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Former Video Game Press/Media

This is a list of people who are no longer in the video game press/media and have been credited in a game, likely finding a job in the game-making side of the industry. This list is intended to be comprehensive, so notify me if you know of any more. I do not follow the games press as closely as I did when I started this.

To add if/when they are credited and added to GB: Alice Liang, Tina Palacios/Sanchez, Hilary Goldstein, Chris Watters, Ryan Clements, Kallie Plagge

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  • Context: Co-founder of UK's PC Gamer magazine, and later editor-in-chief of its US publication

  • Nickname: Makaze

    Context: Former editorial manager of IGN

  • Context: Former editor at Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)

  • Context: Former writer at GameSpot and Old Man Murray

  • Context: Former producer at GameSpot

  • Context: Former writer for Old Man Murray

  • Context: Former editor-in-chief of Shacknews and editor at large of Gamasutra

  • Context: Former editor at IGN

  • Context: Former editor at 1UP

  • Nickname: The Lord of the Rings

    Context: Former editor-in-chief of Computer Gaming World (CGW), Games For Windows: The Official Magazine (GFW), and editor at 1UP

  • Context: Former Executive Editor at IGN

  • Nickname: Jay Fresh

    Context: Former Editorial Intern at Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM), and made appearances on The 1UP Show (Associate Producer) and CO-OP (Co-Founder, Producer)

  • Context: Former IGN editor

  • Context: Former Editor at IDG Entertainment, Producer at 1UP.com

  • Context: Former Associate Editor at GameSpot, Editor at Bitmob, freelancer at EGM and GamePro

  • Context: Former Managing Editor at IGN

  • Context: Former Executive Editor at IGN

  • Context: Former editor at Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)

  • Nickname: Man-god

    Context: Former Senior Executive Editor for Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM) and editor for 1UP

  • Context: Former editor at GameSpot, specializing in games guides

  • Context: Former editor-in-chief at GameSpot

  • Context: Former editor of Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM), Computer Gaming World (CGW), Games For Windows: The Official Magazine (GFW), and 1UP

  • Real name: José Roberto

    Context: Former editor of GameSpot

  • Nickname: Fragile EAgle

    Context: Former editor of Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM) and 1UP

  • Context: Former editor for GameSpot

  • Context: Former editor for GameSpot

  • Nickname: Milkman

    Context: Former editor-in-chief of Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)

  • Context: Former editor of Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM) and 1UP

    Still comments about games on his 8-4 Play podcast

  • Context: Former editor of GameSpot, Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM), Xbox Nation, Gamers.com, and 1UP

  • Nickname: General Tsao

    Context: Former Group Managing Editor of Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM) and editor of 1UP

  • Context: Former General Technology Editor for Newsweek

  • Former writer for Nintendo Official Magazine/Official Nintendo Magazine and EGM

  • Context: Former Executive Editor at GameSpot and Section Editor at Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)

  • Context: Former editor for 1UP

  • Context: Former EGM/1UP writer

  • Context: Former Senior Gaming Content Producer at G4TV

  • Context: IGN founding editor

  • Context: Former Senior Editor at GameSpot

  • Context: Former Editor at GameSpot, Editor at OPM, Writer at Nintendo Power, Editor at GameTap, Senior Editor at EGM

  • Context: Former Editor at CGW, Editor at OPM, Editor at GameSpy, Editor at GameTap, and Executive Editor at 1UP/IGN

  • Context: Former Senior Producer at GameSpot

  • Context: Former Editor at GameSpot, Editor at EGM, Editor at OPM, Founder/Editor-in-chief at 1UP

  • Nickname: Shoe

    Context: Former Editorial Director of the 1UP Network, Editor-in-Chief of EGM, Editor-in-Chief of GamesBeat

  • Context: Former editor and producer at Ziff Davis/1UP/GameVideos.

  • Context: Former reporter at Polygon and editor at GameSpot.

  • Context: Former editor at Game Informer and content producer at Giant Bomb.

  • Context: Former editor and producer at IGN.

  • Context: Former editor-in-chief at Game Informer.

  • Context: Former news editor at IGN and producer at 1UP

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Nice idea for a list.  It would be cooler if by each person you listed the media outlet(s) these people worked for first and then the game developer(s) they've worked for since - I haven't heard of about third of these people and that would give context.

If you're including Erik Wolpaw then Chet Faliszek comes obviously to mind to complete the ex-Old Man Murray duo.

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@RagingLion:

In both cases, I thought their Giant Bomb person page would provide enough information/context. However, I suppose I shouldn't assume their relation to media would necessarily be present on their page, so I guess including the outlet(s) they worked for isn't a bad idea. As for Chet, I included Erik because of GameSpot. I've never heard of Old Man Murray, but since you pointed it out I guess that's valid.

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Nick Breckon and Chris Remo formerly worked for Shacknews, (and Remo went on to work for Gamasutra) before getting jobs at Bethesda and Irrational respectively.
Neat list!
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Craig Harris (formerly of IGN), now works at SEGA

Mark Bozon (formerly of IGN, then EGM) seems (?) to be working full time at his brothers company WayForward
 
and for some weird reason, the most famous of the old IGN bunch, Matt Cassamassina, does not have a page on Giant Bomb. He's been working for Apple since he left IGN.

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oh, there are more: 
Abbie Heppe now works for Infinity Ward (as a community manager, I believe?)
Jay "Fresh" Frechette, formerly of 1UPs video team and later co-host of video game show CO-OP with Area 5 was/is community manager at Visceral Games for Dead Space 2
You could list the other Area 5 guys as well, since they are now mainly doing dev diaries and stuff for other people since CO-OP went off the web-air. (Ryan O'Donnell, Cesar Quintero, Matt Chandronait). But none of them has a page here yet, unfortunately.
 
Oh, and why isn't Whiskey Media mascot Gary Whitta (PC Gamer, now screenwriter and professional Apple Fanboy on the TEsted podcast)on this list? :)

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@DeF: To have a person page on Giant Bomb, one must be credited in at least one video game that is on the site.
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@Kamasama: oh right, that explains it :) thanks
 
though I'm sure at least Cassamassina has a credit somewhere. (His face was in GoldenEye 64, so he must at least be in the special thanks section)
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