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New European
09-04-2025
- Entertainment
- New European
Why we should all game-shame Elon Musk
Okay, sure, those two words apply to all stories involving Elon Musk. You're allowed and indeed encouraged to think them. It's quite cathartic. Still, they're not the ones I had in mind here. There are two words one ought to think of when considering a recent news story involving Elon Musk. No, not those two. The two words that should spring to mind right about now, and which show that Musk may be losing some crucial ground with a constituency he could once rely on are: git gud. I am not, for the avoidance of doubt, having a stroke. Look, I'll explain. Last Saturday, before his big bust-up with tariff idiot Peter Navarro, the clown prince of the White House appeared on a livestream, playing action role-playing game Path of Exile 2. As you may know, Musk usually prides himself on being a good – nay, excellent – gamer. What a shock it was, then, for streamers to watch him try and fight the game's very first boss and die again, and again, and again. Sick of embarrassing himself and being rinsed by more or less everyone watching, he ended up rage-quitting after half an hour, and that was the end of that. To say it was mortifying for him would be an understatement. Musk had, for some time, claimed that he was one of the world's top players of PoE 2, but gamers realised earlier this year that something was afoot. In the end, he was forced to admit that, yes, he'd hired some people to level up his characters while playing on his account, so he could pretend to be more proficient at the game that he'd let on. Elon Musk is, should you need a reminder, 53 years old. It would be easy to spend the rest of this column making fun of him for having done this, but it feels worth looking at the demographic he's chosen to betray instead. If you're not a gamer, the one thing you should understand about them – well, us – as a community is that meritocracy reigns supreme. It always has, and probably always will. There is something of the great unifier about video games, in that gaming doesn't care about what you look or sound like, or where you live, or how old you are. All that matters is how good you are at playing whatever game you've chosen as your poison. I am, for the avoidance of doubt, not exactly defending it as a culture. It can often feel quite thankless, obnoxious and idiosyncratic. That's where 'git gud' comes from, by the way. Anyone who's ever struggled with a level or a boss in a game and turned to forums for advice and answers will have encountered it. Someone else will, at some point, have asked a similar question and been hit with the two-word answer. How do I beat this seemingly unbeatable villain? Easy: get good. You may find this attitude childish, and you may well be right, but that's not quite the point. The point here is that gamers, male ones especially, had long respected and loved Elon Musk, but the tide may now be turning. Explaining you're a busy and powerful man who just doesn't have time to also be a master gamer is one thing; lying about being great, being found out, then showing yourself up in public is quite another. Oh, and it should go without saying that Musk's association with an administration whose tariffs have delayed the release of Nintendo's much-anticipated Switch 2 won't be doing him any favours either. That the console's price tag will now be dearer in the US than it was ever going to be is sure to draw the ire of many of these gamers. Will this matter in the long run? Perhaps, perhaps not. What we do know is that Gamergate was, in a way, the beginning of the end for the glory days of the internet, and the cultural power of gamers cannot be underestimated. A lot of them are, by definition, very online, and it wouldn't take much of a mood change for them to alter the way even reactionary social media users feel about Musk and his ilk. Even if none of that does happen in the end, we can still bask in the glory of the Tesla Twat having made a complete tit of himself in front of the very people he's always desperate to impress. Doesn't that put a spring in your step?
Telegraph
09-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Telegraph
Elon Musk quits favourite video game after being ‘cyber-bullied'
Elon Musk 'rage-quit' a video game livestream after he kept losing while being bullied by online commentators. Mr Musk, the world's richest man, streamed himself playing Path of Exile 2 on his private jet over the weekend in an attempt to show off Starlink's in-flight WiFi. For around 90 minutes, he sat mostly in silence as his on-screen character kept dying – despite his claim to be one of the best players of the game in the world. Although Mr Musk is a member of Donald Trump 's inner circle, the in-game chat was open to anyone. Within five minutes, cyberbullies logged on and began taunting him about issues including his video game skills and alleged relationship problems. One message, which appeared on-screen alongside Mr Musk's head, read: 'You will always feel insecure and it will never go away.' Another user, pretending to be a conservative influencer who claims to have had Mr Musk's 13th child, wrote: 'Elon. It's me, Ashley St. Claire. I have no other means of contacting you so I bought PoE2 early access. Please pay your child support. Thank you Elon.' Mr Musk was also told to perform a sex act on Mr Trump so that the US president 'dies of a heart attack'. Another message said Vivian Wilson, Mr Musk's estranged transgender daughter, was right about him being terrible at video games. Some attempted to help the billionaire, advising him to mute the in-game chat to stop the cascade of abusive messages. Others encouraged people to buy Tesla stocks, or thanked him for his work with Starlink and Doge, the government efficiency drive spearheaded by Mr Musk. The boss After his character was repeatedly killed by the 'boss' in the section of the game meant to teach the basic controls, Mr Musk quit saying the connection was broken, although the stream was still live. Rage-quit means exactly what it sounds like: the act of quitting an activity – in this case, a video game – because it it was becoming increasingly unbearable. 'Well, lost connection,' he told viewers. 'Connection lost.' Path of Exile 2 is reported to be one of the billionaire's favourite games. However, Mr Musk's claim of being one of the world's top players has failed to stand up to scrutiny – particularly after the Tesla owner reportedly admitted to paying people to boost his in-game character account. The game is a role-playing adventure set in a fantasy world where a player controls a character that gains skills by completing quests and defeating enemies. It is yet to be fully released, but an early-access version has been made available to elite .
