About GamesRadar

Gary Steinman: Editor in Chief

On the Radar: Having spent his younger days delivering chicken wings by bicycle in lower Manhattan, Gary quickly realized he's more suited for the sedentary life of a member of the esteemed games press. After stints running PlayStation: The Official Magazine and PC Gamer (along with a detour into anime atop Newtype USA), Gary finally found a home among the savage savants at GamesRadar.

First Gaming Obsession: Jumpman (Commodore 64)

Pro Tip: Gary hated his old ProTip, so Cheryll wrote this one instead.

Follow Gary on Twitter: @GarySteinman

Sophia Tong: Managing Editor

On the Radar: Sophia is a transplanted Canadian who decided several years ago that she was done with boring office jobs, and decided to go back to school and study journalism. Before graduating, she did a brief internship at GamesRadar, hopped over to IGN for a few months and then spent over three years working at GameSpot. Now she’s back and ready to rule the internet with this kickass team. When she’s not busy playing random video games she likes to bake cupcakes, take embarrassing photos of her dog and take naps.

First Gaming Obsession: Beast (ASCII game on the PC)

Pro Tip: Mudding (multi-user dungeon) is dangerous. Don’t do it.

Follow Sophia on Twitter: @sophiatong

Charlie Barratt: Senior Editor - Reviews/Previews

On the Radar: Before moving to San Francisco to finally pursue his dream job, Charlie spent three years working with the sharks of Hollywood, four years studying the lab rats of Pomona College’s Psychology Department, and eighteen years living amidst the cows and chickens of the Midwest. He’s still deciding what kind of animal metaphor to use for GamesRadar’s editorial team. Elephant shrews?

First Gaming Obsession: Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers (PC)

Pro Tip: Charlie simply loves when fans shout Charlie-related internet memes at him in the comments and online reader matches. Charlie is also a fan of sarcasm.

Follow Charlie on Twitter: @CharlieBarratt

Tyler Nagata: Senior Editor - News

On the Radar: After learning all about drugs from the good folks at Pharmacist’s Letter, Tyler went on to edit a cookbook called “Celebrities and their Culinary Creations”. He currently leads the news desk at GamesRadar, but has also had the pleasure of writing for PlayStation: The Official Magazine, the Official Xbox Magazine, and PC Gamer.

First Gaming Obsession: Wolfenstein 3D

Pro Tip: Don’t smoke cigarettes and play MMOs with anime running in the background till 2:00 am every night. Trust us. Tyler does it all the time and it’s killing him.

Follow Tyler on Twitter: @tylernagata 

Mikel Reparaz: Senior Editor - Features

On the Radar: Working as a newspaper copy editor for five years, Mikel freelanced for short-lived magazine GMR, ran the successful Buy Bush a PS2 online campaign and wrote a weekly game-review column before joining GamesRadar. He’s also written extensively for PlayStation: The Official Magazine and Official Xbox Magazine, is a regular host on TalkRadar and is the only “founding” staff member from GR’s 2006 relaunch to have stuck around this long.

First Gaming Obsession: Hard Hat Mack (Apple //e)

Pro Tip: Mikel earned the nickname “Wikiparaz” through an irresistible, obnoxious urge to correct people. Use this to your advantage when trying to get him to expound on a certain topic.

Follow Mikel on Twitter: @mikelreparaz 

Sterling McGarvey: Multimedia Editor

On the Radar: Sterling has been a member of the gaming media since 2005, when he joined GameSpy.com as a console editor before moving onto G4tv.com and EGM as reviews editor. After several years of wrangling features and reviews, he has decided to bring his experience to GamesRadar, where he will wrangle video and podcasts. And bore his cubicle mates with soccer stats.

First Gaming Obsession: Rocky (Colecovision)

Pro Tip: Always hit "accelerate" right as "2" fades away, use the Precision Dribble followed by right stick in high traffic areas, and always leave your headset plugged in–but next to you on the couch–for team deathmatch.

Follow Sterling on Twitter: @sterling_m 

Hollander Cooper: News Editor

On the Radar: Hollander’s first memory involves dying to the goomba in the beginning of Super Mario Bros. and passing the controller to his father, who wanted to play so much that he intentionally withheld vital gameplay information (like how to jump). He’s been gaming nonstop ever since, and after working at a few different outlets and freelancing for for PC Gamer and PlayStation the Official Magazine, he landed at GamesRadar.

