VITAL STATISTICS Date of Birth November 20, 1981 RPGamer Hire Date October 16, 2004 RPGamer Position Head of New Updates RPGamer Position Senior PR Associate Location Philadelphia, PA My Livejournal Read it here Hobbies 1) Anime 2) Gundam Modeling 3) DDR 4) Photography 5) SCUBA diving Favorite Movies 1) Spirited Away 2) Ferris Bueller's Day Off 3) The Big Lebowski Favorite Anime 1) Anything Gundam 2) Azumanga Daioh 3) Magical Shopping District Abenobashi Favorite RPGs 1) Final Fantasy IV 2) Final Fantasy Tactics 3) Paper Mario 2 4) Disgaea 5) Earthbound Favorite Non-RPGs 1) DDR 2) Tekken Tag 3) Katamari Damacy 4) Lumines 5) Mario Kart

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I never know what to say in these things, so I guess I'll just begin by introducing myself. My name is Jordan Jackson, and I used to live in Japan. I lived in a small city called Niihama that was on the northern shore of Shikoku, the smallest of the four main islands of Japan. I lived there for just under 20 months, and it was one of the greatest experiences of my life.

After working a short while at Best Buy, I began using my chemistry degree. These days, I'm a real chemist, but it's not very exciting. To be honest, it's downright boring. But it does pay the bills, so I don't complain very much.

In my spare time, I actually play games. A lot. It used to be that I'd buy games and then never finish them, but I'm actively trying to fix that. I'm a proud owner of all the current hardware, and I play them all quite regularly. If this keeps up, I might even polish off my considerable backlog.

Anyone that knows me can attest to the fact that I am a huge Gundam fanboy. I have five perfect grade models, four of which are built. I'm saving the last one for some rainy day when I need a pick me up. Building model kits has been a hobby of mine for around five years now. It's not a cheap hobby by any means, but it's brought hours of fun.

Like many staffers that have been here a long time, I've bounced around a bit. I wrote the Japandemonium column for about two years, was the senior editor for the new updates section for a bit, had a short stint as a reviewer, and now I'm doing PR. Of all the jobs I've had here, PR is probably the most fun. I still miss writing my column, but it's pretty sweet to get to call the companies that make the games I play and love. And it's certainly allowed me to meet some cool people, including Hironobu Sakaguchi and Shigeru Miyamoto.

If you're ever bored, drop me a line. I answer all mail sent my way.

   Last Updated: November 6, 2007