“Say What…?”
XG247 report on the latest news, companies, products and events within the console gaming industry. XG247 actually started out as an online radio station. The site found itself playing to a small audience of music lovers who also enjoyed the input of gaming news. The site took an official change in 2006 where it found the help of Dave Burns which led to the birth of what XG247 is today. The website began its Xtreme Game News Podcast and this marked the start of the podcast feed which has been alive for over three years! Website content has slowly expanded over the years to what you see today.
2009 has been one of great change with the launch of the new site at the beginning of the year and the team doubling in size. We head into 2010 with great confidence and ambition in taking XG247 to the next level.
“Mission Control, Where is my statement?”
Here at XG247 we feel some of the gaming news sites have lost their personal touch and overload users with information. We try to keep things simple and bridge the gap using your feedback to report on the news you want to hear. With features such as ‘ask the editor and developer’ XG247 try to connect you the users with the gaming industry.
XG247’s mission is, ‘To create a gaming community suitable for all users by publishing and sharing the best news, reviews and features from around the industry, presenting it in a user friendly form with humour, interaction and originality being at its core’.
XG247 in its simplest form is a website for gamers created and lead by gamers, so sit back and enjoy the ride that is XG247.
Meet the Team
Sam Clay – Editor in Chief
Email:s[dot]clay[a.t]tfmx.co.uk
Twitter:@Thrungus
Gamertag\PSN ID: Thrungus
Involvement
Some call me the most Xtreme person at XG247, being that I am the Omega. I make sure all the workings of the website are running at full speed, like a family holiday in Cornwall. I can mostly be found operating the airwaves of the XG Podcasts and recording\editing all the event coverage. I basically run the place and I actually got this little bio wrote for me by one of my many minions, hopefully they don’t cock it up…what’s that boss? you look like Napoleon Dynamite….yeah thought so.
Favourite All Time Game: Command & Conquer
Favourite Platform: Nintendo 64
Favourite Gaming Moment/Achievement: Finally meeting Joe Kucan (Kane)
Favourite Character & Quote: Peppy Hare: “Do a barrel roll”
Funny Random Fact: I once sampled the world’s hottest sauce
Matt Fishwick – Marketing, Business and Content Development Director
Email: m[dot]fishwick[a.t]tfmx.co.uk
Twitter: @MrFishwick
Gamertag: Fishwick
Involvement
Fishwick, the spawn of a speedy blue hedgehog and a fruity magical princess who was slightly bored of a certain red hatted plumber has been said by many to be the chosen one, the purest of all gamers that has never met any game he cannot complete or brush aside. We at XG247 however say he’s a recent Uni graduate looking to cling onto any youth and gaming talent he has left, and we’ve met his parents they’re called Jenny and Eric from Hackney and they’re as blue and royal as Master Chiefs ass. Matt joined the team in October and was thrown into the deep end at Eurogamer last year, he adapted like a fish to water (ba boom tush). Not only does Matt publish material but also is in charge of expanding website offerings and developing the TFMX business. Matt attended Loughborough University and has worked in IT and Marketing for five years.
Favourite Game of All Time: Super Mario
Favourite Console: Xbox 360
Favourite Character & Quote: Augustus Cole Train – “Can’t stop the train baby!!”
Best Gaming Moment: Playing Beatles Rock Band to a sell out crowd of 20 people at Eurogamer 09
Funny Random Fact: There are more collect calls on Father’s Day than any other day of the year
Dave West – Lead News Editor
Email: d[dot]west[a.t]tfmx.co.uk
Twitter: @david__west
Gamertag: MrWest1985
Involvement:
Kanye’s long lost brother joined the organisation back late 2009 to take up the role of Lead News Editor. Mr West is responsible for co-ordinating the news team and delivering the latest info from the industry. He owns a patent pending Xg247 on camera smile which can be found in most of our XG:TV video coverage. As well as posting all the latest news he’s also in charge of addressing incoming news request emails, anything you need to know Dave will find it out!
Favourite Game Of All Time: Half-Life 1 (PC) / Halo 1 (Xbox)
Favourite Platform: Xbox 360
Favourite Character & Quote: Peppy Hare: “Slippy’s not such a screw-up after all!” (Lylat Wars-N64)
Best Gaming Moment: Seeing truly next-gen graphics for the first time on the second level of Halo 1
Funny Random Fact: The Guinness Book Of Records holds the record for being the book most stolen from Public Libraries!
Paul Riley - Lead Reviews Editor
Email: p[dot]riley[a.t]tfmx.co.uk
Gamertag: Cartman3k
Involvement:
Paul joined the ranks of XG247 in September 09 and has been covering most of the site’s reviews ever since. Making his on screen debut at Eurogamer 09 and then singing a Beatles song to a sellout crowd is always a good way to start. Paul suffers from Oblivionitous, a common gamer’s illness in which he can’t go without playing Elder Scroll’s IV for over 6 hours, truly becomes a problem in the office each and every week.
Favourite All Time Game: Goldeneye
Favourite Platform: Nintendo 64
Best Gaming Moment: Winning a 8 man FIFA tournament with a load of buddies. Bragging rights for life!
Funny Random Fact: Has webbed feet. No seriously…
John Finlay – Media Contributor
Email:j[dot]finlay[a.t]tfmx.co.uk
Twitter: @TURBOXLR
Gamertag: Turbo XLR
Joined the XG Team in November of 2006 after meeting with Sam Clay AKA Thrungus over a nice game of Uno on Xbox Live where he asked if I would like to join the team soon after a few games on Xbox Live.
Tom Palmer – Video Producer
Tom Palmer leads the production on most of the video content from 2010. He’s taken control of the camera in most of our video footage and also takes to the stage when filming specific video features.
Tom also has worked on video editing, most notibly for the behind the scenes video series.
Alex Johnson – News Contributor
Email: a[dot]johnson[a.t]tfmx.co.uk
Twitter: @XG247_Alex
Alex joined the ranks in July 2010 to help us fill a slight void in the team. Alex helps keep the team sane by talking about how cool his headphones are and how much you want them, as well as playing countless amount of pc games. He holds the crown as the website’s PC editor and talks PC when it needs to be done, usually most of the major releases and ongoing explosions.
Jordan Bradford – News Contributor
Email: j[dot]bradford[a.t]tfmx.co.uk
PSN ID: jpwb
Jordan joined the team back in February 2009 where he became the first site contributor (Not a fulltime editor). He crops up time to time to post some rather nicely portrayed Sony news. Often when you least expect it, jpwb brings some nice writing styles to the team and has one of the best news layouts there is! So definitely look out for Jordans work when ever it get’s placed on the site, I’ve even heard he’s got an award winning beard.
Kieran Watts – News Contributor
Email: k[dot]watts[a.t]tfmx.co.uk
Gamertag: RubbishSurgeon
Kieran joined Xg247 in November and never looked back. Part of the Xg247 Team. Xbox 360 News, Reviews, and general mayhem!
Best Gaming Moment: When me and a bunch of other marines stumbled across some bad terrorist type guys and saved the world from nuclear holocaust….using a teaspon and a box of werthers originals
Funny Random Fact: Has one ear bigger than the other. Surgeons have told me that it isn’t a life threatening illness but with the right treatment it can be cured.
Ben Carpenter – News Contributer
Email: b[dot]carpenter[a.t]tfmx.co.uk
Gamertag: AlphaLionKnight
Ben joined the Xg247 Family February 2010 and leads out feature contribution as well as the all important news updates. He brings even more personality to the table, some say that he was once known as a Wizard of the online world, although that might just be Azeroth talking.