First Gaming Obsession: Revenge of the Gator (Gameboy)

Pro Tip: Always play as a healer in MMOs, that way you’ll never have a problem finding a group! Also, if you ever get annoyed at someone, you can stop healing them. It’s like playing God.

Follow Hollander on Twitter: @HollanderCooper 

Henry Gilbert: News Editor

On the Radar: Growing up under Florida’s hot sun, Henry found comfort indoors playing videogames while hiding out from fresh air. Following years of practice with the alphabet, he eventually learned how to put words in sentences, which inspired him to be a writer. He then came to California to strike it rich in the lucrative game journalism world. He currently lives in a studio apartment somewhat bigger than a prison cell.

First Gaming Obsession: Super Mario Bros (NES)

Pro Tip: Crouch on the white block near the end of World 1-3 in Mario 3 to get your first warp whistle.

Follow Henry on Twitter: @hEnereyG  

Michael Grimm: Cheats & Guides

On the Radar: Mike loves cars, probably more than he loves video games even. After an internship at GR, a brief stint at 1UP, and assorted freelance the world over, Mike returned home and now lovingly bakes cheats and guides content so his little readers can grow up big and strong.

First Gaming Obsession: 1976 Lancia Stratos (Gran Turismo 2)

Pro Tip: When performing Makoto’s BnB combo in Street Fighter IV, make sure to hesitate for a moment between linking the 2x cr. jabs into cr. short>j. Hayate, otherwise the Hayate will not come out. Always turn off steering/braking assist in racing games.

Follow Mike on Twitter: @Pseudobread 

Carolyn Gudmundson: Previews Editor

On the Radar: Hired directly out of college in 2006, Carolyn fully embodies the GamesRadar lifestyle because she knows no other way to live. When she’s not writing and scheduling preview coverage, she’s reading (science fiction exclusively, no exceptions) and spending quality time with her cat, Tetra.

First Gaming Obsession: Bubble Bobble (NES)

Pro Tip: Winners EV train their Pokémon.

Follow Carolyn on Twitter: @zeldamarie 

Matthew Keast: Reviews Editor

On the Radar: Matt played videogames as a youth, and also wrote a lot. He never considered combining the two as a career, so he became a tester after college, but realized after being a professional complainer and pointer-outer of videogame flaws, there was only one avenue to pursue – putting all that whining into the internet where it would forever tarnish his good name.

First Gaming Obsession: Street Fighter II – it would be funny (and terrifying) if I could know how much money I stuffed into those arcade machines

Pro Tip: If you ever use the word “cheap” to seriously complain about something, you’re a scrub… but don’t worry, it’s a curable condition!

Follow Matt on Twitter: @MatthewGKeast 

Lorenzo Veloria: Cheats Editor

On the Radar: After graduating with a BS in Business and becoming exposed to the cruel realities that he had to get a job, Lorenzo chased the corporate monster, landing jobs labeling stool samples, working in an internet start-up, and even manning the trenches of game testing. Now he’s taken refuge in GamesRadar’s cheats and guides pages learning the ropes of games journalism, and helping gamers in their struggle with achievement and trophy related strife.

First gaming obsession: Contra (NES)

Pro Tip: Ignore the scowl. Just bring a sandwich, a beverage brewed with hops, and Star Wars Trivial Pursuit and everything will be all right.

Follow Lorenzo on Twitter: @LVeloria 

B. Buttercup: Senior Wildlife Editor

On the Radar: It’s not easy being a horse, especially a horse who likes hardcore gaming. After paying his dues to society at the Folsom State Prison for trampling a human PlayStation fanboy to death at E3 2000, Buttercup decided to pursue his lifelong dream: writing about videogames. He now covers the Sims and Petz beat at GamesRadar, where he struggles daily to add some much needed horse-cred to the hoof-less (and quite frankly, boring) editorial content on the site.

Pro Tip: Non-horses should stop worrying about the zombie apocalypse, and start preparing for the day that equines take back their rightful place as the planet’s most dominant species. 

