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Greg Kasavin/Executive Editor
"While playing games like Mafia and Grand Theft Auto III, I can't help but constantly remind myself that these games weren't made in the USA."
Andrew Park/Senior Editor
"I'd probably be more excited about the Splinter Cell bonus mission if I wasn't already too busy playing these 10 new, free UT 2003 maps and these seven new, free NOLF 2 maps."
Ricardo Torres/Previews Editor
"There's a fine line between taking user feedback into account and just taking the difficulty in a game down a notch."
Tim Tracy/Associate Producer, GameSpot Live
"I'm still coming to grips with the fact that there is an entire generation of gamers that have no idea what the phrase 'tokens only'" means."
Justin Calvert/Associate Editor
"I love to collect old and rare games in much the same way that a philatelist does postage stamps."
Alex Navarro/Assistant Editor
"Somehow, it never occurred to me that most women might not see a lot of future in a guy who plays video games for a living."
Tyler Winegarner/Associate Producer, GameSpot Live
"Modern games, with their polished graphics and deep gameplay experiences, get so fixated on taking themselves seriously that they don't risk taking the player out of the experience with a good honest belly laugh."
Bob Colayco/Associate Editor
"Do other people out there consider broadband a necessity for life? Would you consider not living in an otherwise nice apartment or house if no high-speed Internet connection was available?"
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