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Gus Mastrapa is a full time freelance writer based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He writes game reviews for Paste, The Onion A.V. Club and G4TV's X-Play. He fondly remembers long evenings spent chopping wood on Moonglow Isle.

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MMOs Go Indie: The Indie MMO Game Developers Conference 2007 ReportMMOs Go Indie: The Indie MMO Game Developers Conference 2007 Report
byGus Mastrapa
May 9, 2007
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IMGDC Keynote: Bartle Talks Imagination Over OrthodoxyIMGDC Keynote: Bartle Talks Imagination Over Orthodoxy
byGus Mastrapa
Apr 17, 2007
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