Molotov Cupcake

Co-Founder and Editor-In-Chief, Brittany “Molotov Cupcake” Vincent

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I’m Molotov Cupcake. If you were to cut me open, a veritable rainbow of pixels would spill out, as gaming is my lifeblood. Choice between breathing and fragging? Hurdle the dead, love. I’ve been gaming since my momma was a baby.

From my humble beginnings via Snake, Rattle, n’ Roll, Super Mario Bros. 3, and The Legend of Zelda to my present-day multiplatform love affair, I am proud to say that I have a vast amount of gaming-related knowledged packed into my brain. One fateful day two years ago I decided to combine my love for the written word with all of the juicy morsels of video game trivia within my head to create the perfect marriage of intelligence and honesty. In short, I became an amateur video game journalist.

Twitter: @molotovcupcake
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Tigresa

Co-Founder and Editor-In-Chief, Stephanie “Tigresa” Palermo

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I’d say I’m a pretty chill girl who has a passion for anything horror related, games and movies alike. I won’t lie, I scream and get scared as hell but I get a rush from it like no other! I am currently majoring in Advertising in college and well, hm. My all-time favorite game is The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES) from the good ol’ days but most of the time you’ll see me on Xbox LIVE playing Call of Duty 4 or Left 4 Dead (for now).

Twitter: @tigresaa

K-Tuck

Lead PS3 Editor, Kevin “K-Tuck” Tucker

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I am a lifelong gamer with a passion for gaming immersion — playing the kind of games where one can be utterly consumed by the experience. While action games and first-person shooters are my specialties, I prefer to spend my time playing ridiculously complex strategy or turn-based role-playing games. I enjoy almost all genres of gaming (sports games being the exception), and find comfort in the lifestyle and lingo of the gaming community. I am very much a fan of older video games, particularly those from the 16-bit and 32-bit eras. I am also somewhat of a game collector, though I only collect games for consoles that I own. When I am not playing video games, I like to write, read books, watch movies, play electric bass, or engage in tense matches of table tennis.

Twitter: @chiefnuggz

Personal Blog: The K-Tuck Experience

The Herp

Lead Sports Writer, Eric “The Herp” Galaviz

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I’ve been playing video games since I was a kid but I really got into gaming when Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles the arcade game came out for the NES. My brother and I could not put that game down. My parents would take our consoles away, hide our controllers and even banned us from going to the arcades. Even after all that I’m still a huge gamer. I grew up playing a lot of sports games since both my brother and I are huge sports fans. Sports games are definitely where I feel most at home but when Goldeneye and Perfect Dark came out I started getting into shooters. So just like everyone else in the world I love shooters and I’m pretty good at them too. That doesn’t mean I only play shooters and sports games. When I got an N64 I started to branch out to different genres and now I love to play all genres of games from RPG to RTS to adventure games and even fighting games. I live in the Bay Area and if you want to get into the gaming industry you should definitely live here or in L.A. I worked as a tester for EA on Rock Band 2, Godfather 2 and LOTR: Conquest. I had a really good time there at EA but I don’t know if i could handle being a tester again. All the long hours really catch up to you fast. I started writing reviews just as a hobby and I found out that I really enjoy writing about games. So that’s a brief history about me and my gaming habits.

Snarkasaur

Staff Writer, David “Snarkasaur” Stewart

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snark·o·saur / [snark-uh-sawr]
–noun
1. any chiefly terrestrial, carnivorous writer from the technological era, certain species of which are the largest known purveyors of snark.
2. something that is lacking in subtlety, full of snark, and generally devoid of human emotion, though can on rare occasions be seen enjoying freshly baked cookies or petting kittens.
Ex: Don’t say anything stupid Billy or the snarkasaur might eat you.

Twitter: @Snarkasaur

Cuatro Chihuahuas

Associate Nintendo Writer, Rebecca “Cuatro Chihuhuas” Quintana

Yes, I have four Chihuahuas, and if you make fun of me for that, I will have them eat your face. So beware! I am a lover of old-school 8-bit & 16-bit games – go retro! But am newly discovering the wide, wide world of current gen consoles! I will proudly defend my Wii, my DS is an extension of my body, and I love my backwards-compatible PS3. Someday, I hope to also own a PSP ands an Xbox 360, just to round things off. I am also a firm believer in the idea that you can be a serious gamer and not be in love with shooters or zombie-killing games. I know that sounds blasphemous, but you’ll just have to deal with it.