Is Video Game Journalism Corrupt?

http://canadalandshow.com/podcast/video-game-journalism-corrupt

by rpm4321 • 12 years ago

5 2 12 years ago

TLDR: A little, but if you read between the lines you can still figure out which games are worth playing.

Well, of course it is. There is very little journalism to be done in the space. It's mostly reviews or other coverage of entertainment products. What else is there to cover? Games writers generally don't care about the financial aspects, and neither do their readers. Studio drama and publishers pulling gross moves? Coverage of both is constrained by the fact writers have friends at the studios and publishers. Even though they're willing to call a shit game shit, they'll have their opinions on the games industry informed by those inside it.

The writing about games industry has set a low bar for themselves, most in it don't even consider themselves journalists. As long as you follow an outlet that peels back the curtain on how they operate and also doesn't pretend to be anything more than light entertainment, you might be able to extract some information to inform your purchases.

Is Video Game Journalism Corrupt?

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