What is it like being the number 1 news reporter on
the net?
[CaliGirl]
Hmm, that would be so hard to say. I mean, James
'Prophet' Fudge was aka "King of Gaming News" now at Computer Games
Online will always remain a legend to me, he has always been the top
man in news no matter where he goes. Then all of the action game
fans have the honor of still having Stephen 'Blue' Heaslip keep them
up with the Quake legacy as well as other action games. My brother,
Jacob 'Darkviper' Robinson too, he always keeps everyone up with the
latest Action gaming news along with sites such as the
ActionXtreme.com, Unreal Kingdom, Rainbow six.net, Drakan.net and
his very long list of other action game related news sites he
releases.
Billy 'Wicked' Wilson over at Voodoo Extreme does
such an awesome job keeping everyone up-to-date with Hardware
Accelator Games as well as hardware. Others such as John Graham,
Redwood over at Stomped.com, Portax over at Telefragged, and Jeremy
over at AGN3d. There are more but those are the key ones I see that
are very dedicated in what they do and will usually update their
site no matter if they are sick or not, just to give us an awesome
full dose of daily gaming news. So, it really would be hard for me
to except that I was the #1 news reporter on the net, right? :)
Can you tell us a bit
about the things Web Site features, such as the messageboards,
voting etc. of CaliGirl.Net?
[CaliGirl]
After about
a month of my brother's published site called MQN Modified Quake
News. I decided to try to publish a gaming news site called CGN Cali
Girl News now known as (CGN) CaliGirl.Net http://www.caligirl.net./
CGN was
a site I originally started October 13th, 1997 hosted by DarkViper's
R-Electron Network for my gamer buddies on the net. I would update
the page daily with news about games I personally enjoyed like
Quake, C&C and certain upcoming games I saw appealing. I guess
the word got around and then I started getting a pretty good
response which really amazed me. In 1998 the site was hosted by
Gamesmania http://www.gamesmania.com until a little bit after the
sale of Gamesmania (Cali Girl.Net is at this time not hosted by a
Game Network) CGN CaliGirl.Net is still updated with Gaming Scene
News daily a long with Community Happenings on gamer birthdays,
community events, other community news along with updates on clans
added to Domain of the Righteous Warriors http://www.caligirl.net/domain for my gaming
friends and new viewers. The site towards the top under Community
section is the CaliGirl.net
MessageBoard (I usually have a poll for voting at the
messageboard) under the left side Menu. Some of the sites I am staff
and editor of are also mentioned on the left frame: Jediknight.net
http://www.jediknight.net, Other
LucasGames Network sites http://www.lucasgames.com, XtremeNetwork
sites http://www.xtremenetwork.com,
Gamers Extreme Network http://www.gamers.com and PingThis.com http://www.pingthis.com (New).
The site
also contains a page of my related sites including international
sites called Cali Girl Related Sites http://www.caligirl.net/cgrelated/index.html.
This page contains bookmarks for your convenience to choose your
desire of an individual game or community site from the page.
Can you tell us about one
of your favorite gaming memories?
[CaliGirl]
I have a lot
of C&C memories along with Quake memories but I think they would
be a bit lengthy trying to describe in an interview. If you want,
you can check out a C&C Memories article: http://www.strategyxtreme.com/previews/westwood_cc2.html
I recently wrote up after I was back from E3 this year.
:)
How long have you been into online games?
[CaliGirl]
I have
played online multiplayer games since March of 1997.
What type of plans do you have for the future of
your gaming career?
[CaliGirl]
I hope I stay long enough in the
Gaming Scene on the net to make it a career. So far, I have done a
lot more in reporting for many gaming sites but I do enjoy designing
and creating the sites as well.
What is the some of the favorite games you have ever
played for the PC?
[CaliGirl]
It's hard to choose a game when a
person enjoys playing several types of games. Lately, I have been
really busy with publishing more new sites so I haven't had time
again to play a lot of games but I do take time to try new ones out
when I get a chance.
Here they are in order as far as type of games as
follows: Action: Quake, Starsiege Tribes, Jedi Knight. I really
liked playing Quake II and I have played Q3ATest but to me Quake II
and Quake 3 Arena haven't been as good as good as ol' Quake. Now
once Unreal Tournament is out what I have viewed so far in that
game, Unreal Tournament REALLY ROCKS! and may be my next favorite
FPS action game. Strategy: C&C Command & Conquer and Age of
Empires. I also played C&C: Red Alert but to me C&C Conquer
was faster with more action. What I saw on C&C: Tiberian
Sun...it really looks like it will satisfy my old C&C Cravings
but I am still unsure if it will replace C&C yet until it's
released. RPG and Sims: Baldur's Gate, Nascar. I may change my mind
this year on Role Playing Games once Nihilistic releases their
Vampire: The Masquerade game.
What is the worst game you have ever played for the
PC?
[CaliGirl]
I haven't really ran into one that I actually
could say is the worst game (or hated). I used to beta test a lot of
games for multiplaying. One of the last games while I was testing
was Quake II before it was released. If a game wasn't that good I
would just think of things that could be improved on a game and then
forget about it and not play it again after it was tested for
multiplayer gaming. Now I just check out the games and decide from
there. :) Other than that, I usually get pretty bored when I play a
multiplayer Turned Based Strategy games. It just gets me tired when
I wait for an amount of time I could of been playing the game. I
don't mind Turned based games for single player though. I think it
could be because the computer is fast enough for me to wait for.
However, there is one game that wasn't to bad, SSI's Warhammer:
Chaos Gate. That game changed my mind on always thinking all turned
based games were boring. :)
But, I really enjoy playing Action and RTS ( Real Time
Strategy) games a lot, they usually have so much action going on in
them.
What is your favorite food, desert and after mid-night
snack?
[CaliGirl]
Again, I couldn't just pick one
favorite food this time due to I may have only a craving for a
certain food or desert for one day and not the next day, if you know
what I mean? :) Here are some of the cravings I desire at times: I
love homemade Macaroni and cheese for American Food, Homemade
Spagetti for Italian Food, Egg Fu Yong for Chinese Food and Chile
Reno for Mexican Food. I usually enjoy pretty spicy flavored food
with jalepenos (not to much) and red peppers, stuff like
that.
On deserts, I rarely have them so when I do, I usually
like something like a banana split or Pralines and Cream ice cream,
fresh Strawberry pie with whip cream or Chocolate Ice cream that
isn't to rich. That reminds me, I think I want a Strawberry Pie for
my birthday this year. :)
Whats your favorite Soft Drink? and
why?
[CaliGirl]
I like Pepsi most of the time but at times, I
enjoy Cherry Coke and Barq's Rootbeer with ice.
What do you think about the Clan World
Network?
[CaliGirl]
I really like how it still supports Lucasarts'
Jedi Knight game as well as the current hot games such as Starsiege
Tribes, Half-life, Rainbow Six, Quake 3 Arena Test and other games.
Do you think our leagues and
ladders are on the best around?
[CaliGirl]
When it
comes to ladders, Case's ladder is one I have known about for years.
I feel the Clan Network is getting up there and offers a lot more
than it first did but sometimes things just takes time. I have
noticed a lot of Jediknight players mentioning how cool it was when
you have tournaments and events.
If You were to join a tournament would it be for
the prizes we give away or competition or both?
[CaliGirl]
I would join
for both the prizes and the competition. :)
What is the gaming industry's best kept
secret?
[CaliGirl]
I don't think I know of any secrets at this time.
:)
