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My first week at Game Informer!
Virtualgirl | 8:33 PM on 03.07.2008 48 comments


I just thought I would share how my first official week in the working world went! Without any hesitation I can say that I love my new job already. This week was amazing. Stupid things like having a desk make me giggle. The first day I showed up to the Game Informer office with a box full of toys and a Superman lunchbox. I felt so cool…LOL.

The office is amazing and the guys there are uber nice. I am the only girl on the floor so I have the bathroom to myself. There is a giant life-sized statue of Kain and Lynch trying to kill each other in the lobby that scares me whenever I leave at night. The halls are covered with giant posters of past Game Informer issues and I find myself wandering around to admire them.

On Monday I did all the standard stuff I needed to do in order to make myself an employee. I filled out paperwork, set up my email and my voicemail. On Tuesday I posted my first two news updates. One was about the new Wii channel available in Japan and the other was about the Undertow expansion pack being released for XBL. I started Wednesday the same way buy posting an update about the problems with the 360 port of Bully. In the middle of the day Wednesday the fun really began. Mid-day a Nintendo rep walked in and hand delivered a playable build of Mario Kart Wii for us to preview. The guys let me work on it and I spent the rest of the day playing and taking notes (you feel bad for me right?) Thursday and Friday were spent working on the preview, which officially went up today! You have to check it out!

I am really excited because I get to go to my first development house next month. I am going down to Vegas for Midway’s Gamer Day ON MY OWN…which is kinda cool! One of the other cool things from this week was getting my “yellow photo” taken for the website. Whenever I used to read Game Informer I would look at the editors yellow headshots and wish I was one of them. Once again, when I am really happy I look like a goof-ball in my photos…so I look like a dork in it. You can check out my profile here…and make sure to look at my list of favorite websites!

Anyway, this is a rambling piece of poo post because I am REALLY tired right now. I just wanted to share with all of you! Let me know what you think of my Mario Kart preview post!



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PANZERDRAKO's Destructoid Blog
arrgghhh..
i want a job like that...!!!
NihonTiger90's Destructoid Blog
Congrats, Meagan! Glad to hear things are going well for you! Keep us informed!
Hamza CTZ Aziz's Destructoid Blog
Congrats Meag, you deserve it :D
AngelsDontBurn's Destructoid Blog
Congrats! :)
Hamza CTZ Aziz's Destructoid Blog
Nihon: Oh wow, seriously? "Keep us informed"?! /facepalm.
Spitfire's Destructoid Blog
Congrats, sounds like a blast =)
liam2015's Destructoid Blog
Congrattalations. I wish I had a job...or money, even.

@ctz
You seem a little sarcastic today.
HarassmentPanda's Destructoid Blog
That's awesome! Glad to hear it's going well!

LOL @ "Keep us informed!"
Virtualgirl's Destructoid Blog
HAHA...Keep us informed is funny to me...shows how freaking tired I am...LOL
Silverback 55's Destructoid Blog
Congrats. We're all proud of ya.
Coonskin05's Destructoid Blog
Wait...this isn't about your gaming rig...I'm confused.
Jordan Devore's Destructoid Blog
Very cool indeed. Keep us updated.
Video Cognito's Destructoid Blog
Congratulations! Game Informer is my favorite gaming magazine. Tell Reiner he wins the internets.
Tactix's Destructoid Blog
Thats awesome! Congrats again on a great job!
tsunamikitsune's Destructoid Blog
lol, "Keep us informed."

