Arien: Not Kermits
Arien Russell (arien@goodnewsshutup.com)
Location: Toronto of Canada
Favorite Games: Earthbound, Saints Row 2, Team Fortress 2
Currently Playing: Heroes of Newerth, Knights of Ye Olde Republic
Inspirational Quote: “Don’t stop believing!”
Uninspirational Quote: “Stop believing.”
Bio: Professional video gamer Arien Russell has dedicated his life to the cause of playing video games and watching television and movies, going so far as to move into his parents basement and devoting himself to chastity in order to develop a closer bond with his fellow gamers and geeks. Recently he set out to create a site where nerds of the world could get the hard facts and straight news that other sites don’t report. A former University of Toronto attendee, he has a basic comprehension of English and Sociology.
James: Not Travis Touchdown
James MacDonald (james@goodnewsshutup.com)
Location: Philadelphia (God’s City), Pennsylvania, The USA!
Favorite Games: Team Fortress 2 (and TFC), FF7, Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Perfect Dark, Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon
Currently Playing: Killing Floor, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, STALKER: Shadows of Chernobyl
Inspirational Quote: “We’re doing it for the kids”
Uninspirational Quote: “I fucking hate kids!”
Bio: James is a ghost sent to the past from the future to report on video games with his international buddy Arien Russell. James is not sure of his true origins but he really likes Andrew WK. James has a particular fondness for first person shooters and role playing games but he’s not above playing any genre or title that strikes him as interesting. Other hobbies include writing and playing music and POWERING UP. He’s also really into web and graphic design and has a degree in it but who needs degrees when you’ve got legs like these?
Brian: Definitely Brian
Brian Frobel (brian@goodnewsshutup.com)
Location: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, Earth, The Milkyway, The Universe
Favourite Games: Final Fantasy…all Final Fantasy really Square-Enix in general, Zelda except Wind Waker series and plenty-o-Rock Band.
Currently Playing: Killing Floor, Assassin’s Creed 2, Lego Rock Band, Left 4 Dead 2.
Inspirational Quote: “What the fuck?!”
Uninspirational Quote: “WHAT THEEE FUCKKKKK!!!!!!”
Bio: The nerdiest of the bunch. Brian claims he has a deep understanding of all things “awesome” and “epic” though no one else believes his words. Able to build a computer in 30 seconds flat and have it mostly work, sticking by his friends he is always happy to get anyone out of a jam…or in one.
Cool Steve: A baby, also a lawyer
Cool Steve (coolsteve@goodnewsshutup.com)
Location: Cool and Awesome Law Offices
Favourite Games: Wacky Races
Currently Playing: Killing Floor
Inspirational Quote: “Cool!”
Uninspirational Quote: “Bummer!!!!”
Bio: Cool Steve is the resident Lawyer for the Good News Shut Up News Team. Steve takes care of all legal matter whether the news team is being sued or harassed by the general public or video game industry itself. Due to the nature of the site the team decided it would be best to have a killer lawyer on board and who better than Cool Steve? Cool!