Yahoo
09-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Elon Musk rage quits gaming livestream after players troll him relentlessly: ‘You ruined the country'
Elon Musk's gaming livestream abruptly ended after he was mercilessly trolled by other players in the comments. Musk went live as part of an 'airborne continuity test' for his Starlink satellite system as he recorded himself playing Path of Exile 2 on his private over the weekend. The world's richest man, who often brags about his gaming prowess, faced a slew of taunts after he was defeated by the video game's first boss known as the Bloated Miller. Musk remained stony-faced and largely speechless for about 90 minutes as he received a tirade of death threats, jabs at his appearance and slights over his government-slashing agenda through DOGE before he finally claimed he 'lost connection.' 'You have no real friends and will die alone,' wrote one gamer under the tag @Elon_is_a_pedophile. 'You ruined the country just like you ruined all your marriages,' added another gamer dubbed @Elon_Musk_is_pathetic. Musk broke his silence when a gamer said he was 'dumb and ugly' and said his electric vehicle company Tesla was 'falling apart.' 'There are a lot of r*****s in this chat,' he said, using a slur he repeatedly posts on X. At one point, Musk listened to So Heavy I Fell Through the Earth, the 2020 hit by his ex-partner and mother of three of his 13 children, Grimes. 'Elon, it's me,' one person wrote as the song faded out. 'Ashley St. Claire,' they added, claiming they were the influencer who in February revealed she had given birth to the world's richest man's latest child. 'I have no other means of contacting you so I bought PoE2 early access just for this. Please pay your child support. Thank you Elon,' they added. Another repeatedly posted: 'I am your lost son, look at me, father Elon.' After a final tirade of 'die, die, die,' Musk said: 'Oh, we lost connection.' His character was killed in the game and the stream was ended. The stream was later deleted from his X account before being uploaded to YouTube. Back in the real world, Musk is embroiled in a feud with another of Donald Trump's advisers and close confidants: Peter Navarro. The pair have exchanged blows over Trump's tariff policies that have roiled stock markets and disturbed investors after his 'Liberation Day' announcement last Wednesday. On Monday, Navarro sought to dismiss Musk's opposition to heavy tariffs on Chinese goods by describing Tesla as a 'car assembler' reliant on foreign parts rather than a manufacturer even though Tesla vehicles use significant portions of American-made parts. Responding on X, Musk said: 'Navarro is truly a moron. What he says here is demonstrably false.' He later added that Tesla 'has the most American-made cars' of any automaker and described Navarro as 'dumber than a sack of bricks.' When asked about the spat, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt downplayed their insults, and stated: 'Boys will be boys, and we will let their public sparring continue.'
The Independent
09-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Elon Musk rage quits gaming livestream after players troll him relentlessly: ‘You ruined the country'
Elon Musk's gaming livestream abruptly ended after he was mercilessly trolled by other players in the comments. Musk went live as part of an 'airborne continuity test' for his Starlink satellite system as he recorded himself playing Path of Exile 2 on his private over the weekend. The world's richest man, who often brags about his gaming prowess, faced a slew of taunts after he was defeated by the video game's first boss known as the Bloated Miller. Musk remained stony-faced and largely speechless for about 90 minutes as he received a tirade of death threats, jabs at his appearance and slights over his government-slashing agenda through DOGE before he finally claimed he 'lost connection.' 'You have no real friends and will die alone,' wrote one gamer under the tag @Elon_is_a_pedophile. 'You ruined the country just like you ruined all your marriages,' added another gamer dubbed @Elon_Musk_is_pathetic. Musk broke his silence when a gamer said he was 'dumb and ugly' and said his electric vehicle company Tesla was 'falling apart.' 'There are a lot of r*****s in this chat,' he said, using a slur he repeatedly posts on X. At one point, Musk listened to So Heavy I Fell Through the Earth, the 2020 hit by his ex-partner and mother of three of his 13 children, Grimes. 'Elon, it's me,' one person wrote as the song faded out. 'Ashley St. Claire,' they added, claiming they were the influencer who in February revealed she had given birth to the world's richest man's latest child. 'I have no other means of contacting you so I bought PoE2 early access just for this. Please pay your child support. Thank you Elon,' they added. Another repeatedly posted: 'I am your lost son, look at me, father Elon.' After a final tirade of 'die, die, die,' Musk said: 'Oh, we lost connection.' His character was killed in the game and the stream was ended. The stream was later deleted from his X account before being uploaded to YouTube. Back in the real world, Musk is embroiled in a feud with another of Donald Trump's advisers and close confidants: Peter Navarro. The pair have exchanged blows over Trump's tariff policies that have roiled stock markets and disturbed investors after his 'Liberation Day' announcement last Wednesday. On Monday, Navarro sought to dismiss Musk's opposition to heavy tariffs on Chinese goods by describing Tesla as a 'car assembler' reliant on foreign parts rather than a manufacturer even though Tesla vehicles use significant portions of American-made parts. Responding on X, Musk said: 'Navarro is truly a moron. What he says here is demonstrably false.' He later added that Tesla 'has the most American-made cars' of any automaker and described Navarro as 'dumber than a sack of bricks.' When asked about the spat, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt downplayed their insults, and stated: 'Boys will be boys, and we will let their public sparring continue.'
