Kyle Orland is the Senior Gaming Editor at Ars Technica, writing about video game hardware and software, as well as occasional forays into tabletop gaming. Kyle has journalism and computer science degrees from University of Maryland and has previously written for Joystiq, Crispy Gamer, Gamasutra, MSNBC, NPR, Electronic Gaming Monthly, Gamespot, and The Escapist, among others. He is based in the Washington, DC area.