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Jarrod Jones
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Writer, IGN
writes about film/tv. words: @TheAVClub, @PasteMagazine, etc. runs @doomrocket_ reads lots (and lots) of comics. boxd.it/3VcP
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Kris Henges
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Video Game Writer, Freelance
Senior Commerce Editor @howtogeek (✉️ kris@valnetinc.com) | Any pronouns | Barely here
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Taylor Cocke
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Communications Manager, Crunchyroll
i like Magic: The Gathering | @narushowpodcast | chipping away in the anime mines | fmr Red Bull, Yahoo, Riot, VENN, a million other places | he/him
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Tim Marchman
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Journalist, WIRED Magazine
I'm an editor at @WIRED. Signal timmarchman.01 or email timothy_marchman@wired.com
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Cody Mello-Klein
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Reporter, Northeastern Global News
He/him. Writer for NGN. Former editor for Alexandria Times, games journo with words at Game Informer, IGN, Kotaku.
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Alexis Ong
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Writer and Editor, Freelance
on a work hiatus, call my boss if you need to get in touch (he is a cat)
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Sam Desatoff
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Freelance Games Journalist, Freelance
Games journalist. Former EiC, GameDaily.biz. Board games and coffee. He/him. Email: sdesatoff@gmail.com
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DetailsUnlock full accessFresno, California
sam***@***.com
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John Walker
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Freelance Editor, Kotaku
linktr.ee/botherer. Email is john@hairycyclops.com. Follow @game_treasure, and support its lovely Patreon: patreon.com/buriedtreasure
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Zack Zwiezen
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Writer, Kotaku
Writer @Kotaku | Also seen on: Kill Screen, USGamer, GameCritics, Hard Drive & Entertainment Fuse (He/Him)
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Hayley Williams
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Writer and Journalist, Freelance
Cosplayer, performer, freelance journalist and all-round creative. Published in GameSpot, Kotaku AU, Finder, Junkee & more. they/them.
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