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Talking With TV's Most-Respected Games Journalist

Posted by Zonk on 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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  1. Who? by MeanderingMind · · Score: 4, Funny

    I took a cursory look at the links, but I honestly have no idea who the guy is or why he's important.

    Someone care to enlighten me? Or should I use my TV for something other than video games?

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  2. Talking With by Anne_Nonymous · · Score: 5, Funny

    >> Talking With TV's Most-Respected Games Journalist

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  3. Come on! by elrous0 · · Score: 3, Funny
    I'd wager $10 that Geoff Keighley's own mother doesn't even respect him.

    -Eric

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  4. Re:What I read... by LordNimon · · Score: 3, Interesting

    No kidding. I read this guy's drivel in every issue of OXM, and if he's the "most respected", then game journalism industry (if you want to call it that) doesn't have anything to be proud of.

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  5. You mean Adam Sessler right? by the_skywise · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Because I've never heard of this "Geoff Keighley", let alone watched his show on Spike TV.