Writing Video Game of the Year with PCMag’s Jordan Minor

Real Time Strategy

PCMag senior analyst Jordan Minor joins us to discuss his book “Video Game of the Year,” available wherever you buy books on July 11. The book chronicles over 40 years of video game history by selecting the defining game of each year. Jordan breaks down how he wrote the book and brought it to life with the help of illustrator Wren McDonald and dozens of leading industry voices.

Timecodes:

00:00:00 – Intro

00:01:48 – Jordan’s Ultimate Game of the Year

00:09:02 – Surprising Game of the Year Choices

00:14:45 – The Writing Process for Video Game of the Year

00:16:58 – Pitching to Publishers

00:20:37 – Breaking Down a Chapter

00:25:07 – Contributor Essays

00:29:09 – Wren McDonald’s Artwork

00:33:34 – Thoughts on the Physical Book

00:46:47 – Easiest and Hardest Games to Write About

00:52:34 – Predicting the Next Ten Years of Gaming Trends

00:56:59 – Closing Thoughts on the Book

Order a copy of Video Game of the Year here, follow Jordan on Twitter @JordanWMinor, and find his writing for PCMag here.

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