Gregory A. Kasavin (; born August 21, 1977) is an American video game writer and designer at Supergiant Games. Before entering game development, Kasavin was the site director and executive editor at the gaming news website ''

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'' for over ten years.

Early life and education

Kasavin attended

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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 films, 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. Kasavin worked for

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' Los Angeles Studio as associate producer for the PC version of '' Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars'' 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

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working as a publishing producer on '' Spec Ops: The Line''. Kasavin is working at Supergiant Games, and was the writer and creative director of ''

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References

External links

Interview with KasavinState of Play interviewGetting To Know GameSpot, Episode IX: Greg Kasavin
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