Name: Sarah/MetalManatee

Gamertag: MetalManatee (Steam)

Bio: Hello fellow gamers! I’m a 21 year old metalhead, photographer and gamer, based in the UK. Ever since I first laid hands on a family friend’s SEGA Megadrive (aged 2), I’ve had a love for gaming. My parents finally caved and bought me my own Megadrive, as a 5th birthday present. Nowadays, I am predominantly a PC gamer, but will never say no to a bit of nostalgia! You will find me on Steam most nights.

Favourite Gaming Snack Food: Whatever’s going, but I don’t like to gunk up my keyboard/mouse, so try not to mix up my passion for gaming with my passion for eating too often ;).

Favourite Games: League of Legends, Skyrim, World of Warcraft, Fallout 3, Borderlands, Portal 1 & 2, Terraria, Trine 1 & 2, Braid, Plants vs. Zombies, Counterstrike: Source, Half Life 2, Halo, Limbo, DeathSpank, Bastion, Fable, GTA: Vice City, Black & White, Magic the Gathering: 2012 (Duels of the Planeswalkers), Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic & Knuckles, Ristar, several Megadrive Disney iterations (e.g. The Lion King, The Jungle Book and Aladdin)… and the list goes on.

Blog Url: http://metalmanatee.tumblr.com/

Motto: “The power of observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it.” - George Bernard Shaw

Name: Amanda Kate

Gamertag and system: PaperthinRepair- Xbox360

Bio: I went through a hardcore gaming phase right after high school. I played every chance I got, hours and hours, sometimes through the night. Recently, I’ve played a lot less, as I don’t really have the time to play like I used to. I am 22, I live in my own apartment, and I am a Harry Potter fanatic. I was born in North Carolina and lived next to a farm my entire life. I recently moved to Illinois to go to college, and although I hate the cold weather, it’s nice being so close to the city. I have tattoos, I have piercings, and I love Disney World! 

Favorite Gaming Snack food: Apple sauce pouches are my favorite, but I pretty much eat anything that I can eat one handed. 

Favorite Games: Super Meat Boy,  Modern Warfare, L4D, Portal, Assassins Creed, Pac-Man, Super Mario Bros, Halo, Zelda, Super Mario World, And Space Invaders. 

Blog Url: paperthinrepair.tumblr.com

Mottto: It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live

Name: Kenny

Gamertag and system: MrKennethJay (Steam, Xbox360) 

Bio: Sadly i represent the portion of gamers who are slowly converting from hardcore gamer into a casual gamer. Real life is getting in the way big time! But i love life, especially the part that allows me to game. I’m a 23 year old US kid, i work a full time job for a HUGE clothing company, i go to school full time and i game when i can.  Lately i’ve been in love with arcade games, so if you’re down to play a quick game, let’s party! I’m also big into comics and movies so check out the blog. 

Favorite Gaming Snack food: Nutella, with or without the spoon, I’m game anyway. Pizza too! 

Favorite Games: Arkham City, Bastion, SWTOR, BioShock, Deadspace, Resident Evil, Street Fighter Alpha 3, Plants Vs Zombies, Shadow Complex, Hard Corps:Uprising, Symphony of the night, Star Craft, Portal, Bayonetta 

Blog Url: mrkennethjay.tumblr.com

Motto: “I want to go to there” Liz Lemon

Name: Liam/Lee

Gamertag and system: Leequilibrium (Steam & PSN)

Bio: I’m a twenty year old musician living in the UK with a passion for gaming and Heavy Metal!

Favourite Gaming Snack Food: I don’t really like to gunk up my mouse… But I’m usually armed with a mug of black coffee or a Henry Weston’s.

Favourite Games: Monkey Island I, II & III, Oddworld I & II, Half-Life (the lot of ‘em), Portal I & 2, The Elder Scrolls games, Trine II, Starcraft II, Terraria, Heavy Rain, Minecraft, Enslaved, God of War III, Mass Effect I & II, Switchball, Loom, Otogi: Myth of Demons, The Dig, The Longest Journey, Dreamfall, Braid, Bioshock, Flower, etc…

Blog Url: leequilibrium.tumblr.com

Motto: “Art is the concrete artifact of faith and expectation, the realisation of a world that would otherwise be little more than a veil of pointless consciousness stretched over a gulf of mystery.” - Not my words, but those of fictional character Edgar Freemantle

Name: Sam Rosa

Gamertag/System: VikingBurrito[Xbox Live], Viking_Burrito[PS3]

Bio: A recent California transplant living in Texas. I’m 24, and I’ve been a writer all of my life. Currently not going to school, but i’ll be changing that soon. I’ve been video gaming for as long as i can remember, even as soon as I could walk, starting with my cousin’s Atari 2600.

