I know most people write you a letter asking for loads of things for themselves for Christmas but this year is a little different for me.  I’m not going to lie it’s been a pretty rough year for me overall, but I’m not going to go into all that since you already know gaming Saint Nick.  It’s been over three years since I last saw my whole family together for Christmas and that was after I got out of the military. And I can’t make it again this year either because I’m living paycheck to paycheck and I still haven’t gotten paid vacation at work.

USS Oscar Austin DDG 79 my first Christmas away from home.

So I’ll make this simple Santa all I want for Christmas is for my family to be happy, maybe get my parents an Xbox one so they can enjoy all those crazy new FPS games together.  I want my girlfriend and her family to have a great holiday too.  I want to get her the parts she needs to build a new computer and her family a nice new television.  I think the only thing I want this year is the same thing I’ve been asking for the last two years. An immersion blender, I really miss mine and want a nice shiny stainless steel one.

But if all this is too much all I really want is to see the smile on their faces christmas morning when they unwrap their gifts.  I swear I’ve been good all year Santa I’ll even make you cookies and set out coffee for you.  I know it’ll be a long night and coffee is better then milk any day of the week.

Yours Truly,
Daniel Gill

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I love video games. I love video games so much that I could never put into words just how much I love them. It’s impossible for me to pick a favorite video game. I love some more than others, but I love them all.

People often call me a “fanboy”. They don’t seem to understand that not only do I not find it insulting, but that I am a fan of everything video games. Console, PC, whatever allows me to play a video game, I love it. Here’s an example of me when I get a game I really want.

I’m poor, Gamer Santa. I always have been. I’ve also been very fortunate despite being in the “low income” status quo. I have a life to be grateful for. I don’t need anybody to feel sorry for me. I would just like it to be understood that being poor can be torturous on an extremely passionate gamer like myself.

Gamer Santa, imagine if you woke up one day and found out that you missed Christmas. That nobody got presents that year. Imagine if you then found out that you were in a coma for twenty years and nobody got presents for twenty years! That’s how I feel when I can’t save the world from terrorism in Battlefield 4 or Call of Duty: Ghosts. It’s how I feel when I can’t stop those evil street racers from putting others in danger in Need For Speed Rivals. Nobody else is a better virtual cop than me, Gamer Santa! I still haven’t even played The Last Of Us or Beyond Two Souls! I can’t be the hero that I want to be! I’m like you, Gamer Santa. I want to bring love and hope into the lives of others, even if they are pixel people. It breaks my heart that I can’t afford to.

I can be patient though, Gamer Santa. I’ve learned to be, as gamers around the world tease me with their gameplay videos and reviews of brand new games, while I’m playing and reviewing games that are five years old. One or two years after a game releases I am finally able to afford it! Sometimes longer because Activision and Blizzard are bastards. I can’t tell you how special this year would be if you would grant me this years Christmas wish.

I would really love both the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One, but having just one of them would be okay too! I’m looking forward to Watch Dogs, The Crew, Titanfall, Infamous: Second Son and many more. But one extra special treat would be if you could make a sequel or remake of Advent Rising happen. That would be a shining star to top a Christmas miracle!

I promise you this, Gamer Santa, when there comes a day that I will ever be able to repay the favors that have been blessed upon me, if I am able to I will pay forth ten-fold! I am generous at heart. I would seek out someone that reminds me of how I used to be. Next-gen console-less. I would use a magical Christmas hose to spray this random gamers house full of sparkly snow and the newest games and gaming consoles. Oh the joy, Gamer Santa! He would be playing new games, not games on systems that came out ten years ago!

I understand if you can’t grant my Christmas wish this year, Gamer Santa. I will still love you.

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It passed a long time since my last Santa Letter and that was to the normal non-Gamer Santa. I asked for a Robot and he gave me a brother that took all my toys!! Santa Claus is such a SoB!! I hope for better luck with you!!

Now for my list as a Gamer:

-the new PS4 looks great, even if has some bugs..but i’m sure a gift from you is bugs free;

-the guys from PC Gamer made this 4xGTX Titan PC that looks awesome…i would like a twin brother of that;

-a HTC One Max would be good too…for my gaming when travel;

-throw in some nicely wrapped games too.

That it’s pretty much it!! I know my wishes pass 10k, but what the hell, someone has to pay for all the years my brother broke my favorite toys!!!

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