I just got it. It seriously took me like, 5 minutes.
Virtualgirl's Destructoid Blog
@Video: I will do so on Monday!
Tragic Hero's Destructoid Blog
And here I thought you were serious about hiring me as your assistant :(

Regardless, congratulations once again on the awesome job
liam2015's Destructoid Blog
I feel like an asshole. I JUST GOT 'keep us informed'. Like, right now. Fuck.
MaxVest's Destructoid Blog
Awesome! Keep us gaming informed!
Hollie Bennett's Destructoid Blog
VG do you miss me?
braulio09's Destructoid Blog
i think i get Keep us informed but i might be wrong...damn confusingness :(

anyway, sounds like you'll be doing great. Hope you get to cover some big game like This Is Vegas on Midway's event.

also, lol @ dorky pic...you still look better than a lot of the other guys
CrakieRacooon's Destructoid Blog
Hey there! Congrats on your new job!
Kick ass and dominate all!!!
ceark's Destructoid Blog
sounds fantastic, you deserve it yo! Best of luck with the new job!
Steel Squirrel's Destructoid Blog
Wow, that sounds like a really damn good time!
Congratulations again!
I look forward to seeing a fellow DTOID'er doing work in the only magazine I receive in the mail every month.

Oh yeah, you gotta throw DTOID in your "interests" or your "likes" section of your Bio. Maybe that might be counterproductive though..... competition kind of.....
nevermind.... don't do that!

Anyway, have fun at work!
wardrox's Destructoid Blog
Aww man! I totally want your job! :D
Professor Pew's Destructoid Blog
Sounds great! Have fun over there and remember: the statues of Kane and Lynch killing each other symbolize Gamespot and journalistic integrity. They probably kept them as a warning :D
Samit Sarkar's Destructoid Blog
Desks are overrated.

Seriously, though, I’m so happy for you. Congrats again on the awesome job!
mistic's Destructoid Blog
Congrats on your awesome new job!

also, that was a great preview of Mario Kart... I have to admit that I like your cosplay pics a lot better then your 'staff-pic' :-)

(especially the catwoman set :-) )
Chad Concelmo's Destructoid Blog
YAY! I am so happy for you. :)
Sharpless's Destructoid Blog
"Current Favorite Games: Portal, Shadow of the Colossus, The Darkness, Mario Galaxy"

Something seems a little... off, in that list.
Elitechief27's Destructoid Blog
Law and Order SVU= WIN of the highest calibur
LostCrichton's Destructoid Blog
Congrats on the "yellow" photo. You're sure to do great things at GI and I'm glad I have an updated subscription to keep up with your success.
SPIDER PIG's Destructoid Blog
totally jello,
power-glove's Destructoid Blog
Do you have links to your other stories? I am having a little trouble finding them.
power-glove's Destructoid Blog
Never mind, I found them. Good luck to you and to the rest of your life's ventures.
Virtualgirl's Destructoid Blog
@SharplessL Is it because not many of them are current??? LOL. I just got a job! I was not able to afford new games till now!!! Now that I have a paycheck and an unlimited library of games to borrow from, I should be able to catch up soon...
Dale North's Destructoid Blog
hella proud of you! mad props for listing jtor and dtoid in your fav. sites in your profile.
balth's Destructoid Blog
I just noticed in your Catwoman photo that the 70 is below the 69?

is it supposed to be that way or is that a shoop error?

Also, congrats on a yellow head picture! :D

I'm very happy for you!
Teta's Destructoid Blog
Congratulations.
It really sounds like a dream job.
Sharpless's Destructoid Blog
No, Meagan, it had more to do with The Darkness's inclusion on the list. :)

I'm a poor hobo still stuck with the original Xbox, so I cast no stones about playing older games.
Knives's Destructoid Blog
"The guys let me work on it and I spent the rest of the day playing and taking notes (you feel bad for me right?) "

Those bastards! How dare they?!?!

:)
Mxyzptlk's Destructoid Blog
Great job on the preview, and congratulations!
Nick Chester's Destructoid Blog
That's awesome, Meagan. Congratulations, bit time.
Poopface Morty's Destructoid Blog
I've been gone for a while, but I just now saw this...

A HUGE congratulations! You definitely deserve it.
VampireChrist's Destructoid Blog
that is pretty darn awesome
Orionsaint's Destructoid Blog
i'm jealous
Mr Wilson's Destructoid Blog
Awesome. Good luck with your amazing job!!!


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