Wed, Jun 01, 2011 | 12:22 BST

IGN takes Keza MacDonald as games editor

VG247 super-freelancer Keza MacDonald’s latest full-time gig has been made official: the London-based journalist is joining IGN UK as games editor.

As MCV reports, she’ll start on Monday, June 13, and report to UK editor-in-chief Alex Simmons.

Keza’s written for The Observer, Edge, Eurogamer, gamesTM, Official Nintendo and VG247, and has also acted as a consultant for ad agencies and publishers, including Nintendo.

In her new role, she will help shape IGN’s editorial and work closely with publishers and developers.

MacDonald said: “What attracted me to IGN was the opportunity to help define a strong mainstream voice for gamers across the world. With the largest global audience of any games site, IGN is the best place for me to do so, and I’m really looking forward to joining the team.”

Keza’s been a greatly valued member of VG247′s freelance team, and will be covering E3 for us before moving into her new job. We wish her every success in the role. Viel Glück!

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#1

StolenGlory
01/06/11, 12:12 pm

Good stuff! Grats Keza =o)

#2

Erthazus
01/06/11, 12:16 pm

Good luck Keza, but damn… IGN? =\

#3

Christopher Jack
01/06/11, 12:20 pm

Congratulations! Best of luck.
@2, It’s the biggest website in the gaming industry. I admit that some editor’s articles are questionable but they’re fine for the most part.

#4

Deacon
01/06/11, 12:21 pm

Well done Keza! As Castor Troy once said, I hate to see you go, but I love to watch you leave.

#5

StolenGlory
01/06/11, 12:22 pm

@4

Caster Fuckin’ Troy no less :)

#6

absolutezero
01/06/11, 12:23 pm

This is just like whats her face that used to be on Inside Xbox.

Swallowed Whole.

#7

Heinekeno
01/06/11, 12:24 pm

Who is Keza?!
“work closely with publishers and developers.” Yea in their bed.

#8

StolenGlory
01/06/11, 12:28 pm

@7

Wow, that’s mature.

#9

Edo
01/06/11, 12:29 pm

Good luck,maybe you’ll bring some common sense to IGN.

#10

Keza
01/06/11, 12:31 pm

Oh, @7, you’re the reason why I love working in this industry so very much.

#11

Blerk
01/06/11, 12:33 pm

This place gets more bizarre by the day.

Best of luck, Keza!

#12

dirigiblebill
01/06/11, 12:34 pm

Nice work Keza!

#13

Dralen
01/06/11, 12:35 pm

Nice one. Personally though, I’ve never been a fan of IGN, I didn’t like the website design in the past. It was way too cluttered, but now it’s alot better, it actually looks alot like the VG247 site now. I guess the blog post system is the way forward for Games news sites now.

#14

2plus2equals5
01/06/11, 12:36 pm

Good luck keza! :D

@7:
she doesn’t have to work with a certain italian politician. *sarcastic face* … *crying face*

PS:
i’m italian…

#15

Hunam
01/06/11, 12:40 pm

Good luck Keza, though I don’t envy anyone going to work at a (news) corporate job.

#16

varsas
01/06/11, 12:42 pm

Congrats Keza! Does this mean the latest review on EG is your last? :(

#17

Gama_888
01/06/11, 12:47 pm

Congrats Keza, good luck :)

“What attracted me to IGN was the opportunity to help define a strong mainstream voice for gamers across the world.”

Bulllshittttt, We know its all about the money ;)

#18

AHA-Lambda
01/06/11, 12:47 pm

woah well done =)

#19

Keza
01/06/11, 12:47 pm

@varsas Yes it does. Though I guess I’ll be doing quite a few of them for IGN now!

#20

monu-mental
01/06/11, 1:19 pm

Hey Kez, I’m a big fan. Congrats. Your writing really pulls me in – just wanted to know what was your last review on EG so I could read it in your honor…. Go big, my dear. Stay beautiful, hot, sexy. Stay professional.

#21

varsas
01/06/11, 1:23 pm

I guess I’ll have to visit IGN more often now and that there’ll be no appearances on the EG podcast but regular appearance on the IGN UK one?

#22

Inferno
01/06/11, 1:25 pm

Gratz Keza and wish you all the very best for your new role.
Can’t wait to see some keza-power on IGN :)

#23

monu-mental
01/06/11, 1:32 pm

Hey Patrick, how could you let such an awesome woman go? You should have hired her, although I suspect this would mean more VG expenses….

#24

reask
01/06/11, 1:45 pm

Congrats to that.
I do have to add that I don’t really buy in to there reviews most of the time.
Too many editors picks for my liking.

#25

JonFE
01/06/11, 1:45 pm

Kudos Keza, keep up the great work!

#26

Robbins
01/06/11, 2:03 pm

Well now we know Ign will not be completely biased

#27

deadstoned
01/06/11, 2:04 pm

Congratulations and good luck Keza. I look forward to your coverage of E3 and I hope you pop into the IGN UK podcasts. =D

#28

Telepathic.Geometry
01/06/11, 2:32 pm

Good luck Keza. I’ll miss your stuff on here and EG. ;_;

#29

xino
01/06/11, 2:54 pm

so Keza is even a woman…I thought she was a guy.

So she’s joining the trash IGN eh? hope she makes a difference and turn the piece of sh* site to a cool previously IGN.

#30

M. K.
01/06/11, 3:01 pm

Oh crap, no good news today? :(

Anyway, good luck Keza, the IGN guys did pretty well “catching” you, now they’ll get a few readers more :P

#31

tenthousandgothsonacid
01/06/11, 3:04 pm

Bah, she was writing some great articles for vg247 :(

#32

mathare92
01/06/11, 4:32 pm

Congrats Keza! Little sad we won’t see your work on vg247 (after E3) and EG no more, but alas, IGN does desperately need some proper writing quality right about now.

Good luck with all those commenters who’ll undoubtedly mistake you for a man again :P and don’t let them (IGN) force you into superficial top-ten bruhaha features, but meaningful, insightful and mature pieces – like this . :)

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