PC Gamer is:

• Kristen Salvatore, Editor-in-Chief
• Logan Decker, Senior Editor
• Dan Stapleton, Senior Associate Editor
• Dan Fitzpatrick, Lead Designer
• Norman Chan, Senior Executive Intern
• Chris "Pip" Holt, Editorial Intern

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Who? Kristen Salvatore

What? Editor-in-Chief, Shoe Hoarder

How did I get here? I left NYC 9 years ago with the intention of checking out San Francisco for a few months before bouncing on to somewhere else (or back to New York). A job as Managing Editor for Maximum PC magazine changed my mind. I skedaddled over to Ziff Davis to work as the Game Group Copy Chief and then as Managing Editor for CGW magazine (RIP) before my prodigal return to Future as PC Gamer’s Executive Editor. I won the EIC job in a bar fight.

Loves: Gordon Freeman, baseball, The Three Amigos, snacks.

Hates: Misplaced aggression, nauseating in-game physics, unsightly blemishes.

Now playing: Age of Conan beta, Mass Effect.

Who? Logan Decker

What? Senior Editor, Sciuridae Enthusiast

How did I get here? I worked at Maximum PC for five years until I realized that I could save a lot of money by working for PC Gamer instead of buying all my games from Amazon. It’s worked out I can’t even tell you how well. I lost the bar fight to Kristen Salvatore - she went for the eyes - but was made Senior Editor for placing in the tryouts.

Loves: Sardines, plushie helmet covers, women in catsuits.

Hates: Rashes, bread, save points.

Now playing: Rainbow Six Vegas 2, Assassin's Creed, Overclocked.

Who? Dan Stapleton

What? Senior Associate Editor

How did I get here? After spending more time gaming than studying for my BA in American Literature at UC Santa Cruz (hooray for pass/no pass!), I put in a few months interning at a Bay Area weekly newspaper before being hired on at PC Gamer via a Craigslist ad.

Loves: The Daily Show, real-time strategy, science fiction, Cake, Simpsons quotes, calories.

Hates: People who haven’t read/don’t understand the concept of the First Amendment, eggplant, crying babies on airplanes, celebrity gossip.

Now playing: Sins of a Solar Empire, Assassin’s Creed, Crysis (on Delta).

Who? Dan Fitzpatrick

What? Lead Designer

How did I get here? Convinced that good design must contain explosions, enormous boobs, or both, I joined PC Gamer’s competitor Computer Gaming World in the mid 90’s. I moved to Future a few years later to work on Dreamcast and PSM. After a brief, disappointing stint at Pregnancy magazine (no explosions), I finally returned to my PC Gaming roots last year.

Loves: Cambazola, Racer 5 Beer, PJ Harvey, NASCAR, PHP, How It’s Made, my numerous children.

Hates: Machines that run out of Diet Dr Pepper, 80-minute commutes, and lint on black shirts. And people. There, I’ve said it.

Now playing: Call of Duty 4, Rainbow Six Vegas.

Who? Norman Chan

What? Senior Executive Intern

How did I get here? I created a gaming website from my mother’s womb and was hired as an intern shortly after birth. After holding the title for eight triumphant years (and slaying a fair share of intern challenges in the process), I’ve finally achieved my goal of being the staff’s Arby’s (as in, "I'm so hungry I could eat at") competitive eating champion.

Loves: First-person shooters, 3D graphics demos, pricey gadgets, indie rock, Battlestar Galactica.

Hates: Japanese RPGs, checkpoint saves, The Big Bang Theory.

Now playing: Team Fortress 2, Call of Duty 4, Sins of a Solar Empire.

Who? Chris "Pip" Holt

What? Editorial Intern

How did I get here? I rappelled from the roof using CV-4100 weight condensers, dropping in past the night guards at 1800 hours. I used two Rampo-brand darts laced with blowfish poison to sedate the sentries, and slipped past the security cameras until I reached the cubicle. If anyone asks, I was hired months ago. 

Loves: First person shooters, real-time strategy, fighting games, Muppet movies, Jessica Alba.

Hates: Coffee and cigarettes, Ben Stiller movies, fanboys, RPGs, Edith Wharton novels, three of the seven dwarfs (they know what they did).  

Now playing: Team Fortress 2, Rainbow Six Vegas 2, Supreme Commander.

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