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Greg Kasavin
Born (1977-08-21) August 21, 1977 (age 46)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
OccupationVideo game designer, writer
EmployerSupergiant Games
Known forBastion, Transistor

Gregory A. Kasavin (/kəˈsɑːvɪn/; born 21 August 1977)[1] is a writer and designer for Supergiant Games, and the former site director and executive editor at the gaming website GameSpot for over 10 years.[2]

Early life and education[]

Kasavin attended University of California, Berkeley.

Career[]

Prior to working at GameSpot, he worked on Newtype Gaming Magazine. Kasavin 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. On January 3, 2007, GameSpot announced Kasavin's resignation from his position as Editor-In-Chief.[3] Kasavin worked for Electronic Arts' Los Angeles Studio as Associate Producer for the PC version of Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars[4] and as a producer for Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 and its expansion Uprising. While working for EA-LA he hosted a program called Command School, part of Command & Conquer TV, which helps players gain experience at C&C games. He later took a position at 2K Games working as a publishing producer on Spec Ops: The Line.

Kasavin has also worked for Supergiant Games, and was the writer and creative director of Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre.[5]

References[]

  1. "GameSpot editor-in-chief resigns, now a developer". Retrieved 2007-01-19.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  2. "Supergiant Games - team". supergiantgames.com.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  3. Greg Kasavin bids GameSpot farewell - News at GameSpot
  4. Greg Kasavin's blog: To Live and Die in L.A.
  5. "Supergiant Games - team". supergiantgames.com.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>

External links[]

Template:Supergiant Games Template:Electronic Arts

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