Cal Jones (games journalist)
- Cal Jones (games journalist)
Cal Jones (born June 17, 1967) is a games journalist from London who worked on magazines such as PC Review and PC Gaming World (the UK edition of Computer Gaming World) during the 1990s.
One of the first females games journalists, Cal got her break in 1993 when EMAP's PC Review magazine advertised for staff writers. She remained there as a reviews editor until 1996 when the magazine was sold to rival Future Publishing, preferring to go instead to Ziff Davis to launch PC Gaming World.
During her first year on PC Review, Cal was approached by producer Rik Henderson, who was looking for a female gamer to appear on the Hewland games show, Games World, as a 'videator'.
Appearing as a Tank Girl-inspired character, 'Combat Cal', Cal appeared in the second series of the show, which was shot in disued tram shed in Old Street. As a PC gamer, used to playing games such as "Populous" and "Doom", Cal did not get on with the console games she was given to play on the show, and appeared only during the second series.
Cal did not game competitively again but during her stint on PC Gaming World, she became quite well-known on the "Quake" scene and was voted "Quake"'s sexiest female player on Siren's Quake page, beating a pre-surgery Killcreek (Stevie Case).
Cal currently works as a games industry recruitment consultant.
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
baseball — /bays bawl /, n. 1. a game of ball between two nine player teams played usually for nine innings on a field that has as a focal point a diamond shaped infield with a home plate and three other bases, 90 ft. (27 m) apart, forming a circuit that… … Universalium
performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical. The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains … Universalium
2007 USC Trojans football team — NCAATeamFootballSeason Year=2007 Team=USC Trojans Conference=Pac 10 Conference Division= ShortConference=Pac 10 Record=11–2 ConfRecord=7–2 BCSRank= CoachRank=2 APRank=3 HeadCoach=Pete Carroll OffCoach=Steve Sarkisian DefCoach=Nick Holt… … Wikipedia
Wilt Chamberlain — No. 13 Center Personal information Date of birth August 21, 1936 Place of birth … Wikipedia
2007 in baseball — Year in baseball this year = 2007 ChampionsMajor League Baseball*Regular Season Champions*World Series Champion Boston Red Sox *Postseason October 2 to October 28Click on any series score to link to that series page. Higher seed had home field… … Wikipedia
Punahou School alumni — Shown below is a list of notable graduates, students who attended, and former faculty of Punahou School.: *indicates attended Punahou but did not graduate with senior class. Numerous athletic, educational, cultural, business, and government… … Wikipedia
2008 in baseball — Year in baseball this year = 2008 CalendarMajor League BaseballPostseason *October 1 – ALDS and NLDS scheduled to begin *October 9 – NLCS scheduled to begin *October 10 – ALCS scheduled to begin *October 22 – World Series scheduled to begin… … Wikipedia
List of University of Iowa people — Accomplished alumni * Archie Alexander, first African American graduate (in engineering); and, governor of the Virgin Islands * B.J. Armstrong, former NBA point guard for the Chicago Bulls * Tom Arnold, actor ( Roseanne , True Lies) and host of… … Wikipedia
Mariano Rivera — Rivera pitching for the … Wikipedia
Spanish literature — Introduction the body of literary works produced in Spain. Such works fall into three major language divisions: Castilian, Catalan, and Galician. This article provides a brief historical account of each of these three literatures and… … Universalium
