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.