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Skullgirls coming to PCs
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First gameplay trailer for Hitman: Absolution
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From the Editor's Desk: Is the Gamestop Lawsuit Good or Bad for Gamers?
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Mass Effect 3 Review
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The RPG Fanatic: dnd (PLATO) Creators Gary Whisenhunt & Ray Wood Interview
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The RPG Fanatic: Seiken Densetsu 3 Retrospect and Review + Operation Manafall
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From the Editor's Desk: Is the Gamestop Lawsuit Good or Bad for Gamers?
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Ratings Guide
Score
About
0.0
Crap is too good of a word for this game
0.5
Ok now it's crap
1.0
Incredibly horrible game
1.5
A little less incredibly horrible
2.0
Terrible on every level
2.5
Terrible on almost every level
3.0
Pitifully bad
3.5
Just pitiful
4.0
Way below average
4.5
Below average
5.0
Average
5.5
Full of Meh
6.0
Needs a lot of work
6.5
Could have been better
7.0
Almost good
7.5
Solid game
8.0
Good
8.5
Pretty damn good
9.0
Great
9.5
So damn great you'd steal from your mom for it
10.0
As close to perfect as possible being that there's no perfect game but this game is so much more than just "great"
www.Original-gamer.com Staff
OG - Editor-in-Chief / Original Gamer
Current Consoles: Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Nintendo DS, PSP, PSX, Dreamcast, Wii, PC
Previous Consoles: Saturn, Sega CDX, Gamecube, GBA, Gameboy, N64, Xbox, Genesis , Gamegear, SNES, NES, Atari 2600, Intellivision
Favorite Games: Shining Force 3, Metal Gear Solid 4, Suikoden 2
Bio: Tired of seeing publications filled with non-hardcore gamers, O.G., created www.Original-Gamer.com as a haven for the hardcore gamer. Calling himself 'The Original Gamer', O.G. has been gaming for more than 30 years, and his proficiency at the games he plays is only second to his love of gaming.
James - Site Designer / Programmer
Current Consoles: PC, Xbox360, Playstation 3
Previous Consoles: Playstation 2, Nintendo Gamecube, Sega Dreamcast, Nintendo 64, Super Nintendo, Nintendo, Atari
Favorite Games: Star Wars games
Bio: While not an actual content writer for the site, James became an avid gamer at a very early age. Programming had always been a side hobby for him, but now he codes, maintains, and designs www.original-gamer.com.
Eduardo - Editor / Voice Guy
Current Consoles: Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, Nintendo 3DS
Previous Consoles: Atari 2600, NES, Super NES, Nintendo 64, GameCube, Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, Sega Saturn, Dreamcast, Playstation, Playstation 2, Playstation Portable
Favorite Games: Starfox 64, Ratchet and Clank: Going Commando, Rock Band 3
Bio: Eduardo is all about the words: writing them, editing them, and speaking them into a microphone. He started playing videogames on the Atari 2600 and has been a gamer ever since. Eduardo takes games seriously, but is not a serious gamer. Instead, he would rather be having fun. Remember FUN?
Harlem - Staff Writer / Black Guitar Hero
Current Consoles: Playstation 3
Previous Consoles: Commodore 64, Nintendo, Sega Genesis, Super Nintendo, Gameboy, Nintendo 64, Sega Dreamcast, Playstation, Playstation 2
Favorite Games: Battletoads Arcade, Killer Instinct 2, Need for Speed 3: Hot Pursuit
Bio: Known to the gaming world as "Harlem," Hiram Spells has been gaming since the age of 4. Starting out with the Commodore 64 and the NES, Harlem gradually worked his way up. Finding his niche in rhythm and fighting games, Harlem has competed in many tournaments and plans on competing in many more.
MikeV - Staff Writer
Current Consoles: Xbox 360, PS3, PSP, DS Lite, NES, SNES, Genesis, Wii, PC, PS2
Previous Consoles: GBA, Game Boy, Atari 2600
Favorite Games: Metal Gear Solid 4, Fallout New Vegas, Command & Conquer: Generals
Bio: When he doesn't have his nose in the latest Marvel comic or is trying to survive the harsh environment of the Mojave Wastelands, Mike V is either scouring the internet for an anime fix or braving the unknown that is the Japanese PSN looking for import games.
