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Name: Samit Sarkar (pronunciation guide: suh-[rhymes with 'duh']-MITT sar-CAR)
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Currently Playing: (last updated 2/6/10)
God of War II (PS2)
BioShock (PS3)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (PS3)
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The defining moment of my life so far

Hey everybody, I'm Samit Sarkar, and I'm a 23-year-old lifelong gamer from New York (short answer). What's the long answer, you ask? Well, I'm from a bunch of places, actually: I was born in Calcutta, India, and I moved to the States when I was ten months old. I've lived in New York ever since (Queens until I was eight, and Long Island since then). So I figure that 20+ years of living in and around New York City is enough for me to be able to call myself a New Yorker.

I officially became a Destructoid editor in February 2008, but I've been an avid reader of the site since November 2006 (you may know me from my old nom de guerre, "BrOnXbOmBr21"). On the staff, I'm the lone editor who covers sports games, but you may see me do other things from time to time. If you ever have any questions, concerns, props, or hate mail, please see the "Contact Me" section above for ways to get them to me.

I've been into video games for as long as I can remember. In 1990, when I was four, my parents got me an NES, and I've been hooked ever since. I often tell people that I'll play video games until the day I die, and I truly believe that. So here's my gaming history (date in parentheses is when I got the console):

Nintendo Entertainment System (Christmas 1990)*
Sega Genesis (Christmas 1993)*
Sony PlayStation (Christmas 1997)*
Sony PlayStation 2 (December 27, 2000)
Sony PlayStation 3 (December 31, 2006)
Microsoft Xbox 360 Elite (February 6, 2010)

*I no longer have this console
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I may not have a crapload of games, but I do have a rather extensive DVD collection. For the full lists, check out my collections at IGN:

My Video Game Collection
My DVD/Blu-ray Collection

As you can see, I'm a big fan of sports games, action games, shooters, and platformers. Some of my favorite games/series, in case you don't feel like going through my entire collection, are: God of War, Grand Theft Auto, Guitar Hero, Madden, and Prince of Persia. Also, though I've never played any prior games in the series at length, I plan to get into the Metal Gear Solid series in this generation.

Finally, I really think that Destructoid is the greatest place on the internet for video game-related news and things like that -- that's why I spend an inordinate amount of time on the site. It provides a unique combination of resources: news, humor, a phenomenal community, humor, a tremendous amount of knowledge pertaining to video games, and finally, humor. Also, cocks.

Oh, one more thing: I'm what people like to call a 'grammarian', and in my case, that also includes spelling. So nothing you see here, in my c-blog, or in my front page posts, should have any such errors (except for internet memes and the like, such as 'I can has c-blog?', etc.) Let me know if you spot a mistake. Also, I generally correct other people's mistakes, and since it's hard to correct someone without coming off as a dick, please don't take offense if I do it to you. It's only constructive criticism, and even if I'm brusque, I mean well.
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And the GoW: CoO coupon winrar is...
Samit Sarkar | 11:03 PM on 02.12.2008 13 comments


LostCrichton!



Congratulations! I happened to be thinking of Mariano Rivera, so the number in my head was 42, which he (she? I don’t want to be presumptuous...) guessed exactly. Please send me a PM or email (my address is in my profile sidebar), and I’ll pass along the coupon code.

To everyone else: thanks for playing — especially Genfuyung; you were so close! — and better luck next time. (Knowing Sony and their spamming of my inbox, there will definitely be a next time.)



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Y0j1mb0's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/12/2008 23:15
Y0j1mb0
Love the pic with the hat. I'm always scouring the net for pics to feature in a post..looks like you got one I don't have.
shipero's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/12/2008 23:17
shipero
I was robbed...

Can I put my hand down now? My arm's getting tired.
Samit Sarkar's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/12/2008 23:22
Samit Sarkar
@shipero: Yeah, your arm would be more tired than most arms, because you were (stupidly) waving it around in the air like you just didn’t care...even though it was painfully obvious that you did. In any case, now that the “contest” is officially over, I give you permission to lower your hand.
shipero's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/12/2008 23:25
shipero
@Bronx

Of course I care but I was trying to play it cool. I didn't want to look like a dork in front of the ladies.
Samit Sarkar's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/12/2008 23:26
Samit Sarkar
@shipero: Fission mailed.
mistic's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/13/2008 00:21
mistic
congratz to the winner :-)
Genfuyung's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/13/2008 00:28
Genfuyung
ARG, Oh well. Enjoy Crichton.
Snaileb 's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/13/2008 07:14
Snaileb
wut the hell?
Samit Sarkar's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/13/2008 13:18
Samit Sarkar
@Snaileb: See my previous blog post to find out what went on.
Eschatos's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/13/2008 15:43
Eschatos
A contest for a coupon? I am so pissed I missed it.
MasterMS's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/13/2008 16:41
MasterMS
Well I'm glad this time it actually went well, and you got a ton of responders. See sometimes I have good ideas
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