VG Tribune launched originally in June of 2008 with its original founder Alexis Santos. Since its humble beginning, VG Tribune has built relationships with many major video game developers, PR companies and even advertisers, to bring the best gaming content to its readers. While steadily increasing our readership base and covering various  industry events such as the majestic E3. VG Tribune is a labor of love, fueled by passionate gamers, who want to share video games with the rest of the people in the world.

We hope you enjoy what you see, and continue to be a part of our site.


About Our Staff:

Will

William Thompson

Editor In Chief
A gaming enthusiast since the age of 2, Will has grown up on classic game series such as The Legend of Zelda, Final Fantasy, and Mega Man. Classically trained in art and game design, he has used his design skills to question various elements in the games he plays. He is a big fan of chiptunes and game music in general.

Jesse

Jesse Waldack

Senior Editor & Podcast Host
Having played Intellivision and Atari 2600 games since he was six years old, Jesse has not only grown up with video games, but has seen just about everything. A Devry/Keller student working towards a Masters in Software Application Development in Kansas City, he still tries to squeeze in a game or three when he is able.

Robert

Robert Alarie

Senior Editor Le Canadia
Living in Montreal his whole life, Robert was introduced to gaming at the age of 3. He grew up playing Super Nintendo with fond memories of the many classic RPG’s and Adventure games. He recently attended and graduated from Dawson College leveling up his artistic abilities. One day he hopes to work for one of the large gaming companies in Montreal.

Roger

Roger DiLuigi III

Senior Editor & Nintendo Enthusiast
Though Associate Editor here at VGTribune.com, Roger is probably best known throughout the “interwebs” as the man behind TopHatProfessor in the Professor Layton Twitter viral marketing campaign. Roger is a Chicago-based actor and Theatre/English student at the University of Illinois at Chicago. And, oh yeah, his people skills are amazing.

Alex

Alex Romero

Editor & Video Reviewer
As a lifelong gamer and former resident of Japan, Alex has those sorts of life experiences and unique perspectives that will you make you question his and sincerity and sanity. Go ahead. Ask him what Akihabara is like and see what you get. He is currently studying Journalism and Japanese Language at DePaul University in Chicago.

Drew

Drew Mollo

Editor & Comic Book Expert
As a kid, Drew grew up on a healthy diet of Spider-Man and Batman. When he came of age, he plunged into the world of comics which he says is one of the best, yet, most expensive decisions he has ever made. With a near photographic memory he can dish out quotes and lines from any movie, comic, video game or TV show with ease. Also, he’s a Ghostbuster.

Jake

Jake Brandon

Editor & Video Game DJ
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Kimlinh

Kimlinh Tran

Editor & Voice Actress
No one on the staff knew Kimlinh was experienced voice actress “Hnilmik” until she mentioned it in passing. They just knew her as the screenwriting major who enjoyed visual novels, puzzle games, adventure games, and RPG’s. When she’s not busy voice acting, she delves into games and interviews the folks who make them come together.

Zack

Zack O’Neill

Editor & CS:S Master
Zack started working at VGTribune at 15 years old and has been gaming since the the age of 2. He is currently in High School with goals of studying game design at DigiPen and ultimately working at Valve. Which is his favorite game developer. He is also in a band called Epitome and on his spare time writes music about games.

Zak

Zak Wojnar

Contributor & Rockstar Fanatic
An avid filmgoer, TV addict, and hardcore gamer, Zak learned about thematics and literary techniques as much from books and movies as he did from games like Metal Gear Solid, Final Fantasy, and Max Payne. After playing videogames, Zak’s second passion is writing, so his budding career in game journalism is a natural fit.

Matthew

Matthew Williams

Contributor & Interview Specialist
Matt, a recent graduate from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, TX, now works as a Business Analyst for the HP.com IT team at Hewlett-Packard in Austin TX. His love for all things gaming/entertainment-related have landed him internships with companies like FUNimation Entertainment and Apogee Software.

David

David Jones

Contributor & Culture Expert
David is a California native, an animation Graduate from CSUN, and has been a gamer all of his life. His interests are numerous, ranging from game design and directing to working on his first novel. He enjoys playing games that are both challenging and introduce ideas that have you contemplating long after you put down the controller.

Christian

Christian Camu

Contributor & Fighting Game Master
Chris is the resident fighting game aficionado. Born and raised in the mean streets of Brooklyn, NY, Chris has been playing games all of his life. May it be video games, board games, card games and even sports, he is up to the task. Specializing in fighting games, he spends many a day leveling up in skills to get better in both the game and in real life.

Mohammad

Mohammad Ganai

Contributor

Samantha

Samantha Santiago

Convention Reporter

David

David Melendez

Convention Photographer


Former Staff:

Alexis Santos

The Founder
An avid video game player ever since he was introduced to classic Pac-Man, Alexis has been gaming nearly all of his life. Now a student at New College of Florida, he continues to enjoy gaming while striving to provide gamers with the news they’re looking for, no details left behind.

Sean Buckley

Consulting Editor & Videographer
Sean has always liked to find out how things worked, so like any curious person, he dissembled them. Sometimes he’d even go so far as to modify them in a way to make them better. Just ask him about his modded Famicom and “franken” cartridges. He’s a lifelong gamer, a comic-book nerd, and has also been known to shoot the occasional video.