Brian Crecente
| Brian Crecente | |
|---|---|
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| Born | 28 July 1970 |
| Residence | Denver, Colorado |
| Occupation | Journalist, editor, columnist |
| Website | |
| http://www.kotaku.com/ | |
Brian Crecente (born July 28, 1970) is an American journalist and columnist, a founding editor and the News Editor for Vox Games, he also writes Good Game, a weekly column internationally syndicated by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services.[1]
The former Editor-In-Chief of Kotaku, Crecente was educated at the University of Maryland, College Park. He began his career as a journalist with the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. He covered crime and public safety for daily newspapers in Texas, Florida and Colorado for 12 years before starting his career as a video game journalist.[2]
Crecente was named one of the 20 most influential people in the video game industry over the past 20 years by GamePro in 2009[3] and one of gaming's Top 50 journalists by Edge in 2006.[4] He was featured in a 5280 biography.[5]
Crecente is married and has one child.[6]
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- ^ "MCT News Service adds new video game column". McClatchy-Tribune via TMC. March 2009. http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2009/03/03/4027777.htm. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
- ^ Claire (no surname given) (February 2005). "Video Game Extravaganza Pop Quiz". Mediabistro.com. http://www.mediabistro.com/mbtoolbox/pop_quiz/video_game_extravaganza_part_i_pop_quiz_brian_crecente_6098.htm. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
- ^ Shuman, Sid (May 2009). "20 Most Influential People in Gaming: #20 - Brian Crecente". IDG. Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. http://web.archive.org/web/20110607142221/http://www.gamepro.com/article/features/210055/20-most-influential-people-in-gaming-20-brian-crecente/. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
- ^ Staff, Edge (October 2006). "GAMING'S TOP 50 JOURNALISTS". Future plc. http://www.next-gen.biz/features/gamings-top-50-journalists?page=0%252C2. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
- ^ Sanchez, Robert (July 2009). "Game Boy". 5280. http://www.5280.com/issues/2009/0907/feature.php?pageID=1794. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
- ^ Crecente, Brian (November 2004). "Brian Crecente Bio". Kotaku. http://kotaku.com/5262688/brian-crecente-bio. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
