John Walker
Verified- Freelance Editor, Kotaku
- Freelance Editor-in-Chief, Buried Treasure
- Senior Consultant, Quick-Save Consultants
- None, Buried Treasure, Kotaku
Bath
As seen in:
Buried Treasure,
Kotaku,
Medium,
MSN,
MSN Canada,
MSN Singapore,
Yahoo Entertainment,
Yahoo Life,
MSN Malaysia,
The Guardian,
Yahoo News,
Yahoo News Malaysia
and
Covers:
Gaming, tech, movies, TV
Doesn't Cover:
Underwater puppy fighting
linktr.ee/botherer. Email is john@hairycyclops.com. Follow @game_treasure, and support its lovely Patreon:
patreon.com/buriedtreasure
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John Walker’s Biography
Read Full Bio →I've been a games critic and writer since 1999. I started writing for PC Gamer, there for 12 or so years, alongside a lot of the Future gaming mags. That and Eurogamer for a good few years, too.
In 2007 I co-created Rock Paper Shotgun, the PC gaming site, and co-ran that until 2017, when we sold it for delicious money.
I now run www.buried-treasure.org, reviewing unknown indie games that the rest of the press ignores. I'm also an editor at Kotaku, and I co-run a consultancy firm called Quick Sa…
John Walker’s Journalist Portfolio
Interview
See all 15 answers →What was your first job as a journalist?
I wrote a review of the abysmal Stressed Eric cartoon for a lovely magazine called Cult TV.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Danny Concannon.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Google Docs, a PC, and many godforsaken CMSs.