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Wow, I really don’t know where to begin, what an amazing event!

First I want to give thanks to all the people who supported Team USA. That was amazing to see all the well wishes and support on Twitter, Facebook and the Bioware forums. I’m sorry we didn’t win it for you guys, but we tried.

Second, I have to thank my team: Cat, Tiffany, and Elaine. I have to say that it was incredible being on a team with these women – smart, gorgeous, feminine and video game lovers. It was really validating for me to be with other women that enjoy playing as much as I do. And while our approach might have been similar, our styles were definitely different. And I have to say, I think our new friends at Bioware also learned something about what female gamers love and how that translates to the way they play the game. In that sense, I really feel like we had a real victory. Thanks ladies! You’re the best and I love you! I also want to thank Derek, our team handler from Bioware. He was kind, patient, professional and never condescending.

Third, I have to thank all the other teams. What a great bunch of gamers. It was a blast and I am seriously missing all of you already. It was incredible playing against you and watching you play as well. Team Hungary was solid and I’m happy to see them win. A special shout out to Team Canada and Team Bioware, with whom we spent the most time with before the event. You guys and gals are some of the nicest and funniest people I have ever met. I feel blessed that I was able to meet you all in person.

Last but not least, I have to give it up for the Bioware staff. They were the most generous, genuine, friendly, and kind bunch of people. I really can’t express how awesome they are with words. These people are definitely the reason why Bioware has such success as an organization; amazing talent. Thank you for everything Bioware!

I can’t believe it! I got picked!
I am such an uber game nerd.

I’m going to be representing Team USA during the Warden’s Quest next week in London. How epic is this? I can’t even begin to speak about it’s epicness.

So what’s this nerdly activity I will be doing to represent my fine country, you ask?

Welcome to the Dragon Age: Origins Wardens’ Quest, a 24-hour gaming event where 10 teams of gamers from around the world are competing for a grand prize of $50,000 to be shared between team members. Each team must enroll as a Grey Warden and fight against the evil forces of the darkspawn. The road will be tough, teams will be eliminated throughout the 24-hour period and competition will be fierce as each team tries to out play and out role-play their competition.

You can watch all the action as it happens on our live video stream as well as support your favourite teams on their dedicated Facebook and Twitter pages. There will also be teams from BioWare and European Dragon Age Communities to broadcast live from the event on the Dragon Age forums, Twitter account, Facebook page and more. Throughout the event we will be giving away Dragon Age: Origins merchandise to fans who tune in and cheer on the competitors.

Join us on Wednesday 28^th October from 10am GMT to support the teams, watch the eliminations, learn more about the game and see who will eventually take the ultimate prize of the Warden’s Quest.

What is even more awesome is that Team USA is all women. Thats right! All women.

So stay tuned. I will post links to all the relevant live broadcasts and hopefully I’ll be able to do some tweeting/blogging/video from the event as well.

Cheer us on and maybe win some swag!

I keep stammering over all my praise for Bioware. What an amazing opportunity and what an amazing company. I cannot wait!