Stephen Kleckner

Writer

Did you click over here to give me a piece of your mind? You going to give me a good verbal thrashing n’ what for, for writing something you don’t agree with? Or, oh, you’re here just to look at my pretty face? Great! Well then, welcome! Pull up a seat. Let me tell you a little bit about myself. I’m being paid by VentureBeat to pound out words on a plastic keyboard. Hopefully, if luck is on my side, those words form sentences. If the odds are in our favor, those sentences will form coherent thought … opinions … perhaps facts as well! As for what credentials I could possibly have to obtain the position of contributing key poker, I’ve been in the video game industry -- in one form or another -- since the mid to late 1990s. In that time I’ve written about games, published games, marketed games, developed games, and some times ... just as a personal treat ... I play games. Outside of GamesBeat, I’m also an indie game designer and artist -- although nothing you’ve probably heard of. You can catch up on what I'm doing outside of GamesBeat <a href="http://www.drunkentemple.com" target="new">over here</a>. I may come off a little awkward, but be damned if I don’t have a <a href="https://venturebeat.com/ethics-statement/" target="new">sense of ethics</a>. I also push out a ton of articles, as you can see below, but here are some recent tidbits that I think you should check out: <ul> <li><a href="https://venturebeat.com/games/gamers-have-so-much-to-give-thanks-for-so-dont-focus-on-the-crap/" target="new">Gamers have so much to be thankful for, so don't focus on the crap</a> <li><a href="https://venturebeat.com/games/for-better-or-worse-consumer-virtual-reality-is-here-with-the-samsung-gearvr/" target="new">For better or worse, consumer virtual reality is here with the Samsung Gear VR</a> <li><a href="https://venturebeat.com/games/we-ask-an-ex-california-state-prisoner-to-play-prison-architect/" target="new">An Ex-California state prisoner's take on Prison Architect, the prison warden simulator</a> <li><a href="https://venturebeat.com/mobile/moto-x-pure-edition-is-a-great-upgrade-even-though-its-size-screws-up-my-one-handed-grip/" target="new">Moto X: Pure Edition is a great upgrade, even if it screws up my one handed grip</a> <li><a href="https://venturebeat.com/games/steelseries-ceo-on-working-with-apple-on-nimbus-controller-and-the-possibilities-of-esports-on-apple-tv/" target="new">How SteelSeries CEO on working with Apple to design Nimbus controller for the Apple TV</a> <li><a href="https://venturebeat.com/games/lara-croft-go-developer-on-turning-an-action-blockbuster-into-a-turn-based-mobile-game/" />Lara Croft GO developer on designing turn based action games</a> <li><a href="https://venturebeat.com/games/balancing-isnt-easy-team-ninja-on-dead-or-alive-5-last-round-in-the-fgc-sexual-fantasy-and-the-future-part-1/" target="new">Balancing isn't easy part 1: Team Ninja on DOA5 in the competitive scene, sexual fantasy, and the future</a> <li><a href="https://venturebeat.com/games/balancing-isnt-easy-team-ninjas-philosophy-on-character-tweaking-in-dead-or-alive-5-last-round-part-2/" target="new">Balancing isn't east part 2: Team Ninja on tweaking Dead or Alive 5 Last Round</a>