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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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Name: Samit Sarkar (pronunciation guide: suh-[rhymes with 'duh']-MITT sar-CAR)
Email: samit <at> destructoid.com
AIM/PSN: BrOnXbOmBr21
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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)
Rock Band 2 (PS3)
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
_______________________________________________
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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So I got back from class around 6:15 tonight, and since I was eager to see what Sony had added to the PS Store, I stopped folding and booted up the store. This Thursday’s update is pretty significant: they’ve added the long-awaited demo of Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune, which weighs in at 1.2 GB (I’m downloading it as I type this). There’s also a demo of 2K Sports’ College Hoops 2K8, as well as three new themes that can now be used as of the v2.00 update to the system software. There’s also an add-on for MotorStorm, but the two things I immediately noticed were the two brand-new song packs for Guitar Hero III.
The first one features Velvet Revolver songs: “She Builds Quick Machines”, “Slither”, and “Messages”. Of course, this makes sense, considering Slash is in the game and commercials for it. But I’m not a Velvet Revolver fan, so I don’t care about this group of songs. The second pack is comprised of three Foo Fighters songs: “All My Life”, “The Pretender”, and “This Is A Call”. Now, I am a Foo Fighters fan, but one of the reasons I won’t be downloading this pack either is because I’m only familiar with one of the songs (“All My Life”). I wish they’d chosen “Everlong”, because that’s probably my favorite song by the band, or at least “Learn To Fly”. But my main gripe with these song packs isn’t the content; it’s the price. Regrettably, Activision has chosen to follow the same pricing scheme they used with Guitar Hero II and its Xbox LIVE Marketplace song packs; each pack costs $6.25 on the PSN. This is outrageous, as many gamers have said, and I’m even more pissed off at the idiots who just eat up these packs, seemingly regardless of cost. We all knew Activision was setting a dangerous precedent, but apparently, not enough of us did anything about it. On September 11, 2007, Activison announced that the Xbox 360 Guitar Hero II song packs had gone multiplatinum, and I’m sure Activision just said to themselves, “This is fantastic, guys! 500 MS Points might be highway robbery, but our customers don’t know any better! Let’s keep the exact same pricing and structure for Guitar Hero III!” Don’t give Activision a reason to keep the price this high. BOYCOTT THESE SONG PACKS. Charging $2.08 per song is nuts; you know it, I know it, and Activision knows it too — that’s why they’re still asking this much money for them, even after the consumer backlash. I just hope that Rock Band doesn’t charge $25 per album with their DLC. 
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not to be a dick, but isnt slash in guns n roses?
Here's the music video. Enjoy.
Slash was in Guns 'N Roses. He left (causing Buckethead to temporarily be GNR's lead guitarist), and later formed Velvet Revolver
Also it's all recent Foo Fighter's stuff, which is lame. Needs moar off The Colour and the Shape.
Oh and : "Also it's all recent Foo Fighter's stuff, which is lame. Needs moar off The Colour and the Shape."
This is a Call is from their first album. Before Colour and the Shape :P
foo fighters is all tricky power chords
And as far as boycotting goes - they/we/I tried to do this for Guitar Hero 2 a year ago...it didnt work...and those were for songs that most people already owned because they were from GH1.
That's really my only problem - I'll get the Foo Fighters pack though cause those are three rocking songs - but I'll have a scowl on my face I will.
Still, you get points for knowing that everlong is the best song.
OH and learn to fly is on rockband, if you ever plan to get it (and why not, i say).
Slither is awesome! Its perfect for this type of game. I hope rockband somehow gets it too.
The Colour and the Shape
There Is Nothing Left To Lose
One By One
In Your Honor
I haven’t heard their self-titled album.
Just Kidding!
The price of the packs does not really concern me. What I have a problem with is the use of the 'Pack' structure in general. What if I don't want one out of the three songs in a pack? Then I can either buy the pack and be unsatisfied with 33.3% of my purchase - or can ignore the pack, preventing myself from enjoying 66.6% of it.
That is the bullshit part. I only want to purchase DLC songs that I want to play. I want to be able to personalize my downloaded content to suit me best and I don't want to be locked in to some predetermined selections that don't fit me.
Hopefully Rock Band gets this right...
The latest one is extremely good. I prefer it to in your honour.
Note to EA/Harmonix: I am NOT suggesting a price. Lower is always better.
@ajaxender: Yeah, I’ve been meaning to get on that for a while. I’m sure they’re available on torrents...