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About Charming Holiday
Charming Holiday is a news article writer from the United States. He is a former cultural policy advisor who has turned his focus to his lifelong passion of gaming. He lived and worked in South Korea from early 2016 to mid-2019 but has since returned to the greater Chicago area. His first console was the original Playstation, though he now focuses on the Nintendo Switch and its growing library of first party and indie games. Charming is particularly fond of mystery point-and-click games and action adventure platformers (2D and 3D). Charming hopes to expand his talents into the gaming news industry with the ultimate goal of one day getting to write for and ship a game.
Favorite Games
Some of Charming's favorite games include Stardew Valley, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Papers, Please, The Cat Lady, and Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines.
Favorite Console
With one of the largest and most diverse gaming libraries in console history, Charming is a diehard fan of the PlayStation 2.
Industry Focus
Charming Holiday enjoys writing about major industry news, such as studio mergers, technology patents, and gaming events, as well as highlighting indie games.
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