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Encyclopedia > Geoff Keighley

Geoff Keighley is a Canadian video game journalist. His work spans online, print and TV outlets, and he has been writing about games since 1992. Computer and video games redirects here. ... For other uses, see Journalist (disambiguation). ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ...


He is most well known as the host of the Spike TV video game show Game Head, which is consistently the highest rated video games show on US television.[citation needed] He was also one of the co-hosts of the now-defunct G4 show G4tv.com. Keighley is also a freelance writer whose work has appeared in Business 2.0, Electronic Gaming Monthly and Entertainment Weekly, among others. Currently, besides hosting Game Head, Keighley can still be seen as a correspondent on another G4 show, The Electric Playground, and his work can be read in monthly columns in the Official Xbox Magazine and on the GameFly website. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Game Head is a television show about video games hosted by games journalist Geoff Keighley. ... G4 is an American cable and satellite television channel originally geared toward male viewers aged 12–34, devoted to the world of video games and the video game lifestyle. ... G4tv. ... A freelancer or freelance worker is a person who pursues a profession without a long-term commitment to any one employer. ... cover Business 2. ... Electronic Gaming Monthly (often abbreviated to EGM) is an American video game magazine. ... Entertainment Weekly (sometimes abbreviated EW) is a magazine published by Time Inc. ... Game Head is a television show about video games hosted by games journalist Geoff Keighley. ... The Electric Playground is a TV show focused on video games. ... Official Xbox Magazine is a monthly video game magazine which started in November 2001 around the launch time of the original Xbox. ... GameFly is a United States online video game rental subscription service that specializes in providing games for game consoles and handheld game consoles. ...


He is known for not just writing reviews and previews, but going behind the scenes of the game industry for in-depth business profiles and lengthy feature pieces. In 2005 GameDaily named him as the best journalist of the year, and in 2004 NewsBios.com named him one of the best 30 business journalists in the world under 30. He is also only one of two journalists, the other being 60 Minutes correspondent Mike Wallace, profiled in the Harvard Business School press book "Geeks and Geezers" by noted leadership expert Warren Bennis. This article is about the CBS news magazine. ... Mike Wallace (born Myron Leon Wallace on May 9, 1918) is a former American game show host, television personality, and journalist. ... Warren Bennis is a lecturer, management and leadership theorist and writer. ...


Keighley was recently interviewed on Larry Hryb's podcast, Major Nelson Radio episode 218, in which Larry made reference to this Wikipedia entry in his show. He also was on show 231 discussing E3. Larry Hryb at X06 Canada Major Nelson redirects here. ... E³ logo The Electronic Entertainment Expo, commonly known as E³, was an annual trade show for the computer and video games industry presented by the Entertainment Software Association. ...


External links

  • Geoff's official site

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