destructoid Staff & Contributing Editors

True to our humble beginnings, Destructoid is not made up of (only) journalists; we view ourselves as critics. Our site is a curated, unique mix of editorial voices -- hired primarily from our community. This means you'll see different angles on all topics, which makes for some amusing debate. Get to know our cast of characters:

Managing Editors

	Hamza CTZ Aziz Managing Director I'm a shark! I am always available for you: hamza[@]destructoid.com Gtalk: CyberneticTigerZ I am also an Associate Editor and it's my goal to always provide you guys with some sort of ente... Michael Keaton will be in the Need for Speed movie
	Joseph Leray Features Contributor Joseph Leray is a long-time features contributor, reviewer, and (self-styled) editor-at-large for Destructoid. He lives in Nashville with a menageries of pets and a Final Fantasy IX obsession. Ubisoft was right to nix Splinter Cell: Blacklist torture
	Aaron Mxy Yost Forums Admin I'm an admin for the Dtoid Forums. I also host the Communitoid podcast with some of the other Dtoid community managers! Pronunciation: "Miks-yez-pit-lik" Most people just pronounce it "Mixie" ... Forums, we have them: February 2012
	Dale North Editor-In-Chief I AM DESTRUCTOID'S EDITOR-IN-CHIEF. I LOVE CORGIS. I MAKE MUSIC. D.I.C.E. Summit's Bar+Cade is pretty damn cool
	Conor Elsea Community Monster, US Conor has been working with the community since shortly after PAX East '10, where he drunkenly told an editor he wanted to be "more active, man" over and over. The next day, when reminded of it,... Communitoid 006: The Donk Danger Zone
	Jim Sterling Reviews Editor Destructoid reviews editor, responsible for running and maintaining the cutting edge videogame critique that people ignore because all they want to see are the scores at the end. Also a regular f... Ubisoft: gaming is no longer for geeks
	Tony Ponce Associate Editor Destructoid associate editor and Mega Man super fanboy. Tony celebrates the lighter side of out hobby by sharing the latest in fan-made art, videos, music, and more. A lover of both retro and Jap... FREE compilation of game remixes! Yeah, I said FREE!
	Jayson Napolitano Music Editor Jayson Napolitano is Destructoid's resident Music Editor, specializing in coverage of game music, chiptunes, and more. After driving both friends and family insane by humming his favorite melodie... Exclusive: Final Fantasy VI Balance and Ruin preview
	Jonathan Holmes Site Mascot "Where do dreams end and reality begin? Videogames, I suppose."- Gainax, FLCL Vol. 1 "The beach, the trees, even the clouds in the sky... everything is build from little tiny pieces of stuff. Ju... Nintendo on Animal Crossing success, Pikmin 3 Off-TV Play
	Conrad Zimmerman Director of Video Destructoid's head of video operations. An avid player of tabletop and video games throughout his life, Conrad has a passion for unique design mechanics and is a nut for gaming history. Conrad o... Reconsidered Evil, from OUYA to open box & new Witchery!
	Joanna Mueller Mama Forums Also known as Zodiac Eclipse on the forums, Joanna is your friendly neighborhood MOMerator and co-forum admin. She fights spam and trolls with Aaron and helps promote and support the awesomeness ... Forums, we have them: March 2012
	Jonathan Ross Organizer of Fine Dining Jonathan is one of Destructoid's resident PC gamers, although he plays the occasional console game here and there. You'll often find him playing TF2, Diablo or Torchlight, and, most recently, Wo... Review: Razer Electra Headset
	Jordan Devore Managing News Editor Jordan is a founding member of Destructoid, poster of seemingly random cute animal pictures, and tends to be shockingly inoffensive. Drop him a line if you have a pitch, questions related to any... Antichamber recouped Indie Fund investment in an hour
	Chris Carter Associate Editor Chris (Magnalon) has been enjoying Destructoid avidly since 2008. He finally decided to take the next step, make an account, and start blogging in January of 2009. Now, he's staff! ---------... Ni No Kuni guide: 20+ essential tips to get you started
	Mr Andy Dixon US Community Manager Andy is Destructoid's US Community Manager. He moderates the Cblogs and Forums, hosts Friday Night Fights and other community playdates, and promotes well-written user blogs to the front page. ... Friday Night Fights: Calling all weekend warriors!
	Max Scoville Video Dreamboat My name is Max Scoville and I host on Revision3. You are more than welcome to follow me on and I have a of some weird pictures I drew. Here's an embarrassing picture of me from high school: The Witcher 3 Announced, Day Z Gameplay & The Last Of Us
	Spencer Hayes Community Manager/ Video Personality Nobody really knows what Spencer does. Technically some sort of Community Manager Spencer has also been known to stand in front of cameras and talk to people. Additionally, he's a hot hunk o' man... Team Fortress 2sdays: Swishiee is a hero
	Tara Long Queen of Video Things I like bunnies. The DTOID Show is going live today with codes!
	Beccy Caine European Community Manager Beccy is the EU Community Manager and has the funny accent to prove it. Her role is to "maintain the European presence on the site", which primarily involves refusing to cater to American spel... PAX 2012 [picspam]
	Allistair Pinsof Associate Editor His name is Allistair. He lives in Austin. If he is ever in your city, please come visit him in his minivan. He has have many fresh diapers. No worries! South Park RPG developers share favorite TV episodes
	Rick "KingFoom" Olson Dtoid.TV Producer Live channel manager and content producer for Dtoid.Tv. Broadcasting Mash Tactics LIVE M-F at 7pm EST @ http://www.twitch.tv/destructoid Live show: Demolition Girl and Photography Boy

