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Music Magazine NME attacks video games: "Games are still for nerds"

December 06, 2008 in News comments 24

Music Magazine "NME" recently attacked video games (specifically music-inspired games) for preventing kids from learning to play real instruments and "leaving the house and meeting drugs".
In the magazine's own words: "Games are still for nerds". Ouch!

Guardian blogger, Keith Stuart, wasn't too happy with the music magazine's comments, and decided to defend gamers and their games.
Good on ya, Keith Stewart!

The NME piece quoted Q Radio presenter David Quantick as stating: “Games are not rock 'n' roll, they're metal – aggressive, loud, violent and scared of women. You can't dance to a game or have sex to it. Games are still for nerds. Rock 'n' roll is about *bleep***g, games are about w*****g. Rock music makes you leave the house and meet drugs, games make you stay in and smell of your own p**s.”

In response, Guardian blogger Keith Stuart today commented: “Personally, I feel that if Guitar Hero has prevented the foundation of just one new Nickleback-inspired band, Harmonix, the creator the Guitar Hero series, should be given some sort of medal.”
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  • 1
    bbb7002004* Dec 7, 08
    My only question is, why should I care about this magazine's pathetic opinion in the first place?
  • 0
    Seeker X Dec 7, 08
    Yeeeeah, represent.

    Also a serious congratulations is in order, I applaud him for taking his place as the biggest *bleep*ing ignoramus of the 21st century.

    and honestly...?

    quote
    Rock music makes you leave the house and meet drugs, games make you stay in and smell of your own p**s.
    Perhaps YOUR life just serves as a warning to others.
    • 1
      Big A2 Dec 7, 08
      That's right parents. Buy your kids video games and they'll stay of drugs!
      • 0
        ShadowJ Dec 7, 08
        unfortunately they can fight back with "Keep your kids away from games, they cause your kid to become a homocidal gun toting kitten killer!" but hey that's how things work out in this crazy world.

        Then again NME has lost the rock n roll fad nearly a decade ago and has been overcome by emo's.

        In fact NME and the music industry are now full of Emo's and Chav's...oh and wannabe rockers...the fact that the whole Genre of Rock/rock n roll has been lost in the last decade due to split genres of a genre AND bands that don't even belong in the rock genre (coldplay anyone?) has left the rock genre to rely on the oldies kicking back.

        We're talking about bands that have been around since the 70's and 80's teaching the new kids how to actually rock, Metallica, AC/DC, Iron Maiden...hell even Lemmy has started to manage his own band that ironically sound just like AC/DC.

        Another thing is...last I checked, those that played games were known as geeks...nerds are about school

        Hehe I am so tempted in finding this guys email and bombarding him
        • 0
          Gamesta100* Dec 7, 08
          Someone who agrees that Coldplay are NOT rock.
  • 1
    BANDITO ATTACK Dec 7, 08
    i play a 'real instrument'. several. and im a *bleep*ing nerd. i must be a paradox.
    • 0
      Big A2 Dec 7, 08
      Me too. Maybe they can write an article explaining THAT while making references to drugs and sex.
  • 1
    Play ISDF Dec 7, 08
    Maybe I'm just silly or something but I thought Rock n' Roll was about the *bleep*ing music! Also the whole line about how you can't have sex with a game just makes the guy saying this look like all women are to him are just sex objects. It's a very sad outlook on life in my opinion.
  • 4
    RabidChinaGirl Dec 7, 08
    quote David Quantick
    "Games are not rock 'n' roll, they're metal -- aggressive, loud, violent and scared of women. You can't dance to a game or have sex to it. Games are still for nerds. Rock 'n' roll is about *bleep***g, games are about w*****g. Rock music makes you leave the house and meet drugs, games make you stay in and smell of your own p**s."
    Now there's a sexist, ignorant prick if I ever saw one.
  • 1
    Gamesta100* Dec 7, 08
    Well if playing video games and not doing drugs are part of being a nerd, then I am very proud to be a nerd.

    Basically he is saying that drugs are cool but video games are not.
  • 0
    kik36 Dec 7, 08
    LMAO well can't say I ever cared what anyone else thinks anyway....especially coming from some asshole saying shit to make himself look cool.
  • 0
    ali3n Dec 7, 08
    The bloggers reply to this is excellent. Also NME? People still buy that?
    • 0
      ShadowJ Dec 7, 08
      Personally I always saw NME as the failed and rejected concept of Kerrang going emo. Unfortunately in today's age it seems the emo scene has taken over

      Though I now have a new found respect for the Guardian, always saw it as an "upper class" newspaper myself but seems they are decent
  • 0
    Final Blade Dec 7, 08
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    "leaving the house and meeting drugs".
    Nice image you're representing about Rock and Roll. I'm going to stay drug and alcohol free and play my games thank you. You people disgust me.
  • 2
    Big A2 Dec 7, 08
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    You can't dance to a game or have sex to it.
    Hmm, you can't dance or have sex with NME either. I guess it's for nerds who stay at home in the smell of their piss.
  • 2
    Bale Fire Dec 8, 08
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    Rock music makes you leave the house and meet drugs
    No wonder I haven't heard of these guys before, they can't even use correct grammar!
  • 1
    Atomic Dec 8, 08
    I think I will play fake instruments and stay off the drugs.
  • 0
    joshthegreat Dec 8, 08
    I'm with NME on this one... Learn real intrusments instead of crappy 5 buttoned ones...
    • 0
      Final Blade Dec 8, 08
      I hope this was sarcasm. Also NME is just jealous that they're bad at advertising rock and roll, not to mention give a bad image to it with adding meeting drugs, and aren't popular like games are.
    • 1
      Big A2 Dec 8, 08
      I'm sure NME means games other then music sims are for also nerds.
  • 0
    ShadowJ Dec 8, 08
    To be fair after looking at the whole story, it wasn't NME that said this, the culprit is the Q radio presenter, David Quantick...who tries to be funny and clearly isn't.

    I was tempted to email him but I am afraid I may get sued for what I might say
    • 0
      Big A2 Dec 9, 08
      But still, NME agreed with them, so we still have reason to hate them.
      • 0
        ShadowJ Dec 10, 08
        Never said not too, just thought I would clarify that the original statement came from moron of Q Music Radio. NME are those kind of guys that jump on the bandwagon of the more successful in the music industry (Wannabe Kerrang magazine, agreeing with Q, gangbanging the emo's etc. etc.)

        In other words they ride on others success and wouldn't know actual success if it hit them in the face, why the hell Dave Ghrol allows himself to be put on their front cover is beyond me, other than to help their image out
  • 0
    Solid Snake 4Life Jan 12, 09
    That's guys wrong on one part. lot of people I know game and do drugs. plus I play guitar and kill bitches in Fallout so he's wrong on that to. plus it's NME. Never even *bleep*in heard of it before today.

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