Talking With TV's Most-Respected Games Journalist

Posted by Zonk on Tuesday January 30, 2007 @03:29AM from the fedora-with-a-pac-man-on-it dept.

N'Gai Croal, at Newsweek, has a three-part interview up speaking with games journalist Geoff Keighley. Undoubtedly the most respected games reporter on television, Keighley is probably best known at the moment for the SpikeTV show Game Head. He's also written for Entertainment Weekly, Time, Rolling Stone, Gamespot (with the behind the games series), and EGM, as well as hosting the "McLaughlin Group"-ish show Bonus Round for the GameTrailers site. The first part of the interview deals with the creation of 'Bonus Round', and his inspiration for the show. The second piece looks at Keighley's extensive CV, and what it is like writing about games for a mainstream audience. The third piece wraps up with a few words on the industry at large, and perspective on gaming from a business standpoint.

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Re:Who? by spencerg83 · 2007-01-30 03:53 · Score: 2, Informative

I'm with you there.

"TV's Most Respected Games Journalist"? Does that mean he garners respect from TV personalities and celebrities? Or is it because he gains respect from others, while he reports about games on TV?

The only TV game journalists I'm familiar with are Tommy Tallarico, Adam Sessler, and Morgan Webb. I've never even heard of this Keighly individual-- maybe he's featured on the Videogame Icons show on G4TV? Maybe he's that other guy on Electronic Playground?