Aisha Tyler just owned all the trolls hating on the fact that she was selected to be a presenter at the Ubisoft E3 press conference. In the form of an open letter. I think Iām more infatuated with this woman than ever before.
Iāve played since I was a little kid.Ā
Since I begged my dad to buy me a Nintendo LCD Donkey Kong, Jr.
Since I blew through three weeksā allowance playing Defender at the laundromat.
Since you were a twinge in the left side of your daddyās underoos.
Iāve been a gamer since I made friends with a girl in the 5th grade just to get at her Atari.
Since I missed the bus playing Galaga after school.
Since I missed the start of Return of the Jedi playing Tempest in the theater lobby.
You think you know. You donāt know.
Iāve been a gamer since before you could read.
Since I aced midterms after staying up all night playing Evil Tetris.
Since I became dorm champ at Leisure Suit Larry.
Since I double-wielded on Time Crisis 3 at Fuddruckerās.
I was a voice in not one, but two major video game titles.
I hosted the Reach Beta tutorial.
I was a Gears of War superfan panelist at ComicCon.
I hosted the Ubisoft presser at E3Ā 2012.
I didnāt do any of it for the money.Ā
For most I got paid next to nothing, and for some, less than that.
I did it because I love video games.
Because Iāve dreamt since I was a kid of being in one of the games I love.
How many games have you done voices for?
How many cons have you repped at?
Your buddyās Unreal Tournament garage deathmatch doesnāt count.
I go to E3 each year because I love video games.
Because new titles still get me high.
Because I still love getting swag.
Love wearing my gamer pride on my sleeve.
People ask me what console I play.
Motherfucker, ALL of them.
I get invited to E3 because real gamers know Iām a gamer.
I donāt do it for the money.
I donāt do it for the fame.
I do it because I love video games.
I donāt give out my gamertag because I donāt want a mess of noob jackholes lining up
to assassinate me on XBL.Ā
I donāt give a shit what you think about my gamerscore.
I donāt play to prove a point.Ā
I donāt play to be the best.
I play because I love it.
Iāve been playing my whole life.Ā
I donāt apologize for it.
So to all the haters out there who claim I donāt play;
To every illiterate racist douchebag on Youtube:
Post every jackass comment your heart desires.
Iāll still be playing when your momās kicked you out of her basement
and you have to sell your old-ass console
For now, I say to you respectfully,
and I mean this from the bottom of my heart,
