Ally Introductions
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Name - Andrew
Located - Shanghai via Vancouver
For a living I work as a photographer photographing large developments like office buildings, hotels and malls around Asia
Non-gaming Hobby(ies) - photography (it bleeds over), music, movies, Youtube, eating anything and everything, traveling, going out with friends (Shanghai is a great city to socialize and network)
Gaming Historical facts - I've been into video games my whole life. As long as I can remember, I've been drawn to them. Despite this, I didn't own a console or play any video games seriously from 2002 until 2013.
Firm believer that - You attract more bees with honey than vinegar
Champion of - making decent drinks with vodka
PSN - matteroffactSH
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Since I never had an account on the GT forums, i think is appropiate do this:
Name - Pablo
Located - Chile
For a living I - Do boardgame demos for a game distributor. Most of the time I study physics though.
Non-gaming Hobby(ies) - I write reviews on a blog, but they're in spanish.
Gaming Historical facts - I got into gaming when I was like 11, and haven't stopped since. Played a lot of N64 and Gamecube games when I strated and then got introduced to PC gaming and the marvels of the internet. I think that finding GT in 2013 helped me a lot with getting to know a lot of new games and genres that I wasn't interested in before.
A few years ago, I used to administrate a gaming forum, go to events and organize tournaments. Now I'm happy with just being a normal user :p
Firm believer that - Videogames are the artform of the 21st century.
Champion of - Carcassonne.
Steam - JazzBoatman
Twitter - PabloIsRight
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Everything that I want to share at this time is in my profile.
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Name: Caleb
Located: Spring Hill, FL (USA)
For a living I work at a local hospital while attempting to manage course work for my BS.
Non-gaming Hobby(ies): Reading. Mostly literary classics. I enjoy writing, as well. And I collect vinyls of '80s rock albums like Appetite for Destruction and Pyromania.
Gaming Historical facts: Played my fair share of PlayStation classics and even some 16-bit titles when I was very young. First console I owned was a PS2 when I was 8. I have owned each succeeding PlayStation and XBox console. Haven't owned one from Nintendo though (hopefully the NX will be my first). Fell in love with franchises like Final Fantasy, Metal Gear Solid, Jak & Daxter, Mass Effect, and Elder Scrolls (to name a few). Got into PC gaming a few years ago. My library is now pretty evenly-split between my PC and my PS4. Haven't seen a reason to get an XBox One yet. My personal greatest games of all time are Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy 9, and Final Fantasy 6 (in that order).
I am a firm believer that a video game can enthrall you into a world, cause you to fall in love with a character, or take you on a journey of mystery and discovery far more effectively than a novel or film ever could. Also, games are not only used for escapism. You can actually learn a surprising amount about yourself from a game.
Champion of: MGS3 multiplayer. Only one that I really got into. For some reason my brain could understand the horrible control scheme. Still miss it, though.
Twitch: caleb_aranda
PSN: cal_aran
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Name: Sebastian
Located: in germany
For a living I: try to tinker around with ones and zeros
Non-gaming Hobby(ies): anime, manga, light novels, japanese(language), japan in general, music, programming
Gaming Historical facts: started with zelda 2 on the NES(hated the game at the time, i was young...), but fell in love with gaming on the n64 (Zelda OoT, Turok, so many others). Loved Pokemon Red in grade school. Fell in love with playstation with Metal Gear Solid. Liked Halo since the first game, but hated gears of war. Currently a Nintendo believer and Sony lover. Got nothing against the xbox though.
Firm believer that: the new Zelda is gonna be the bestestest thing ever.
Champion of: nothing, really.
PSN: guroneko182
Stream -
XBL -
Twitch: guroneko182
Twitter: @Ruushii182
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Name - Curtis
Located - Buffalo New York, United States
For a living I - Am a stay -at-home dad and do web design
Non-gaming Hobby(ies) - Table-top gaming, Board Games, Reading
Firm believer that - Cthulhu slumbers
Champion of - Nyarlathotep
PSN - Zekebaker
Twitch - Zekebaker34
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Name - Jack Kaplan.
