Jeremy Ray
Encyclopedia
Jeremy Ray is an Australian television presenter and video game reviewer. He is best known by his nickname "Junglist", and for co-creating and presenting Good Game
.
with his parents where he lived for most of his youth. He attended an alternative boarding school in North Carolina
before later returning to Australia.
' s proposal and made its pilot, having had a mutual friendship in the past playing against each other in online games starting off with Age of Mythology
. On 19 September 2006 the show first aired on ABC TV
with both Jeremy Ray and Michael Makowski
hosting the episode.
In 2009 he co-wrote as part of the show the book The Good Game Gamer's Guide to Good Gaming along with Maurice Branscombe, Janet Carr and Steven O'Donnell
.
. Stephanie "Hex" Bendixsen
was announced with other hosts for ABC3, and was thought to be hosting Good Game: Spawn Point. However it was revealed on the show's official forum that Bendixsen would in fact be replacing existing host Jeremy Ray entirely on both the original and new program.
Ray claimed the dismissal was because "they wanted a girl on the show", and stated that "mass appeal" was a direct quote from that meeting. The network first claimed Jeremy would stay behind the scenes in a writing capacity, then stated he would not be working on the show due to holiday travel plans that conflicted with the show's schedule. It then made the statement: "The reason for replacing Jeremy Ray was ongoing behind the scenes performance based issues." For his work in 2009, Ray was highly commended in the Best Gaming Journalist category at the Red Rock Consulting IT Journalism Awards, or "Lizzies", and nominated in the Best Reviewer category.
as well as acted as editor for Kotaku
Australia and appeared on video game and technology review site Byteside. He was a frequent guest on The GameArena Podcast which led him to his current project for Telstra
BigPond
's GameArena website with his own webshow '5-inch Floppy'.
On 9 December 2010, Ray complained about the Australian Christian Lobby
relating to the R18+ for video games debate on his blog. Being a practising Christian himself he said "Gamers are not just kids, they're also voting Australians. Some of them Christian. And games themselves are not all Halo – the medium is growing in artistic integrity every year. By not realising this when you speak for us, you not only make yourself look backward, you vicariously make US look backward, and it pisses us off." Ray is now hosting new game review show Save Point on One HD.
Good Game
Good Game is an Australian video gaming talk show television programme created by Janet Carr and Jeremy Ray currently on ABC2. It premiered on ABC on 19 September 2006...
.
Early life
Ray was born in Sydney, Australia. At a very young age, he moved to Dallas, TexasTexas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
with his parents where he lived for most of his youth. He attended an alternative boarding school in North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
before later returning to Australia.
Early career
Early in his career, he worked for an online games network called Wireplay where he provided technical support for their gaming connectivity client.Good Game
Jeremy, together with Series Producer Janet Carr, submitted Good GameAge of Mythology
Age of Mythology , is a mythology-based, real-time strategy computer game developed by Ensemble Studios and published by Microsoft Game Studios...
. On 19 September 2006 the show first aired on ABC TV
ABC Television
ABC Television is a service of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation launched in 1956. As a public broadcasting broadcaster, the ABC provides four non-commercial channels within Australia, and a partially advertising-funded satellite channel overseas....
with both Jeremy Ray and Michael Makowski
Michael Makowski
Michael Makowski is a former Australian television presenter and video game reviewer. He is best known by his nickname "Kapowski" which he uses since his time presenting for Good Game.-Early career:...
hosting the episode.
In 2009 he co-wrote as part of the show the book The Good Game Gamer's Guide to Good Gaming along with Maurice Branscombe, Janet Carr and Steven O'Donnell
Steven O'Donnell (actor, presenter)
Steven O'Donnell is a New Zealand-born naturalised, Australian television presenter and actor. He is best known as "Bajo", one of the presenters of the ABC video game review program Good Game...
.
Departure from Good Game
In 2009, the ABC decided to run auditions for new hosts on ABC3ABC3
-Future shows:Programming confirmed for future broadcast will include:* After School Care * Bindi's Boot Camp * Bushwacked! * Dance Academy * Dancing Down Under...
. Stephanie "Hex" Bendixsen
Stephanie Bendixsen
Stephanie Bendixsen is an Australian television presenter. She is best known as one of the presenters of the video game review show Good Game where she goes by the nickname "Hex".-Early life:Stephanie was born in Sydney, Australia...
was announced with other hosts for ABC3, and was thought to be hosting Good Game: Spawn Point. However it was revealed on the show's official forum that Bendixsen would in fact be replacing existing host Jeremy Ray entirely on both the original and new program.
Ray claimed the dismissal was because "they wanted a girl on the show", and stated that "mass appeal" was a direct quote from that meeting. The network first claimed Jeremy would stay behind the scenes in a writing capacity, then stated he would not be working on the show due to holiday travel plans that conflicted with the show's schedule. It then made the statement: "The reason for replacing Jeremy Ray was ongoing behind the scenes performance based issues." For his work in 2009, Ray was highly commended in the Best Gaming Journalist category at the Red Rock Consulting IT Journalism Awards, or "Lizzies", and nominated in the Best Reviewer category.
After Good Game
Since leaving Good Game, Ray has written a competitive gaming section for Australian video game magazine PC PowerPlayPC PowerPlay
PC PowerPlay is Australia's only dedicated PC games magazine. Also available in New Zealand, PC PowerPlay focuses on news and reviews for upcoming and newly released games on the Microsoft Windows platform. The magazine also reviews computer hardware for use on gaming computers...
as well as acted as editor for Kotaku
Kotaku
Kotaku is a video games-focused blog. It is part of Gawker Media's "Gawker" network of sites, which also includes Gizmodo, Deadspin, Lifehacker, io9 and Jezebel. Named to CNET News' Blog 100, Kotaku is consistently listed in the top 40 of Technorati's Top 100...
Australia and appeared on video game and technology review site Byteside. He was a frequent guest on The GameArena Podcast which led him to his current project for Telstra
Telstra
Telstra Corporation Limited is an Australian telecommunications and media company, building and operating telecommunications networks and marketing voice, mobile, internet access and pay television products and services....
BigPond
BigPond
BigPond is an Australian Internet service provider and is a product of Telstra. BigPond is Australia's largest ISP and based in Melbourne.- Internet :...
's GameArena website with his own webshow '5-inch Floppy'.
On 9 December 2010, Ray complained about the Australian Christian Lobby
Australian Christian Lobby
The Australian Christian Lobby is a Christian political lobby group having a head office in Canberra and branches in six Australian states and territories. Its motto is "Voice for values". Its managing director is Jim Wallace AM....
relating to the R18+ for video games debate on his blog. Being a practising Christian himself he said "Gamers are not just kids, they're also voting Australians. Some of them Christian. And games themselves are not all Halo – the medium is growing in artistic integrity every year. By not realising this when you speak for us, you not only make yourself look backward, you vicariously make US look backward, and it pisses us off." Ray is now hosting new game review show Save Point on One HD.