About Kikizo
Kikizo works with the biggest names in games to deliver an essential destination with passion and style.
Kikizo has punched above its weight since 1998, and is still passionate about gaming after a decade of coverage.
Kikizo obsessively brings the industry's biggest names and brands into gamers' homes with market leading interviews and breaking news from the frontline. (For example, it is currently the only consumer gaming site in the world to have sat down with all three platforms' global bosses: Satoru Iwata, Kaz Hirai & Robbie Bach).
It was one of the first sites to take the Japanese market seriously, developing relationships in the nineties that continue to produce some of the most exclusive access in the territory today. (For example, the only interview Sega's legendary Yu Suzuki has done with any western media in the last five years).
It was one of the original pioneers of serious video content for gamers, providing unrivalled quality (60fps, high bitrate) before others even though about doing video.
Kikizo reaches a combined audience of over two million enthusiast and casual gamers per month (Hitslink, comScore Aug 07) across Kikizo.com and a mix syndication partners including AOL, for a product that's as beneficial to game publishers as it is to gamers.
Based in London's Leicester Square, Kikizo Ltd has separate sales offices in Holborn, London and Los Angeles, CA.
Kikizo's selling points include:
- Most exclusive interview access in the video games industry.
- Honest and consistent reviews of the games that matter.
- Original reporting on hot upcoming games and other features.
- Unrivalled heritage for high quality video features (relaunching soon).
- Twelve years' veteran experience in publishing games information.
Please send us feedback or enquiries via the contact details at the bottom of this page - we'd love to hear from you.
Editorial TeamThe main team:
Alex Wollenschlaeger (Editor), Edwin Evans-Thirlwell (Deputy Editor), Ian Dransfield (Staff Writer), Stuart McAndrew (Staff Writer), Sharan Dev Jain (Assistant Producer), Liam Riley (Community Manager), and Adam Doree (Director/Publisher).
Contributors
Kikizo is proud to publish the work of the following lovable contributors and freelance journalists:
Carl Johnson, Hasan Ali Almaci, Heidi Kemps, Miriam Suter, Brent Selvog, Andy Robinson, Kurokawa Misaki, Steve Boxer, Will Freeman, Joseph Jackson, Daniel Boutros, Alan Boiston, Will Federman, Keza MacDonald, Daniella Lucas, Jonti Davies and John Gold.
Sales Team
Please get in touch to discuss media opportunities:
Iain Kelly,
Gary Swanston and
Stuart Dickinson (UK),
Cristopher Bryant,
Patricia Yeh,
David Sitzman,
Allie Lapidus,
Fabien Ricard,
Cristina Wismann ,
Andrew Fryer,
Jessica Fong,
John Hoffman and
Melissa Dickman (US).
Technical Team
Helping to make things work:
Bob & Pam Handshy,
Sharan Dev Jain,
Imran Ramzan.
Management
Kikizo Ltd was founded by Adam Doree. After starting in publishing in 1996, in 2000 Adam raised £1m venture capital from Durlacher PLC (now Panmure Gordon) to expand Gamerweb Ltd, a web business he founded in 1998. After the sale of Gamerweb to Telecoms TV in 2002, Adam helped to integrate its operation for one year before launching Kikizo in 2003, and today brings a twelve-year network of contacts and clients from the interactive entertainment industry and related media sectors.
Previous Staff
Staffers moved to pastures new, but not forgotten:
Dominick Hardy,
Andrew Alfonso,
Stephen Rowley,
Andy Robinson,
Mike Jackson,
Elysia Hughes,
Gavin Frankle,
Ben Dutka,
Rick Larson,
Nathan Einhorn,
Justin Speer,
Tony Scinta,
Mike Knowlan,
Jamie Thomson,
Roy Martin,
Ryan Berg,
Neil McPhillips,
Matt Thomas,
Joe Ten Brook,
Rico Rodriguez,
Piaras Kelly,
Jennie Kong,
Colin Wilson,
Gareth Stack and
Adam Maguire.
Business Info & Contact Information
- Media planners and advertisers - please look here.
- For site feedback, hot news, or media relations for the staff of Kikizo, email editorial (at) kikizo dot com.
- If you'd like to work for Kikizo, take a look here.
- Don't forget to look into Kikizo Membership!
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id Software Interview
Dante's Interview
NSMB Wii Hands-on
Uncharted 2 Hands-on
KOF12 Hands-on
Hands-on: NATAL
Red Dead Redemption
The Saboteur preview
Maxis Interview
Bethesda - WET Preview
Team Ninja Interview
Dead Space Wii Preview
Peter Moore Interview
Hideo Kojima Interview
Nolan Bushnell Interview
Yuji Naka Interview
SEGA AM2 Interview
1-1 with SCEI's global boss.
Fight Night Round 4
Ghostbusters Review
Virtua Tennis 2009
The Sims 3 review
inFamous Review
Bionic Commando Review
Godfather II Review
Wheelman Review
MadWorld Review
Chinatown Wars Review
Black Knight Review
Ninja Blade Review
Resident Evil 5
Halo Wars Review
Silent Hill Review
SF IV Review
Lost & Damned Review
Killzone 2 Review