Brian Crecente

Brian Crecente
Crecente at the 2007 Electronic Entertainment Expo
Born (1970-07-28) July 28, 1970
United States
Residence Pawling, New York, United States
Occupation Journalist, editor, columnist

Brian Crecente (born July 28, 1970) is an American journalist and columnist. He is the video games editor at Variety (magazine) and in charge of game coverage at Rolling Stone.

Crecente was brought on at Variety on April 9, 2018 to expand the entertainment publication's coverage into video gaming with a new vertical that the co-editors say "represents another step forward in our effort to offer great journalism regarding every aspect of the modern media landscape." He still contributes to Rolling Stone's game coverage.[1]

Prior to joining Rolling Stone in 2017, Crecente was the founding editor and former executive editor for Polygon and wrote Good Game, a weekly column internationally syndicated by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services.[2]

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.[3]

In July 2017, Crecente announced on Twitter that he would be leaving Polygon for Rolling Stone's gaming website Glixel.[4]

In 2018, Crecente received a special recognition from the Society of Professional Journalists for his series on game culture in Cuba.[5] He was also awarded first place for Excellence in eSports Writing that same year by the SPJ for his story on the esports champions of Cuba.[6] Crecente was named one of the 20 most influential people in the video game industry over the past 20 years by GamePro in 2009[7] and one of gaming's Top 50 journalists by Edge in 2006.[8] He was featured in a 5280 biography.[9]

Personal life

Brian Crecente is married and has a son, Tristan Crecente; he was 17 in 2018.[10] He is the uncle of Jennifer Ann Crecente who was a victim of teen dating violence. She was murdered by an ex-boyfriend when she was 18. Her death led to The Jennifer Ann Crecente Memorial Grant, the passing of "Jennifer's Law" in Texas and the creation of Jennifer Ann's Group to prevent teen dating violence.[11]

References

  1. ↑ Staff, Variety (April 6, 2018). "Brian Crecente Joins Variety as New Video Games Editor". Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  2. ↑ "MCT News Service adds new video game column". McClatchy-Tribune via TMC. March 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
  3. ↑ Claire (no surname given) (February 2005). "Video Game Extravaganza Pop Quiz". Mediabistro.com. Archived from the original on October 11, 2008. Retrieved July 12, 2009.
  4. ↑ Sinclair, Brendan (July 11, 2017). "Brian Crecente leaving Polygon". Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  5. ↑ Ferrendi, Brittany (May 16, 2018). "Special recognition 2017". Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Excellence in eSports Writing". May 16, 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ Staff, Edge (October 2006). "GAMING'S TOP 50 JOURNALISTS". Future plc. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
  9. ↑ Sanchez, Robert (July 2009). "Game Boy". 5280. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
  10. ↑ Crecente, Brian (December 14, 2012). "Playgrounds: Brian Crecente". Polygon. Vox Media. Archived from the original on October 16, 2015. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Murder of Jennifer Ann Crecente". Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  • Roberts, Michael (August 29, 2017). "Video-Game Journo Brian Crecente Knew the Future Wasn't in Newspapers". Westword. Retrieved September 11, 2017.


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