Associate Editors & Contributors

	Abel Girmay Contributor Born and raised in Oakland, CA. Avid fan of FPS, RPGs, and Little Caesars Pizza. Seriously...they're only 5 dollars. KickBeat is looking like music to the ears of Vita owners
	Alasdair Duncan PC Contributor Alasdair Duncan is that bearded, bespectacled Scotsman that covers PC gaming that is not Fraser Brown. A long time Destructoid community member and forum moderator, he covers adventure, puzzle, F... Civilization V lead designer founds new studio
	Alessandro Fillari Contributor is a contributor for Destructoid . A San Francisco native, he's an admirer of the city's diverse culture and lifestyle. Prior to joining the staff, he was a contributor and an editor for his coll... Preview: AMC's The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct
	Alex Bout PC Contributor Hi! I'm Alex, and I'm on the PC and Hardware teams here at Destructoid. While I've been playing games since I was a kid, I admit that I haven't really gotten into the gaming community until very... Review: ROCCAT Isku FX
	Audun Sorlie Contributor A Norwegian journalist and published author, specializing in video game music and salami. Having lived in Brazil, United States, and Europe, he has been featured in many magazines around the worl... Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams gets physical, physical
	Bob Muir Contributor Bob has been hanging around ModernMethod for years and and somehow writes almost everywhere, including Japanator and Flixist. He was once lit on fire, but it's not as cool as you'd think. I reme... Review: One Piece: Pirate Warriors
	Brett Makedonski Contributor Once petted a penguin and a giraffe within 5 seconds of one another. Seriously. Can a Half-Life or Portal movie really work?
	Brett Zeidler Contributor Dtoid's resident baby, Super Contributor, and Engineering QA. Brett Zeidler of the Internet is also a musician, co-host of Weekend Escape on Dtoid.TV, panda aficionado, and CS student. Buttz. Project: Metroid hopes to become an official LEGO set
	Caitlin Cooke Contributor Dtoid's sporadic review, preview, and Dtoid original writer. Co-host of Weekend Escape with Brett Zeidler on dtoid.tv. "Without the looming consequence of death, is this even science?" Review: Kinect Party
	Casey Baker Contributor Casey Baker is passionate about all things video game, and has been this way since very young. His earliest memories involve trying to get E.T. out of a hole. Casey plays nearly all genres of g... Hands-on with Aliens: Colonial Marines
	Daniel Starkey PC Contributor Some say he never sleeps and eats only gourmet amaretto cupcakes. Others claim he's a hyperactive optimist. To citizens of the Destructoid empire, though, he's Captain Starkey, Intergalactic Game... First video of Ironclad's new game Sins of a Dark Age
	Darren Nakamura Contributor Darren is a scientist and an educator by day, and a writer and reviewer by night. He takes care of the Daily Hotness on Fridays. While he enjoys shooters, RPGs, platformers, strategy, and rhyth... The Daily Hotness: Ain't no place for a hero
	Elliot Gay Contributor Elliot Gay lives in Japan and spends most of his time writing about Japanese pop culture for Japanator.com. He can also be found writing about men in suits on occasion as well. Monster Hunter 4 is a fast and ferocious beast
	Fraser Brown Contributor Got a splinter stuck in his hand nineteen years ago and just left it in there. True story. He lives with this thorny burden in Edinburgh, Scotland, drinking a lot of whisky and playing a lot of... The next Magicka is coming to tablets, and it's fun
	Hamish Todd Contributor Hamish Todd is a journalist and game designer currently working on "Music of the Spheres", a puzzle game about bouncing bullets, Islamic art, and sound. The trailer and website for Music of the S... Untold riches: The brilliance of Half-Life's barnacles
	Harry Monogenis Contributor Warface closed beta now live, new trailer launched
	Hiroko Yamamura Contributor I am Hiroko, yes I am a ninja The Network Roundup: How was your Super Bowl party?
