Exclusive WebTV Interview with Brian Crecente, Managing Editor of Kotaku on maniaTV’s War Room

This week maniaTV’s Arcade Gaming Network show, War Room features an exclusive interview with Brian Crecente, managing editor of one of the world’s most popular gaming blogs, Kotaku. Brian joins hosts Rob Talbert and Brandon Schultz to discuss the issues and nuances influencing the gaming industry. Among them, Brian provides viewers with a plethora of insight into where the gaming industry is going, what gamers should expect from developers in the future; to how information sources such as Kotaku have affected the industry and what they must do to remain fair and objective in their reporting.  

“We have brought on dozens of journalists for the show, but Brian brings an incredible energy and special wisdom to the gaming industry and it really comes across in this episode” said Devin Boddie, Executive Producer of the Arcade Gaming Network. “We can’t wait to do it again!”

The new episode of War Room premiers on Kotaku and maniaTV this week and can be seen by clicking here.

About Brian Crecente

Brian Crecente, a former crime reporter at several national papers, is the managing editor of Kotaku. Crecente helped to launch Kotaku in October 2004, and has since appeared as a gaming authority on CNBC, ABC World News, Fox National News, CNN and NPR. He has been quoted by the BBC, New York Times and Rolling Stone Magazine. His articles have appeared in The New York Post, Playboy Magazine, Wired Magazine and on Scripp's newswire and MSNBC. He is a regular contributor to Variety, The Rocky Mountain News and Paste Magazine and has been profiled by the Sydney Morning Herald and El Pais. He currently lives in Denver, CO with his 7-year-old son and wife.

About Kotaku.com

Kotaku is the ultimate gaming blog, with in-depth news coverage, reviews, and expert analyses. Its readers are pop junkies who have chosen video games as their media of choice, and Kotaku satisfies their itches, while documenting the industry’s ever-increasing presence in television, film, and beyond. Churning out video game news over 50 times per day, Kotaku constantly accelerates the velocity of the hyper fast gaming world.

About maniaTV

The maniaTV Network launched in 2004 as the world's first Internet TV network. The company produces, sells and distributes made for internet programming targeting the 18 to 34 year old audience while delivering innovative branded entertainment opportunities to leading brands and advertisers. With a state-of-the-art production studio in Hollywood, maniaTV produces groundbreaking, award-winning programming for millions of viewers each month. maniaTV's programming slate consists of three networks, Comedy on Demand, Music and Arcade, the gaming network. Leading shows include Dave Navarro's Spread TV, Arcade’s War Room, Laugh of The Day and All Access. maniaTV delivers unique brand experiences within each show and has served over 90 of Advertising Age's Top 100. Through its visionary market leadership and focus on premium content and distribution partnerships, maniaTV is redefining television for the 21st Century. We like to call it "Television 2.0".

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