GamesRadar US is:

• Stephen Pierce, Global Editorial Director
• Eric Bratcher, Executive Editor
• Joe McNeilly, Senior Editor
• Andrew Mendoza, Senior Web Designer
• Cheryll Del Rosario, Web Designer
• Brett Elston, Senior Nintendo Editor
• Mikel Reparaz, Senior PlayStation Editor
• Charlie Barratt, Senior Microsoft Editor
• Tyler Nagata, Senior PC Editor
• Tyler Wilde, Features/Community Editor
• Carolyn Gudmundson, Production Editor
• Shane Patterson, Associate Features Editor
• Paul Ryan, Associate Editor, Cheatplanet
• Lizzie Cuevas, Associate Video Editor
• Matthew Keast, Associate Editor, UK Mag Ports
• Chris Antista, Associate Editor
• Henry Gilbert, Associate Production Editor

GamesRadar UK is:

• George Walter, UK Site Editor
• Matt Cundy, Associate Editor
• Dave Houghton, Content Editor
• Justin Towell, Content Editor
• Dave Meikleham, Content Editor

Who? Stephen Pierce

What? Global Editorial Director

How did I get here? Ten years chipping at the coalface of videogames editorial. I started out as a Staff Writer on Official PlayStation Magazine UK, became the Editor of PlayStation World Magazine and then the Editor-in-Chief of Official PlayStation 2 UK Magazine. In 2005 I moved from the UK to San Francisco to help launch GamesRadar.

Loves: Comme des Garcons, Kubrick, Garry Shandling, Arena magazine even though it's now a bit rubbish, FPSes on consoles, Jay McInerney, Vodka Tonics, The Oslo Report, Marvel superheros, my wife Katherine.

Hates: Religious fundamentalism, war, rampant consumerism, the inability of the human race to save itself from itself, the fact that I hate smoking but also love it, any TV show that pits marginally well-known people in a contest based around losing weight/dancing/singing/cooking/telling jokes/ice skating/painting/decorating etc... and anyone that creates, participates in, or watches the aforementioned.

Now playing: Call of Duty 4's Free For All mode, and very little else.

Who? Eric Bratcher

What? Executive Editor

How did I get here? In a dented '89 Ford Ranger pickup that looked normal in Illinois where I grew up, but stuck out like a sore thumb when I lived in Hollywood, the land of BMWs and limos. But in the years since it brought me to the SF Bay Area, I've been full-time on gaming mags Next Gen and PSM and written freelance for about a zillion pubs in between, including the original Daily Radar. These days, I work to keep things moving here at GamesRadar.

Stuff I done: Grand Theft Auto IV demo dissected (part of round table), The most clueless box blurbs in history, Shadow of the Colossus review

Loves: Videogames obviously, Mrs. Eric and our pet pig Bacon, music of nearly any kind (especially metal, punk and folk), most sports, rubber-suit monsters and the giant robots that love them, botany.

Hates: Haters who spout incorrect facts, the stereotype that gamers are all socially inept geeksters, soccer (sorry, footie fans), mushrooms, budgetary constraints, manufactured celebrities.

Now playing: Fallout 3, Left 4 Dead, Gears of War 2, tons of holiday goodness.

Who? Joe McNeilly

What? Senior Editor

How did I get here? I hold a BA in Screenwriting and an MA in Multimedia Studies. Before coming to so-called games journalism, I traveled extensively on three continents, designed a location-aware Flash/GPS game called GaiaLogic and worked in film, real estate and locksmithing. I've written for GamePro, GameStar, OXM, PSM, Hardcore Gamer, Future Music, Hook Up, and Code Vault. I was interviewed by the Washington Post regarding the Hot Coffee scandal, and appeared on Turner's "Play This Game." Though I'm nowhere near the most hardcore gamer on staff, I won a Senior Editor position due to my formidable set of crossover skills. Oh yeah, and I know Yoda.

Stuff I done: My main gig is producing video for the site, however I do write from time to time: 10 things videogames learned from D&D, Stuck!!, Portal is a Feminist Masterpiece

Loves: anything with great storytelling, stout ales, dark coffees, basketball, martial arts.

Hates: continued use of the term "next-gen," boring E3s, companies that charge for cheats.

Now playing: Far Cry 2, Fallout 3, Left 4 Dead.

Who?

