Do any of you play a certain artist/genre when you play games? If so, do you think it affects your performance? Everytime I play Call of Duty I listen to Breaking Benjamin. I tried listening to something else one time and I did really bad so I switched the music to Breaking Benjamin and I started doing really well. Just curious if you guys have a certain cd/artist/song/genre that you use while gaming. :)

Technically shouldn't this be in the media motel?

Depending on the game and my mood, I ususally listen to some Metallica during Counter-Strike game play. Also when playing Quake I listen to rock / rap (I like very few rap songs).

Cant beat ACDC and Ozzy Osbourne.

Anything that makes your eardrums bleed.

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Technically shouldn't this be in the media motel?

Depending on the game and my mood, I ususally listen to some Metallica during Counter-Strike game play. Also when playing Quake I listen to rock / rap (I like very few rap songs).
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Well I figured since it deals jointly with media/gaming it doesn't matter. And since it's gaming specific, I figured gaming would be a better forum.

I like listening to my own music while playing D2, however in CS I leave it off so I can tell where the shooting is/footsteps are. In UT2004, I leave off my music cause I enjoy the game's music.

Depends on the game.

[quote]Just curious if you guys have a certain cd/artist/song/genre that you use while gaming.[/quote]

"cd/artist/song/genre" I don't think that's classified as default game music. Joker is right, this should be in the trash can.

I like the Stupid People Arguing about Stupid Things better. :)

I don't listen to music when I game. I just listen to the game itself. So I can hear whether someone is sneaking up on me.

It depends on the game, I turn my music on for SC and turn it off for Halo.

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Do any of you play a certain artist/genre when you play games? If so, do you think it affects your performance? Everytime I play Call of Duty I listen to Breaking Benjamin. I tried listening to something else one time and I did really bad so I switched the music to Breaking Benjamin and I started doing really well. Just curious if you guys have a certain cd/artist/song/genre that you use while gaming. :)
[/quote]It's the same with sports, any music that gets your adrenaline flowing works. It most definitely affects your performance. When i'm looking to get pumped up, I usually listen to KMFDM, Def Leppard, Rammstein, etc.

After a few experiments, I have concluded that I perform substantially better at UT while listening to slipknot.

listen to Styx -- Renegate While u play games its GREAT!!