Editing John Amodea (section)

== Paintball publishing ==

=== Paintball Consumer Reports International ===

In 1991, Amodea began preparing a new magazine intended to provide independent equipment reviews and consumer information.

The first issue of ''Paintball Consumer Reports International'' (PCRI) was published in March 1992.[1]

The magazine focused on evaluating paintball markers, protective equipment and accessories, alongside tournament reporting and other industry coverage.

PCRI subsequently adopted the expanded name ''Paintball Competitions and Ratings International'' while retaining its initials.[5]

The publication continued through the 1990s and established Amodea as a specialist paintball journalist and editor.

=== Paintball 2Xtremes ===

Amodea subsequently became editor of ''[[Paintball 2Xtremes]]'', a major American paintball magazine.

The publication was acquired by [[National Paintball Supply]] in April 2000, after which it continued under new ownership.[5]

Amodea's editorial work included tournament coverage, equipment reviews, interviews and historical features.

The June 2005 issue included ''81 Moments That Shaped Paintball'', a historical retrospective documenting developments in the sport from its origins through the early 2000s.[5]

=== PaintballX3 ===

In February 2009, Amodea launched ''PaintballX3'', a free digital paintball magazine.

The first issue contained 126 pages covering professional tournaments, scenario paintball, equipment reviews, interviews and photography.

The digital format incorporated interactive pages, advertising links and video content.

A contemporary interview published by Social Paintball on 13 February 2009 identified Amodea as the editor of the newly launched publication.[6]

''PaintballX3'' continued publishing until 2014, according to Amodea's retrospective account of his editorial career.[2]

=== Paintball.Media ===

Amodea subsequently established ''[[Paintball.Media]]'', continuing his work in paintball journalism and photography.

The publication launched a new digital magazine in April 2015, featuring tournament reports, scenario coverage, equipment reviews and interviews.[7]

In his editorial for the first issue, dated May 2015, Amodea described a launch encompassing the magazine, a new website and Paintball.Media's first [[Millennium Series]] webcast in France. The website also provided archived tournament broadcasts, videos, news and equipment reviews.[11]

He identified webcast presenters and analysts including [[Max Lundqvist]], [[Chris LaSoya]] and [[Steve Rabackoff]], alongside writers and photographers including Erik Chateau, [[Gary Baum]], Alicia Bane and [[Josh Silverman]].[11]

The publication has subsequently operated in digital and print formats.

Amodea serves as editor and media director, coordinating contributions from writers, photographers and other industry specialists.[4]

In April 2020, as the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] disrupted paintball events, Amodea announced plans to continue publishing monthly while placing greater emphasis on equipment reviews, interviews, research and historical articles until tournament and scenario coverage could resume.[12]