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Video Gaming Circuit Video Gaming Circuit First Last Works for email Phone City Jennifer Hall '@jennielynn35 N/A Orlando Larry Braz 1Life2Play N/A Cleveland Jason Belec 2ndOpinionPod N/A Webster Caleb Gayle 2ndOpinionPod N/A 1(936) 204-0191 Webster Jeremy Roughan 2ndOpinionPod N/A 1(508) 983-4317 Webster Joel Albert 2old2play N/A Chicago Derek Nolan 2old2play N/A Chicago Rod Wyman 2old2play N/A Chicago Sean Robinson 3GEM Studios N/A Guelph Dan Watson 411mania.com N/A 1(832) 654-6437 Woodridge Nick Henderson 4Player Network N/A Austin David Liao 4Player Network N/A Austin Paige Jagan 7 Kids and Us N/A Orlando Justin Kahn 9to5Toys N/A Eric Abbruzzese ABI Research Group N/A 1(516) 624-2500 Oyster Bay Steve Spohn AbleGamers N/A Harpers Ferry Dan Ackerman Ackerman, Dan N/A 1(646) 472-3986 New York Teddy Adafruit Industries Blog N/A New York Jack Allin Adventure Gamers N/A Pascal Tekaia Adventure Gamers N/A Curtis Sindrey Aesthetic Magazine N/A Toronto Adam Taylor Aesthetic Magazine N/A Toronto Daniel Carosella Affairesdegars.com N/A 1(438) 498-7974 Sherbrooke Jim Napier Agents of Geek N/A Anthony John Agnello Agnello, Anthony John N/A 1(215) 801-0766 Astoria Glen Oliver Ain't It Cool News N/A 1(512) 784-6876 Austin Jack Archer Airows.com N/A Costa Mesa Eric Chan Akshon Esports N/A Vancouver Adam Neylan Akshon Esports N/A Vancouver Andy Shin Akshon Esports N/A Vancouver Steven Lerner Albino Blacksheep N/A Jonathan Villaverde All Your Base Online N/A Winnipeg Amanda Blain Amanda Blain N/A Toronto David Yellope An 8 Bit Mind N/A Jamie Briggs Analog Addiction N/A Sam Moore Android Authority N/A Quentyn Kennemer Android Central N/A 1(352) 400-4400 Pensacola Marc Lagace Android Central N/A 1(352) 400-4400 Winnipeg Jessica Brown Anjel Syndicate N/A 1(708) 529-1453 David Slauenwhite Anjel Syndicate N/A Bridgewater Tiffany Toms Anjel Syndicate N/A Anthony Dows AntDaGamer.com N/A 1(843) 623-5395 Chesterfield Daniel George App Trigger N/A Toronto Brett Nolan AppAddict.net N/A Ann AppySmarts N/A Sam Machkovech Ars Technica N/A Seattle Kyle Orland Ars Technica N/A Silver Spring Denny Atkin Atkin, Denny N/A 1(425) 703-1073 Duvall Dave Clark Atomic Geekdom N/A Alex Levine Attack of the Fanboy N/A Moorpark William Schwartz Attack of the Fanboy N/A Chicago James Renovitch Austin Chronicle N/A 1(512) 454-5766 Austin Austin Evans Austin Evans N/A Los Angeles Ian Jane AVmaniacs.com N/A 1(718) 779-3191 Brian Phillips BadSeed Tech N/A Kansas City Trevor Kincaid BagoGames N/A 1(860) 469-4176 Torrington Michael Mosley BagoGames N/A 1(860) 469-4176 Torrington Brandon Baker Baker, Brandon N/A Waynesboro Chris Baker Baker, Chris N/A San Francisco Joshuah Bearman Bearman, Joshuah N/A 1(323) 307-1359 Los Angeles Samantha Clysdale Beautiful, Free and WonderfulN/A Vancouver Jeff Berman Berman, Jeff N/A New York Jeff Weisbein BestTechie N/A 1(516) 633-4684 Bryan Young Big Shiny Robot! 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