Dave Halverson is an American

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who has been the founder, publisher, and editor-in-chief of ''

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'' (where he wrote reviews as E. Storm, Skid and Takahara), ''Gamers' Republic'', ''

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'', and currently the new versions of ''GameFan''. Halverson is regarded as a well-known but a controversial and polarizing figure in video game journalism regarding his personality, actions and statements, such as his aggressive criticism of the poor reception of '' Golden Axe: Beast Rider '' by many other outlets, and also initially giving the

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version of ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' (2006) a 9.5, which is regarded as one of the worst video games of all-time. He also reviewed

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releases, including for ''Gamers' Republic''.

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