Michael Fahey is a video game journalist based in Atlanta, Georgia, and is currently a Contributing Editor for video game news blog Kotaku, at least until they figure out all of his stories are written by magical gnomes.

Fahey began writing video game news and reviews in 1998 as the Head Writer and Peripherials Editor for the now defunct Videogamers.com. Life steered him away from the industry a year later, but after working jobs in computer tech support, viynl sign design, web development, graphics design, and a breif stint as a gas station manager, he eventually found his way back, joining the Kotaku staff in late 2006. Other jobs Fahey has held include shoe salesman, telemarketer, arcade attendant, dishwasher, bagboy, and several retail positions in the video game, computer hardware, and video rental business sectors.

With a team of writers located throughout the U.S. and in Japan and Australia, Kotaku currently has about 3.5 million readers who view more than 50 million pages a month.

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