oh no they didnt(must see)

Time Magazine has Halo 3 on their cover this week but the feature inside the magazine, written by Lev Grossman, has raised the hackles on the necks of several game writers. Dan Zuccarelli from Bits, Bytes, Pixels and Sprites takes Grossman to task for what he feels is an ill-researched piece. It’s not hard to see where Zuccarelli is coming from. In the third paragraph the Time article calls Halo 2 an Xbox 360 exclusive and the inset graphic (reprinted on BBPS) shows a fan mod Xbox 360 featuring Halo 3 artwork rather than the actual Halo 3 Special Edition Xbox 360, not to mention mis-labeling the Heroclix Scarab as merely a “sculpture.”

What really has some people frothing though is Grossman’s obvious bias against gamers that seeps from nearly every paragraph as he repeatedly refers to them as antisocial, unhealthy, unpopular and even twice refers to gamers as residing in a ghetto. It’s not clear whether he refers to a literal ghetto or if he’s being metaphorical, but either way it doesn’t seem particularly balanced or neutral in tone.

link....time link there you have it we are all antisocial, unhealthy, unpopular and we live in the ghetto.... i hope he gets shot...

[360nate]

what a douchebag. all time magazine writers are antisocial, unhealthy and unpopular

[Icemage]

Originally Posted by D.I.C.E

i hope he gets shot...

The guy is a dunce, but that's no reason to be nasty. If you don't fit the stereotype, then who cares?

Originally Posted by Icemage

The guy is a dunce, but that's no reason to be nasty. If you don't fit the stereotype, then who cares?

my comm stands

[Icemage]

Originally Posted by D.I.C.E

my comm stands

Karmic backlash is a killer.

[codenamelenny]

antisocial and unpopular I may be but that doesn't mean he should be calling me unhealthy.

[NapalmRiot]

Yeah, when I first got the issue my mum was all like "Look, Chris! It's that game you've been incessantly chattering about!" and I was like "OMG HALO 3 ON TIME?!!?!" Shoulda known better, other than the screenshot and the nice thing on the figures, that article pissed me off.

LET'S ALL WRITE TO TIME!!!!

Originally Posted by Icemage

The guy is a dunce, but that's no reason to be nasty. If you don't fit the stereotype, then who cares?

This thread needs less crying.

[iconoclast]

who's gonna volunteer to create a gamertag with this dude's name and just sit in live games getting pwned all day??????

[waa_waa_wii_waa]

Amen brotha.