What? Senior Web Designer

How did I get here? I explored, conquered, and purchased a New Media degree at the Academy of Art in San Francisco. Stacked with the knowledge of useless applications and love for type, grids and videogames, I maneuvered my way to Xbox Nation Magazine as an Associate Art Director. After my tenure at Ziff Davis, a year of freelance for various agencies gave way to SAHD (Stay at Home Freelance Dad) or Sup Agency Ho Freelance Douche. The best time of my life. My son was getting older, wiser and at the insightful age of 1, told me to get a social life. That’s when I thought that getting back to videogame journalism was the best thing to do.

Stuff I done: The overly sensible grid you see here.

Loves: People who hate.

Hates: People who love it too damn much.

Now playing: Korg DS-10, Gears of War 2, Go, Diego, Go!: Great Dinosaur Rescue.

Who? Cheryll Del Rosario

What? Web Designer

How did I get here? I got my BFA in Graphic Design from Academy of Art College (now University) and roamed around the realm of print for a few years. Drew, who I previously worked with as an intern at Xbox Nation Magazine, informed me of an opportunity at GR where I would be given enough shelf space for my RUN-DMC action figures, a comfy chair and the chance to use Photoshop to stick staff heads on videogame bodies. I haven’t looked back since.

Stuff I done: Most of the art in the features runs through me, but a couple of my favorites can be found in Games take over corporate logos and the Reader edition. I also love throwing together the TalkRadar panos every Friday.

Loves: Sneakers, sleeping in, ninjas, short x-heights, music that makes my head nod and getting on the good foot.

Hates: Alarm clocks, most system fonts, tall guys that stand in front of me at concerts, eye boogers.

Now playing: Warhammer Online, Persona 3, Rhythm Tengoku Gold, Rock Band 2.

Who? Brett Elston

What? Senior Nintendo Editor

How did I get here? After toiling in the Toys "R" Us salt mines for five years, I graduated from Southern Illinois University with a BS in journalism and began freelancing for PSM (thanks to fellow alumni Eric). Two years later, GamesRadar was born and needed an editor with an uncompromisingly deep love for Nintendo, from Zelda tattoos to obscure NES soundtracks. I was that nerd. And, despite a rather shallow pool of affection for Wii, my unwavering fandom continues.

Stuff I done: Top 7... Worst release dates EVER, Cheesiest videogame songs, The ever-changing sizes of Mario and Bowser 

Loves: Video game music, Arcade Fire, Godzilla, Symbiote Spider-Man, Rock Band drums.

Hates: Lettuce, Wii shovelware, my perpetually broken PS3, Ultimates 3, anyone who writes Ch-Ch-Changes.

Now playing: Mirror’s Edge, Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia, Prince of Persia.

Who? Mikel Reparaz

What? Senior PlayStation Editor

How did I get here? After graduating from college in 2000 with a BA in journalism, I worked for five years as a copy editor, page designer and videogame-review columnist at a couple of mid-sized newspapers you've never heard of. My column eventually got me a freelancing gig with GMR magazine, which folded a few months later. I was hired on full-time by GamesRadar in late 2005, and have since been paid actual money to write silly articles about lovable blobs.

Stuff I done: Grand Theft Auto IV - PS3 review, 8 new crimes that'll be blamed on GTA IV, The scariest villains EVER, The 10 worst consoles ever 

Loves: Open-world games, 2D fighters, moody horror games that use fog as a plot device, The Ramones, Hunter S. Thompson, the First Amendment, chinchillas, snark.

Hates: Fanboy rage, card battles, crushingly realistic driving sims, would-be censors, most of what passes for comedy these days.

Now playing: Killzone 2, Chrono Trigger, Fallout 3

Who? Charlie Barratt

What? Senior Microsoft Editor

How did I get here? Before moving to San Francisco to finally pursue my dream job, I spent four years studying psychology at Pomona College and three years developing screenplays in Hollywood. So many precious and potential gaming hours... wasted!

Stuff I done: "Mature" games that are actually mature, Top 7 stupidest puzzles, Why scary games are never scary 

Loves: Procrastination, rain, kittens, Netflix, deep-fried squid tentacles,
St. Louis sports teams, obsessively finishing every single game to 100 percent completion (even if it kills me), Achievement whoring.

Hates: Coffee, sushi, trucker hats, orthodontists, possums, Michael Bay, any CGI not by Pixar, people touching my controllers with their Dorito hands.

Now playing: Gears of War 2, Chrono Trigger, Rock Band 2.

