Acid for Blood

Someone shoot her, then him, then IGn, and then me and then everyone, sweet fuck...

I... I am so... shocked and horrified... that... I can't think of any smart-ass comments!!!!

Hmm, Corvus, if there's money on the line, I'd go for shill. As a gamer girl, and someone who does meet other gamer girls for a while, I'm just astonished. Of course... then again, maybe she was just misrepresented... but really... I have my doubts.

She supposedly writes for RedAssedBaboon.com, however to me, her journalistic (blogger-istic?) integrity is suspect, since her biggest claim to fame in recent months is for licking PSPs. That is, apart from the exploitation (though she probably doesn't see it that way) by IGN.com.

IGN has sucked for years now, so this sort of shite is hardly surprising from the company that bought AskMen.com.

Quote from the IGN.com President and CEO: "IGN has always been about the gamer and male lifestyle". End quote.

The picture of her in the bathing suit screams "cheap exploitation" to me. I'm not a big fan of her articles either, because I think they're pretty shallow. The one about not minding sexism in games made my flesh crawl.

Luckily, it's amazing how you can tell that she's one of those 15-minute phenomenon.

Actually, now that I look at it, that article is part of a whole "babes of IGN series." Lovely.

Hey, shes hot, she likes video games, Japan, anime, and again, shes HOT. Whats with all the bashing anyways? Jealous?
Heh, if licking her PS2 worked for her, good for her.

Honestly, the world would be a much cooler place with more girls like her around.

Dynnamika if you feel offended as a gamer girl cuz shes also hot...heh, wonder what that says bout you.

And corvus, dude, im not even gonna start with you, but i will say your stash is beyond ridiculous

Anon,

Well, I can admit that she is an attractive girl. But my point is, that I have doubts that she is REAL... I think she's acting in a certain way in order to give herself more attention. And that is the problem I have with her.

Anonymous: You seem fixated on her hotness, which is missing the entire point of why many of us expressed distaste over her attention-seeking. If you read what Hitomikan said, then you'll be getting a bit closer to understanding.

I don't see why she has to make a big deal about being a woman. I understand why IGN makes a big deal about her, though.

What I find constantly annoying whenever someone mentions a particular girl gamer, within the same breath they always make a comment on her appearance: "So and so is a girl, and she's a gamer, and whoa, she's also hot!"

This isn't limited to gaming, either. It happens all the time in areas where the presence of women is unusual (or even sometimes not). Like, you'll be watching TV, and they introduce a woman as "intelligent, outspoken, and beautiful". And yet, they wouldn't introduce a guy as "intelligent, outspoken, and handsome" (unless it's one of those Hollywood news shows). They wouldn't.

Do you see many articles lauding the hotness of gamer guys? No. Would a guy who licked PSPs and who was also attractive get the same kind of approval as Chobot? Would he get articles on IGN devoted to how he was a gamer, liked anime, and was hot? Probably not.

Anonymous, the next time you make a comment here, do yourself a favour by actually thinking before you post.

Joe Beach: I am not discounting her as a gamer and a writer, however such actions serve to draw attention away from her skills in those respects, and simply highlight that "OMFG she's so hot and she's a girl and OMG she plays video games".

And sorry, but I dont see guy gamer writers doing that sort of thing: "Hey look at me! I'm an attractive games writer!"

I guess what I don't like is that, while she may be a good writer and a good reviewier, the IGN article seems mainly to focus on her appearance. Which I feel is a disservice to her.

However, I don't think she feels that way, so I guess it's okay...? :-/

I read some of her comments... and I agree with you Corvus...

Acutally, if you want a really hot gamer, you should see Brinstar. Wow! ;) Smart and beautiful.

Quiet, you. LOL. =)

Jessica's hot, has an opinion, some people are jealous. Wow, who woulda guessed that?

Honestly. The mindlessness with which your people are leaving comments on my blog is staggering. If you bothered to read and truly understand the views of myself and others, you would would probably think twice before unleashing your idiocy upon the internet.

If you are so unwilling to even sign a pseudonymn to your comments, how am I possibly to take what you say seriously? If you can't support your comments with a name or an alias, then it shows how little respect you ascribe to your own point of view.

If you paid any attention, I wasn't actually as hard on Chobot as you lot think I was. Regardless of her skills or intelligence, the focus of the IGN article has been on her appearance, her skill at licking PSPs, and how she is every fanboy's dream. The IGN article lacked depth, and it lacked insight. It also did not portray her in a way that was conducive to promoting her intelligence.

As Corvus said, the substitution of appearance for substance is what the point is. Not how hot she is, and whether or not people are jealous.

When you anonymous commenters learn how to intelligently debate, please return. Until then, don't bother.

We get a taste of some of her writing skills here. http://insider.ign.com/teasers/626/626618.html

Even for IGN, that's a pretty unimpressive teaser.

