Here’s an email I received yesterday from a PR person yesterday…
Hi Stephen-
Below please find information on Playboy’s Miss October, Pamela Horton. The Playmate of the Month graces this issue’s cover as well as the centerfold, and is an avid gamer and gym rat. She says: “I’m obsessed with MMOs! I love being known as every gamer guy’s dream.”
Miss Horton is available for interviews. Please let me know if you would like more information or images.
Best,
Molly
Eyeroll right?
No interview needed, I figured, but how genuine was Miss October’s love of games> I was having a hard time believing a quote it seemed that no person ever really said. I figured this was all pandering. I was curious, so I tried the URL for what was supposedly her personal website. No dice. The page is under construction (and therefore 100 per cent safe for work at the time of posting).
A moment later, I found Horton’s Facebook fan page, where she posts such things as “My friend let me play his Theatrhythm and I am going to GET IT RIGHT NOW OMG. I love it so much.”
And here’s where it gets so very 2012 and maybe says something about where gaming’s at these days. On her Facebook info page, she lists her awards: “1355 Solo Ranked Rating in League of Legends! Captain Teemo on duty!” She then rattles off several of her favourite games, which include plenty of old-school stuff like Zelda and Earthbound. And there’s League of Legends again, that free-to-play DOTA/MOBA that is one of modern gaming’s most successful juggernauts.
Congratulations, League of Legends. There are many ways for people to get the message that you’re big time. $US3 million pro tournaments are one thing. And stuff like this? It probably helps to.
Top pic via Horton’s Facebook page
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