Vitals: 36, married, three boys (6, 7 and 9)

Education: Major in Computer Science/Mathematics and Minor in Fine Arts from Ursinus College.

Publications: Freelance writer for seven years appearing in Computer Games Magazine, Games for Windows: The Official Magazine and at GamerDad.com. Former Editor-in-Chief of GamerDad.com. Contributor to Gaming Hacks, published by O'Reilly Press (ISBN 0-596-00714-0).

Platforms played: All of them! My preference right now is PC, Wii and DS, but I love to play the old Sega platforms and visit classic arcades, and I have a love affair with the Neo Geo (cartridges only). Virtual Console will be my financial doom. Xbox 360 also gets plenty of play time. PSP is collecting dust in a drawer and I recently received a PlayStation 3.

Genres played: Shooters (first- and third-person and scrolling), real-time and turn-based strategy, auto racing sims, fighting, action-platform, MMOs and I dabble in RPGs, war games and flight sims. I obsess over a sports game now and then, too.

Multiplayer or single-player: Lots of both, but with a leaning toward multiplayer both online and offline with friends and the kids.

Skill level: Above average in most games. I've still got the hand-eye coordination of a ten-year-old. Like the Duke says, "Come get some."

My Top 10 games:

1) Gunstar Heroes
2) Grand Prix Legends
3) Quake series
4) SNK fighting games
5) World of Warcraft
6) System Shock (1 and 2)
7) F-Zero GX
8) Virtua Fighter series
9) Phantom Dust
10) Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri

Can we get space for about fifty games? I need more.

What makes me tick: Family, heavy metal, auto racing, good food and a constant variety of games.