	Ian Bonds Contributor Ian is Dtoid's resident review monkey. If there is a game no one else wants to review, it usually goes to Ian. As a reviewer, Ian has been writing for close to ten years for various sites, starti... The Daily Hotness: Bros Busters!
	Jason Cabral Contributor Destructoid News Contributor, 2D/3D artist and all around art nerd. Avid retro game and promotional items collector, and frequent practitioner of Wing Chun Kung Fu. Disclosure: I have worked on ... Magrunner: Add some Cthulhu to your future FPS puzzler
	Josh Tolentino Editor When he's not posting about obscure Japanese games, Josh helps run Destructoid's Japanophile sister site, Japanator.com. Go there for the best in anime, manga, and cool news from Glorious Nippon. Star Trek Online teases stuff for May, probably Romulans
	Joshua Derocher PC Contributor Josh is a PC gamer. He can usually be found flying around in EVE Online. He's been known to enjoy playing role-playing games like Dragon Age: Origins, Skyrim, and Planescape Torment. He started ... Hands-on with the new 3DMark
	Keith Swiader Contributor Although Keith considers himself 'Destructoid's Man on the Streets of New York City,' it's actually a lie, as he lives closer to Long Island than anything. New Sniper Elite V2 content takes you to St. Pierre
	Kyle MacGregor Contributor Kyle happened upon Destructoid back in 2007 or so and never really left. Now its resident Japanese game enthusiast, you can catch him talking about his latest obsession on the front page. ... Dead Space 3 hints at what's in store for series' future
	Liam Fisher Contributor Just a few favorites: 1984, Lord of the Rings, William Faulkner (Specifically Sanctuary ad Absalom! Absalom!), Paradise Lost Cowboy Bebop, Gurren Lagaan, Jyu-Oh-Sei, Dragon Ball, Transformers (e... Konami whips up some new screens for Castlevania: LoS-MoF
	Matthew Razak Contributor Monday reviews aren't on Monday. It's old school, trust me. OK, so I've been and editor for a while now. I probably should fill this part in a bit more fully. I've been here a while. In most a... Review: Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask
	Patrick Hancock PC Contributor Watching and playing competitive games like Dota and StarCraft take up most of his time. His three favorite non-video game things in the world are space, dinosaurs, and puppets. So if there we... Neverwinter MMO beta weekend begins Friday
	Raz Rauf Contributor Getting down with the Wagner in PlanetSide 2
	Stephen Beirne Contributor There once was a man from an island Who preferred his spare time to be silent. He liked Final Fantasy XIII, Epistemology, And when gamers got mad he got violent. Combating hidden sexism with Objectify A Man Day
	Sterling Aiayla Lyons PC Contributor Sterling Lyons, better known in some circles as "Aiayla", is an avid videogame player of all genres. From Genesis, to Playstation, to PC, Aiayla does it all. League of Legends, and other PC and M... League of Legends' third season officially starts
	Steven Hansen Contributor Steven watches anime & sports, buys meat out of trucks, dates a Muppet, and is only good at cooking. He stands before you bereft of solace and well on the road to perdition. (´^ω^) The Daily Hotness: No one can hear you scream
	Storm Dain Video Ninja Uh...never mind. Here is my YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/StormDainProductions Storm's Adventure with Minecraft
	Victoria Medina Contributor I've always been terrible with talking about myself, I want to be witty and give you something fun to read, but I never know quite how to say the things I want to say. At least about myself. I ... Review: Tt eSPORTS Level 10 M Gaming Mouse

Engineering Team

	Niero Gonzalez Founder & Publisher Hi, I started Destructoid. Ever heard of it? Destructoid used to be my tiny personal blog on the web, and now it's grown into this crazy monstrosity of a gaming community. Needless to say, I... I helped a girl take a piss in Ni No Kuni
	Kuroir Senior Developer The pimpest Destructoid Engineer. Pimpest! Awesome Updates for CBlogs & Design Update!
	James Sanders Senior Developer