Johnathan Wendel, Professional GamerJohnathan Wendel, Professional Gamer

Wendel quit his job and took time off from school in 1999 to become a full-time pro video gamer. The 25-year-old is a world champion at five games and holds 12 world titles. Just call him "Fatal1ty."

Elena Malykhina, Technology Journalist

April 7, 2006

2 Min Read
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Johnathan Wendel Professional Gamer, Photograph by Austin Walsh
Photograph by Austin Walsh

Johnathan Wendel
Professional Gamer
Interview by Elena Malykhina

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Elena Malykhina

Technology Journalist

Elena Malykhina began her career at The Wall Street Journal, and her writing has appeared in various news media outlets, including Scientific American, Newsday, and the Associated Press. For several years, she was the online editor at Brandweek and later Adweek, where she followed the world of advertising. Having earned the nickname of "gadget girl," she is excited to be writing about technology again for information, where she worked in the past as an associate editor covering the mobile and wireless space. She now writes about the federal government and NASA’s space missions on occasion.

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