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Xbox Taiwan is looking for an 'angel' photo

We get (no offense, Larry, we love you) a dude as an Xbox spokesperson, while Taiwan is doing their best to find a great-looking young girl to do the same job. We get Major Nelson. They get an Xbox Angel.

Xbox Taiwan is holding an open casting call for lovely females to take on the role of Xbox Angel. Siliconerasays that four semi-finalists from a bevy of gamer girls will be selected by a panel of judges, and the winner will be announced on August 18th. 

This Angel will work to promote the Xbox brand on Facebook and the like, host Live events, and write a column. The winner also gets, of course, an Xbox 360, a three month Live card (really?), and about $1,090 for three month's work. 

If you have Microsoft Silverlight installed, you can browse through the galleries of girls here. And what kind of name is Rabby?








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atheistium's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/14/2009 13:42
atheistium
Wow.. just wow. It's the G4 gamer girl casting thing all over again, lol.
MechaMonkey's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/14/2009 13:45
MechaMonkey
Must be 14 or younger to apply.
Diverse's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/14/2009 13:46
Diverse
I want to make Mini my child slave.
Moe P0w3r's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/14/2009 13:47
Moe P0w3r
Strange.....
Vedicardi2's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/14/2009 13:49
Vedicardi2
Oh jesus fucking christ here we go
Jesus H Christ's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/14/2009 13:54
Jesus H Christ
Just not the one on the left, please.
Magesx's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/14/2009 13:59
Magesx
Could anything possibly be uglier than the first on on the left?
ArrestedDeveloper's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/14/2009 14:00
ArrestedDeveloper
Rabby wins.
DrunkyDerek's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/14/2009 14:05
DrunkyDerek
The one on the left looks like she got booted square between the eyes
aaronf's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/14/2009 14:08
aaronf
She's hot, who cares if her name is Rabby.
Sharpless's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/14/2009 14:18
Sharpless
@Magesx
Yes. Your soul. ZING!
Holyetheline's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/14/2009 15:11
Holyetheline
But but but America needs one too! =(
Aziel13's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/14/2009 15:53
Aziel13
mini has my vote
Elsa's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/14/2009 16:09
Elsa
*giggle giggle hairflip*... ohhhh... I just wuv gaming with you bad, bad boys! (any bets that will be one of their first Facebook entries!)

Yeah... good to see that Microsoft is stepping up to the plate and hiring a cute lil gamer angel girl to represent Xbox and promote their product. Will the panel of judges be calling for a bathing suit picture when judging the finals? What about a talent contest... not gaming... cause girls don't game... but maybe something cute like "inventive ways to eat a banana"

Nice to see Xbox advancing the cause of female gamers!
/sarcasm
JLanphear's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/14/2009 16:09
JLanphear
I would totally vote for Rabby.
atastysammich's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/14/2009 16:17
atastysammich
I wonder, will this sexy figurehead of theirs actually be taught the ins and outs of the biz, so she can fire off competent answers to make Major Nelson proud, or will we instead see her hosting a show on G4 later on?
Mattchewie's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/14/2009 17:39
Mattchewie
Photo #2 from the left.....

...nightmares.....for weeks.

*shiver*
Mr Kite's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/14/2009 19:12
Mr Kite
Rabby ftw.
Naim Master's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/14/2009 20:58
Naim Master
WTF is that girl at left of Rabby ?
Chronic Logic's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/14/2009 22:52
Chronic Logic
How'd the girl on the left of Rabby get more votes than the girl on the far right?
Straiffi's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 00:32
Straiffi
My girlfriend is taiwanese! I'll make her participate!

..She doesn't live in Taiwan at the moment though, so she probably doesn't qualify :(
ChristRogue's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 02:40
ChristRogue
Any chance they can jello-wrestle Major Nelson for the prize?
shinryu's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 07:47
shinryu
don't be a slowpoke, Mr Bubbles. ANGELS don't wait for slowpokes.
Insanity Warden's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 13:17
Insanity Warden
Everyone who goes EW to the girls who aren't in the middle have some seriously high standards. The one on the far left didn't take the photo in a good angle which makes her look like a stick with a large head. The one on the right needs a different angle also, her bangs need to cover more of her forehead, and the lighting needs improving. Even so, they're all cute, but it doesn't really tell you anything about their personality.

Either way, I'm kind of disgusted on how Xbox Taiwan is planning to objectify these girls for more sales. Is it genius? You're damn skippy it is. Is it sad? Yes indeedy. But I want to see how this effects sales over there.
Spork's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/19/2009 12:01
Spork
The one on the left looks like a tranny.
Tom888's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/30/2010 11:57
Tom888
Xbox angel? I don't know why they do need such things at all. Xbox is the best console so far so girls won't make it better for sure. However Taiwan have always acted like that when it comes to advertisement. Thanks for the article however.
Regards, Tom from debt relief
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