Name: Shane Bryan

Gamertag: Spagman

Starting Gaming: 1983

Website: www.xboxworld.com.au

Occupation: Technical Team Leader (Day Job), Multiple Sclerosis Society Australia

Hobbies: Running Xbox World Australia, gaming, snow skiing, taking the family on cool trips, cricket, reading, cooking.

Top 5 Xbox 360 games: Halo 3, Call of Duty 4, Viva Pinata, Fight Night 3, BioShock

Top 5 XBLA games: Puzzle Quest, Carcassone, Uno, Texas Hold ‘Em, Cloning Clyde

Top 5 Xbox 1 games: Deathrow, Halo 1, Halo 2, Oddworld Strangers Wrath, GTA Double Pack

Top 5 Old School: Diablo II, NBA Jam, Frogger, Galaga, Elite

Favourite Xbox Accessory: Xbox Live? Haha, definitely the chat pad.

What does being a part of the Xbox Community mean to you?

The Xbox gaming community is clearly the best gaming scene that I’ve been involved with. The Xbox itself was such an awesome console it motivated me to do something I’d never contemplated doing, setting up a website dedicated to it and then spending countless hours of my spare time running it! The rewards are worth it though as I’ve met a lot of other great people that all love to game.

Who are some of your main Xbox Live mates who you game with often and why?

OzDeathgod – one of my oldest online gaming buddies, back from the Quake days.
XRapper – my brother in law, runs www.tektime.com.au and a dedicated Halo fan.
InaFury – my best mate since High School, always seems to follow my lead when purchasing consoles :)

What is your favourite feature of the Xbox 360 and why?

Definitely Xbox Live. Even losing my original Gamertag when the original Live Beta finished didn’t dampen my spirits for what is clearly the best thing invented since the wheel, oh and the internet itself. And it must also be said, the Xbox 360 dashboard is ultra sexah.

Who are your hardest opponents in your main Xbox Live games?

Digital Chaoss – Once I played some Halo 2 against him, once was enough.

What is a game you really enjoy but aren’t very good at?

The Guitar Hero series, I’ve mastered Medium difficulty but cannot for the life of me, pass more than a few games on Hard! It’s insane!

What has been your favourite gaming moment on the Xbox 360 thus far?

Gees, too many to list. Finishing Halo 3 was pretty wild, so was the whole ‘Nuke’ part of Call of Duty 4. For me most of the best moments have been online over Xbox Live. I’ve had some pretty hairy CTF matches online in Halo 3 and how much fun is ranking up in COD4! Other highlights would have to include Condemned, that game freaked me out, roaming the country side of Tamriel in Oblivion and sending people through their windscreens in FlatOut Ultimate Carnage! J

What are a few of the games you’re looking forward to in 2008?

Definitely Grand Theft Auto IV, Battlefield Bad Company, Mercenaries 2 World in Flames, Fable 2 and Halo 4! Well, I’m probably going to be disappointed on that last one ;-)