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I have a pretty big interest in neat businesses/websites that start up. They make me jealous that I haven’t yet started any new amazing part of the internet and my jealousy twinged again this morning when I was told about a new business launching in a matter of hours, called GameCrush.

What is GameCrush? GameCrush is a service where you can purchase time with “PlayDates”. These “PlayDates” will play games with you on Xbox Live, classic online games and more. It looks like you have options to search for flirty and dirty women to game with you. For xbox live you connect and play over voice communications and for PC you have options for either or both of you to hook up webcams while you play. For xbox live, initial games supported will include: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Halo 3, Grand Theft Auto IV and Gears of War 2 with more coming in the future. For classic online games, players can play games like Checkers and Four Across.

It seems that starting prices will be ~$8.50 for 10 minutes and it has been rumoured that 60% will go to GameCrush and 40% to the girls. Personally, I applaud this idea and wish I had thought of it and had the drive to push it through. As a long time guild lead through many different games, a lot of times guys do have more fun when women are in the mix. (It wasn’t immediately apparent if skill was a searchable criteria for your PlayDates).

I wish them luck both with their launch and with the critism this is bound to create. I would love to hear the female perspective on this service. From a male perspective, I would love it if a service opened up that paid me to play games with people, male or female, dirty or flirty!
Website: www.gamecrush.com