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'''Dave Halverson''' is an American [[video game journalist]] who has been the founder, publisher, and editor-in-chief of ''[[GameFan]]'' (where he wrote reviews as '''E. Storm''', '''Skid''' and '''Takahara'''<ref name=jd>{{cite web |url=http://www.joystickdivision.com/2008/04/halverson_has_left_the_buildin.php |title=Halverson has left the building - Joystick Division - Videogame news, features and reviews |publisher=Joystick Division |date=April 9, 2008 |access-date=September 6, 2015 |archive-date=May 10, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150510110034/http://www.joystickdivision.com/2008/04/halverson_has_left_the_buildin.php |url-status=live }}</ref>), ''Gamers' Republic'',<ref name=gr>{{cite web |url=http://www.videogameobsession.com/videogame/mags/GamersRepublic/index.htm |title=Gamers' Republic Magazine @ VideoGameObsession.com (c) Matthew Henzel |publisher=Videogameobsession.com |access-date=September 6, 2015 |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234612/http://www.videogameobsession.com/videogame/mags/GamersRepublic/index.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[List of manga magazines published outside of Japan|Play]]'',<ref>{{cite web |author=Frank Anderson |url=https://venturebeat.com/2010/04/10/dave-halverson-speaks-the-demise-of-play-magazine/ |title=Dave Halverson Speaks: The Demise Of Play Magazine |publisher=Venturebeat.com |date=April 10, 2010 |access-date=September 6, 2015 |archive-date=November 5, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141105100852/http://venturebeat.com/2010/04/10/dave-halverson-speaks-the-demise-of-play-magazine/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and currently the new versions of ''GameFan''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamesabyss.com/dave-halverson-re-launches-gamefan-magazine/ |title=Dave Halverson Re-launches GameFan Magazine |publisher=Games Abyss |date=February 9, 2010 |access-date=September 6, 2015 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924020615/http://www.gamesabyss.com/dave-halverson-re-launches-gamefan-magazine/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Halverson is regarded as a well-known but a controversial and polarizing figure in video game journalism regarding his personality, actions and statements,<ref name=jd/><ref name=gr/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.destructoid.com/gamefan-chief-says-the-industry-is-a-sad-state-of-affairs-214361.phtml |title=GameFan chief says the industry is a sad state of affairs |publisher=Destructoid.com |date=October 23, 2011 |access-date=September 6, 2015 |archive-date=September 5, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905125418/http://www.destructoid.com/gamefan-chief-says-the-industry-is-a-sad-state-of-affairs-214361.phtml |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2009/02/column_game_mag_weaseling_dave.php/ |title=GameSetWatch COLUMN: 'Game Mag Weaseling': Dave Halverson's Greatest Hits '08 |publisher=Gamesetwatch.com |date=February 16, 2009 |access-date=September 6, 2015 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924020813/http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2009/02/column_game_mag_weaseling_dave.php |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.toplessrobot.com/2014/09/robotic_gaming_monthly_4_-_pax_gamescom_and_sad_si.php?page=4 |title=Robotic Gaming Monthly - PAX, Gamescom, and Sad Signs O' The Times - Topless Robot - Unofficial Sponsor of Your Inner Childishness - Page 4 |publisher=Topless Robot |date=September 2, 2014 |access-date=September 6, 2015 |archive-date=November 5, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141105101138/http://www.toplessrobot.com/2014/09/robotic_gaming_monthly_4_-_pax_gamescom_and_sad_si.php?page=4 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Szczepaniak |first=John |url=http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/gamefan/GameFAN.htm |title=History of Diehard GameFAN Magazine |publisher=Hardcore Gaming 101 |date=July 25, 2012 |access-date=September 6, 2015 |archive-date=August 31, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150831223226/http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/gamefan/GameFAN.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=John Szczepaniak |url=http://www.sega-16.com/2006/09/retroinspection-mega-drive/ |title=Sega-16 – Retroinspection: Mega Drive |publisher=Sega-16.com |date=September 12, 2006 |access-date=September 6, 2015 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924100219/http://www.sega-16.com/2006/09/retroinspection-mega-drive/ |url-status=live }}</ref> such as his aggressive criticism of the poor reception of ''[[Golden Axe: Beast Rider ]]'' by many other outlets, and also initially giving the [[Xbox 360]] version of [[Sonic the Hedgehog (2006 video game)|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' (2006)]] a 9.5, which is regarded as one of the worst video games of all-time.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.destructoid.com/hated-beast-rider-then-you-suck-at-games-apparently-108508.phtml |title=Hated Beast Rider? Then you suck at games, apparently |publisher=Destructoid.com |date=October 20, 2008 |access-date=September 6, 2015 |archive-date=August 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230826155302/https://www.destructoid.com/hated-beast-rider-then-you-suck-at-games-apparently/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://kotaku.com/5066014/golden-axe-reviews-are-irresponsible-rubbish-says-reviewer |title=Golden Axe Reviews Are "Irresponsible" Rubbish, Says Reviewer |date=October 20, 2008 |publisher=Kotaku.com |access-date=September 6, 2015 |archive-date=July 17, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150717195914/http://kotaku.com/5066014/golden-axe-reviews-are-irresponsible-rubbish-says-reviewer |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vg247.com/2008/10/21/golden-axe-dissenters-suck-at-games-says-play-online-boss/ |title=Golden Axe dissenters "suck at games", says Play Online boss |publisher=VG247 |date=October 21, 2008 |access-date=September 6, 2015 |archive-date=August 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230826155309/https://www.vg247.com/golden-axe-dissenters-suck-at-games-says-play-online-boss |url-status=live }}</ref> He also reviewed [[anime]] releases, including for ''Gamers' Republic''.

'''Dave Halverson''' is the founder of numerous publications about video games including [[GameFan]] and [[Gamer's Republic]]. He also founded Fusion that publishes both Play and Rocket magazines which cover games on multiple [[Platform (computing)|platforms]], as well as [[anime]], [[manga]], [[film]], [[DVD]], [[comics]], [[TV]], [[toy]]s, [[music]], and [[Mass media|media]]. (not to be confused with the UK-based [[Play (UK magazine)|Play]], which covers [[Sony]]'s [[PlayStation]] product line). Fusion also publishes the Girls of Gaming and Anime magazines, and it's also in charge of the Play Online website.

Dave Halverson is also a ghost in the game [[Fatal Frame II]].

==Controversy==
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Halverson has been criticised before for giving unusually high scores for games rated far lower elsewhere in the industry. For example, in the past few years he has not rated a game lower than 7.0 for Play magazine. Some of this can be explained by the fact that he can choose what games he wants to review. He has also been accused of showing particular favoritism to Sega. In multiple issues of Play Magazine, Halverson himself reviewed Sega games including Sonic Unleashed, Sonic the Hedgehog, and Golden Axe: Beast Rider. Each of these games received negative reviews except for Halverson's where they were lauded with praise. Halverson even went so far as to criticize other reviewers for their scores of Golden Axe. Additionally Sonic the Hedgehog was named Best Action Platform of 2006 in their February 2007 issue, Play magazines June 2007 issue had a "Best of Sega" section, and Sega Licenses had the most number of cover stories than any other company.

While writing for GameFan, Halverson maintained two review persona, "E. Storm" and "Skid." GameFan's review system involved small reviews from three different reviewers. On occasion, Halverson would write two of the three reviews under his two pseudonyms. This allowed Halverson to "double his opinion" while the readers were led to believe that the opinions where those of two separate people.

While reviewing the [[Atari Jaguar]] game [[Cybermorph]], Halverson was unknowingly under the influence of the hallucinogenic drug, [[LSD]].<ref>http://www.the-nextlevel.com/features/interviews/danjevons.shtml</ref>


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==External links==
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*[http://www.gaming-age.com/cgi-bin/specials/special.pl?spec=halverson&pagenum=1 Interview with Dave Halverson on Gaming Age]
*[http://gamefanmag.com/author/dave-halverson Dave Halverson « - GameFan]

*[http://www.playmagazine.com/ Play Magazine]
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*[http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/20/metareview-golden-axe-beast-rider-360-ps3/ Joystiq article]
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Dave Halverson is an American video game journalist who has been the founder, publisher, and editor-in-chief of GameFan (where he wrote reviews as E. Storm, Skid and Takahara[1]), Gamers' Republic,[2] Play,[3] and currently the new versions of GameFan.[4] Halverson is regarded as a well-known but a controversial and polarizing figure in video game journalism regarding his personality, actions and statements,[1][2][5][6][7][8][9] such as his aggressive criticism of the poor reception of Golden Axe: Beast Rider by many other outlets, and also initially giving the Xbox 360 version of Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) a 9.5, which is regarded as one of the worst video games of all-time.[10][11][12] He also reviewed anime releases, including for Gamers' Republic.

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  1. ^ a b "Halverson has left the building - Joystick Division - Videogame news, features and reviews". Joystick Division. April 9, 2008. Archived from the original on May 10, 2015. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Gamers' Republic Magazine @ VideoGameObsession.com (c) Matthew Henzel". Videogameobsession.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
  3. ^ Frank Anderson (April 10, 2010). "Dave Halverson Speaks: The Demise Of Play Magazine". Venturebeat.com. Archived from the original on November 5, 2014. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
  4. ^ "Dave Halverson Re-launches GameFan Magazine". Games Abyss. February 9, 2010. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
  5. ^ "GameFan chief says the industry is a sad state of affairs". Destructoid.com. October 23, 2011. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
  6. ^ "GameSetWatch COLUMN: 'Game Mag Weaseling': Dave Halverson's Greatest Hits '08". Gamesetwatch.com. February 16, 2009. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
  7. ^ "Robotic Gaming Monthly - PAX, Gamescom, and Sad Signs O' The Times - Topless Robot - Unofficial Sponsor of Your Inner Childishness - Page 4". Topless Robot. September 2, 2014. Archived from the original on November 5, 2014. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
  8. ^ Szczepaniak, John (July 25, 2012). "History of Diehard GameFAN Magazine". Hardcore Gaming 101. Archived from the original on August 31, 2015. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
  9. ^ John Szczepaniak (September 12, 2006). "Sega-16 – Retroinspection: Mega Drive". Sega-16.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
  10. ^ "Hated Beast Rider? Then you suck at games, apparently". Destructoid.com. October 20, 2008. Archived from the original on August 26, 2023. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
  11. ^ "Golden Axe Reviews Are "Irresponsible" Rubbish, Says Reviewer". Kotaku.com. October 20, 2008. Archived from the original on July 17, 2015. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
  12. ^ "Golden Axe dissenters "suck at games", says Play Online boss". VG247. October 21, 2008. Archived from the original on August 26, 2023. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
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