Dave Halverson


Dave Halverson is an American video game journalist who has been the founder, publisher and editor-in-chief of GameFan, Gamers' Republic, Play, and currently the new versions of GameFan. Halverson is regarded as a well-known but a controversial and polarizing figure in video game journalism regarding his personality, actions and statements, such as his aggressive criticism of the poor reception of by many other outlets, and also initially giving the Xbox 360 version of Sonic the Hedgehog a 9.5, which is regarded as one of the worst video games of all-time. He also reviewed anime releases, including for Gamers' Republic.