Founder of Videogame Journalism Publishes Memoirs

Springfield, NJ (PRWEB) November 28, 2005

In 1981 Bill Kunkel and Arnie Katz founded Electronic Games magazine, the first magazine devoted entirely to the new generation of plugged-in entertainment, from video and computer games to handhelds, tabletop games, coin-ops and even state-of-the-art military and training simulators. Although the magazine lasted just a few issues past its third birthday, it is still regarded as one of the finest game magazines ever published. Now, Bill Kunkel, a.k.a. The Game Doctor, reveals the untold stories behind both the magazine and the people who brought us the 'classic' era of electronic gaming, along with other personal memoirs ranging from his early days as a comic book writer and rock guitarist to the sad saga of how his lifelong dream of becoming The Batman became the basis of a nightmarish movie/computer game tie-in experience.

"Whether you’re a fan of videogames, comic books, or simply love to hear good inside stories told with a spark of wit and candor, gather round; Confessions of the Game Doctor, which will be released on November 29, 2005, is just what the doctor ordered."

"Bill Kunkel paved the way for videogaming journalism," says Leonard Herman, videogame historian and president of Rolenta Press. "Even today, Electronic Games is the standard that most editors try to duplicate, usually without success.

About Bill Kunkel

In addition to co-founding Electronic Games, the world’s first magazine exclusively devoted to the subject, Kunkel has also consulted on games, served as an expert witness in several of the industry’s seminal litigations and helped develop nearly two dozen games himself. He’s written comics for DC, Marvel and Harvey; worked in a rock band for 10 years and has written articles for publications as diverse as Town & Country, Games Magazine and The New York Times.

Kunkel has overseen the start-up of more than half dozen magazines and Internet sites, including Videogames & Computer Entertainment, Sega Visions, Gamefan Sports Network, PC Ace and the 90s revival of Electronic Games. The author of numerous books on game strategy, he currently works with game developer Running With Scissors, teaches classes on game design at UNLV and writes novels under a pseudonym.

About Rolenta Press

Rolenta Press was formed in 1994 to publish and distribute the first modern book on videogame history, Phoenix: The Fall & Rise of Videogames by Leonard Herman, a book that has been praised as the definitive book on videogame history. In April 2005 Rolenta Press began publishing books about videogame history written by influential personalities in the videogame industry, beginning with Videogames: In The Beginning by Ralph Baer, the inventor of home videogames.

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