COED Magazine Interview

Raymond Cox And The Quest For 1 Million Gamerscore Points [INTERVIEW]

"You may have never heard of Raymond Cox, a.k.a Stallion83, but one thing is for sure: he has a higher Xbox Live gamerscore than you do, and he has the world records to prove it. Since 2005 – on the launch day of the Xbox 360 console – Raymond has been aggressively pursuing one million XBL achievement points – a number he hopes to be the first person in the world to reach. At 550,500 points and counting, we caught up with Raymond via email to learn how his quest got started, how it’s going and what games he looks forward to this year. After all, who better to ask than the guy who plays everything?"

The scantily dressed females on the site may sway you away from the text but you can read the full interview HERE

StophJ on the Achievement Hounds Podcast - Win XtendPlay!

Stoph sat down with the guys over at the Achievement Hounds Podcast to discuss video games and achievements. Tune in and listen to the show you'll also have a chance to win an XtendPlay just for listening.

A Few Interviews

Beantown Gamer interview I did a few weeks ago. HERE

You can also find an interview/article about me in the German magazine, GEE.

If you get a chance check out THIS Dead Pixel live audio. It's an interview with Dave Sparling & Mark Sparling, the men behind Xtendplay & Xwerxonline.

Yahoo! Games Interview/Article

"The 27 year-old Tennessee man already made a mark on his favorite hobby when he was officially recognized by Guinness World Records for having the highest Xbox 360 Gamerscore in the world. But where most players would hang up their controllers after such an accomplishment, Stallion83 is just getting started."

You can read the entire article HERE

500,000 Across The Web

Kotaku - World's Highest Gamerscore Reaches Half A Million

Quotes  from the article:

"Over at the 1 Million Gamerscore Blog you can read a full account of Stallion83's day, from "7:00AM — Miss Mittens woke me up by meowing her face off. She better make the coffee today,"

"Will he rest on his laurels, or continue the good fight? As I write this, he's online playing Karaoke Revolution. What a trooper."

Gameinformer - This Dude Has A Higher Gamerscore Than Reiner, Jeff, And Dan Combined

Quote from the article:

"Dan Ryckert's Gamerscore is now over 98,000, Jeff Cork just hit the 100,000 mark, and executive editor Andrew Reiner is approaching an astounding 140,000 and  loves it. But I found one gamer who puts all three of them to shame...and then some."

Joystiq - The guy with half-million Gamerscore

Quote from the article:

"The only slightly avid gamer Stallion83 (we can only assume Stallion1 through 82 died due to severe thumb inflammation) is half-way to his goal of achieving one million Gamerscore on Xbox 360"

Eurogamer - Xbox user hits 500,000 Gamerscore

Destructoid - Guys hit 500k Gamerscore, Internet commenters aren't amused

Quote from the article:

"Congrats on this victory, good sir. Now prepare for Internet users everywhere to belittle your accomplishment."

GamesRadar - World Gamerscore record holder reaches 500,000 

 

Quotes from article:

"The Guinness Book of World Records highest Gamerscore entrant for two years in a row can't stop now, and Xbox 360 fanatic Stallion83 isn't - he's just become the first in the world to reach half-a-million points on the 360 Achievement system."

"We don't even want to know how many Hannah Montana and Disney movie-themed games this guy has had to endure to keep pumping up that score, but it's nevertheless quite a stellar accomplishment."

Escapist Magazine - World's Biggest Gamerscore Breaks 500,000

Quotes from the article:

"A self-professed "achievement junkie," Stallion83 has vowed to never quit until he reaches a Gamerscore of 1,000,000."

"Stallion83 recently wrote that he plans on adding some usefulness to his Gamerscore blog by helping gamers with achievements that might pose a certain level of challenge. I suppose he feels safe enough with more than 500,000 points under his belt that now he can give away his secrets."

The Telltale Blog - Wallace & Gromit Helps Achieve The Highest Gamerscore In The World

Quote from the article:

He broke the very impressive half a million points threshold by unlocking the 20 point 'Tournament of Chumps' Achievement in Telltale's own Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures."

  

SpikeTV blog - Man Hits 500k Gamerscore, 0k Life Score

Quotes from the article:

"To put it in perspective, if you stretch out the text of all his achievements into one word it’s well over one quarter of a mile long. At this point we’re guessing he’s at least twice that far from reaching second base with a living, breathing female."

"He chronicles his classic struggle on a minute-to-minute basis, so head on over to his site to read stirring entries like, “My cat is drinking all my water”

S83: Tiles, not text.  Like I really counted every character for every achievement.

smh.com.au - Desperately trying to score

Jeuxvideo -  Le plus gros gamer 360 passe un cap

Pelaaja - Tämä mies viettää aivan liikaa aikaa Xboxillaan

Mondoxbox - Ragginuto un Gamerscore da 500.000 punti

Vandal - Un americano consigue 500.000 puntos Gamerscore de Xbox 360

iTavisen - Han har spilt mer enn deg

GameBlog.fr - Un Gamerscore record à battre : 500.000 points !

XboxDynasty - Unglaublich: Stallion83 erreicht 500.000 Gamerscore Punkte

Baixaki Jogos  -   Jogador conquista recorde com Gamerscore de 500.000 pontos

http://www.bolumsonucanavari.com/Haberler-Dunyanin_En_Yuksek_Gamescoreu_-10182.htm

Ars Technica Interview/article

"One man has earned a Gamerscore of over 500,000 on Xbox Live, and he's headed for one million. We talk to him to learn how to pad our own scores, what games offer the easiest points... and to our surprise find a man who's funny, has a girlfriend, and is teaching the world to follow its dreams with the help of a cheesy dance."

You can read the full interview/article HERE

Although there were a few things taken out of context, (I never said I like Japanese dating sim games) I'm pleased with it.

Gamer Spotlight – trixie360 interviews stallion83

if you would like to read the interview go HERE

G4TV article

"The Man With An Xbox Live Gamerscore Of 384,155 Points"

If you haven't checked out this article yet, you can find it HERE

Interview turned article

Title of the article "Embracing your inner xbox360 achievement addict"

Here is a snippet of the article taken from www.stevivor.com & www.coolshite.net

"You find yourself boasting (repeatedly) to your friends that you’ve got the maximum 1000 gamerscore in the game…and log in to your console just to bring up the screen that proves it."

"Oddly enough, your friends don’t seem to care."

"The next day at work, you spend an hour researching the best ways to kill enemies, gather collectables, or glitch to make it easier to unlock more achievements in your next game. You continue to tell yourself you’re still in control."

"Next, you find yourself taking a day off work just to try to boost a game online; after all, you can’t finish it off without those pesky multiplayer achievements!"

"Stallion83’s current goal, to reach 1,000,000 gamerscore, began last fall (he’s aiming to have it done by December 31, 2014), and his website at www.1milliongamerscore.com chronicles his efforts. He identifies as a Hybrid addict: “I have different cycles that I go into during the course of a year,” he says. “My main cycle is to get the most out of a game and then move on to another game. I usually come back months later and top a lot of those off.”

To see the full article go HERE or HERE. Nice job Steve.

I had a few interviews lined up at the time but I was busy with the gamerscore league and only did one. UFC gaming and Australian 360 mag were the other two that contacted me at the time. I'm glad I ended up not doing the Aussie one. It turns out they focused mostly on the Aussie #1 guy who happens to be a cheater :(. Check THIS thread out for the lulz. I've heard that they are doing a follow up which is good news and I would be happy to do it now. Look out for something else soon.