I'm a guy. And I am not the other anonymouse on here. After reading that article at IGN and getting thoroughly annoyed and pissed off, I decided to see if anyone else thought she was as absolutely stupid as I thought, and I came across here.

other anonymous, did you bother to READ what she wrote and absorb it? The lady is a total fraud and a hypocrite, hell she even said it herself. After writing an article talking about how nintendogs sucked she finally decided to play it and get addicted? what kind of crap is that? honestly. Not to mention her "so what xbox can dl games too" BS. I mean, come ON, hell I know people with modded xbox with all the games, but that by no means makes the revolution stupid. She totally missed the point of ACCESSIBLITY. And her comment about the Revolution looking like a playstation DOESNT EVEN MAKE SENSE. AT ALL. FOR THE LOVE OF GOD if you're not gonna use your BRAIN at least use your EYES. They're a very important part of gaming. Her opinions are absolutely mindblowingly MINDLESS.

So yeah, she's hot, big deal. But just becdause she "plays games" by no means makes her a gamer.

oh yes, and a retort such as "you must be ugly" or "you've probably never been laid" are #1 false and #2 further proof that you have nothing intelligible to say, just like chobot.

I have much more to say, but frankly I'm too pissed off at how many people are so easily mislead by a pretty face. And no, I am not ugly.

Cheers to real gamers out there.

She sucks.

your all morons, she is a real hardcore gamer, now stfu

Damn everyone read the interview at ign, an got all that from it.
I just happen to get to it after seeing her on
g4.
Hell the question asked by ign where pretty lame to start with.
Shit i'm losing my ability to read between the line's, but hell you all seem to read them with a microscope.
Like the Black Eye Peas say "Where is the Love?"

WHERE'S THE LOVE???? HERE IT IS!!!!!!

http://dontlinkthis.com/archives/category/jessica-chobot/

Jesus you guys are so damn unforgiving. I f dont like her then so what. You dont have too. She's a pretty female who got lucky. You guys are being really hard on someone whos just taking what they can get. Brinstar for someone with such an elaborate vocabulary I would assume that would have some more class. Your wasting your time ranting about someone who got lucky. You want to get mad at someone then get mad at someone who deserves the anger. I dont see whats the big deal about her licking the PSP but hey it's cool. I didnt kill anybody. You dont have to be a geek or sexually deprived to realize that shes cute. Thats what sells. You should all know that. Im terribly shocked that fellow gamers would speak of one of their own like that. Truthfully, it's very difficult to find female gamers around my area period not to mention that if the are lesbian or ugly. Anyhow give it up fellas. Shes just another pretty face. I never thought that would be a problem. AND STOP READING INTO WHAT SHE SAID IN THE INTERVIEW! Its not in a medical journal and its not that important. How bout you read something more important. Why would you want to absorb an article from IGN. Lets be serious adults here.

not the other anonymous....just a simple traveler bumped into this site..

read all of the comments and man you guys are serious...I like that..gamers need to be serious but don't any one of you guys actually appreciate a female gamer...okay you did..so why criticise one?...because of her review? well that is HER opinion not yours...she has the rights to do so...different people gives out differrent opinion, right?..she sucks in journalism? thats her problem...why be mad?...you're not going to die reading them anyway...If you don't like them...don't read them...there are many other articles around the internet..read those..

so some says she is hot...thats her attributes...you are what you are...
she licks the PSP..shes the crazy one not you...

think carefully before doing something is better than doing something without thinking ,right?..
anyway, all in all we are all gamers..thats a fact.


-Life is as hard as your ego-

ah you out to give her a chance, im sure shes a sweetheart. peace

You guys are totally over reacting,. I'm sure her stuff is edited by some managing editor who adds certain things to it or subtracts certain things that make it read as such, and the fact that she's pretty means nothing (imho, she's hot.. uhem). But i like her writing style, cause it's simple and doesn't talk down, i like her little artilces because they seem to make sense and aren't talk downish as we're used to.

To say that she is a shill, is just mindless (although i'd admit it, it'd be damn smart on igns part!) Shee seems like a sweet, cute woman that plays games and is into alot of stuff all us other geeks are.

try to imagine her article as if she was a guy, and maybe you'll look at the article different!

I just wanted to say that Jessica Chobot is pretty smart for exploiting her best assets and having fun while doing it. She might not be the brightest journalist out there, but shes allright. And lets face it, if her hotness got her to where she is, I dont see why that should be a problem for any of you, sinmlpy dont read her articles and thats that. After all, thats how this world works. If no one is gonna read her, then shes gonna quit writing and thats it. But if shes still online, well, something seems to be working for her. And all of you female gamers that feel offended cuz shes selling the "sexy girl gamer image", well do something about it instead of just acting jealous and talking crap.

And just in case the name wasn't clear enough, Corvus, you suck

I wish people would stop mistaking disapproval for jealousy. For the last fucking time: I am not jealous of that woman. I think that her methods are shallow and that the attention given to her is completely without merit.