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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)
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
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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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Thank you, internet. Samit Sarkar | 3:25 PM on 02.06.2010 62 comments

Hey, look, it's a c-blog from me -- for the first time in a year! If you follow me on Twitter, you witnessed some amazing generosity today on the part of the co-hosts of Rebel FM (a podcast that you should already have been listening to). It's generosity that, by the way, I have done nothing to deserve (except purposely prevent myself from getting excited about Xbox 360 games because I didn't own the console). I met the three guys -- Arthur Gies, Anthony Gallegos, and Tyler Barber -- at PAX 2009. I watched them speak with countless fans and RFM listeners at a loud, hot (temperature-wise) get-together at GameWorks, never complaining or looking like they were having anything but a wonderful time. That's because they're three of the nicest guys on the planet. You know how I know? Because of the following story. Yesterday evening, Arthur contacted me to ask for my address; he told me a package would be arriving today, so I should "FUCKING BE THERE TO ACCEPT IT." But he wouldn't tell me what was in the box, and I became particularly curious when the FedEx tracking information told me that it weighed 14 pounds. This is what arrived at my house around 11 AM today: And this is what was inside it: Oh, and here's my feeble attempt to put my feelings into words. Arthur, Anthony, and Tyler: I cannot begin to thank you enough for this. I'm a writer, so you'd think I'd be able to express my gratitude somehow, but I'm failing miserably. So…thank you. And while I'm at it, I'd also like to sincerely thank everyone else who has sent me a gaming gift through the web recently. I've lost count of the number of games that people have gifted to me on Steam: Portal, BioShock, Torchlight... the list goes on and on, and again, I feel terribly undeserving of being showered with gifts. I write for a videogame website -- that's all, you know? So from the bottom of my heart, thank you. Thanks for reading my work on Destructoid; thanks for following me on Twitter; thanks for listening to my rambling incoherence on Podtoid; and thanks for giving me games (and now, an entire gaming console!) because I don't have the money to buy them myself and you want me to experience them. I appreciate all of it tremendously. Attached photos: