Real Time Strategy
Real Time Strategy
TriplePoint
From Games Journalist to Live-Service PR Expert with Doug Perry
1 hour 41 minutes Posted Apr 21, 2023 at 6:18 pm.
Intro
Game Reviews (Halo, Driver, Grand Theft Auto)
Favorite Games Journalism Pieces (Dreamcast History)
Post-IGN Journalism Career
Making the Move to PR at Reverb Communications
Advice for Journalists Moving to PR
In-House PR for Warframe at Digital Extremes
Balancing Warframe’s Community and PR Needs
Other Warframe Learnings (Free-to-Play Bias, Player Feedback)
Influencers and Social Media
Phone Calls with Journalists
Burnout and Maintaining a Love for the Games Industry
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Show notes
Doug Perry, IGN co-founder and head of public relations at Pearl Abyss America, returns to the show to discuss his transition from games journalism to games PR, his advice for journalists making the same move, and his key learnings from leading PR for Warframe at Digital Extremes.
 
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Connect with Doug on LinkedIn here, and find his writing at IGN here. Read his Dreamcast history feature here, his literature in gaming feature here, and his interview with Donald Mustard for Infinity Blade II here. 
Follow the podcast on Twitter @RealTimeStrats, and email us questions at [email protected].