this has to be the worst idea I've read in a while.
Doomsday Forte's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/20/2009 12:26
Doomsday Forte
Gotta agree with MrSadistic here. It's common knowledge that the fairer sex doesn't play videogames! For shame.

Yeah, I know that girls do game and some better than guys, but I don't think they'd go for anything like this. And even then..

*shudders* Yeah, this sounds bad. And as I type this, there's an eHarmony ad! D:
Face's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/20/2009 12:26
Face
Will join. And I'll bring a copy paste of those super mario craigslist shenanigans.
Corak's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/20/2009 12:32
Corak
I have a feeling this will turn into something far different than what they intended it to be. It'll turn into a combination of the comments from gametrailers and pedo chat.
lv99ron's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/20/2009 12:34
lv99ron
I thought this is what Destructoid was suppose to be.
Tron's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/20/2009 12:47
Tron
this is stupid. you don't see a dating service for people who whatch tv or read books.
Doomsday Forte's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/20/2009 12:51
Doomsday Forte
@Tron: Shhh! Don't give them ideas! XD
comradetrotskii's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/20/2009 12:52
comradetrotskii
Taking a quick look at those profiles (just the summaries in the search, I' am not signing up for this) it appears that exactly zero of the women there have any sort of interest in video games.


Ok, a little about myself, my name is kimberley and im 23, im a Friendly, outgoing and bubbly person, Do the usual, Drink,Pubs,Clubs and films.i am a..


HI I AM 25, AND FROM NORFOLK , I AM SINGLE I LIKE TO COOK AND CRAFT I LIKE GO OUT TO PUB AND REASTAURANTS AND I LIKE TO GO TO MOVIE I LIKE GO OUT DANC...

It just looks like some generic dating site. What a load of shit.
greeneggsnsam's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/20/2009 13:08
greeneggsnsam
Autofail for resizing my browser window.
NihonTiger90's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/20/2009 13:16
NihonTiger90
Let the investigating begin.
Hollie Bennett's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/20/2009 13:51
Hollie Bennett
LOL i am so joining this! lol lol lol
SephirothX's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/20/2009 14:08
SephirothX
Its a noble idea that will fall to internet idiots.
sevink's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/20/2009 14:35
sevink
I've looked at the site and I must agree with comradetrotskii
if any of these girls were really gamers, they would post ANYTHING about video games. I've yet to see 1 girl who even posts she likes games. So I call bs.
comradetrotskii's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/20/2009 14:36
comradetrotskii
Look, I went and signed up so that I could do research 'n' shit and unless this is a work in progress thing it has the square root of fuck all to do with games or gamers, heck 'games' isn't even listed in the check boxes for your interests.

It's just a bog standard dating site that Future has managed to now get some free exposure for on some gaming websites.

This all makes me unhappy because I really wanted to find a woman 18-30 (pictures only) no more than 50 miles away from me who likes to dress like Tifa, and has completed Super Mario Bros 3 without using warp whistles.
Emrah's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/20/2009 14:56
Emrah
" heck 'games' isn't even listed in the check boxes for your interests. "

Maybe, because the site already assumes that games are amongst your interests? :)

Anyway, the site still seems BS, altough a girlfriend or potential wife that plays video games with you is not all that a bad idea.
comradetrotskii's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/20/2009 15:02
comradetrotskii
Emrah: It has a box for 'computers' and 'internet' and trust me I've been looking there is not one girl on that website who gives a flying fuck about about video games or the ugly buggers that play them.
Syn's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/20/2009 15:23
Syn
I have only personally met one female who is very attractive and could whoop my ass at FPS games, she likes RPGs and RB/GH. But RB/GH has such a wide appeal I wouldn't really count it.
And she wouldn't even consider this shit o.O

Chicks don't dig games, or gamers 90% of the time. The only [serious] customers that site is going to get are the ones that don't know that.
Ragewaar's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/20/2009 15:56
Ragewaar
Seriously guys? not one of you noticed http://www.whitelabeldating.com/ in the title?

Its just a lame ass store front to a whored out database of losers.

Discussion end.
Sam Spectre's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/20/2009 18:41
Sam Spectre
facepalm.jpg
RiotMonster's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/20/2009 23:23
RiotMonster
Laaaaaaaame.. Everyone knows every gaming chick you're going to meet is already taken. We get the pick of the litter!!

This site just says FAIL all over it..

FUTURE, FOR SHAAAME!!
mistic's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/21/2009 02:55
mistic
I'm sure there will be WAY more guys who register for that then women... and the women will be chased away by the massive spam they'll get from the "gamers"
minymarsh2's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/21/2009 03:38
minymarsh2
Haha, note to self: Join for kicks.

This is ridiculous, and hence i think will now be used as a hilarious way to spend my spare time.

And somehow it just gets funnier to know that people register for more than the lol's.
JaXboxChick's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/21/2009 13:25
JaXboxChick
Great...I just broke up with my boyfriend too. What perfect timing! NOT..lol
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