Age - 20
Located - Västerås, Sweden.
For a living I - am a college student and competitive Overwatch player.
Non-gaming Hobby(ies) - writing, music, film, girls.
Gaming Historical facts - Quake junior player 2005-2007, CSGO competetive player 2013-2015.
Firm believer that - Bosman is best ally.
Champion of - The sun.
Steam - http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198054975304/
Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/hokenow
Twitter - https://twitter.com/thehoken
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Name - Sebastian
Located - Sweden
For a living I - Currently not working and on my way back to school after the summer, feels nice to get back behind the books actually.
Non-gaming Hobby(ies) - Music and film for the most part, or whatever activities my friends and I get up to atm. Recently found out hockey is actually really fun!
Gaming Historical facts - My very own first console was the ps1, got it with FF7 and a bunch of crap licensed games, so I got a sweet spot for sony, but loved playing on my brothers genesis and snes whenever I got the chanse growing up.
Firm believer that - Everybody is created equally.
Champion of - Uncharted. Man I love Uncharted.
PSN - Seppo91
Twitch - Seppo91
Twitter - Seppo91
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@Hoken Märkte på kartan att vi fler svenskar än vad jag hade förväntat mig!
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@seppo91 for a country built on love and respect, it's not surprising!
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@Hoken Well, that's true :)
and if anyone is wondering, I was just telling him that I was surprised that there were so many allies from Sweden.
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Name - Jimmy Good
Located - MN, USA
For a living I - Archivist
Non-gaming Hobby(ies) - Movies, Reading, Socializing
Gaming Historical facts - My first console was the N64 and it remains my favorite to this day!
Firm believer that - You should play what you'd want to and to not feel bad for missing out on any game franchise!
Champion of - Educate and Entertain
PSN -
XBL - MoistDarkwolf (don't ask)
Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/jimmy_good
Twitter - @GoCriticalI also have a Youtube channel called Critical Reviews (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQPzg7tNP5Vh-UEfb8U_xXQ) and it was inspired by the crew here at EZA. If you have a chance, I'd love to know what you think of it!
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Name - Christopher Wells (Wellsey)
Age - 28
Located - Isle of Wight, England
For a living I - Am a Helpdesk Supervisor for a data-capture website used in Health Care
Non-gaming Hobby(ies) - Airsofting, Cycling, Socialising, Hermit
Gaming Historical facts - Been gaming pretty much my whole life, when my parents purchased the ZX Spectrum. Then moved on the Sega Mega Drive (or the Genesis as my American friends would call it ^_^.) There I found a love for Streets of Rage and Golden Axe. My uncle then introduced me to Final Fantasy VII and I have loved the series ever since!
Firm believer that - You can never own too many games
Champion of - Love and Peace
PSN - Wellsey002
Steam - weanoLove & Respect
Wellsey
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Name - Yungstar
Located - North Tyneside, England.
Non-gaming Hobby(ies) - Chess figures and photography
Gaming Historical facts - Started with PONG, moved onto console. then 8 bit, 16 bit computers. now PC and console.
Firm believer that - being polite helps all involved.
PSN - Yungstar_2007
Steam - oo_yungstar_oo
XBL - oo yungstar oo
Twitter - oo yungstar ooName - Yungstar
Originally from - never left
Currently living - still hereHome Console History - started with PONG. moved onto Acetronic MPU 1000 and then Atari 400. i've since owned most all 8/16/64 bit games consoles and 8/16 bit computers that released in the UK and still have them all (boxed). own all Nintendo (except Wii U), Sega, Sony and MS consoles released to date and currently use PC, PS4, X1 and x360 as my main games systems.
I'm a HUGE LOVER of - a good online co-op.
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Name - Sniper-BoOyA- (Michael Schrijver on Patreon)
Located - The Netherlands
For a living I - a Software Engineer
Non-gaming Hobby(ies) - Football (soccer) and travelingGaming Historical facts - Started online gaming in the late 90's with a game called Ghost Recon (incl expansions Desert Siege and Island Thunder)
Firm believer that - Do what you love. Despite what others may say/think.
