GAME NEWS, REVIEWS AND FEATURES SINCE 2002

About Us

Snackbar Games was formed in June 2002 by a small group of friends in San Antonio, Texas. We’ve grown by leaps and bounds over the years, merging with Disc Read Error in 2005 and eToychest in 2007. We are the home of the Snackbar Games Podcast (started and hosted from 2005 to 2009 by Mike Carabajal and Marco Ortega, and revived in 2011). We’ve branched out into various fields from time to time, but our focus has always been to deliver quality game reviews and compelling features.

For media and PR inquiries, contact editors@snackbar-games.com.

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Interested in joining the staff? Check out our Join Us page.

Chris Rasco
Editor-in-Chief

Chris Rasco is the current owner and Editor-in-Chief of Snackbar Media. He is one of the founding members of SBG and also serves as its lead developer. When time permits, he contributes news and reviews. In addition to Snackbar Games, he runs The Cover Project and a personal blog.

Chris Rasco archive

Graham Russell
Managing Editor

As Managing Editor, Graham runs the day-to-day operations of the site, coordinates the staff and hosts the podcast. Since joining Snackbar in February 2007, he has reviewed games for all systems imaginable, hosted multiple live webcasts for SBG and anchored the site’s E3 coverage. Prior to taking this position in 2009, he had previously served as news editor, columnist and reviews and features editor.

Graham Russell archive

Shawn Vermette
News Editor

Shawn is in charge of the site’s weekend lineup, the Snackbar Speculator column and our outreach efforts. He’s also a regular panelist on the podcast. If there’s a gaming announcement, he’s the one in charge of coordinating our coverage. He joined SBG as a staff writer in August 2009. When not doing work for the site, he’s a programmer.

Shawn Vermette archive

Chris Ingersoll
Senior Writer

Chris has been a reviewer for Snackbar since 2005, when the site merged with Disc Read Error. He has been a Nintendo fan ever since the days of Mega Man 2 and has fond memories of playing Atari 2600 games with his father before that. Every Tuesday night he attends a local boardgaming group, which is the source of many Gaming Unplugged features here at Snackbar.

Chris Ingersoll archive

Justin Last
Senior Writer

Justin is an avid fan of platformers, puzzle games, first-person shooters and board games. Favorites from each genre include Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo, Borderlands and Ticket to Ride. When not playing games, he is a systems engineer, husband and father of four. Justin joined the site in 2007.

Justin Last archive

Andrew Passafiume
Staff Writer

Andrew is a college student and aspiring game journalist.  Since joining the site in July 2009, he has written the New Game+ column, examining aspects of the industry in-depth, and he has also helped to relaunch the site’s podcast. He has a passion for game music and the game crafting process.

Andrew Passafiume archive

Gerry Pagan
Staff Writer

Gerry is a college student born and raised in Puerto Rico. An avid gamer since childhood, he loves learning about every aspect of the things he loves, from the programming that fuels them to the inspirations behind them. He joined the site in October 2010, and is part of the podcast crew.

Gerry Pagan archive

Matthew Jay
Columnist

Matthew Jay is a gamer with a penchant for the retro and the obscure. When not blowing into cartridges or smearing scratched discs with peanut butter (which totally works), he performs sketch comedy in Philadelphia. He started writing for Snackbar in July 2011. His column, Jay Button, runs every Thursday, and he’s a regular on the site’s podcast.

Matthew Jay archive

Paul Bishop
Contributing Writer

Paul Bishop has been writing reviews for Snackbar since 2007. He’s passionate about games, and helps the site out with occasional PlayStation insight.

Paul Bishop archive

Michael Walbridge
Contributing Writer

Michael Walbridge is a games writer with an anthropological bent. Since departing as Reviews Editor in 2009, he provides supplemental PC coverage. He’s previously written for GameSetWatch, Eurogamer and PSU.

Mike Walbridge archive

Eric Albuen
Contributing Writer

Eric, an avid music gamer who can’t go a week without making an arcade trip, is an aspiring game journalist. Aside from indulging in Dance Dance Revolution, beatmania IIDX and DJMAX Technika weekly, he enjoys fighters, RPGs, adventure games, platformers, and the occasional sports game. He joined the site in July 2011.

Eric Albuen archive

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