Nationality British Name John Walker | Role Journalist | |
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Born 27 October 1977 (age 47) ( 1977-10-27 ) England Occupation TV critic, journalist, cartoonist | ||
John Walker (born 27 October 1977) is a British computer games journalist, as well as a cartoonist and TV critic.
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Journalism
Walker has contributed to a range of print publications, including PC Gamer (credited from issues 75-228), Total Film, Linux Format, Cult TV, Edge, NGamer, Windows XP, PC Plus, Official Xbox Magazine, Xbox World, Gamesmaster, The Cat Magazine and PC Format.
Walker is a founding member and regular contributor to the PC gaming site Rock, Paper, Shotgun, a games reviewer for Eurogamer, and a former essayist for The Escapist.
Rum Doings
He is also one half of the Rum Doings podcast, the other being Nick Mailer of the Positive Internet Company, a podcast in which they pick a topic, then actively avoid talking about it.
Public domain controversy
In 2014 Walker ignited a controversy with an editorial in Rock, Paper, Shotgun about the problem of orphaned classical video games by his suggestion for shorter copyright terms to let them enter faster in the public domain after only 20 years. For instance, game industry veterans George Broussard and Steve Gaynor responded.