Follow B. Buttercup on Twitter: @buttercupGR

Cheryll Del Rosario: Producer - Design & Content

On the Radar: Besides contributing to GamesRadar with her ninja-like skill in Photoshop, Cheryll can frequently be seen toting a large camera around her neck at events, agonizing over the 140-character limit on Twitter or, on occasion, writing about games. Her previous experience as a costumed character at various conventions across the US has only served as a training ground for the several hats she wears in the office.

First Gaming Obsession: Final Fantasy VI (SNES)

Pro Tip: The majority of Cheryll's useless knowledge revolve around two things: music and pop culture. Enter discussions about either with her at your own peril.

Follow Cheryll on Twitter: @_cheryll

Marcos Sanchez: Community & Social Manager

On the Radar: Marcos is a huge competitive fighting game player that soon realized that spending an ungodly amount of hours honing his Street Fighter III: Third Strike skills would not provide a steady income, especially considering the high cost of living in the bay area. Since mastering his many unblockable set-ups, and corner traps, Marcos now finds himself at GamesRadar, ready to take on the community at any video game challenge! 

First Gaming Obsession: Street Fighter II (SNES/Arcade)

Pro Tip: Never, ever do wake-up Supers or Ultras. It never works. 

Follow Marcos on Twitter: @ness2d

Amber Fariss: Production Editor

On the Radar: After being a former video intern at GamePro for a semester, she decided to see what GamesRadar was all about as a video intern there as well.

First Gaming Obsession: Disney’s Aladdin (Sega Genesis)

Pro Tip: You can probably use food to bribe her instead of money.

Follow Amber on Twitter: @afariss2

Annette Cardwell: Digital Content Director

On the Radar: Before taking over digital content here at Future, Annette has spent years writing, editing, and product managing words online. She grew up a Japanese-American redneck from Martinsville, VA. She cut her gaming teeth writing about games for the Boston Herald and then for Incite Video Gaming magazine. She spent the next few years covering tech and gadgets goodness for Ziff Davis, CNET, and then ultimately Yahoo! Tech. Then she went super girlie, helping launch Yahoo!'s women's site Shine. Now, having remained a gamer all this time, she's back helping GamesRadar be the best damn gaming site on the Internets.  

First Gaming Obsession: Wishbringer (Infocom)

Pro Tip: Annette is pathological when it comes to cooking perfect bacon. Four words: cold pan, low heat. It'll take time, but that crispy, golden deliciousness is worth waiting for. Oishii!

Follow Annette on Twitter: @acardwell

Matt Cundy: UK Editor

On the Radar: Used to make maps for very old computer games that came on tapes using pencils and square maths paper when he was a little child. Grew up and got a job working on a strategy magazine where he was responsible for making maps of PSOne games using pencils and square maths paper. Got given a job at GamesRadar making words with a computer when the ass fell out of the map making business.

First Gaming Obsession: Pac-Man (Atari 2600)

Pro Tip: Don't ever play Pac-Man on the Atari 2600.

Follow Matt on Twitter: @mattcundy

Justin Towell: UK Content Editor

On the Radar: Justin's been on the UK GamesRadar team since early 2006, back when all this was just fields. Before that, he worked for regional weekly newspaper The Somerset County Gazette, reviewing games whenever he could, even though he only ever got sent 2D fighting games from SNK. Oh, and Viewtiful Joe. That was a good day. He earned a degree in multimedia journalism at Bournemouth, but only recalls taking pictures of squirrels in the park and gambling Lovehearts and chocolate bars on the results of house tournaments on PES 2.

First Gaming Obsession: Treasure Island Dizzy (ZX Spectrum+)

Pro Tip: Run home behind a taxi and save a tenner.

Follow Justin on Twitter: @CatGoneCrazy

Nathan Irvine: UK Associate Editor

On the Radar: Spent five years working his way up from writer to deputy editor of the UK’s #1 unofficial PlayStation magazine, PSM3. With promises of riches beyond his wildest dreams and a role that amounted to Party Editor, he was air-lifted to GamesRadar in 2009, only to find that neither of these two things were true.

First Gaming Obsession: Chaos (Spectrum)

Pro Tip: Don’t trust anyone who promises you a Party Editor role.

Follow Nathan on Twitter: @Nathan_Irvine