Andrea Rene is a seasoned on-camera host, writer, and producer with expertise in journalism, live events, video production, strategic programming, and podcasting. She co-founded the highly acclaimed What's Good Games: A Video Game Podcast, which ran for 7 years and 400+ episodes, and she has nearly 20 years of experience in video games and entertainment media.

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Andrea brings authenticity, professionalism, and fun to every role, whether she's performing live on stage for millions, moderating panels for thousands of fans at conventions, or overseeing strategic programming for YouTube channels with hundreds of millions of views.

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"The Busiest Lady in the Business" was recently seen moderating the Powering Play panel at the Milken Institute Global Conference, hosting a fireside chat with Adam Boyes of Vivrato Consultancy at GamesBeat Summit 2025. and as a featured expert in Games That Rocked the World on The Roku Channel.

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Some of Andrea’s previous work includes: anchoring and overseeing programming for Facebook Gaming's E3 live stage, co-hosting on Twitch Gaming’s The Weekly, hosting for IGN All Access, and co-hosting Kinda Funny Games Daily. You may have also seen her hosting marquee events like EA PLAY and The Nintendo World Championships, or backstage in the Live Lounge at The Game Awards. She's worked with almost every major gaming company such as Xbox, Ubisoft, PlayStation, Warner Bros, Square Enix, 2K Games, EA, Marvel, and more.

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Formerly, she was the face of GameStop TV inside U.S. retail locations along with being the copywriter for original, scripted content. She also hosted weekly esports coverage on Yahoo Esports, among many others.
 
In addition to her on-camera duties, Andrea has a degree in broadcast journalism with extensive behind-the-scenes experience producing, programming, and writing. She worked with Meta for multiple years of Facebook Gaming's E3 editorial coverage as lead host and programming producer. At Defy Media, she produced, wrote and hosted GameTrailers' daily video game news show GT News, oversaw production for Smosh Games, and produced The Bonus Round with Geoff Keighley. She also worked in creative development, programming, and content management for Machinima's flagship YouTube channel.
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Andrea has covered countless video game and tech conventions including GDC, PAX, E3, CES, and Comic-Con in addition to testing video games and competing in gaming competitions. She’s been featured on VICE, Spike TV, ABC, DC All Access, and more.