My Gamer Story (Frag out!)
November 29, 06:00 AM

This is a goodbye blog but because I’m me and because my brain NEVER works in the same order as everyone else’s I’m not going to tell you the standard “this is how it all ends” story. Instead, I’ll tell you how it all began. Not the generic, interview “how did you get to be a Frag Doll” version, but the real from my head and my heart story of how I ended up here. I will write it in the only way I know how; improper and in true A.D.D. style.  I will write as if I was writing in my personal diary. I will recap some events; I will be more detailed with others. I will ramble on at times.  I will misquote and paraphrase conversations, but I will tell my gamer story as I have always seen it in my head...... READ MORE HERE. (Warning: Sensitive subject matter and explicit language.) Metadata - My Gamer Story (Frag Out!) SHARE THIS:

XBOX LIVE GAMERTAG: BrookeLyn FD
GAMES I'M PLAYING
Fable 3, Halo Reach, Pary Central (Facebook Game), Just Dance 2
HEIGHT: 5'9"
EYES: Brown
HAIR: Dark Brown
LOCATION: Mission Viejo, California
HOMETOWN: Wichita, Kansas
FAVORITE GENRES: First Person Shooter
FAVORITE GAMES: Rainbow Six 3 (all), World of Warcraft, Galaga
FAVORITE SNACK: Watermelon, baby carrots and chocolate
FAVORITE CHARACTER: Sonic the Hedgehog
FAVORITE EMOTE: Dancing
FAVORITE QUOTE: "If you dont have any shadows your not in the light" -Lady Gaga
FAVORITE MUSIC: Just to name a few....Outkast, Billy Joel, Ray Charles, Steely Dan, Bruno Mars, Michael Jackson
FAVORITE TV SHOWS: Dexter, Weeds, The Big C, All Reality Shows
FAVORITE BOOKS: The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren
FAVORITE COLOR: Pink
FIRST GAME ADDICTION: Sonic the Hedgehog
FIRST CONSOLE: Nintendo Entertainment System
GREATEST MOMENT: Killing the entire team myself during a clan match
LONGEST SPREE: 8 hours a day on Rainbow 6 for 2 months straight (I played it like it was my job…)
OBSESSIONS: Hip Hop, Dancing, Crafts,Gaming, Shoes, Silly Bands, My 'Just Dance' Sunglasses,
I HATE: Anchovies
I LOOK LIKE: Someone's cousin

Brooke Hattabaugh, also known as Brookelyn from the all-girl gaming team the
Frag Dolls, is a competitive gamer hired by Ubisoft.  Brooke, at five years of age, received her first Nintendo video game system and has been happy with her addiction to video games ever since.  Although gaming has always been a big part of her life, she decided to move her status as a “causal girl gamer” to the more serious title: “professional gamer.”

In 2002, Brooke joined the all-girl video game clan, PMS.  This is the clan that prepared and propelled her to her career as a professional gamer. She became comfortable with playing as a team, broadened her communication skills during competitive matches and developed leadership skills, later needed as a professional gamer. After 2 years into leading the Rainbow Six 3 division for PMS, she and co-founder of PMS (Valkyrie) decided to take their gaming in a new direction.  This is when she applied to become a member of Ubisoft’s Frag Dolls team.

Now you can find Brooke spending most of her time practicing for FPS tournaments, traveling the across the U.S. and encouraging more women to play games and especially to compete.  When not gaming she is working hard in school to achieve her bachelors degree as a video game animator.  Brookelyn’s other interest outside gaming include: designing toys, sewing, Mac makeup and dancing. 

Hattabaugh is thrilled to be a part of the Frag Dolls, inspire other female gamers and to eventually partake in the actual creation and development of video games themselves – it just doesn’t get more “hardcore” than that.