Who? Tyler Nagata

What? Senior PC Editor

How did I get here? After learning all about drugs from the editorial department at Pharmacist's Letter, I went on to edit a cookbook, which featured autographed photos and personal recipes of celebrities like Jackie Chan. It was only a matter of time before GamesRadar hired me on account of my obsession with PC games and my ability to string several sentences together.

Stuff I done: The never-ending game, Guild Girls Gone Wild, Top 7 Things You'll Love and Hate about The Burning Crusade

Loves: Red Bull, long walks on the sidewalk, playing the guitar, obscure anime, fat loot.

Hates: Stereotypes, skim milk, shark soup, many other things that begin with the letter "S."

Now playing: Left 4 Dead, Fallout 3, Nancy Drew: The Haunting of Castle Malloy.

Who? Tyler "Bender" Wilde

What? Features/Community Editor

How did I get here? I was that annoying kid who would come over after school to play your Nintendo and do nothing else. Want to play basketball outside? Too bad, jackass, because I'm playing Balloon Fight on your Nintendo and eating your mom's peanut butter, celery, and raisin hors d'oeuvres.

Stuff I done: The most ridiculous game box quotes ever, The 10 worst rock band performances, The unfulfilled promises of virtual reality 

Loves: Classic adventure games, Call of Duty 4, Douglas Hofstadter, the untergrund art scene, hockey, my fiancee.

Hates: Games that are "totally gangsta," very slow elevators, cut scenes I can't skip, dry-clean only clothes, the traffic on US-101 North.

Now playing: Fallout 3, Left 4 Dead, Defcon.

Who? Carolyn Gudmundson

What? Production Editor

How did I get here? I studied hard in school and spent the rest of my time playing games. After graduating from UCLA (Linguistics) in June 2006, I started interning at GamesRadar. I was hired on full-time in November because of my passion for punctuation, among other things.

Stuff I done: In between managing our production team (shout out to our amazing interns), I try to squeeze in some writing whenever I can. Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney review, Eternal Sonata review, Fugly Pokemon (yes, I will finally admit to writing this)

Loves: My cat Tetra, reading (especially science fiction), Pokemon, Universal Grammar, Optimality Theory, syntax trees, The Elements of Style by Strunk and White, writing programs for my TI-83, vegan food.

Hates: Anyone who has an NES but hasn't played Bubble Bobble, dairy.

Now playing: Mirror's Edge, Neopets Puzzle Adventure, Final Fantasy IV.

Who? Shane Patterson

What? Associate Features Editor

How did I get here? I wrote for City on a Hill Press, UC Santa Cruz's newspaper, before graduating with a degree in Film and Digital Media. Once I leapt into the real world, I found that I could turn a phrase well enough to shack up with the misfits at GamesRadar. ProTip: you don't need pants for a successful job interview.

Stuff I done: MGS4 - Close Quarters Combat and You, 8 officially licensed WTF?! products, The Art of Teabagging 

Loves: Films that end in "otal Recall," The Venture Bros., my dust-covered PS2, naysaying, brand new DVDs and games, Perry Bible Fellowship.

Hates: Garfield, arguing with fanboys, your favorite band, movies based on games, games trying to be movies, truckin'.

Now playing: Call of Duty 4, BioShock, The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass.

Who? Paul Ryan

What? Associate Editor, CheatPlanet

How did I get here? I studied English at Santa Clara University before wandering into the office one day and asking for an internship. Once they gave it to me, I stopped crying and began writing occasional articles for the site. After about a year of thankless intern-toil, I discovered the lifelong love of cheats that had previously lain dormant inside my heart and was hired on to look after CheatPlanet.

Stuff I done: Surf's Up review, Tournament of level one enemies, The etiquette of gaming like a MAN 

Loves: Rock and Roll, BBQ, sandwiches, wearing jeans and a black t-shirt, playing through Final Fantasy IV every few years, keeping it real.

Hates: My first three red-ringed Xbox 360s, people who don't do the dishes, when my landlord doesn’t clean up after his dog (which is all the time), the fact that 1000 Microsoft Points don't cost 10 dollars.

Now playing: Fallout 3, Left 4 Dead, I have a cat.

Who? Lizzie Cuevas

What? Associate Video Editor

How did I get here? I got hired as a video intern at GamesRadar while I was in school pursuing a BS in Computer Science. After interning for nearly a year, I kicked enough of my co-workers' asses in Halo that they hired me on full-time. The lesson here is: "Being good at Halo gets you anywhere," and, most importantly, "Fake it ‘til you make it" (thanks, Mike). I’m currently obtaining my BFA in Multimedia Studies while working here.

