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About Patricia Hernandez
Patricia is the former editor-in-chief of Kotaku, where she spent a decade writing and editing. Prior to that, she served as the Culture Editor at Polygon, and as a reporter at The Verge. Hernandez specializes in Pokémon TCG, Nintendo, and offbeat internet culture stories.
What's a recent obsession?
Increasing collection of Pokemon cards where the monster is asleep.
What's your origin story?
Patricia began writing about video games in college in 2012, while procrastinating her computer science work. She began as a monthly contributor to Kotaku; years later she became its editor-in-chief. Her first game was Donkey Kong Country.
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