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This past Wednesday I visited Electronic Arts out in Playa Vista, CA. This was my first visit to an actual gaming company and I was in complete awe. Honestly, it was a dream come true, and it wouldn’t have happened if it wasn’t for twitter.

I’ve met many gamers, community managers and junkies just like me. This EA visit wouldn’t have happened if I hadn’t met Craig, EA Mobile Manager at EALA. I don’t remember how it happened but I think I just plainly asked if I could visit the studio and have lunch. He happily agreed and we set a date. Next thing I know, I’m at EA eating a hugemongous double cheeseburger with seasoned curly fries and a Dr. Pepper. We chatted about games and our personal lives. What else could two gamers talk about?

After lunch, we walked around the various floors and met various people. The halls and cubicles were decorated just like you think they would; colorful and full of swag. After the tour, Craig let me shop in the EA store. I was able to pick up Battlefield: Bad Company, Dead Space, Mercenaries 2 and Lord of the Rings: Conquest. SUH-WEET!! I suggest that you take a tour one day at any game studio to see why video gamers turn into video game professionals. It’s fun and very rewarding. Pictures of the tour here.

On Friday Trixie360, Xbox Live Community Manager, sent out a tweet linking us to holiday pictures on xbox.com. I quickly clicked on it and I was giggling like a school girl that my picture was chosen out of the many submitted. My wife laughed at me, but she was happy that I was happy. (I wish I would’ve photoshopped my hair before sending that pic to Trixie360.) Here’s the link.

If any other gaming company would like to have me for lunch, please don’t hesitate to ask. I also might be in the Seattle area at the end of February. I need to hit up Major Nelson, Trixie360 and SixOkay to see if I can visit! To visit the Xbox Motherland and GOW would be nerdgasmic. ::crosses fingers::

References: @eamobile, @trixie360

So after playing Portal: Still Alive with the wifey, she wanted to try another game: Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix. I’ve grown up playing this game for quite some time and even though I’m not that great, my wife kicked my ass last night. One rule though: NO SPECIAL MOVES aka button mashing only. It’s weird to just button mash only. Either way it was fun, especially getting your ass handed to you by someone as sexy as her.

BTW Xbox Live friends, if I am playing a Puzzle Fighter HD, Portal: Still Alive or SSF2THDR (whatever it is), the wife and I are playing. I don’t mean to ignore all of your game invites. I want to spend some time with the wifey. After all, my wife and video games are the two things I love to ‘play’ with the most. One key motto: Happy Wife = Happy Life.

Special shoutouts to GamertagRadio.com and Epic Games for their GOW2 Community Play Date last night. Sorry I was unable to join in on the fun. When I finished co-op’n with the wifey, the community night was over. ::sadface:: It’s okay, I’ll get in next time. Luckily fourzerotwo sent a game invite for Zombie Mode. Now that shit is hilarious when half the team has played it before. People wandering around while zombies are behind their backs is just good old fun!

We then hit up some multiplayer on World at War, then onto some COD4 action. At first it was some normal private hardcore team deathmatches, then pistols/knives/flashbangs only, then knives only, then shotguns only, then a new game someone suggested: Michael Myers. It’s one versus everyone else. The thing is only “Michael Myers” wields the knife while everyone has to run away and not shoot or attack. All in all, we had a BLAST. Good times from the twitter folk on Live.

I got a score of “402″ against “fourzerotwo”.

Born May 9, 2007, “X” brought a vast video game library, HDMI, 120 gb hdd and a black casing to Seeson’s game room. He was played for hours on end every single day. Read more…

I just acquired Castle Crashers and the coveted Gears of War 2 Golden Lancer for FREE! Just wanted to give a big “THANK YOU” to Major Nelson and SixOkay for giving them out to the community. I was just lucky enough to be on the computer when it happened. *phew* Now all I need is the Golden Hammerburst.. ::hint:: Read more…