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Mike Minotti

Mike Minotti has been with GamesBeat since 2012, starting as an intern. Based near Youngstown, Ohio, he now manages GamesBeat's editorial team. He's also a prolific podcaster, appearing on multiple shows covering the gaming industry.

How an injury drove one artist to make a tower defense-meets-Pokémon game — and a woman-led studio

I met Lynn Hogan at the MGF mobile games conference in Seattle in October, and I immediately became interested in her story. She’s a former concept artist (her career in that field was heavily impacted by a nasty injury) who’s now the chief executive officer of Fat Loot games, which she cofounded.