GameSpot launched in May 1996, with the goal of becoming the world's best online information resource for PC gaming enthusiasts. GameSpot began as a small start-up company founded by Pete Deemer, Vince Broady, and Jon Epstein, who had all worked together at IDG's Multimedia World Magazine. The idea was to create an online gaming site that would combine the editorial quality of a top print magazine with the interactivity and multimedia capabilities unique to the Internet.

At the end of 1996, GameSpot was well on its way to becoming a leader in the PC gaming market, and the company launched its video game counterpart in December of that year. The video game site would be known by two different names--VideoGameSpot and videogames.com--before finally being reborn in May 2000 as GameSpot Video Games.

Since its launch in 1996, GameSpot has undergone two major redesigns and a few minor face-lifts. The site has received dozens of industry awards, but more importantly it has earned the respect and loyalty of the world's biggest and best gaming audience. The entire staff is committed to serving the needs of that audience, and we work as hard as we can--day in and day out, year in and year out--to live up to our goal of being the first and best place "Where Gamers Go to Know."

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SITE MANAGEMENT

 

Vince Broady Senior Vice President Joe Fielder Site Director Mike van Mantgem Product Manager Andrew Park Managing Editor

Nicole Freeman Director of Operations Ankarino Lara Manager, Partner Relations Sharon Gostlin Copy Chief

EDITORIAL

 

PC Games

Greg Kasavin Executive Editor, PC Games Sam Parker Hardware Editor, PC Games Craig Beers Downloads/Media Editor, PC Games

Amer Ajami Senior Editor, PC Games Trey Walker News Editor, PC Games Giancarlo Varanini Associate Editor, PC Games

Video Games

Jeff Gerstmann Executive Editor, Video Games Ryan Davis Associate Managing Editor, Video Games Miguel Lopez Assistant Editor, Video Games

Ricardo Torres Previews Editor, Video Games Shane Satterfield Features Editor, Video Games Gerald Villoria Codes Editor, Video Games

GAMESPOT LIVE

 

Ryan Mac Donald Executive Producer, GameSpot Live Trevor Rivers Associate Producer, GameSpot Live

Dave Toole Senior Producer, GameSpot Live Tim Tracy Associate Producer, GameSpot Live

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DESIGN

 

James Cheung Design Director Collin Oguro Senior Designer

Katie Bush Art Director

PRODUCTION

 

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Teresa Hair Web Producer Kevin Wu Web Producer/Designer

TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS

 

Jon Drukman Director, Technical Operations Clovis Otteson Senior Software Engineer

Jonathan Yee Senior Software Engineer

INTERNATIONAL

 

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