About Destructoid
Destructoid is a Webby Award-winning video game-focused blog that was founded in March 2006 by Yanier Gonzales. Since 2008 Destruꦯctoid has organized annual charities in conjunction with their gaming activity, the first ever charity was an organized gaming marathon that raised money for children with cancer.
Mr. Destructoid, the mascot for the organization, has appeared in various video games starting with Bomberman Live in 2007.
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Meet our Editorial Team
Chris Carter – Managing Editor/Reviews Director
Chris has been enjoying Destructoid avidly since 2008. He finally decided to take the next step in January of 2009 blogging on the site. Now, he’s staff!
Zoey Handley – Staff Writer
Zoey is a gaming gadabout. She got her start blogging with the community in 2018 and hit the f🐈ront page soon after. Normally found exploring indie experiments and retro libraries, she does her best to remain chronic🥂ally uncool.
Steven Mills – Staff Writer
Steven has been writing in some capacity for over a decade now. He has a passion for story focused RPG’s like the Final Fantasy franchise and ARPG’s like Diablo and Path of Exile. But really, he’s willing to try anything.
Madison Benson – Staff Writer
Madison has been a long-time fan of all thi♌ngs gaming since her adventures playing Heroes of Might 🀅and Magic over 20 years ago. She began her journalism career in 2021 and often enjoys casual life sims, MMORPGs, and action-adventure RPGs in her spare time.
Kristina Ebanez – Staff Writer
Kristina has been a video game lover ever since she saw Solid Snake get under that cardboard box in Metal Gear Solid. She continues to show off her love for gaming and has been writing about it for ☂more than two years. Aside from the Metal Gear Solid series, she enjoys playing The Sims, Call of Duty, Disney Dreamlight Valley, Horizon Forbidden West, Minecraft, and many more.
Christopher Baggett – Weekend Editor
Christopher published his website, an anime fan site, in 1996 and he hasn’t stopped since. His writing has been featured on websites like CBR, Dexerto, ComicsBeat, and more. When he’s not writing, he’s playing the latest fighting games, RPGs, and adventure titles. In 2023, Christopher joined the staff of Destructoid as a weekend editor.
Tim Harding – Weekend Editor
Tim has been playing games for over 25 years and tries to play as many as possible to completion. From FPS games, survival horror, RPGs, and platformers to soulslikes, he likes to dabble in everything. He’s also played every Call of Duty title since Call of Duty 2 came out in 2005. His favorite games of all time include Banjo-Kazooie, Gun Star Heroes, Bioshock, God of War Ragnarok, and far too many more to choose.