From 2011 to 2019, more than two dozen writers filed over 2,300 stories for LevelSave. Here’s who runs the place now, and everyone who helped build it.
Current Staff
Austin Griffith
Wrote more than 550 stories for LevelSave, from breaking news and reviews to the E3 liveblogs. He owns the site and is leading its revival.
James T. George
A proud Pittsburgh native who led our E3 2015 and 2016 coverage and hosted the SaveState podcast. He's never met a backwards-compatibility debate he didn't want in on.
Timothy Wedel
The man behind our guides, from every Golden Bolt in Ratchet & Clank to surviving The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth, and a co-pilot on the weekly Checkpoint roundups.
Alumni
Barry Villatoro
Founded LevelSave in 2011 and filed nearly 400 stories, including 50 reviews and our Game of the Year picks. Fighting-game lifer; his all-timer is Def Jam: Fight for New York.
Chris Lock
Five years, 300+ posts, two dozen podcast episodes, and the most-commented take in site history: “Batman: Arkham City is a Terrible Game.” Poké-fan, LittleBigPlanet admirer, RPG lover.
Taryn Beach
Reviews and editorials, including “Press Start” on the power of gaming communities and a spirited defense of the Wii U.
Quaisha T
Covered the news in LevelSave's first year, from Humble Bundle wars to the Lego Universe shutdown.
Adam Shear
Hands-on previews from ZombiU to the LittleBigPlanet Vita beta, plus long-form series on console launches and game criticism.
Matt Curione
Garden State gamer behind news, previews and exclusives through 2013 and 2014. Atari 2600 to Wii U, he's seen some things.
Raven Poplar
Wrote some of our most personal features, like “Diablo III is Hell,” plus the Veteran Spotlight interviews. Has been gaming since California Games on the Atari 2600.
Kenny Rioux
Nearly 100 posts of news, E3 2015 coverage, and the Must Play review of Ring Runner.
James Pope
Lead News Editor and the voice of the “Into the Fray” column, with more than 300 posts and a lot of Terraria.
Vincent Pimentel
Reviewed Payday: The Heist, Sonic Generations and WipEout in LevelSave's first winter.
Nick Deuel
Kept tabs on Xbox Live news in early 2012. Gaming since a Christmas SNES in 1993.
Edward Torbicki
Our PC strategy and indie specialist: 22 reviews, including Legend of Grimrock and Krater.
Amanda Murphy
PC Editor who reviewed Tiny & Big, The Sims 3: Supernatural and Symphony.
Kosachan
Electrical engineer by day and Pokémon catcher by night. Covered everything from Mists of Pandaria to Sine Mora's PSN launch, and reviewed indie gems like Splice and The Book of Unwritten Tales.
Kaleb Steenmeyer
Reviews and editorials, including “I Love Bethesda and All It Took Was One Game.”
Teresa Ryder
Features on DLC done right and the console launch season of 2013.
James Redmond
Hands-on with Dead Island: Epidemic and Mordheim, plus a look at games and tax reform.
Sebastian Marco
Reported from the Arcade Oasis at Coachella.
Lauren Puga
Writer and designer who covered E3 2014 for us; her work has also appeared on The Mary Sue and GameSkinny.
Christopher Zevallos
Covered NYCC 2014, E3 2015 and Nintendo's arrival on iPhone.
James Rock
News, features and editorials, including our David Harewood Call of Duty scoop.
Maria Ramos
Covered Game of Thrones season 5.
Nelson Hernandez
E3 2016 correspondent on the Bethesda beat: Skyrim Remastered, ESO and The Elder Scrolls: Legends.
Philip Paverd
E3 2016 correspondent covering The Division, Fallout 4 and EA's Star Wars games.