Originally Published: December 11, 2008, on 1050ESPN.com (now ESPNNewYork.com)

A while back, I had a chance to sit down with one of the founding fathers of video game journalism, Geoff Keighley. Geoff and I talked about how he got his start in the business and what direction he feels the video game industry is heading in on many different fronts.

Geoff is currently the host of GameTrailers TV on Spike, a weekly look at the best games coming out for all the systems, and was recently promoted to Spike’s Executive in Charge of Video Game Publisher Relations. As well as these responsibilities, Geoff is also the Executive Producer of Spike’s Video Game Awards.

The 2008 Video Game Awards air LIVE on Spike TV, this coming Sunday, December 14th, at 9PM EST. The awards show is being hosted this year by Jack Black with such musical acts as the All-American Rejects and 50 Cent. I will be there on-site for the awards and will be sure to report back to all you fine folks on this year’s results.


CLICK HERE – to listen to my interview with Geoff Keighley, host of SpikeTV’s GameTrailers TV.