Andy Eddy is an American

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and critic. He resides in

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Biography

Eddy was the executive editor (and de facto editor-in-chief) of ''

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'' in the late 1980s and early 1990s, followed by tenure as a senior editor at ''

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'' magazine. He has freelanced for several publications in his 20-year career and wrote “Biz Buzz,” a column about the video game business for GameSpy, from 2002 to 2004, including a somewhat controversial analysis of questionable circulation data and audit methods for

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magazine. He has served as from Senior Editorial Manager of Community Sites at

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Entertainment in Brisbane, California and ended his run as Editor in Chief at

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in March 2010. Sometime in the early 1990s, Eddy and his family made an appearance on ''

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''. They were suing Dr. Dennis Hayes for $5,000 because they claimed that Dr. Hayes did not insert instructions in seasick patch prescriptions which warn against use by children under the age of 12. Because of this, his then 8-year-old daughter Meghan suffered hallucinations on their Christmas cruise. In the end, they received $3,025. Eddy is also the author of several books, including ''Internet After Hours'' and several TurboGrafx-16 code books. Eddy also created new content for an updated edition of David Sheff's book '' Game Over: How Nintendo Zapped an American Industry, Captured Your Dollars, and Enslaved Your Children'' in 1999. The retitled ''Game Over: Press Start to Continue'' includes new interviews and updated company history, written by Eddy. Eddy is also notable for setting up one of the first online archive dedicated to gaming. His personal

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site at Netcom was among the first internet archives for gaming FAQs and information in 1994. A mirror of Eddy's site would later develop into the popular website

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. Eddy is the Editor in Chief of ''@Gamer Magazine''.@Gamer Magazine website

References

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