On Friday I’ll be in Las Vegas for the annual DICE Summit, which I guess amounts to the “TED” or “D” conference for gaming. While I always attend every year, this year I’ve been asked to speak on a panel about “game journalism.” As of late I’ve avoided immersing myself into many of these discussions (like this one on Slate, or this symposium) because, dare I say, I would rather see folks doing more to change the state of journalism than lamenting it 10,000 words at a time. And I’ve been especially weary of talking about it at DICE, where a few years ago the “game journalism” panel included one editor of a single-platform magazine stating that their job was (to paraphrase) be a “cheerleader for their platform, and to make the reader feel good about owning that system.”
But this discussion should be an interesting one. It’s going to be moderated by Ted Price from Insomniac Games, who is one of the nicest guys in the business. (But he promises me there will be lots of drama and intrigue on our panel!). And I’ll be joined by some of my favorite peers, including Blog.Newsweek.com/Levelup’s N’Gai Croal, USA Today’s Mike Snider, and Seth “Schizzel” Schissel.
Instead of talking about the STATE of game journalism, maybe we should talk about WHAT game journalism even is in the wake of Neo-Gaf, The Wii, and MetaCritic. Why that’s a great name for a panel isn’t it! (For the record I can’t take credit). Does a game journalist even matter anymore? Sometimes I feel like the enthusiast magazines end up being nothing more than a mechanism for screenshot delivery, and today it’s still hard to get mainstream publications to write intelligently about the business.
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We’ve posted the first Bonus Round episode of 2009 on GT. This one is all about Resident Evil 5. Check it out on GameTrailers.
As you may have read, yes, I’m happy to confirm that I’ve signed a new multi-year deal with Spike TV. This means you’ll be seeing lots more of GTTV and Bonus Round in the years to come, as well as a series of videogame specials and of course the Video Game Awards.
I joined Spike back in the Fall of 2005, and I am proud of all the work we’ve done both on-air and online at GameTrailers. At a time when other TV networks and print publications are scaling back support of gaming, Spike continues to invest more and more in the category. Soon we will be talking more about what that means.
You can read the full press release here.
Today we’re excited to announce that GameTrailers TV is now available on the PlayStation Network Video Store. That’s right: You’ll be able to download episodes of the show every week. You can watch a trailer announcing this groundbreaking deal right here:
This announcement is appropriate because next week’s GTTV is all about Infamous, the exclusive PS3 open world game. Just yesterday I shot the show in Seattle with Sucker Punch, and we’ll be showing you LOTS of new exclusive content. You’ll meet the first boss, see the fight against her, and see a new trailer, cutscenes and other content.
Recently I had the pleasure of heading to Rockstar Games for an exclusive look at THE LOST AND DAMNED, the new downloadable episode for GRAND THEFT AUTO IV. You can watch this episode in its entirety over at GameTrailers.com.
Welcome to the re-designed GameSlice! Longtime followers of my work may remember that over a decade ago – when I was in college – I began daily posts on this site about the gaming industry. Over the past few years this domain has been largely dormant, amounting to nothing more than a series of links to my work on other sites.
Recently I decided it was time to re-fresh GameSlice. While it may appear very much like “Geoff Keighley’s blog,” I want to set your expectations accordingly. Due to my schedule and constant travel I won’t be posting dozens of times a day and linking to breaking news. But I do plan to be more active on the site and post more frequent link to my work, inside tidbits on upcoming projects, and perhaps even an editorial now and then. This is also where you’ll get the first news on some of my upcoming shows and projects that are in development. If you haven’t figured it out already, my Twitter feed is also a good way to keep up with my antics around the country.
Or at least that’s my current thinking – which is probably subject to change, and definitely subject to your comments here on the site. (The webteam at Fuski has done a great job with the WordPress comment system on this site). At the very least this new site will make it easier for me to post updates, and provide a better way for you to learn about my latest projects.
Thanks for visiting.
