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March 31, 2003
Profiles in Game Journalism

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I've been asked, "How do I get started as a game journalist?"

I've emailed a few working writers covering the games industry to see how they got their start in professional video game journalism. Over the next week or two, I'll post their stories.

Dean Takahashi, David Hodgson, Wagner James Au.

Posted by justin at March 31, 2003 10:16 AM
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TrackBack: David Hodgson - From Witchcraft to Warcraft
Excerpt: David "Sothoth" Hodgson has been an editor at Maximum, GameFan, Gamers.com and now writes game strategy guides for Prima. All
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TrackBack: Dean Takahashi - They Go to School for This?
Excerpt: Dean Takahashi has written about games for The Wall Street Journal, Red Herring and the San Jose Mercury News. Most
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Tracked: April 3, 2003 05:02 PM

TrackBack: Wagner James Au: Player Philosopher
Excerpt: Part of a continuing series of Profiles in Game Journalism: Wagner James Au studied philosophy in college, which prepared him
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Tracked: April 23, 2003 09:25 AM

TrackBack: Tugbek Olek - Writer First
Excerpt: Part of a continuing series of Profiles in Game Journalism: Dedicated play can lead to work as a game
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Tracked: April 23, 2003 09:26 AM

TrackBack: JC Herz - Critical Timing
Excerpt: Part of a continuing series of Profiles in Game Journalism: JC Herz wrote an early book examining the emergence of
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Tracked: May 6, 2003 10:14 AM