Favorite Gaming Snack food: Doritos and Mtn. Dew. or, If I’m going healthy, Black tea and a Whole Wheat bagel.

Favorite Games: The Final Fantasy series [yes.. even the new ones], Mass Effect, Gears of War, Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, Diablo, Starcraft.

Blog URL: walkingdragonpunch.tumblr.com

Motto: I’m gonna make you an entrepreneur. Imma give you the key to ‘the business’

Name: Travis C. DeJong

Gamertag and system: AgntAlaska: Xbox Live, Agent Alaska: Steam

Bio:  A gamer born and raised. Been playing games since I was 3 and haven’t stopped  since, that’s 17 (coming up on 18) years of gaming. I’ve played all kinds of genres from FPS to RTS, from Rhythm to RPG. I am currently a student studying 3D Modeler/Animator and working at my game company I helped co-found, Rapscallion Inc. When I’m not playing games I’m hanging with friends or doing something art related.  

Favorite Gaming Snack food:  Arizona Half Lemonade & Half Tea “Arnold Palmer” and Fresh “Out of the Oven” Brownies.

Favorite Games: The Elder Scrolls Series (Played them all), Heroes of Newerth, Dark Cloud Series, Guild Wars, Star Craft 1-2, Castlevania Series.

Blog Url:  http://agntalaska.tumblr.com/ 

Name: Dominique. But I prefer being called Dom.. :]

Gamertag and system: ami_ox (PSN) amikux (Steam) 

Bio: I’m 18, I’m studying Game Animation and Industry in college & I’m in my second year. I have a huge obsession with Adventure Time & Spongebob. I make strange noises a lot, I’m always happy or hyper, & when I’m not at work or at college, I spend all my free time gaming. I always have my xperia PLAY on me, so I’m always gaming whenever I get the time. 

Favorite Gaming Snack food: Even though Mountain Dew isn’t a food, I drink that a lot. I also drink a lot of Coke, and Lucozade. I like to eat quavers while gaming, cause they arent too messy, & they taste amazing. I also like eating bacon and egg sandwiches, and pizza. 

Favorite Games: LoZ: OOT, LoZ: TP, LoZ: SS (Halfway through, taking ma sweet time! I waited a long time for this game! I’m savouring it! :P}, Portal, Crash Bandicoot, Resident Evil, L.A Noire, No More Heroes 1&2, Guitar Hero, Tomb Raider. 

Blog Url: http://www.nintendom64.tumblr.com :D

Motto: I don’t think I really have one. I just come out with a load of random crap every now and then when my brain decides to let it slip! Hahaha.

Name: James

Gamertag and system: JamesParallel - Steam 

Bio: I’m a freelance graphic designer, currently taking time off to attend to family matters. I’ve been playing games since I was young, I remember playing Grim Fandango and C&C games. So since an early age I have been really fascinated by gaming etc and I would really love to work in the art department of a game studio. I think gaming is the next step in story telling and am really looking forward to how everything is going to evolve. Not really that great at writing about myself so if you have any questions or anything then feel free to ask. 

Favorite Gaming Snack food: Don’t really eat all that much when I am gaming. But a cup of coffee is usually always at hand. 

Favorite Games: Mass effect, Deus Ex, Half life series, Oblivion, Skyrim, Battlefield 3, BF:BC2, Max Payne, Portal, GTA (so many more … )

Blog Url:  http://jamesparallel.tumblr.com/ 

Motto: n/a (would contains too much swearing so I figure keep it clean and all) 

Name: Reece

Gamertag and system: Dinoboy- Xbox 360/PC

Bio: Hi, Im a graphic design/Photographer and love what i do but my real passion has always been video games which can sometimes be seen in my work.
 
