Gaming & Commentary History

Gaming has come in various shapes and forms over the years really, starting on Commodore 64’s and Apple IIe’s, right through to Amstrad’s and Amiga’s (OMG I had the 1MB machine!) – I spent time playing anything from Conan the Barbarian through to Gauntlet. Years later and consoles had flooded the market, and the Sega Master System & MegaDrive took over, with Sonic, Alex the Kidd, and the sports genres taking up my time – NHL Ice Hockey, and NFL Football the main culprits as I clocked up many hours on the successful EA games.

It wasn’t until about 1998 that I purchased a new PC as broadband internet started and the internet became a valid arena for multiplayer gaming - I rejoined the PC gaming arena. RTS’s were the games of the time for me initially with original Starcraft and Warcraft along with Age of Empires being played to all hours of the morning regularly. How can we forget Doom, Quake and Diablo either (and their many sequels and variants)!

Then fast forward after a lull (wife, kids etc), my interest in gaming was reignited following the release of Company of Heroes, and soon after that, Battlefield 2 and 2142. It was 2142 that took up hours and hours of spare time, and this is where gaming became a bigger influence for me. Soon after that Call of Duty 4 was released, and NZ’s xLAN 2008 was where Momo, Depz & the boys took my imagination with shoutcasting – previously a living room hobby in front of the TV or PC monitor, commentating my game of choice was soon a reality. Setting up my own company to support the New Zealand Gaming Community - GameVault.co.nz - was the catalyst for this, and the rest is good times and great fun with podcasts, tournaments and the likes, as I continue to do my best to build the community for gamers (both competitive and social) in New Zealand and Australasia.

I have mastered the art of Gamestah CoD, with a number of variations in the game, and of course across multiple tournaments and ladders. Since joining Gamestah, I've expanded to the older school CoD, as well as the new school, and travelled across to Left 4 Dead, CSS, Battlefield, and am always looking for other games to provide entertainment and interest to for anyone who is keen to spectate some good fun competitive gaming. On top of this, I've also picked up the old console, and XBOX shotucasting is added to my repertoire, where you can not argue with the enthusiasm of that audience - great to cast and great to watch!

Gaming Team / Clan History:

• MoFo - name says it all……. - Clan Cap (2142)
• =[GD]= - Global Domination - Clan Cap (2142, CoD, L4D)
• Team Uprising - Team Manager
• Team Chimera - Team Manager

Commentator for the following game types:

• Call of Duty 2
• Call of Duty 4
• Call of Duty: World at War
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
• Call of Duty: Black Ops
• Left 4 Dead
• Left 4 Dead 2
• Counter-Strike Source
• Counter-Strike 1.6
• Battlefield 2
• Battlefield 2142
• Battlefield: Bad Company 2
• America's Army 2
• PvP MMO's

Online Tournaments, Ladders & Leagues:

• Call of Duty 4 - GameVault Sabotage Tournament
• Call of Duty 4 - GameVault Contract Killer Tournament
• Call of Duty 4 - CyberGamer Open (Seasons 3-11)
• Call of Duty 4 - CyberGamer Main (Seasons 2-6)
• Call of Duty 4 - CyberGamer Invite (Seasons 2-6)
• Call of Duty 4 - Exsite Gaming Hardcore S&D Tournament
• Call of Duty 4 - Exsite Gaming DAMN Mod Ladder (Season 1 & 2)
• Call of Duty 4 - GameArena Ladder (Seasons 2-5)
• Call of Duty: World at War - CyberGamer Open (Seasons 1 & 2)
• Call of Duty: World at War - CyberGamer Invite (Season 1)
• Call of Duty: World at War - Got Games CEVO Tournament
• Call of Duty 2 - CyberGamer Invite (Season 3)
• Counter-Strike Source - CyberGamer Invite (Season 1)
• Counter-Strike Source - CyberGamer MEGA Comps 2-4
• Counter-Strike Source - CyberGamer ODCs
• Left 4 Dead - CyberGamer (Season 1 & 2)
• Left 4 Dead - CyberGamer Invite (Season 1)
• Left 4 Dead - OzL4D Double Elim Tournament
• Battlefield 2 - 6v6 CyberGamer Ladder (Season 2)
• Battlefield 2 - Battleracer Ladder
• Battlefield 2142 - GameArena Ladder
• Battlefield: Bad Company 2 - CyberGamer Open (Season 1 & 2)
• Battlefield: Bad Company 2 - CyberGamer Beta Cup
• America's Army 2 - CyberGamer Ladder

LAN Tournaments:

• CyberFusion 2009 (Malaysian Longest LAN Party) - CoD4, Sudden Attack
• xLAN 2009 (New Zealand WCG) - CoD4, L4D
• eGames Masters (Melboune, Australia) - CSS
• xLAN 2010 (New Zealand WCG) - CoD4
• MSI Cup Finals (Sydney, Australia) - CSS
• WCG Qualifiers 2011 (Sydney, Australia) - CoD4
• xLAN 2011 (New Zealand) - CoD4