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Jason Schreier

Jason Schreier is an American journalist and author who covers the video game industry, especially game development, workplace culture, and studio management. A reporter for Bloomberg News and formerly Kotaku, he wrote Blood, Sweat, and Pixels, Press Reset, and Play Nice, and is widely known for influential investigative reporting on major game studios.

Biographie et Parcours de l'Auteur

Jason Schreier built his career by treating video games not as sealed entertainment products but as workplaces, industries, and human stories. Educated at New York University, he moved from freelance game writing into a prominent editorial role at Kotaku, where he became known for deeply reported stories on troubled productions, management failures, and the culture of crunch that often sat behind glossy marketing campaigns. That emphasis on process rather than hype marked the first major turning point in his career: it made him widely known for reporting that asked how games were built, delayed, or broken behind the scenes. In 2020, after years at Kotaku, he moved to Bloomberg News, a shift that placed his reporting inside a larger business and technology frame and expanded his audience beyond specialist gaming readers. ((https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonschreier))

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Citations

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After eight years and some change, I am leaving Kotaku
-Press Sneak Out
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Normally, we at Kotaku don’t publish articles about people getting new jobs, but sometimes a headline just has to be written, you know?
-Outer Worlds Writers Hire Outer Wilds Writer
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A remake is, by nature, an egotistical exercise
-Final Fantasy VII Remake: The Kotaku Review
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I am, somehow, going to replay all of Persona 5
-Oh No I’m Playing All Of Persona 5 Again
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Some developers at Naughty Dog continue to ask themselves a question that has haunted the studio for years: Is it worth it?
-As Naughty Dog Crunches On The Last Of Us II, Developers Wonder How Much Longer This Approach Can Last
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We here at Kotaku would like to offer some friendly words of advice: Don’t watch it
-PSA: Don’t Watch The Latest Final Fantasy VII Remake Trailer
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These days, most video game fans are sympathetic to delays
-Video Game Delays Cause More Crunch
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If you’ve played Final Fantasy VII, you’re probably familiar with the Air Buster, a floating robot who resembles a vacuum cleaner
-3 Hours With Final Fantasy VII Remake: Thrilling, But Jarring

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