Sir Patrick Stewart #dig_nat

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Published: February 9, 2010

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  1. thadus232
    12:00 pm on February 9th, 2010

    The reason I think on why he is not into gaming is because, maybe, we just don’t want to be so IN to it.

    I mean, based on the interview, he has only high praise for today’s technology.

    BUT OH MAN. I am totally digging Patrick Stewart screaming at his head set while playing L4D or COD.

    TASTE THY HATCHET YOU VILE BEAST! OH! BLAST! GET THIS ABOMINATION OFF ME!

    OMG That server party will be epic.

  2. coolster
    12:00 pm on February 9th, 2010

    So much epic win what he’s saying, its scary how much I agree with him. It seems funny to me though, he’s praising all this technology… but it’s nothing compared to the Enterprise ^^.

  3. stellansgirlmammamia
    12:00 pm on February 9th, 2010

    I love you patrick you make me laugh so hard LOL

  4. Insomniac726
    12:00 pm on February 9th, 2010

    I love Patrick Stewart.

  5. MoonEyes2k
    12:00 pm on February 9th, 2010

    Well…he rather clearly states ‘none’. He DOESN’T play. Presumably, the games he owns are ones he have done voice-work on, such as Elder Scrolls: Oblivion, and various Star Trek games.

  6. mistermarcusgmail
    12:00 pm on February 9th, 2010

    Why can’t this man be my father?

    Not only is he able to navigate an advanced cellphone, but he can compile emails, do Internet searches for what he wants…even research things he needs to and is actually WILLING to embrace technology at his age. Absolutely fantastic. Bravo Sir Patrick!

  7. CupOJoe167
    12:00 pm on February 9th, 2010

    I agree with Mr. Stewart about the gaming, I feel the same way. I’m not dissing the games themselves, or the players, but if I get started I find I won’t have time for anything else. It’s just too easy to lose track of time when you’re gaming.

    Technology is a wonderful thing and I’m all for it, but like everything else, I view it as a part of the overall experience of being human and being alive.

  8. PureRebelM1ko
    12:00 pm on February 9th, 2010

    i NEED to know what games he plays.

  9. kijomoto2
    12:00 pm on February 9th, 2010

    well, even though i agree on the twitter part and the internet part, i kinda disagree about the gaming part. so yes, gaming is kinda addictive but yet i dont see where the problem is, i mean games can tell a story much better than movies
    beside, you can read a book for 4 hours, you can see a movie for an hour n a half, and you could play the same game for nearly 100 hours so my point is: i dont think he should be “affraid” of games maybe he should try play one or 2 of them and see what its like

  10. solidkingcobra
    12:00 pm on February 9th, 2010

    doesnt do twitter and afraid of gaming because it will ruin his life. You are the man sire!

  11. Wolfanoz
    12:00 pm on February 9th, 2010

    Patrick Stewart is full of awesome. Engage!

  12. gamewarrior2216
    12:00 pm on February 9th, 2010

    I mostly agree with you; I hate Twitter, love the internet, but disagree about the gaming part. Just checkout my username!

  13. eXcommunicate1979
    12:00 pm on February 9th, 2010

    I liked him in Dune too.

  14. DeepSpaceJellyfish
    12:00 pm on February 9th, 2010

    He would make a great WoW raid leader. Now if only he would learn to roll a paladin on my server.

  15. mithrandir1988
    12:00 pm on February 9th, 2010

    What a person! Life, in my opinion, too, indeed, cannot be reduced to 140 characters. Stuff’s just to complicated and fraked up for that.

  16. FengxianLeTerrible
    12:00 pm on February 9th, 2010

    ah yes, i lost my job to the recession (damn you america!) so I can only get Heavy Rain :(

    But i cannot wait for that! Plus the free DLC! hell yeah!

  17. sexyzeeboy
    12:00 pm on February 9th, 2010

    I know. LOL! I just put it so that weird fans would not say “you didn’t put Halo”. The truth is that I only played it once with a bunch of friends and I don’t like it. I love upcoming God of war3(must buy for me), Infamous(love it so much) Fable 2(excellent). I also can’t wait for Heavy Rain.

  18. FengxianLeTerrible
    12:00 pm on February 9th, 2010

    @sexyzeeboy: take out Halo and add in some non-shooter games

    come on man, shooters are the most overrated genre

  19. kazumahazeuzumaki
    12:00 pm on February 9th, 2010

    If I was playing MW2 and I heard him over the mic, I would shit myself and die of joy simultaneously.

  20. sexyzeeboy
    12:00 pm on February 9th, 2010

    He needs to play MODERN WARFARE. Halo, Killzone2, Gears, uncharted2, Mass effect2 and much more titles. He will love them a lot! LOL

  21. daemonbellum
    12:00 pm on February 9th, 2010

    love him

  22. chirpieguy
    12:00 pm on February 9th, 2010

    I love his spot on verbal enunciation!

  23. plugin7
    12:00 pm on February 9th, 2010

    the iphone borg appliction extension … hu? ;) just kidding! .*lol*

  24. KennySherman
    12:00 pm on February 9th, 2010

    i am the same way, i have cases of games, cases of ps2, that i’ve played a few times or once (maybe none on others), they are really fun. i know how to pick them but that’s the problem, the fun factor is 2 high, i will get addicted to gaming, and i’ll get upset because my weekends gone and i’m back in school wondering where my weekend go

  25. l0rdf0ul
    12:00 pm on February 9th, 2010

    i wonder if he played any of those Star Trek vid games he lended his voice to? I can tell him he wouldn’t have to worry about getting addicted to them. heh.


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