Jessica Chobot and Mass Effect 3
- Thread starter Dennis Scimeca
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Wow, I have always consider Chobot a pretty face to entice lonely nerd gamers into paying attention to G4 and IGN never have I thought she actual knew anything about what she was saying or ever considered her creditable.
To me she is the video game equivalent to the pretty girls that car companies hire to stand next to their cars during trade shows, not to be taken seriously.
To me she is the video game equivalent to the pretty girls that car companies hire to stand next to their cars during trade shows, not to be taken seriously.
I see no reason to hate her there really... she's just a girl who got nervous and said something silly?TriggerHappyAngel said:
I follow her twitter and she's actually a very nerdy, very enthusiastic gamer. Always going on about what level she's on, which boss she's fighting, what game she's playing.bjj hero said:
Annoying? That's up to you. But she is definitely not a fake when it comes to being a gamer.
I know it's unprofessional, and that games are important and not just for kids etc. But is 'conflict of interest' in bog standard game journalism with a non artistic, non ground breaking subject really a course for outrage? It just seems like a single article on a new game having bias is very unimportant in the grand scheme of things, or really any scheme of things.
I see her on Feedback all the time. Anyone who doubts the presenters because of the scripted TV shows that G4 broadcasts should look at what they do when they're not reading lines.
Chobot and many of the other G4 people come off as very intelligent and knowledgeable about what they discuss. I urge any of you to check it out.
Chobot and many of the other G4 people come off as very intelligent and knowledgeable about what they discuss. I urge any of you to check it out.
Ugh, I skipped that DLC for DA2, this is really annoying too, people like this don't really appeal to me, so what if they are gamer girls? I'd prefer a good actor, thank you. Chobot is annoying, now every time this character she is playing speaks I'm going to lose immersion in the game.Fr said:
Amen to that. I can deal with Chobot in my Mass Effect, i dont care for her all that much, but she might have a good voice. However, that face.. That ugly looking face.. It sends shivers down my spine whenever i look at it.VanTesla said:
Well that's the point. As gaming becomes more mainstream, non-enthusiast viewers will have a bit of trouble telling the difference because they're not really initiated into the quirks of videogame journalism.Hitchmeister said:
No! This woman is why I start ranting the second anyone mentions IGN!
If I have to put up with the Miley Cyrus of the internet, even for a minute, that's actually a major negetive for Mass Effect 3.
If I have to put up with the Miley Cyrus of the internet, even for a minute, that's actually a major negetive for Mass Effect 3.
I'll be blunt, I have no freaking idea who this woman is, and to be frank I could not care less, the hatred directed towards her seems to be on par with the hatred against Justin Bieber and Rebecca Black, completely unfounded and childish.
Glad to read a column about this issue that didn't end up bashing IGN or making fun of Jessica Chobot's show or her in-game character.
She comes off more as a lobbyist, I want to say. For a favourable mention on her show she gets a role in the game. Kinda like how oil lobbyists get free petrol. I apologize for the politics, but it was the only example I could think of.Dennis Scimeca said:
With events such as the one you have reported, you can't dig one hole without digging one for every member of the games community. I'm not saying all are willing or have traded their integrity for money/goods, though it is obvious that more than a few have.
Our industry is built on one of trust, a trust that is becoming more and more easy to buy. I think we do need transparency.