Greg Kasavin
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Gregory A. Kasavin (born 1977 in Moscow)[1] is the former site director and executive editor at the gaming website GameSpot. He attended University of California, Berkeley, where he considered becoming an English professor. Prior to working at GameSpot, he worked on Newtype Gaming Magazine. He also ran a small website called Arcadia Magazine, which reviewed video games and pop-culture movies, and eventually led to his internship at GameSpot. He joined GameSpot in November 1996 and went on to review many of the most highly anticipated games. On January 3, 2007, GameSpot announced Kasavin's resignation from his position as Editor-In-Chief.[2] Kasavin is now working for Electronic Arts' Los Angeles Studio as Associate Producer for the PC version of Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars[3].
Greg has a bachelor's degree in English and a Master's degree in Business Adminstration.
[edit] Trivia
- His favorite video game of all time is Street Fighter II' Turbo - Hyper Fighting.[4]
- Kasavin was the subject of the Penny Arcade webcomic on January 21, 2002.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ GameSpot editor-in-chief resigns, now a developer. Retrieved on January 19, 2007.
- ^ http://www.gamespot.com/news/6163716.html
- ^ http://www.gamespot.com/pages/profile/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=m-100-24849433&user=GregK
- ^ http://www.gamespot.com/users/GregK/video_player.php?id=ISMwnzKr5bsNvjHW
- ^ http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2002/01/21
[edit] External links
- Interview with Kasavin
- Kasavin's user page on GameSpot
- Getting To Know GameSpot, Episode IX: Greg Kasavin
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