(Update:: Some of you asked what kind of chairs I am using in playing, I uploaded new pics 'bout it.)
Hi all, I'm Larktenchi, and I've just posted my first Gaming Setup blog here at Destructoid, hope you all enjoy.

A brief overview: I am a relatively long-time Destructoid reader (2 years I think), and I've contributed a bit of gaming-related blogs here and there, although most of the time, I only read and comment on Destructoid's posts. It has been a long wish of mine to post my gaming setup, which many Destructoid fans share in their own blogs. This gaming setup was created just recently; finished fixing the room these couple of days.

Although, I started gaming since the 90's when I was a kid, having owned and played NES and Sega games, I don't literally collect them, mainly because 1.) I was a child back then, and 2.) we're always moving houses; so saving and collecting my old games was hard. Sadly, I either gave them all up to friends or relatives, or my mom did. The pain.

Now, I'm in my 20's, and I can happily say that I can now start my gaming collection. I started playing seriously on the year 2007 (PS3 was my first 7th gen console), so now, I think I have a respectable collection of games to be proud of. Although, I know old-school gamers have way better collection than mine, I'm still proud of having this setup, mainly because I'm a home theater enthusiast, and I love playing, watching and listening to games on a great, if not good, home theater setup.

To start, I'll show you 3 parts of my setup:
First is my Gaming Room
Next is my PC Station
and Last, my Living Room

1.) So now, lets roll:

First Up: My Gaming Room!
"Evening"

"Morning"


This is my sweet, little gaming room. It's mostly my personal space, although it can accommodate the missus and 2 friends, often playing 4-coop like MW2.

With plush seats, 34-inch Sony LCD flush-mounted, a kick-ass, 5.1 surround sound, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii and some great props to lighten up the room, this is my favorite spot to play games.

I love playing in the dark, mainly because it focuses you to the screen itself, and I like playing close to the LCD when I'm all by myself.

Games Collection:

My games collection, mostly PS3, then Wii, 360, PS2 and PC games.
(with the Rock Band 2 Guitar and an Arkham Asylum Limited Edition PS3)


My Limited Edition Bioshock 2 and Fallout 3 Lunchbox


Various controllers and PSP Go (flop)


Rock Band 2 PS3 Drums With an Alienware Laptop Backpack



Collectibles:
I have to admit, I want to "collect" collectibles. Things that influence me, (mainly pop culture) movies, games etc. I do believe really well-made collectibles are worth your investment mainly because they will really make your room much grander than you might imagine.

Vader action pose, Civil War Spidey and my Obi Wan TPM Lightsaber


Iron Man Bowen Designs and The Matrix Mcfarlane Toys


"Darth Maul's Bane" (Obi-Wan TPM Hasbro)



Some assorted collectibles, mostly Marvel though.



Next up: Posters!

I love Posters. Although space is an issue, I still love putting them up for all to see. These are a mix of pop culture though, not just games.

Mass Effect 2


Bioshock 2
(take note the delayed release date, it was released here in my country 1 day late)


Dark Pheonix (Greg Land)


Wolverine (the late, great Michael Turner)


The Dark Knight Movie Posters (RIP Heath)



2.) PC Station!
Although the title is misleading, because I don't have a PC station per se, cause I game on a laptop. Still, I think my laptop is also worth showing.


This is my (our) Alienware m15x 15" gaming Laptop. Performs relatively well, plays Crysis at 1360x768 at 60 fps, or Mass Effect 2 at 1080p at 30 fps. This is the only reason I got Mass Effect 2 for the PC and not on the 360.


That's a Razer Orochi wireless mouse with Kabuto pad, can't game without those two.

3.) Lastly, I want to show you the Living Room. This is my place to mostly watch new movies, and to play some games worth seeing on a home theater.


A 54" Panasonic VIERA S Series Plasma TV is still the best TV to game with in my opinion, with its deep blacks, fast pixel response and great contrast ratio, I love this plasma TV. Although newer models are being released this year, I am still happy with this one's performance. Also included are:
Denon pre-amp, Paradigm Tower and Center Speakers, Panasonic Blu-ray Player, Bay-Audio subs and 2 Terabytes of storage space, for movies, TV series and other stuff.

"Plush seats"


Blu-ray collections:



"Game On!"

1080p Mass Effect 2 shots from the living room

From the intro movie



Game screenshot


Game screenshot (close)

That's It!!

In time, when improvements are made, I'll post an update, although I won't when no one is interested to see gaming setups here at Destructoid.

Still, hope you like it folks! Take care.