Greg Kasavin
{{Short description|American video game writer}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{third-party|date=August 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Gregory A. Kasavin
| image = File:Greg Kasavin at IndieCade 2013.png
| alt =
| caption = Kasavin in 2013
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|08|21}}
| birth_place = Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
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| nationality = American
| other_names =
| occupation = Video game designer, writer
| known_for = Bastion, Transistor, Pyre, Hades
| predecessor =
| employer = Supergiant Games
}}
Gregory A. Kasavin ({{IPAc-en|k|ə|ˈ|s|ɑː|v|ɪ|n}}; born August 21, 1977){{cite web |url=http://www.joystiq.com/2007/01/04/gamespot-editor-in-chief-switches-teams-now-a-developer/ |title=GameSpot editor-in-chief resigns, now a developer|access-date=January 19, 2007}} 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 GameSpot for over ten years.{{cite web|url=https://www.supergiantgames.com/team/|title=Supergiant Games - team|work=supergiantgames.com}}
Early life and education
Kasavin attended University of California, Berkeley.
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.[http://www.gamespot.com/news/6163716.html Greg Kasavin bids GameSpot farewell - News at GameSpot] Kasavin worked for Electronic Arts' Los Angeles Studio as associate producer for the PC version of Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars{{Cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/pages/profile/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=m-100-24849433&user=GregK |title=Greg Kasavin's blog: To Live and Die in L.A. |access-date=January 19, 2007 |archive-date=September 30, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930082224/http://www.gamespot.com/pages/profile/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=m-100-24849433&user=GregK |url-status=dead }} 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 2K Games working as a publishing producer on Spec Ops: The Line.
Kasavin is working at Supergiant Games, and was the writer and creative director of Bastion, Transistor, Pyre, and Hades.{{cite web|url=http://www.supergiantgames.com/team/|title=Supergiant Games - team|work=supergiantgames.com}}
References
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External links
- [http://old.idlethumbs.net/display.php?id=183 Interview with Kasavin]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lc03ib6T-QE State of Play interview]
- [http://www.gamespot.com/pages/profile/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=m-100-24831966&user=GregK Getting To Know GameSpot, Episode IX: Greg Kasavin]
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Category:American male journalists
Category:Electronic Arts employees
Category:Russian emigrants to the United States
Category:University of California, Berkeley alumni
Category:American video game producers