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Matthew Razak
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Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Flixist
Social Media Specialist for VHA. Gaming and film journo with Flixist and Escapist. (he/him)
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Jacob Aron
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Deputy News Editor, New Scientist
News editor for New Scientist
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DetailsUnlock full accessLondon
jac***@***.com
https://www.aeh

Marcos Melendez
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Writer, Freelance
🎥🇵🇷| News Editor @MovieWeb, Managing Editor @FullCircleCine | @OnBall_ | mmelendezpress@gmail.com
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Joey Carr
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Writer, Freelance
Boston sports fanㅣHusband to DaniㅣGuides+Videos: @EsportsㅣGuides Writer: @GameSpot, @SteelSeries, @OperationSports, @Destructoid + moreㅣPR: joeycarr5@gmail.com
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Francis Kenna
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News Writer, Freelance
Sometimes write about games. Words seen @GamesRadar @PLAYgamingmag @VideoGamerCom @NME @TheSixthAxis @gamespew @PSLifeStyle @EscapistMag etc.
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John Schutt
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Freelance Writer, GAMURS Group
Contributor @Destructoid, @thegamerwebsite formerly @Gamepur, @GameSkinny | Freelance Writer, Editor open to work | I exist to pet cats.
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Ryan Easby
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Writer, Freelance
Your guess is as good as mine. Tortured writer. Words at Rolling Stone, MMORPG.net, NME and more. So queer they haven't made a label for it.
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Matt Gerardi
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Freelance Writer and Editor, Freelance
Former games media guy (@TheAVClub / Gameological). Current boring, regular guy who still tweets about games (but also the NBA, wrestling, and other junk)
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Angus Law
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Freelance Writer, Freelance
The bug gamer girl guy. Anarcho-Cottagecore Gamer - Words for @thestartmenu @redbrickgames and Chief of Writing at Adamo - He/they angusmdlaw@outlook.com
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Arthur Damian
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Writer, The Escapist
Writer for The Escapist (@EscapistMag) and editor in chief for That VideoGame Blog (@ThatVGBlog). Email: arthur@escapistmagazine.com.
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Chris McMullen
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News Writer, GameSpew
Games/media journalist. Writer: @GameSpew, also freelance. Linkedin: tinyurl.com/4z9h6z3n Email: chrismc(AT)marmaladebus(DOT)com
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