In a Q&A with MTV Games, Mafia 2 Senior Producer Denby Grace has answered a number of questions including what he thought the biggest problem with today’s games are. His answer:
It’s a very good question and maybe a little general for a concise answer. An obsession with gay space marines.
I can’t seem to recall any game featuring ‘Gay Space Marines’ and I do pay very close attention to such things. Perhaps Mr. Grace has some insider knowledge he would like to share? Just what do the Halo series’ Spartans get up to on a night off?
I do hope Mr Denby isn’t using ‘Gay’ as in insult, he’ll get kicked off Xbox Live. Perhaps he is a bit sore as TSA gave Halo : Reach a resounding 10/10 whilst his game only managed 5/10.
Source: MTVGames
Amphlett
“Just what do the Halo series’ Spartans get up to on a night off?”
I hear that they’re very good at dual wielding weapons.
warp10ck
I can’t take the producer of Mafia 2 seriously he made for me one of the years most disapointing games with a “SPOILER” shitty ending.
brillerment
Maybe he was referring to the Republican ones from GTA IV :-P
AG2297
Why not just say “space marines” instead of “gay space marines”? He now sounds like a silly little child, and very unprofessional. Idiot!
Tuffcub
I just want to know where all these gay marines are. I only know one and he’s based in Utah, not space.
lokiy2j
perhaps not “gay” but the shaved headed, “hoo rar” space marine cliche is a bit over done now, I mean every game set in space with squad based combat, you are a marine with abig gun fighting bigger enemies! can’t you be part of the space navy? (in the navy jokes spring to mind here) or the space airforce??
Of course im generlaising a bit here we all know in dead space, you were a space handy man, coming to fix the dripping tap.
Mr.Gorha
The Master Chief is in the navy. He’s a marine.
3shirts
Maybe he is using gay in the colloquial way people often do to mean a bit soft or lame.
Homosexuals do not have exclusive rights to the word
Tuffcub
Oh yes we do, it was legally declared property the the Homosexual Empire in March 1973. However our fight to retain control of the word “Faggot” is still subject to a legal battle with Mr.Brains.
TSBonyman
I’m re-claiming the word gay for all the happy, care-free people of the world , so there! ;)
hazelam
i thought south park claimed that one for hells angels gangs. :)
what’s the difference between a faggot and a meatball anyway?
TSBonyman
I think that’s the way he meant it too but i think it was a rubbish answer to the question all the same. Anyway, why does he have to be so bitchy when Mafia 2 is still riding high in the charts.
Tuffcub
Strangely I know the answer – Faggots are traditionally made with offal rather than minced meat. Mr Brains Faggots were not actually Faggots they were meatballs. Learn something new every day, eh?
Bladesteel
You obviously haven’t played any multiplayer space marine game. Seems some of the players are obsessed with calling eachother gay (and other things like noob, and ******** and hamster*****************er)
I agree that obsession is a problem.
Danza Di Fuoco E Ghiaccio
Nah probably happy space marines fighting aliens ‘n’ all
T-82
Too space marines, not enough of the original Warhammer 40k Space Marines.
bunimomike
I think he means “gay” in the “Top Gun volleyball match” way. Overly homoerotic subtext and undertones. If not, he’s just bitter about being bitch-slapped by Halo. :-)
Tuffcub
The things is most Space Marines are all suited up and unless you get turned on by armour plating they ‘aint that sexy. Now if Sev was running about Killzone 3 with his shirt off for no reason at all he might have a point.
But he’s not.
At least not yet.
*waves at Guerilla* Cooeeee…. thats a hint.
hazelam
there aren’t enough gay space marines if you ask me.
Tuffcub
Probably because they would hate turning up for battle and finding out someone else is wearing the same outfit.
“OMG Cecil you are wearing the exact same battle armour/semi automatic weapon combo as me!”
“Horror!”
“This just won’t do – I’m postponing the battle for an hour so I can nip home and customise a shawl in to a heroic battle cape – back in a jiffy!”
“Toodlepip!”
bunimomike
You are gay but that was so hilariously gay, tuffcub. Fantastic! :-) hahahahaha!!
hazelam
i hear it was a disaster when the recon armour got popular. :O