Vitals: 35, single, instructed how to live by cat

Education: B.A. Degree in Broadcast Journalism with a minor in English from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Would have gone with a double major, but couldn't stomach Chaucer.

Publications: Managing Editor of Game Informer's Web site, Game Informer Online for five years. Prior to that was the founder and Director of PlanetN2000.com/PlanetGameCube.com, and within five years grew site into the largest Nintendo fan site on the Internet.

Platforms played: Consoles, Portables, PC, Arcade -- basically anything I can get my hands on.

Genres played: Action, Adventure, Puzzle, Sports, Racing, FPS, MMORPG (well, if I can stop playing WoW), RPG, and I will never get rid of the classics.

Multiplayer or single-player: Both

My Top 10 games:

1) Mario series
2) Legend of Zelda series
3) Half-Life/Team Fortress series
4) Metal Gear Solid series
5) Mario Kart series
6) Wave Race 64
7) Wing Commander III
8) Summer/Winter Games
9) SSX series
10) World of Warcraft

What makes me tick: Little Spoon Curry Katsu, The Minnesota Wild, Pocari Sweat, Diet Mountain Dew, "Twin Peaks," Yoshinoya, U2, "Battlestar Galactica," Watching the Packers while grilling Louie's Finer Meats' Packer Brats, Marco Island, and my close friend, Jim Beam.