Staff

    Sean Gibson – Executive Editor
    Sean Gibson is the founder of Gaming Illustrated and has served as Executive Editor and lead reviewer since the site began. He owns a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and has served as a Project Manager for various Fortune 500 company projects involving software development, web design and web development.
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    Carl Armstrong – Associate Editor
    Carl Armstrong is a communications expert who freelances as a review writer for Gaming Illustrated. At his full time job, he’s an award winning radio show producer for a sports-only network in San Diego. Carl is passionate about sports games, specifically football and basketball. He’s also been known to dabble in MMOs.
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    Ryan Bloom – Associate Editor, Previews & News Lead
    Ryan Bloom is an experienced journalist who received a bachelor’s degree in Communications from CSU Fullerton. His love for gaming began at an early age when his older brother would let him play games like NBA Jam and Street Fighter 2. He especially enjoys first-person shooters and sports games.
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    Ben Sheene – Associate Editor & Content Guru
    Ben Sheene serves as the Content Guru where he constantly has his finger on the pulse of the gaming landscape. After receiving a bachelor’s degree in English from Centre College in Kentucky, he moved to California to see if it was as awesome as “The OC” made it seem.
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    Kalvin Martinez – Associate Editor & Editorials Lead
    Kalvin Martinez studied Creative Writing at UC Santa Cruz. He has been playing games since the NES days, mainly Sesame Street and Mario Bros. If a game is distinctly Japanese or ridiculous then chances are he will love it. His favorite genres are RPGs and Action-Adventure. In addition, he loves exclamation points!!!
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    Rachel Gray – Content Specialist
    Rachel Gray is a reviewer and helps brainstorm new content for the site. She was first introduced to games at the age of 7 with C&C: Red Alert where she failed in war strategy. Although Rachel holds both Political Science and Philosophy degrees, her passion lies within RPGs and action-adventure games, specifically survival horror.
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    Gregory Gibson – Staff Reviewer
    Greg Gibson’s resume spans over 40 years in the world of nuclear engineering and nuclear power, having received an MBA in International Business, Masters in E-Commerce and degree in Physics/Nuclear Engineering from Georgia Tech. Greg is uur resident MMORPG and HDTV expert.
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    Mark AdamsMark Adams – Content Guru
    Mark Adams is a long time gamer, computer programmer and blogger. Growing up at the dawn of computers during the 1970′s, his knowledge for all things computers is unsurpassed, as is his love for writing about everything and anything. An I.T. manager by day and a writer by night means he’s never far from the latest gadgets and tech talk.
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    Chance Asue – Multimedia Specialist
    Chance Asue is a self-taught computer builder and multimedia junkie. His love for shiny gadgets is only surpassed by his unwavering infatuation with Pokemon and automobiles. He overcomes his addiction to PlayStation Trophies by living one day at a time.
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    Sean Sullivan – Art Director
    Sean Sullivan is no stranger to the video game industry, having spent years working for the famed and now defunct Pandemic Studios in Los Angeles. Now, Sean is a web entrepreneur who specializes in website creation and art development. He is the creative force behind the new, yet to be released, version of Gaming Illustrated.

     

    Current Contributors

    Romtin Erfani Alec Levine
    Bobby Johnson Dustin Liaw
    Ethan Smith James Ku
    Rahil Bhagat Joe Van Fossen
    Jon Anson Mike Zrimsek
    Miranda L Visser Becca Gray
    Sal Thomas Tommy Blashaw
    Victor Chavez Niloufar Gibson
    Laura Kemmerer Patrick McVeigh
    Travis Shuman Alejandro Grover
    Chad Whitney Mark Gonzales
    Stephen Vinson Danny Berkman
    Olly Jones Kathrine Bryan
    Matthew Allen –

    Former Staff

    Roy Rossi – Reviewer
    If you look in the dictionary for “old school RPG’er” then you’ll find Roy’s face there.

    Jamie Wharton – Reviewer
    Jamie was the official UK correspondent for Gaming Illustrated and had a well rounded gaming experience on both the PC and console platforms. His claim to fame was winning a worldwide Counter-Strike sponsored event back in 2002.

    David Pfannenstiel – Reviewer
    David “P-Diddy” Pfannenstiel is a network analyst whose passion for games makes him both a lethal force at just about any FPS game, while at the same time giving him amazing insight into the world of gaming.

    Will Fairway – Reviewer
    Will has been around the competitive gaming scene for a number of years, having placed consistently well in Red Alert 2 and WarCraft III tournaments many years ago. He now spends most of his time grinding various RTS and MMO games.

    Mike Zahalan – Chief Technology Officer
    Mike Zahalan’s technical expertise in both Windows and Linux environments is practically unmatched. He is the technical go-to guy at Gaming Illustrated and is the chief architect behind our move from a PHP-based database CMS system to WordPress.

    Former Contributors

    Jessica Flores Sam Reimer
    Sean W. Gibson

    Sean W. Gibson

    Executive Editor at Gaming Illustrated
    Sean Gibson has been the owner and Executive Editor of Gaming Illustrated for over nine years. He acts not only as a reviewer, previewer and interviewer for the site, but as an inspiring, all-powerful Emperor.
    Sean W. Gibson

    @gamingillustrat

    Sean W. Gibson

    Sean W. Gibson