Champion of - Tactical Shooters
PSN - Sniper-BoOyA-
Stream - SniperBoOyA
Twitch - SniperbooyaPlatform(s) - PC and PS4
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Name - SuperAfroBoy
Located - Atlantic Canada
For a living I - Desktop Support Technician (I take care of all the local equpment at a call center)
Non-gaming Hobby(ies) - TV / Movies / Spending time with my wife and kids.
Gaming Historical facts - It started in the late 80s / early 90s when my older brother had a NES that he would let me play. Eventually our family bought a SNES, with the SuperScope bazooka. Good times. In 96 for my birthday my parents got me a N64, eventually I bought myself a GCN, Wii, and now Wii U. I've also enjoyed all the Nintendo handelds, frome GameBoy to 3DS. I also owned an Xbox, Xbox 360, PS, and PS2, but I've always considered myself a Nintendo guy at heart. Also PC gaming, but my current desktop is really showing it's age.
Firm believer that - Games can be art. There is no "right" or "wrong" console, be happy about what you like and accept what others like.
Champion of - Fun.
Steam - SuperAfroBoy
XBL - SuperAfroBoy
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Name - Duncan
Located - Edmonton, Alberta
For a living I - am looking for a job, but I have a degree in Game Programming
Home Console History - Pretty much everything except the Dreamcast, I was a Nintendo kid but since I've been living on my own, I've owned at one point or another pretty much every console. I currently have like 3 PS2s sitting under my TV, disassembled for parts.
I'm a HUGE LOVER of - Tech. Gadgets. Anime and manga. Food. JRPGs.
Non-gaming Hobby(ies) - Tech. Gadgets. Anime and manga. Food. Internal sadness.
Firm believer that - Gaming should be fun first, not graphics or story or anything like that. If your game is fun, sign me the hell up.
Champion of - Rhythm games and Kingdom Hearts 2.
PSN - Gyro_Scope
Stream ID - Kazooie5659
XBL - Kazooie5659
Twitch - PolarCares
Twitter - @DuncanKetcheson
Website - dkgaming.ddns.net (please go to my website it makes me sad that I spent so long setting up a server in my living room and almost all 30 hits on my counter are me refreshing the page and watching it go up)
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Name - Chun
Located - New York
Non-gaming Hobby(ies) -Sports Anime Manga
Gaming Historical facts - Started Gaming on the Atari.
Firm believer that - don't be a troll online
Champion of - JRPGS
PSN - aznxchunky
Stream - aznxchunky
XBL - mowmovv
Twitch -aznxchunky
Twitter -
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Name - B
Located - A bit outside of Pittsburgh PA
Non-gaming Hobby(ies) - Board games (not like Sorry or Monopoly- there's a wide world of board games out there- check out boardgamegeek.com), horror and weird movies, sci fi books
Gaming Historical facts - I inherited a 2600 from my cousin when he got an NES back in the mid to late 80's. Eventually I got an NES too and have been playing video games ever since. I had a SNES and Genesis, Sega CD, N64, Saturn, PSX, Dreamcast etc, etc. Yes I was the kid who had (and still has) all the consoles. I dabble in old PC games occasionally but I'm primarily a console gamer. My current primary platform is PS4.
Champion of - retro-gaming. Go play your old games!
PSN - burns807
XBL - burnstar807
Twitch - burnstar807Got into EZA, then GT, during their E3 2015 coverage and as I'm posting this we're minutes away from the first press conference of E3 2016 (HYPE!!!) so the 1 year mark seems a good time to get a little more involved in the community.
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Name - Lloyd
Located - Austin, Texas
For a living I - Blizzard Entertainment
Non-gaming Hobby(ies) - Comic books, books, films, volunteer work (currently at Humane Society)
Gaming Historical facts - I started on an Amiga 1000!
Firm believer that - Microtransactions aren't the end of the world, but they can sometimes be scummy.
Champion of - Uhh.. The intercontinental belt?
PSN - FudgieATX
Stream -
XBL - FudgieATX
Twitch - FudgieATX
Twitter - @lloydmoore
BattleTag - Fudgie#1448