Jack - Staff Writer
Current Consoles: Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, Sony PSP, iPhone
Previous Consoles: Nintendo Wii, Gamecube, N64, PS2, PSX, Dreamcast, Megadrive/Genesis, GBA, Gameboy
Favorite Games: Championship Manager 01/02, Final Fantasy IX, Pokemon Red
Bio: Hailing from Ye Olde England, Jack set out on a pilgrimage to the New World to discover the difference between the SEGA Megadrive and the Genesis, and to hunt down one particular eight year-old who made him cry by repeatedly calling him 'lame' on Xbox Live. One down, one to go.
Wayne - Staff Writer
Current Consoles: PS3, XBOX 360, Wii, DS, PSP, PS2 SNES
Previous Consoles: Gamecube, XBOX, SEGA Dreamcast, Game Boy Advance, N64, Game Boy Color, NES
Favorite Games: Vagrant Story, Shadow of the Colossus, Metal Gear Solid
Bio: Gaming for over a decade and developing a love for writing over that time span, Wayne Comstock came to foster both interests. Since joining Original Gamer and becoming part of a small tight-knit community, He has grown to love both interests even more as the site has become a venue by which the two intertwine.
Chris - Staff Writer
Current Consoles: Xbox360, PC
Previous Consoles: Commadore 64, GBA, SNES
Favorite Games: Syphon Filter, Pocket Fighter, Darkstalkers, F.E.A.R. ,BloodRayne 2, Fallout 3, Ridge Racer
Bio: Self appointment hero of the people. Chris is all about invoking powerful emotions through his artwork and his gaming. Often kept on the site as a joke, he adds much needed spice from time to time on the podcasts.
Mark - Video Editor
Bio: I watch CSI, NCSI, Law & Order, Criminal Minds, Unusual Suspects, AND I play violent videogames, so I can kill you 19 different ways and make it look like Alvin and the chipmunks did it, so don't f*ck with me.
Carey - RPG Fanatic
Current Consoles: Xbox 360, PS2, SNES, NES, Gamecube, N64, Gameboy Advance, PSP, PSX, Wii, Sega Genesis, PC
Previous Consoles: Gamegear, Atari 2600, Magnavox Odyssey2
Favorite Games: Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals, Final Fantasy 6 & 7, Castlevania: SOTN
Bio: Known as 'The RPG Fanatic', Carey specializes in reviewing computer RPG games but has general knowledge about all gaming genres. His company, Martell Brothers Studios, specializes in creating video entertainment content for the web.
Eric - 8-Bit Eric
Current Consoles: Wii, NES, SNES
Previous Consoles: Gamecube, Nintendo 64, Genesis, Master System
Favorite Games: Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Paper Mario: 1000 Year Door and Super Mario Galaxy
Bio: I am a big fan of retro gaming, preserving the past time of an age when gaming was a beginning to make waves in our pop culture. I have been gaming since was about four years old. My hobby of collecting started about two years ago. The 8-Bit Eric show features my passion of retro gaming.
Shadow - Artist
Current Consoles: Xbox360, Wii
Previous Consoles: Commodore 64, Nintendo, Super Nintendo, Gameboy, Nintendo 64, Playstation, Playstation 2
Favorite Games: Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Halo Series
Bio: Shadow has been playing games since he could remember, and drawing that long as well. His passion for video games began with the NES and has now become a long running love affair with console and PC games alike. He has turned that passion into a web comic, about video games, comic books, and all other things geeky in this world.
Paige Carlson - Staff Writer
Current Consoles: PS2, Wii, Gamecube, Gameboy Advance SP, Nintendo DSi, PC
Previous Consoles: Gameboy Color, Gameboy Advance
Favorite Games: Mario Kart, Smash Bros Melee, Pokemon LeafGreen
Bio: When she was younger she would stay up at all hours of the night at sleepovers playing Mario Kart and Bomberman. She would then go to school and spend the afternoon with Crash Bandicoot and Mortal Kombat. Now she's revisiting her childhood and creating the most awesome Pokemon team ever made while playing some PC games and looking for cosplays.
Ricky - Graphic Artist
You can check out his work at http://captainslam.deviantart.com/ and Mega Man Megamalgamation Poster.