Matt Peckham

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Matt C. Peckham (born October 29, 1972) is a widely published freelance writer whose articles and stories have appeared in various print and online media, including Variety (magazine), Computer Gaming World, 1UP, Games For Windows, PC World, Electronic Gaming Monthly, The Sci-Fi Channel, X-Play, and GamePro. He also maintains the official online web presence of Eisner-nominated British writer Mike Carey.

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[edit] Biography

Peckham attended Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, where he received an M.A. in English with an emphasis on creative fiction.[1] Initially employed as a store manager for Software Etc., he left retail to pursue a career as a systems engineer with Union Pacific Railroad before transitioning to writing full time.

[edit] Journalism

Peckham is known for his occasionally polemical reviews, in particular a review of Atari's Neverwinter Nights 2, which was controversially removed shortly after publication by games site 1UP.[2] His second extended review of the game was later published by SCI FI.[3] He is also a notable critic of so-called "meta" game score sites like Metacritic and Gamerankings for what he describes as "lumping to one,"[4] i.e. unscientifically averaging scores rendered from disparate scales.

Peckham's 2004 SF Site article on Stephen King's Dark Tower series[5] was cited by Best American Fantasy series[6] editor Matthew Cheney as "one of the best pieces of criticism I've read in quite some time."[7]

Peckham is currently the editor of PC World's Game On daily games column, launched in April 2007.[8]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Listing at Nebraska Center for Writers". Retrieved on 2007-12-23. 
  2. ^ "Neverwinter Nights 2 Review Pulled", 1UP, 2006-11-03. Retrieved on 2007-12-23. 
  3. ^ "Neverwinter Nights 2 review at SCI FI". Retrieved on 2007-12-23. 
  4. ^ "Change Your Game Score or Else". Retrieved on 2007-12-23. 
  5. ^ "Climbing The Tower: Preface". Retrieved on 2007-12-23. 
  6. ^ "Best American Fantasy series home page". Retrieved on 2007-12-23. 
  7. ^ "Artistic Merit and Stephen King", The Mumpsimus, 2004-08-02. Retrieved on 2007-12-23. 
  8. ^ "Game On, PC World", PC World. Retrieved on 2007-12-23. 

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