Stuff I done: The Art of Teabagging, Rock Band Reality - What you really sound like, Devil May Cry 4 - Babesplosion!, Metal Gear Solid 4’s Rudest Easter Eggs

Loves: Master Chief, first-person shooters, Unix, pizza, Newcastle Brown Ale, The Office, Maddox, The Ladder Theory, and I have a strange fascination with hyphy music.

Hates: Cortana (and Halo 3 didn't help her case at all), Ugg boots, Crocs, The Disney Channel, when people use the wrong your/you're and there/their/they're, guys who wear girls' pants, radio, sharing.

Now playing: Rock Band 2, Left 4 Dead.

Who? Matthew Keast

What? Associate Editor, UK Mag Ports

How did I get here? I graduated from UC Santa Cruz as a Lit major, I became a game tester, making full use of all the obscure novels I'd analyzed for years. I then wrote game manuals, transitioning to freelance articles before coming to GamesRadar. Here my odd mix of gaming and writing abilities finally can frolic hand-in-hand.

Stuff I done: Confessions of a Game Tester, Pure - first look, Myth Makers: Orbs of Doom review 

Loves: RTS hyper-clicky madness, fiction writing, unnecessarily complicated sandwiches, zombies, jumping puzzles and exploration (Tomb Raider), Charles Bukowski, weird animal facts (did you know there is a flying snake?).

Hates: Grind-gameplay, tail-gaters, mushrooms/eggplants, griefing/hacking (Bullies in general), big-budget Hollywood turds (Hi, Van Helsing), aggressive stupidity.

Now playing: Far Cry 2, Tomb Raider: Underworld, Gears of War 2, Left 4 Dead.

Who? Chris Antista

What? Associate Editor

How did I get here? After graduating from Florida State University, I wandered out west until I ran out of money in San Francisco. The GR staff began feeding me table scraps, and set me up with a kick ass railroad shanty. A year later, I caught a high ranking staffer in a compromising scenario and blackmailed my way into a position. Dare to Dream.

Stuff I done: Halocide, Gaming's Greatest Fatties, Top 7 Death Rattle Games

Loves: My working NES and my red-ringed 360, MST3K, Camel Lights, fart jokes, hamboning, Sour Cream and Cheddar Ruffles, giving stuff away in our forums.

Hates: Pants, The Sims, orphans, Canadian jazz.

Now Playing: Mass Effect, Geometry Wars: Galaxies, Rock Band.

Who? Henry Gilbert

What? Associate Production Editor

How did I get here? After all my years of sloth and ignorance, eventually I left Florida in hopes of starting a new path in anything so long as it wasn’t in Florida. Thanks to my fortitude and planning in just two short years I became a lovely intern for Gameradar.com, helpfully mixing my love of sitting still and playing something with writing. Now that I’ve been hired full-time, I plan to shoot for the stars, mostly in games that involve shooting at stars.

Stuff I done: Ninjatown - exclusive hands-on, Ghostbusters preview via 18 quotes, Civilization Revolution review

Loves: Alan Moore, commentary tracks, podcasts, Michael Chabon, Channel 101, Werner Herzog documentaries, trivial facts, Trivial Pursuit, the Achievement sound effect, Japanese curry.

Hates: Family Guy, credit cards, gutter punks (regular hobos tolerable), water chestnuts, TV shows involving the unending boredom of Aaron Sorkin’s writing

Now playing: Chrono Trigger, Civilization Revolution, Gears of War 2, Dead Space.

Who? George Walter

What? UK Site Editor

How did I get here? Spent a lot of money on an magazine journalism diploma and then got hired to work on Official PlayStation Magazine in the UK. Decided the Internet was better than magazines.

Loves: Obscure and usually rubbish 1970s exploitation cinema, whatever electronic music Stephen hasn't heard yet, collecting books about food, pretending to be a chef, the ZX Spectrum +2, Google Maps, artisanal lagers, the Languedoc, having both my PS3 and Xbox 360 connected up to my TV via HDMI, Sarah.

Hates: The UK tabloid press, laws that haven't been thought through properly, any TV show that runs longer than 12 episodes, men and women who 'dance' up to the bar in pubs, supermarkets.

Now playing: Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (multiplayer), Burnout Paradise, Ratchet & Clank: Tools Of Destruction.

