Erin Bell
Encyclopedia
Erin Bell is a videogame and technology journalist based in Toronto
, Canada
. She is currently a regular contributor to The Globe and Mail
, PC World Canada, Crispy Gamer
and Gamezebo
, and has also written for Ziff Davis
’ Pocket Games magazine, the Canadian videogame magazine Total Gamer, and Microsoft Home Magazine. From Nov. 2004 – Nov. 2006 she was part of the editorial staff of HUB: Digital Living and its sister publication, hub:ce.
In 2008, Bell became the editor of Gamezebo.com, often regarded as the internet's leading casual games website. In addition, she has contributed to various IT papers distributed by Marcom.
Bell is probably best known for her E3 2004 report “Booth Babe Dialogues,” a series of interviews with the notorious “booth babes” of the Electronic Entertainment Expo originally published at GameCritics.com.
Bell graduated cum laude from the University of Toronto
in 2003 with a Bachelor of Music degree and a minor in classical civilizations. She went on to study journalism at Humber College, and completed an editorial internship at Saturday Night magazine
.
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. She is currently a regular contributor to The Globe and Mail
The Globe and Mail
The Globe and Mail is a nationally distributed Canadian newspaper, based in Toronto and printed in six cities across the country. With a weekly readership of approximately 1 million, it is Canada's largest-circulation national newspaper and second-largest daily newspaper after the Toronto Star...
, PC World Canada, Crispy Gamer
Crispy Gamer
Crispy Gamer is an independent video game focused site that features general coverage, commentary, reviews, comics, and videos about video games and video game culture.- History and Foundation :...
and Gamezebo
Gamezebo
Gamezebo is a website that focuses on editorial coverage of the casual games industry, offering interviews, features, reviews, previews, strategy guides, news and podcasts....
, and has also written for Ziff Davis
Ziff Davis
Ziff Davis Inc. is an American publisher and Internet company. It was founded in 1927 in Chicago by William B. Ziff, Sr. and Bernard G. Davis. Throughout most of its history, it was a publisher of hobbyist magazines, often ones devoted to expensive, advertiser-rich hobbies such as cars,...
’ Pocket Games magazine, the Canadian videogame magazine Total Gamer, and Microsoft Home Magazine. From Nov. 2004 – Nov. 2006 she was part of the editorial staff of HUB: Digital Living and its sister publication, hub:ce.
In 2008, Bell became the editor of Gamezebo.com, often regarded as the internet's leading casual games website. In addition, she has contributed to various IT papers distributed by Marcom.
Bell is probably best known for her E3 2004 report “Booth Babe Dialogues,” a series of interviews with the notorious “booth babes” of the Electronic Entertainment Expo originally published at GameCritics.com.
Bell graduated cum laude from the University of Toronto
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
in 2003 with a Bachelor of Music degree and a minor in classical civilizations. She went on to study journalism at Humber College, and completed an editorial internship at Saturday Night magazine
Saturday Night (magazine)
Saturday Night was a Canadian general interest magazine. It was founded in Toronto, Ontario in 1887.The publication was first established as a weekly broadsheet newspaper about public affairs and the arts, which was later expanded into a general interest magazine. The editor, Edmund E. Sheppard,...
.