Chris Kohler

Chris Kohler is the author of several books about video game culture and history. His career in the games industry spans a quarter century, from journalism to development.

Born in North Branford, CT, he majored in Japanese studies at Tufts University. While living in Kyoto, Japan on a Fulbright scholarship, he wrote his debut book Power-Up: How Japanese Video Games Gave the World an Extra Life.

From 2005 to 2017, Kohler was an editor at WIRED magazine, founding its Webby-nominated gaming section Game|Life in 2005. He is currently Editorial Director at Digital Eclipse, a game development studio focusing on preserving game history through re-releases of classic games.

He is also the co-host of the Stitcher Award-winning pub trivia podcast Good Job, Brain! and the co-author of the Good Job, Brain! book. In 2017, Kohler released his most recent book, titled Final Fantasy V.