So, it seems everyone is introducing themselves and giving a bit of their background and gaming history. Seeing as I'm based in the Faceoffgames' offices, I figure I should probably tell you a little about myself too.

Well, I'm Irish for one thing. I started an internship here back in February, or January, not exactly sure. I'm just finishing up a degree in Journalism, and needed to get some work experience. Considering I love video games, where better to work than a games' website?

I'm 20, and my gaming history has been varied, to say the least. I had a Sega Master System when I was about six, a Mega Drive when I was about eight, a handheld Game Gear sometime in between, a Sony Playstation at 10, a PS2 at 14, then a 360 at 18, not to mention a DS to boot and a Dreamcast thrown in for good measure.

Sadly though, I find myself drifting further and further away from consoles, in favour of PC gaming. I'm quite surprised that it has taken this long, being honest. Perhaps it's because I could never afford a decent computer or, more than likely, it's because I never realised the relative ease of PC gaming.

My system is brilliant, excuse my cockiness, but I did spend a huge chunk of money on it. It's only of late that I realise the true power of PC gaming. I bought Prototype for it (the first time I've ever chosen a PC version over a console) and, I must say, the graphics and general smoothness of the game are at least twice as good as the console versions.

It was a hard decision choosing a PC game over the Xbox version. I was honestly at ends about what to do. I knew if I got it for the PC, and it ran perfectly, it would probably be the last time I'd ever  have to consider choosing an Xbox game over its PC counterpart. In the end, it was the fact that I had just bought a Microsoft Wireless Receiver that signed the Xbox's execution order. This nifty little device lets me use an Xbox pad on my computer. I now have the ease of Xbox gaming with the power of my PC.

Did Prototype run smoothly, you may ask? No it did not! It took the best part of six hours to get it working. First of all, the sound was messed up; everyone sounded like chipmunks. Eventually though, I found the solution. It was simple really, just a quick change of sound quality (from 48000khz, to 41000khz).

The second problem took a lot longer. The game would not run at all. If I hadn't got such a good system, I wouldn't have cared. But, the game lagged like a three-legged donkey. After several hours of cruising the net, I discovered that it was caused, weirdly, by having too many Human Interface Devices enabled. After sorting these problems out, the game ran perfectly.

What's the point of this little rant? Well, I just took a long winded route to tell you that my favourite platform for gaming is the PC. I love everything about it. The games are just amazing, and you'd never see a console with the likes of Company of Heroes, or World in Conflict. I love the fact you can upgrade it. I love that, for the most part, DLC is free. What more can I say? Anyways, check out my articles, and post some comments, etc...

ArmA II anybody?