Yahoo
08-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Elon Musk 直播玩《流亡黯道2 PoE2》專家模式狂死！第一章教學BOSS都打不過被吐槽
《流亡黯道2 PoE2》（Path of Exile 2）上週迎來首個大改版「狩獵黎明」，卻因為平衡問題遭到大量玩家批評，官方也承諾會進行調整。不過光是 Steam 版就仍有超過 20 多萬人回歸，甚至特斯拉執行長 伊隆馬斯克（Elon Musk）也在第一時間開實況玩專家模式，卻因為玩的像是新手一樣，不斷重複死亡開新角色，甚至連開頭的第一隻教學 BOSS 都打不過，遭到許多網友吐槽。 相關新聞：《流亡黯道2：狩獵黎明》改版技能大削弱、拖慢遊戲節奏還會閃退引玩家大量批評 相關新聞：《PoE2》新職業女獵人來了！上線時間、賽季、更新內容一次看 馬斯克並非第一次玩《流亡黯道2》，先前就曾開過直播打 BOSS，並且有專業的人指導他配裝和使用技能。甚至在今年 1 月時，於專家模式下練出一隻 97 等的角色 Percy_Verence，登上世界排名第 7 的成績，直到角色死亡。不過馬斯克對於角色技能的使用、裝備和通貨的無視，都讓人懷疑他是通過代練完成。另一個被認為的證據，是美國總統川普任職典禮上，馬斯克現場出席，卻被發現他帳號下的角色仍然在線上，還會換圖。 而這次趁著大型改版《流亡黯道2》，馬斯克也久違的開啟實況遊玩，他在私人飛機上使用星鏈網路進行遊玩，玩的則是專家模式。然而整場實況中，馬斯克一直卡在第一章死亡，只能重開換不同職業，甚至有幾場連開頭的新手 BOSS 都打不過，直接拉著 BOSS 繞了整個地圖，被吐槽這樣玩只會更加證明自己是代練。 雖然《流亡黯道2》新改版後難度確實有增加，部分人認為在第一章的各種死亡很正常。但網友們還發現馬斯克在遊戲中根本不了解各個職業的特性，甚至技能流派都是隨意亂點，因此也有出現過傷害打不出來，直接重開一個職業的情況。後來才穩定玩閃電箭流派的弓箭手，順利推劇情到第二章，不過還是在打 BOSS，因為站著不躲招而死掉。 Elon top 10 world ranked poe player Musk is so awful he dies standing still spamming lightning rod and it's only the second most pathetic thing in the clip next to chat — Rod Breslau (@Slasher) April 6, 2025 而在馬斯克實況期間，除了改版後第一次實況死到直接關閉不玩以外，可以看到他的聊天頻道不斷有人密語開嗆特斯拉股價、代練、假玩家等爭議，而馬斯克也沒什麼反應的一個一個封鎖，甚至還封鎖了一個要大家多買特斯拉股價的玩家。 Elon Musk just rage quit his twitter stream after repeatedly dying to a tutorial boss in the new PoE2 patch on hardcore. — DevinDTV (@DevinDtv) April 5, 2025 Elon Musk streaming POE 2 on his private plane while listening to 'The Final Countdown' and everyone in the in-game chat is whispering him to off himself. — Regulator Nemo Nusquam (@SonofBaba_Yaga) April 6, 2025 緊貼最新科技資訊、網購優惠，追隨 Yahoo Tech 各大社交平台！ 🎉📱 Tech Facebook： 🎉📱 Tech Instagram： 🎉📱 Tech WhatsApp 社群： 🎉📱 Tech WhatsApp 頻道： 🎉📱 Tech Telegram 頻道：
