Gamer Spotlight:

Trixie360 Interviews Torture Trilogy

Published August 14, 2008

He's a South Carolina gamer who works for DirecTV, and is making a name for himself in the underground hip-hop scene. His brother once made him eat squid. Say hello to Torture Trilogy.

trixie360: What's the story behind your Gamertag?

Torture Trilogy: Torture Trilogy was the name of the first track I recorded. I always loved how it sounded, so I decided to make it my Gamertag.

Torture Trilogy.

trixie360: What do you do when you're not playing games?

Torture Trilogy: I used to work for Google as an engineer, but I was let go due to outsourcing. So now I work for DirecTV.

trixie360: Dang outsourcing! What's the worst or weirdest job you've ever had?

Torture Trilogy: Working for Burger King. Long hours, low pay, treated like dirt … I don't know how people do it.

trixie360: How long have you been on Xbox LIVE®?

Torture Trilogy: A little less than a year, but I will be here for many to come.

trixie360: What's your Xbox setup like?

Torture Trilogy: 36-inch Polaroid, Dolby Sound, nothing special.

trixie360: What's the best feature of Xbox LIVE?

Torture Trilogy: It has to be the forums. I find myself spending hours on there, and I can also play online with my friends. It's a great way to have fun and keep in touch with friends worldwide!

trixie360: What is your favorite Xbox LIVE game?

Torture Trilogy: Call Of Duty® 4: Modern Warfare™. I am in love with this game. I play it at least once a day and can't wait till COD:WaW is released.

Taking aim in COD4.

trixie360: What is your favorite offline Xbox game?

Torture Trilogy: skate. It's not that it's offline, I just don't like playing it online, but I love the game.

trixie360: What do you think is the best game of all time?

Torture Trilogy: This is a hard one, and I know a lot of people will laugh but I have to say Tetris. I love it, also Tron. Both of those games are old but challenging.

trixie360: What's the funniest thing you've ever heard on Xbox LIVE?

Torture Trilogy: One time I entered the pre-game lobby in COD4 and this kid was singing. Usually I mute these kinds of kids, but this kid was really good. He should have been on American Idol.

trixie360: Or at least playing Karaoke Revolution™ Presents American Idol© Encore! What is your greatest Xbox LIVE moment?

Torture Trilogy: Going for 100+ win streak with some regulars from the forums, also some new found friends … we almost got it.

trixie360: Who is your inner rock star?

Torture Trilogy: Ahhhh … Jim Morrison, not really a rock star but he was great.

trixie360: Oh, the Lizard King was a TOTAL rock star! If they made a movie about your life, who should play you?

Torture Trilogy: One of the kids from Superbad.

Torture Trilogy's favorite offline Xbox game is skate.

trixie360: Scary. What superpower would you like to have?

Torture Trilogy: Definitely the power of illusion. I'm just thinking about the crazy stuff I could do … or so it would seem.

trixie360: If you could trade places with anyone for one day, who would it be?

Torture Trilogy: With any tattoo artist, it's my dream to be one. Or Rodney Mullen, the guy is my hero.

trixie360: What celebrity would be the worst roommate?

Torture Trilogy: Carrot Top.

trixie360: Yuck. Hot celeb you'd like to be stranded on a desert island with?

Torture Trilogy: Ashley Tisdale … man, is she hot.

trixie360: Um, no? If you could be any video game character, who would it be?

Torture Trilogy: Sam Fisher, from the Splinter Cell series.

trixie360: What's the worst food you've ever eaten?

Torture Trilogy: Squid. My brother made me eat it one time.

trixie360: What's the last book you read?

Torture Trilogy: Manchild in the Promised Land, by Claude Brown. I suggest reading this book.

trixie360: If you could go on tour with any band, which would it be?

Torture Trilogy: Jedi Mind Tricks. Or Pantera.

Everybody loves Sam Fisher, except for the guy in the armor.

trixie360: What do you think is the best thing about Xbox 360®?

Torture Trilogy: Games, online, community, forums; I love it all.

trixie360: What is the Xbox 360 Achievement that was hardest to get?

Torture Trilogy: Mile High Club from Call of Duty 4.

trixie360: What would you like to be doing in ten years?

Torture Trilogy: Own my own tattoo shop, and either be an Xbox Forum Moderator or MVP.

Interview by TriXie