Who? Matt Cundy

What? Associate Editor GamesRadar UK

How did I get here? Accidentally stumbled into a job writing videogame guides back in 1997 for a magazine called PlayStation Solutions. The first guide I completed was for Anna Kournikova's Smash Court Tennis. Been writing about games ever since. Started on GamesRadar in 2004. I'm still here.

Stuff I done? GTA IV first Hands-on, History of E3, Ugliest Bastards in gaming 

Loves: Saving the best bit to last, Green Onions (Booker T), the dawn chorus, trying to play table tennis, buying music on vinyl, being a tree hugger, Jitterbug Perfume (Tom Robbins), my kids getting excited when I get home from work, Studio Ghibli, doing the washing up with football on the radio, finding holiday sand in a book, not driving anywhere on Bank Holidays, Amelie, all nighters, Sunday papers and a cooked breakfast, rum cocktails, kissing my girlfriend.

Hates: That pet cats have to die sometime. The corn on my little toe.

Now playing: GTA IV, Bionic Commando Rearmed, Everybody's Golf 2.

Who? Justin Towell

What? Content Editor

How did I get here? After graduating with a BA Hons degree in Multi-Media Journalism, I worked for two years on my local paper as a sub, writing game reviews (and other reviews) as much as I could, ending up in charge of the entertainment section. I saw the Radar job advertised online and thought 'that's my job!'

Stuff I done? The Naked Gun done in GTA IV, Gaming's kinkiest costumes, Game music worth putting on your iPod, Animal Crossing two-minute tidy-up, 10 signs you're playing too much Pokemon 

Loves: Playing guitar behind my head, classic Sega 'blue-sky' games (OutRun, Crazy Taxi etc), neat Sambuca, Evangelion, the Japanese language, NiGHTS into Dreams, Rex the Runt, Animal Alpha, Utada Hikaru.

Hates: Fanboyism, being sneezed at, overly-geeky conversations, game characters getting voices.

Now playing: Super Stardust HD, Dark Mist, Everybody's Golf World Tour, Crisis Core, Excite Truck.

Who? David Houghton

What? Content Editor

How did I get here? After years as a gamer and amateur word-tamer with a mighty desire to combine the two professionally, I started to gradually chip my way into the media industry. A brief stint in music PR gave me my first steps in the right direction, and that was followed by my joining Destructoid.com as the site's first British writer. A joyously anarchic few months and a physical and mental assault by the Leipzig GC later and a comfy seat at Radar opened up. And thus, here I am writing this.

Stuff I done?: The World's best counterfeit games, Gordon Freeman: Strongest personality in gaming, NES: King of the dancefloor 

Loves: Guillermo Del Toro, Darren Aronovsky, Ghostbusters, Mario, Arrested Development, Chris Morris, intelligent or downright twisted comedy, Valve Software, snow, cats, ninjas, bleepy music of a left-field persuasion, my heaving bookshelves, and a whole lot more besides.

Hates: When people get too side-tracked with the irrelevent periphery of life and ego to actually enjoy themselves. I also have bile-spurting loathing for cheap, generic, phone-in-and-vote-on-something-artbitrary-as-if-it's-the-focus-of-your-life television and the human race's seemingly inherent need for quick-fix and quick-blame solutions to everything that goes wrong. Also, third party joypads are rubbish and eggs make me vom.

Now playing: Braid. And if you're not, you're wrong. Just wrong.

Who? Dave Meikleham

What? Content Editor

How did I get here? Staggered through a BA Journalism degree at Napier University. Said degree consisted of drinking cheap pints and eating cheap Chinese food. Oh, and occasionally going to lectures or something. Mid-stagger I hooked up with PSM3 magazine and freelanced for them for two years. Said freelance opened the port hole to the good ship GamesRadar.

Stuff I done? Best Parts of Crap Games, Gaming’s fittest fatties, Biggest wastes of a superhero’s powers 

Loves: Any 80s cartoon with Scrooge McDuck, Egon Spengler or a raccoon called Bert, De Niro, Pacino, playing pool in questionable old man pubs, deluding myself into thinking this’ll be the year Arsenal win the Champions League, haggis, spicy haggis, spicy haggis with Tabasco on it, Jurassic Park, Jeff Stelling’s drinking game, Edinburgh, Star Wars prequels (deal with it).

Hates: Reality TV (if I want a doze of reality I’ll check my ingrown toenail), ingrown toenails, the desperate clamoring among the British tabloid press to find some sport we’re actually good at (we won gold at Shinty? Woot!), the fact I can’t grow a proper tache.

Now Playing: PES 2009, The Bourne Conspiracy… for some reason.