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 over here.
I may come off a little awkward, but be damned if I don’t have a sense of ethics.
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:
- Gamers have so much to be thankful for, so don't focus on the crap
- For better or worse, consumer virtual reality is here with the Samsung Gear VR
- An Ex-California state prisoner's take on Prison Architect, the prison warden simulator
- Moto X: Pure Edition is a great upgrade, even if it screws up my one handed grip
- How SteelSeries CEO on working with Apple to design Nimbus controller for the Apple TV
- Lara Croft GO developer on designing turn based action games
- Balancing isn't easy part 1: Team Ninja on DOA5 in the competitive scene, sexual fantasy, and the future
- Balancing isn't east part 2: Team Ninja on tweaking Dead or Alive 5 Last Round
Stories by Stephen Kleckner
Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes review — all love with a flawed heart
Alien Blackout hands-on: Don’t assume mobile is a bad idea
Swery on crafting Japanese indie The Missing’s narrative puzzle design
BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle review — an accessible gateway to anime fighters
Tournament Battle is Capcom’s gift to Nintendo Switch Street Fighter fans
How Arc System Works is aiming for a simpler fighter with BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle
Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition review — how the fighter should have launched
SmartBoy review: Turning your phone into a GameBoy is cool, but it’s also a pain
Balrog’s back: 5 minutes with Street Fighter V’s boxer
Street Fighter V finally gets the story Capcom promised
Street Fighter V shows how Capcom wants to make fighting games — and players — better
Street Fighter V round 3: Yoshinori Ono dishes on the comeback mechanic
Street Fighter V round 2: Yoshinori Ono, Matt Dahlgren take on monetization
Street Fighter V’s Yoshinori Ono has more energy than a Ryu fireball
The virtual reality headsets that will rock your 2016 — and beyond
$599 Oculus Rift headset and 100 games will kickstart VR in 2016
Sony tries to trademark Let’s Play and pisses off the Internet
Lumo has given my shorts awareness and can now criticize my goofy running style
Luma purchases network-security device manufacturer Nodal Industries
Speck wants you to recycle your Cardboard for their new mobile VR viewer
Hands-on with Samsung Galaxy TabPro S
Panasonic debuts Ora smart home system
HP buddies up with HTC to build virtual reality gaming PCs
Moff Band motion-sensing wearable lets you play Pac-Man with your body
Fitbit unveils Blaze, its first wearable with a color screen, ships in March for $200
Pop a wheelie with your couch using this motion simulator gadget
HP launching 5 new EliteBook laptops this year
HP upgrades its Spectre X360 and Pavilion X2 laptops with larger screens
Logitech upgrades its Proteus Spectrum G502 gaming mouse … with colored lights
Stern Pinball shows off re-release of Steve Ritchie’s Spider-Man
The best of GamesBeat’s 2015 coverage
The overlooked games of 2015 — Dead or Alive 5: Last Round
Steam’s shoot-’em-up library gets stronger with Deathsmiles
Razer Wildcat is a good alternative to the Xbox One Elite controller
Phantasy Star Online, one of the most important games in console gaming evolution, is 15
You can now play Angry Birds Friends, Monopoly, Risk, and more on your Chromecast
The 10 best games of 2015 and GamesBeat’s Game of the Year
VR startup bets on bite-sized breaks from reality
