Dave Halverson is an American video game journalist who has been the founder, publisher, and editor-in-chief of GameFan (where he wrote reviews as E. Storm, Skid and Takahara), Gamers' Republic, Play, and currently the new versions of GameFan. Halverson is regarded as a well-known but a controversial and polarizing figure in video game journalism regarding his personality, actions and statements, such as his aggressive criticism of the poor reception of Golden Axe: Beast Rider by many other outlets, and also initially giving the Xbox 360 version of Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) a 9.5, which is regarded as one of the worst video games of all-time. He also reviewed anime releases, including for Gamers' Republic.
External links
- Dave Halverson « - GameFan[usurped]
References
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"GameSetWatch COLUMN: 'Game Mag Weaseling': Dave Halverson's Greatest Hits '08". Gamesetwatch.com. February 16, 2009. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved September 6, 2015. http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2009/02/column_game_mag_weaseling_dave.php/ ↩
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"Golden Axe dissenters "suck at games", says Play Online boss". VG247. October 21, 2008. Archived from the original on August 26, 2023. Retrieved September 6, 2015. http://www.vg247.com/2008/10/21/golden-axe-dissenters-suck-at-games-says-play-online-boss/ ↩