Vitals: Scruffy little beard, 1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse, slight fear of circus clowns.
Education: Communications Degree from Syracuse University with a minor in Philosophy, Second-Degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do.
Publications: I'm a contributing editor for Men's Journal magazine and have had stuff I've written show up in places like GQ and Best Life magazines, CBS' Late Late Show, and on an award-winning comedy series for WGBH-Radio in Boston. As a gaming journalist, I've gone from the groundbreaking Huge Electronic Brain on AOL to the legendary Happy Puppy and GameSpy Web sites and beyond.
Platforms played: All consoles and handhelds. My PC is a
World of Warcraft-only device.
Favorite genres: The quirkier the better. If I can play as a mosquito (who also happens to be a lawyer) that's trying to impress female mosquitoes by cooking elaborate French food, I'm going to be really, really happy.
My current favorite Top 10 games ever:
1.
World of Warcraft
2.
Robot Alchemic Drive
3.
Final Fantasy X
4.
DOOM II
5.
Fatal Frame II
6. Silent Hill (Just about all of them wig me out.)
7. Konami's
Baseball Spirits 4 (Japanese import -- the best available baseball sim for the PS3.)
8.
Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution
9.
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
10.
NBA 2K8 (I'm currently really digging it.)
What's in my fridge: Diet Mountain Dew, Sam Adams, low-fat cottage cheese, udon noodles.