Round-Up: Game Journalist Swings & Roundabouts

Sometimes I think that people don’t keep up with the interesting goings-on in the game journalist world, so it’s good to see that Tor Thorsen pointing out some notable shifts on the GameSpot News blog - relatively unread by media types, I think.
Firstly, on the San Jose Mercury News’ Dean Takahashi: “Speaking with GameSpot at the D.I.C.E. Summit, the longtime newspaperman said he had decided to devote himself fulltime to blogging on VentureBeat, a new site dedicated to Silicon Valley finance.” And indeed, there’s a note on Dean’s blog and on VentureBeat, where the site’s editor notes: “Yes, Dean will be doing games. But he’ll be doing lots of other fun stuff too.”
Secondly: “This afternoon, popular game-news destination Shacknews announced the departure of veteran game journalist Chris Remo, who had been its editor-in-chief since 2005. Remo told GameSpot he hasn’t decided on his next position yet, but is actively […]

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