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UPDATE: SUMMER 2005:
GameGal Editor Libe Goad is now the Senior Programming Manager
of AOL's newly expanded video games channel, running AOL's
editorial coverage of console and PC games. She also runs
the video games sections of Blender and Sync magazines. Meanwhile,
co-founder Dan Ackerman is now a Senior Associate Editor
at CNET.com, covering high-end PCs and multimedia technology.
Founded in 1999, GameGal was one of the
first game websites to cater to female gamers. GameGal is aimed
at a general interest audience, applying mainstream consumer
magazine production values to America's fastest-growing entertainment
medium.
According to the Entertainment Software Association, 39% of
people who play interactive games are women. But, despite girl
gamers accounting for more than a third of a nearly $7 billion
industry, the traditional game press has paid them scant attention.
GameGal aims to correct this oversight, by providing in-depth
news and reviews for female game players of all stripes, from
casual beginners to seasoned pros.
GameGal has become the most-recognized name in the women’s
interactive entertainment category and has been interviewed by,
or covered in, publications including: The New York Times, The
Boston Globe, Wired, PC Magazine, GameNow, Computer Games Magazine,
The San Diego Tribune, Computer Gaming World, Surge, The Boston
Herald, The Pittsburgh Post- Gazette, Slashdot and several books
on the gaming industry, including Monster Gaming (Paraglyph Press)
and William’s Almanac: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know
About Video Games (IQ). In 2003, GameGal was named one of the
Top 100 Undiscovered Sites in PC Magazine’s “Top
200 Sites” issue.
GameGal’s best-known special features include the Annual
Holiday Gift Guide, helping women gamers track down the perfect
games for their tastes and the yearly E3 special, which features
the popular “Hall of Shame” booth babe gallery.
Reviews and previews from GameGal are available on GameRankings.com,
GameTab.com and other major review compilation sites. GameGal’s
content is also syndicated via an RSS newsfeed, available through
several major news syndicators.
GameGal’s co-founders are both writers
and editors with extensive experience in publishing and the games
industry. Editor Libe Goad is a Senior Writer at technology publishing
company Ziff Davis. She was formerly the Editor-at-Large of award-winning
game site Happy Puppy and Video Games Editor for Kozmo.com. Before
that, she was the Managing Editor of a stable of wine and spirits
magazines. Co-founder Dan Ackerman was Senior Editor at UGO.com,
where he headed up their E3.net site. He is now the Editor-in-Chief
of Clubplanet.com, a leading nightlife/music quarterly magazine
and website. [SEE UPDATE ABOVE]
Libe and Dan currently contribute game reviews and previews
to publications including Blender, Sync, Computer Gaming
World, PC Magazine and MTV.com.
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