After Saving Private Ryan, nobody thought a video game could capture the essence of WWII combat better than EA and Steven Spielberg's own Medal of Honor in 1999. Four years later, those people would be proven wrong. Call of Duty came late to the party in 2003, but at the time, showcased the most visceral virtual reimagining of D-Day anyone had ever seen... besides Private Ryan, obviously. Allegedly, a few veterans even experienced post-traumatic stress while testing it out. Rounding out the cultural responsibility side of things, CoD let players control soldiers of various nationalities. Everyone... except Germans, obviously. Maybe someday. We'll get there.The funny thing is that most Call of Duty gamers today wouldn't know the franchise for its WWII roots. After the first Modern Warfare, CoD massively shifted its priorities to online markets; perks, map packs, stabs and loadouts and aerial strikes and now rocket boots. And Kevin Spacey. Call of Duty numbers aren't what they used to be, but the series is far from dead. Single-player campaigns have never fully fallen by the wayside, but online play only gets more popular, day by day. The first Call of Duty blew the door off FPS warfare at the time, but the series' relevance now transcends the empire it has created. Call of Duty is the Coca Cola of shooters; cool, crisp and reliable. And brown. Lots of dusty, brown colors.
Real Science Magazine called James' addiction to video games "sexually attractive." He also worked really hard and got really lucky in college and earned some awards for acting, improv and stand-up, but nobody cares about that out here in LA. So... He's starting over fresh, performing when He can. His profile picture features James as Serbian, vampire comic Dorde Mehailo with His anonymous Brother and Uncle at the Nerdmelt Showroom in West Hollywood. In James' spare time, he engages in acting, writing, athletics, hydration, hours of great pondering and generally wishing you'd like him.
