Gamers love charity

January 30, 2006 1:36 PM

Hellchicks like warm fuzzies, too. Violent bloody video game fantasies are nice, but real bloodied folks need help from places like the red cross. These Quake 4 grrrlss are knitting up nice gifts for a good cause. If you gave to Child's Play then you know that gamers are good peeps.
posted by McBain (7 comments total)

While the sentiment is most admirable, I find myself extremely disappointed by the items themselves. These women work in the video game industry and call themselves Hellchicks. Couldn't they have knitted something remotely bad-ass, or at least game-related?
posted by Faint of Butt at 1:48 PM on January 30, 2006

I think it's a very noble effort that deserves some exposure. It's impressive that such talented people would direct some of their creative capacities and free time to a charitable cause. More power to them! Although, you could be on to something FoB... I'd love to see knitted gibs or some other outlandish creation.
posted by prostyle at 1:56 PM on January 30, 2006

How is a pink shawl not game related?!?!? Did you never play My Little Pony

Jesus you are so narrow minded sometimes Faint.
posted by public at 1:58 PM on January 30, 2006

The design of the webpage doesn't sync up with the domain at all.
posted by jpf at 2:55 PM on January 30, 2006

Nice. I played a game of Quake against Hellchick back in the day. Got my ass handed to me, I did.

And all I got was this lousy...knitted hat?
posted by Banky_Edwards at 3:23 PM on January 30, 2006

Couldn't they have knitted something remotely bad-ass, or at least game-related?

You're working under the assumption that anyone who plays video games is defined by their love of video games. It's a funny stereotype but it's become less and less accurate over the years as video games have entered the mainstream as an acceptable pasttime for adults.
posted by chrominance at 8:42 PM on January 30, 2006

chrominance, they don't just play the games, they design them. I expect better.
posted by Faint of Butt at 6:55 AM on January 31, 2006