Russ

Joygasm Host | Xbox Live: T0ASTER360

A Bay Area native, Russ is a curious soul, who has a major passion for games and movies.  The first game he ever played was the table top Pac-Man arcade when he was but a wee lad and this fateful encounter laid the foundation for him to pursue a career in the gaming industry.  He’s worked for EA Games, Maxis, Visual Concepts, Screenlife Games, 3G, and 2K Games.  Some of his pastime favorite titles include Sonic the Hedgehog 1-4, Snatcher, Chu Chu Rocket, Power Stone, the Batman Arkham series, Actraiser, Halo, Daytona USA, Revenge Of Shinobi, Street Fighter 2, TMNT Arcade, Lunar: The Silver Star Story, Final Fantasy Tactics, Mass Effect 2, and Castlevania: Lords Of Shadow among others.

The other passion that spins his beanie is movies.  Cinema has fascinated Russ since he saw Bambi (and he is still traumatized by the death of Bambi’s mother to this day).  Star Wars, LOTR, E.T., Back To The Future, Indiana Jones, Her, The Matrix, Flight Of The Navigator, Secret of Nimh, Terminator 2, Finding Nemo, The Iron Giant, Schindler’s List, Gangs Of New York, King’s Speech, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) and a great many more films have made a lasting impact on this saucy fellow.  As the brainchild and CEO of Joygasm, Russ has the meticulous duty of steering this magic carpet ride and has fun plans for its future.

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Steve

Joygasm Co-Host | Xbox Live: Stevavitch

The younger, healthier, and vertically challenged of the two brothers, Steve has an impressive repertoire of games over the course of his gaming career that helped shape him into the lovable monstrosity that he is today.  Golden Axe, Final Fantasy 7, 8, & 9, GTA, Halo, Resident Evil, Shining Force, Altered Beast, Twisted Metal 1 & 2, Streak, Road Rash, Need For Speed, Space Harrier, Medal of Honor, Panzer Dragoon, Soul Calibur and Ready 2 Rumble are some of his past time faves.

When he’s not abusing gaming controllers, he’s engrossed in movies.  Mixing a little male strong silent type with a splash of silly humor and a side of hero’s journey makes this bald and beautiful man giddy.  Jurassic Park, Enemy Of The State, Beauty & The Beast, Saving Private Ryan, The Matrix, Arachnophobia, 1989 TMNT, Top Gun, Minority Report, A Night At The Roxbury, LOTR trilogy, Star Wars, Speed Zone, True Lies, Days Of Thunder, Turner & Hooch, Big, Toy Story, and The Ladykillers are what gets this guy all hot and bothered.