VIRGINIA SLIMS: Jo Garcia Is Our Favorite @GamerNextDoor
Posted by Scruffy McGhee on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 ? Leave a Comment?
Scruffy McGhee says: We follow up last week?s dope launch party of The Fresh Thinking Media Network with an exclusive interview with Playboy?s favorite gaming goddess. See for yourself!
Every guy has dreams of having his favorite girl gaming character on his arm at some point. Whether its walking into the room with Lara Croft; busting your guns in the street with Samus; or even play fighting with Tifa ? it?s no secret that every badass gamer needs an even radder gaming girl. With that in mind, Don?t Lose Your Day Job proudly present VIRGINIA SLIMS?showcasing the best digital video game vixens on this side of the InternetS!
From week to week, we?ll profile the sexiest women that you need to know about. Allow us to introduce you to Playboy Magazine?s Jo Garcia. The 2008 Cyber Girl of the Year has been an avid gamer; listing titles such as the Radiata Stories, Xenosaga trilogy and Final Fantasy X-II as her favorites. The New York City born-and-bred beauty is also a fan of role-playing games, but she is just as at home on sites like Funny or Die as she is here at Don?t Lose Your Day Job.
In this week?s installment of VIRGINIA SLIMS, Ms. Garcia breaks down who she?d take into battle with her to fight at the Soul Calibur V tournament, how the Commodore 64 took her video game virginity, and why Nolan North?s Nathan Drake character might end up with in her treasure chest!
Don?t Lose Your Day Job: Name two people you are attracted to in the industry you?re in and why? What would you like people to be attracted to when it comes to you?
Jo Garcia: [Laughs] I am not attracted to anyone in my industry?they are all girls! In the entertainment industry, it?s hard to be attracted to anyone that you haven?t met. When you see celebrities you treat them like everyday people because they are. And just like everyone else looks don?t keep me interested. I need to talk to someone first before I can claim that I am attracted to someone.
DLYDJ: PS3 or Xbox 360?
JG: It used to be PlayStation for years because I am a huge RPG girl and I absolutely love the Final Fantasy series. Since it was only PlayStation, I lived by my PlayStation! But with all great games that are exclusive to both consoles, I cannot choose which one is my ultimate favorite anymore. The real question should be PSN (PlayStation Network) or XBL (Xbox Live) and for that I will have to say Live is the best. There are more people in the community, their dashboard has a better interface, and I haven?t been hacked there? yet!
DLYDJ: If you were in an epic battle setting similar to Soul Calibur V ? who would your opponent be and why?
JG: I don?t think I would want to go head-to-head with any bad guy. But, if I had to, I could tell you who I would want on my team. I would have Kosmos from Xenosaga because she is just full of surprises; Rikku from Final Fantasy X because you can always use a good thief; Chun Li from Street Fighter because her lightning kick is almost unstoppable; Lara Croft just in case we run into some puzzles that need solving and Kratos from God of War to take care of all the heavy fighting.
DLYDJ: When did you lose your video game virginity?
JG: I was seven-years-old and when I was a kid, my dad was heavy into computers! He had a computer that played a game that had three colors: yellow, green and white. The backdrop was black. I remember a game that I used to play on it with what looked like a half pipe with an airplane in the center. You had to dodge obstacles that were coming towards you. It felt kind of like Luke [Skywalker] when he was trying to destroy the Death Star by going in that valley. It was the first time I fell in love with a game. Then, later on, came school, you know that game with the mouse and the cheese on the Commodore 64 (Ed. Commodore 64 Mouse Cheese) and Oregon Trail. Also, I absolutely loved Where in the World is Carmen San Diego on the Mac!
DLYDJ: If you could have cyber sex with one video game character who would it be and why?
JG: It would have to be with Nathan Drake. He looks like he smells of adventure! He?s not a bad guy, but in a sort of seductive way, he is! He?s exciting and he has this passion that would make the cyber version of me very curious [laughs].
DLYDJ: What is the most extreme thing you?ve ever done while at a midnight release of a new game?
JG: The most extreme thing that I have ever done for a game release is something that I?ve already done [laughs]! I waited outside for 22-hours in the rain, so that I could buy a PlayStation 3. Even though I get to go to midnight releases often, I don?t usually have to stand in line for games anymore. We more often than not get review copies in the mail before the games hit stores so we can review them. So, if I am in a line, it is because a friend needed a wing man [laughs]. Personally, I come to the midnight releases to see what people are looking forward to so that I can cover it in my vlog.
DLYDJ: If you ruled the video gaming world, you would??
JG: If I ruled the video game world, I would make every game available as a livable adventure! Most people want to take trips to exotic places, but I want to go to places that I see in my favorite video games. I would create a theme park or something that allows you to visit such places. A world created by gamers for gamers.
DLYDJ: Last question, Jo? The best way for guys to convince their girl to start gaming would be to??
JG: I think that guys need to take the lady they?re seeing or interested in to a store and let her choose a game to play. If you find something that she is interested in and steer her towards games that will pique her interest then she may be curious to see what else is available for her to play! For example, my friend got his non-gamer girlfriend into gaming by introducing her to the Xbox Kinect and Dance Central game. He made her use the controller to select the songs just so she could get use to it. Now, she plays other games because her first experience was good and she learned about the scary Xbox controller a little at a time.
Scruffy McGhee says: Want to support Jo Garcia? Make sure to follow her (and us) on Twitter!
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