Eric Bratcher

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I was the founding Executive Editor/Editor in Chief here at GR, charged with making sure we published great stories every day without burning down the building or getting sued. Which isn't nearly as easy as you might imagine. I don't work for GR any longer, but I still come here - why wouldn't I? It's awesome. I'm a fairly average person who has nursed an above average love of video games since I first played Pong just over 30 years ago. I entered the games journalism world as a freelancer and have since been on staff at the magazines Next Generation and PSM before coming over to GamesRadar. Outside of gaming, I also love music (especially classic metal and hard rock), my lovely wife, my pet pig Bacon, Japanese monster movies, and my dented, now dearly departed '89 Ranger pickup truck. I pray sincerely. I cheer for the Bears, Bulls, and White Sox. And behind Tyler Nagata, I am probably the GR staffer least likely to get arrested... again.

Latest articles by Eric Bratcher

Backbreaker football wants to crush you

By Eric Bratcher published 24 August 07

The most visceral gridiron gladiatoration ever is coming to smash your bones

Sports

Table Tennis for Wii demo duffed

By Eric Bratcher published 22 August 07

Poorly informed boothians teach visitors wrong controls

Sports

Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s review

By Eric Bratcher published 25 July 07

Just like the name says, this isn't a full set - but it still shreds

Games

Sony Press Conference Lowdown

By Eric Bratcher published 13 July 07

PlayStation nation touts big games and tweaked hardware, gets hug from Chewbacca

Action

Killzone 2 changes minds

By Eric Bratcher published 13 July 07

We quiz people before and after seeing Sony's mega-game to see if expectations match reality

FPS

The Adventures of Darwin review

By Eric Bratcher published 10 July 07

Monkeys become men in the most ironically primitive evolution action game we've ever played

Puzzle

Devilish review

By Eric Bratcher published 7 July 07

Not-so-classic ball-and-paddle game comes back from the dead looking old and decayed

Puzzle Games

Nervous Brickdown review

By Eric Bratcher published 6 July 07

A paddle, a ball, and some bricks - so why does this game feel so fresh and unique?

Games

Missile Command - Xbox Live Arcade review

By Eric Bratcher published 6 July 07

It's rockets vs lightning gun in a reborn arcade classic

Games

Transformers: The Game review

By Eric Bratcher published 30 June 07

Shape-shifting giant robots morph movie-based fun and excitement into pain and tedium in seconds flat

Action

Soulcalibur Legends - first look

By Eric Bratcher published 29 June 07

We preview the sharp-edged fighting series' first mummy-carving foray into action adventure land

Action

Puzzle Scape review

By Eric Bratcher published 26 June 07

Unfamiliar name or not, you've probably played this PSP puzzle game before... and it wasn't bad

Puzzle Games