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SCi/Eidos in Buyout Talks Again?

Reports from Britain say the Tomb Raider publisher is talking with suitors again

EA: Employee Morale Way Up

Several years after EA Spouse, EA reveals internal survey data to GameDaily BIZ

Rumor: Microsoft Creating Xbox 360 'Wii-mote'

A source tells MTV that MS is going after the Wii audience with its own motion controller

Stephen King Irate Over Anti-Game Bill

Renowned author says politicians have made games a "whipping boy."

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Media Coverage: The New York Times: Now

Ever wonder how one of the most prestigious papers approaches video games today? Media Coverage grills reporter Seth Schiesel on the current state of The New York Times' games c...

Type: Media
Posted: 04/04/2008

Written By: Gus Mastrapa
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Media Coverage: The New York Times: Then

Media Coverage catches up with former New York Times columnist Peter Olafson to talk about games coverage at the renowned paper and experiential writing, among other things.

Type: Media
Posted: 03/20/2008

Written By: Gus Mastrapa
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Media Coverage: One-Issue Review: PC Gamer 172

A die-hard console gamer since the age of five, Media Coverage dives bravely into the world of PC gaming journalism to see what he can extract from its vile innards.

Type: Media
Posted: 02/22/2008

Written By: Kyle Orland
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Love in the Time of Game Journalism

In a special Valentine's Day edition, Media Coverage looks at how game journalists balance their love of gaming with their love for that special someone in their lives.

Type: Media
Posted: 02/14/2008

Written By: Kyle Orland
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Media Coverage: Taking out the Trash: Winter Doldrums Edition

Media Coverage sweeps out a bunch of detritus that's accumulated during a surprisingly busy first quarter of 2008. GameSpot, Fox News and more make the list...

Type: Media
Posted: 02/08/2008

Written By: Kyle Orland
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Media Coverage: Meet the Games Press: Ricardo Torres

The newly promoted Gamespot EIC talks about taking the reins of one of game journalism's oldest and most recognized web sites. And yes, Jeff Gerstmann does come up.

Type: Media
Posted: 01/31/2008

Written By: Kyle Orland
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Meet the Games Press: Geoff Keighley

Media Coverage talks with the host of Spike TV's GameTrailers TV about web video, the VGAs and Fox News. Also, the Foo Fighters come up at one point.

Type: Media
Posted: 01/24/2008

Written By: Kyle Orland
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One-Issue Review: Pro Gam3r #1

Media Coverage looks at a newcomer onto the magazine scene that wants to be the Sports Illustrated of pro gaming. Is it worth your time?

Type: Media
Posted: 01/17/2008

Written By: Kyle Orland
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Media Coverage: Frozen Out

Media Coverage talks with Ziff Davis' Dan "Shoe" Hsu about being denied coverage access from a few high profile publishers.

Type: Media
Posted: 01/10/2008

Written By: Kyle Orland
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Media Coverage: Looking Back at Looking Ahead

Media Coverage looks back to see how many of the "most anticipated games of 2007" were really worthy of our anticipation.

Type: Media
Posted: 01/03/2008

Written By: Kyle Orland
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Meet the Games Press: Adam Sessler

Media Coverage talks to the X-Play co-host about some big changes for the show and the status of "gaming" network G4.

Type: Media
Posted: 12/20/2007

Written By: Kyle Orland
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Taking out the Trash - Post-Gerstmann edition

Media Coverage does a quick summary of game journalism news without mentioning Jeff Gerstmann even once. Whoops. Well I don't mention Jeff twice. Whoops!

Type: Media
Posted: 12/13/2007

Written By: Kyle Orland
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Media Coverage: Gamers Go Gaga Over GameSpot's 'Gerstmann-gate'

Despite what you may have heard, Media Coverage was not locked out of his office last Wednesday over a negative review of GamePro.

Type: Media
Posted: 12/06/2007

Written By: Kyle Orland
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Media Coverage: Pressing the Career Reset Button

Why are some video game journalists leaving high-profile editorial positions for new, unproven outlets? Media coverage investigates.

Type: Media
Posted: 11/30/2007

Written By: Kyle Orland
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Media Coverage: Future's Official Future

Media Coverage talks to Future U.S. President Jonathan Simpson-Bint on the publisher's burgeoning monopoly on the market for official system magazines.

Type: Media
Posted: 11/15/2007

Written By: Kyle Orland
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Media Coverage: Rumor Reporter

Media Coverage has it on good authority that high-placed sources close to the situation (who asked not to be named) suggest that this column might be delayed until Holiday 2009.

Type: Media
Posted: 11/08/2007

Written By: Kyle Orland
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Taking Out the Trash – Super-sized Holiday Edition

Unlike most holiday season magazines, this week's Media Coverage column is filled with extra content, not extra ads.

Type: Media
Posted: 11/01/2007

Written By: Kyle Orland
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One-Issue Review: GamesTM 60

Media Coverage reviews yet another British import that's bringing some class to the magazine racks of America's bookstores.

Type: Media
Posted: 10/25/2007

Written By: Kyle Orland
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The Media Coverage Gift Guide

While most gift guides tell you what to buy, Media Coverage helps journalists figure out what to do with the freebies developers and publishers buy for them.