Brian Crecente
| Brian Crecente | |
|---|---|
 Crecente at the 2007 Electronic Entertainment Expo | |
| Born |
July 28, 1970 United States |
| Residence | Pawling, New York, United States |
| Occupation | Journalist, editor, columnist |
| Website |
polygon |
Brian Crecente (born July 28, 1970) is an American journalist and columnist. He is a founding editor and the executive editor for Polygon. He also writes Good Game, a weekly column internationally syndicated by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services.[1]
The founding 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]
Brian Crecente is married and has a 15-year-old son whose name is Tristan Crecente.[6]
References
- ↑ "MCT News Service adds new video game column". McClatchy-Tribune via TMC. March 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
- ↑ Claire (no surname given) (February 2005). "Video Game Extravaganza Pop Quiz". Mediabistro.com. 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. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
- ↑ Staff, Edge (October 2006). "GAMING'S TOP 50 JOURNALISTS". Future plc. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
- ↑ Sanchez, Robert (July 2009). "Game Boy". 5280. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
- ↑ Crecente, Brian (December 14, 2012). "Playgrounds: Brian Crecente". Polygon. Vox Media. Archived from the original on October 16, 2015. Retrieved October 16, 2015.