Favorite Gaming Snack food: Mountain dew code red

Favorite Games: Super meat boy, Zelda OOT, Resident evil, Silent hill, Bioshock, Assassins creed, TF2, Portal 1&2, Abes odyssey, Crash bandicoot

Blog Url:  http://lmndtree.tumblr.com/ 

Motto: Im not sure i have one? might have to leave this blank…

(That’s me in the grey dress with short hair. The rest of these people are my Academic Decathelon team.)

Name: Kailey

Gamertag and system: CluelessK (Steam-PC)

Bio: I’m a nerdy, goofy, high school senior getting ready for college. I plan to major in mechanical engineering. I like games, books, and chilling in general. I’m also just getting started as a Let’s Player. I’m not very good at games, but I love them too much to stop.

Favorite Gaming Snack food: I don’t like to get crumbs in my keyboard. But I absolutely can’t game without a nice hot cup of black tea, loose leaf of course.

Favorite Games: Resident Evil, Silent Hill, Left 4 Dead 2, Team Fortress 2, Skyrim, L.A. Noire, and the Batman games. In general I like adventure, horror survival, or puzzle games the most, but I’m always up for a good FPS or action game.

Blog Url: cluelesskv2.tumbler.com

Motto: Play for the pure fun of it, they’re called games for a reason.

Name: Jacobo

Gamertag and system: Smigzee - PS3

Bio: Born in Colombia, lived all my life in Melbourne, Australia! Gaming since I got a NES back in 1990, my golden years were spent playing PSX and getting heavily into JRPG’s. Then got an Xbox and currently my system of this generation is a PS3. Was never a PC gamer due to lack of hardware, so don’t really have anything going for me on there! Currently saving to go on a 6-month trip to the USA so instead of going out all the time I’m gaming heaps to stop me from going out! Join the fun.

Favorite Gaming Snack food: MI GORENG! Ha, I don’t really eat whilst gaming, I’ll stop and go make food, eat, watch an episode of something and come back. Maybe it’s just habit from when I used to live with my parents, who knows?

Favorite Games: Final Fantasy VII, Uncharted Series, Catherine, Suikoden II, Saints Row III, Mass Effect 2 (didnt’ get mass effect 1 on PS3), Ridge Racer Type 4, Rollcage, and MOAR

Blog Url: jacargon.tumblr.com

Motto: In Rod We Trust.

Name: Sean Donovan (Call me Dono)

Gamertag and system: zaver121, PS3

Bio: I’m a singer, actor, but mostly a gamer. In my free time i enjoy long walks on the beaches of Tamriel, and a nice long game of demolition.

Favorite Gaming Snack food: Blazin’ Buffalo flavored Doritos and Diet Coke.

Favorite Games: Skyrim, CoD, Madden, God of War, Arkham City, Fallout, too many others to list.

Blog Url: donosaur.tumblr.com

Motto: “Awww yeee!” “A for effort rookie, better luck next time” 

Name: Anastasia

Gamertag and system: SavageOpresss- PSN

Bio: I’m 18. I’ve been gaming since I was 4. Its my life. All genres. I’m a nice person in real life, I just like to be simple on the internet.

Favorite Gaming Snack food: If you eat while vidya you get the controller dirty and you waste valuable time in your mission/objective. But if I had to pick one… Taco bell.

Favorite Games: Currently they are Minecraft and Skyrim. But my all time favorite is any of the Harvest Moon series.

Blog Url: Blaz-ar.tumblr.com

Motto: “THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST”

Name: Jason B.

Gamertag and system: SykoticFlaw - Xbox Live

Bio: US soldier stationed in Germany, just trying to serve my time out. Gaming is a huge part of my life, and part of what keeps me sane in an otherwise insane world. That and metal music.

Favorite Gaming Snack food: Toss-up. Either Tostitos with salsa con queso, or BBQ Pringles. And Mountain Dew, but that’s a given.

Favorite Games: Mass Effect, Assassin’s Creed, Halo, Ace Combat, Deus Ex, Dragon Age, Darksiders, Crysis 2, Bulletstorm, Gears of War, and a few others.

Blog Url: sykoticflaw.tumblr.com

Motto: Life is too short to live it with regrets.