N’Gai Croal Says Goodbye To Newsweek

In an interesting turn of events, N’Gai Croal has decided that he will be leaving his job of 14 years writing for Newsweek’s Level UP section. His final article has been posted.

In an interview with Kotaku, Mr. Croal expanded on where he’s planning on going after leaving journalism:

I want to do something more creative than when you are on the journalism side of things. I think it’s going to be a combination of things, I’m still in the process of figuring that out. There is some interest in me consulting on games, that’s something I’m interested in as well.

It’s good to see journalists moving forward into the game industry and I do think that they can bring new meat to the table, so to say. They know gamers pretty well and they know what works and what doesn’t for the most part.

My one thought is that, with journalists moving further into the development side, how will this affect game reporting? Is there a foreseeable future of just twitter updates for game reviews? Will underdog blogs move up into the limelight more?

It’s an interesting thought to have about the current state of game coverage media, but fans of N’Gai Croal shouldn’t be too sad about his departure. He will be continuing his monthly article in Edge Magazine as he transitions into a new part of his life.

I wish the best of luck to Mr. Croal.