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Destructoid:  Valve says Brits don't talk enough online

Kotaku:  Valve: British People Are Quiet [Uk]

Welcome to Spinksville!:  Perhaps we just don’t want to talk to YOU

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Valve: British gamers are "notorious non-talkers": http://bit.ly/1JihJn - nope, Americans just talk bollocks and spoil the game. 27 days ago

Looks like I'm not the only one who plays games with my gob shut - http://bit.ly/1JihJn (via @kotaku) 27 days ago

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Valve says Brits don't talk enough online
Destructoid — I'm British by birth, and I must admit that screaming obscenities into a headset while trying to play videogames doesn't appeal to me. Apparently this is something not exclusive to your humble writer, with Valve recently concluding that Brits are too quiet. "One thing I wanted to add before I go for you Brits: communicate. Don't be scared of a microphone," urges Left 4 Dead 2 writer Chet Faliszek. "You guys are notorious non-talkers on both 360 and PC. Americans are just chattering away, working together as a team. If you want to work together as a team you've got to talk! ...

Valve: British People Are Quiet [Uk]
Kotaku — ... chattering away, working together as a team. If you want to work together as a team you've got to talk!" And talk a lot — just like Chet is doing. Talk, talk, talk. "You can go into a random 360 game on US servers and it's crazy talk. It's fun. I think a lot of people knock that community but again and again I'm surprised by how fun that is." Crazy talk! Fun! Click the link below to read more chatter from Chet. Read it aloud, even. That's talking, no? News: Valve: British gamers are "notorious non-talkers" [CVG] ...

Perhaps we just don’t want to talk to YOU
Welcome to Spinksville! — This is a great (non)news story in the games sphere. Yesterday gaming sites were reporting that Valve’s Chet Faliszek complained that my fellow brits are too quiet on voice chat. “You guys are notorious non-talkers on both 360 and PC. Americans are just chattering away, working together as a team. If you want to work together as a team ...