Our Gaming Experts
Mikhail Manfredo
Co-Founder, PlayRatedGames |Â Editor
Gaming storyteller with a passion for authenticity. Mikhail co-founded PlayRatedGames and brings raw, unfiltered insights to reviews and podcasts, backed by a deep connection to gaming culture.
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Fil Zahnko
Author
Lifelong gamer and U.S. Navy veteran, Fil brings passion and perspective to PlayRatedGames. With a love for everything from platformers to survival-horror, he blends thoughtful critique with heart and humor, drawing inspiration from gaming’s golden eras and the legends who shaped its media.
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Bilawal Bashir
Author | Game Reviewer
A software engineer that loves videogames, comics, and anime. But will never love pineapple pizza, NEVER!
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Rafael Arbulu
Author
Hailing from Brazil as a seasoned journalist with nearly 20 years of storytelling firepower across gaming, tech, entertainment, and business (and a receding hairline to prove it), Rafael brings the editorial strategy of a final boss, finding complex topics and turning them into binge-worthy reads with a flair for ranting and spicy opinions.
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