Totally Not Corrupt Professional Objective Gaming Journalism DRAMA

[dnf]

Well for Giantsuck its quite easy, just see the Diablow 3 review. 5 star, GOTY, etc

 

[Jaesun]

For me personally, I just group pretty much ALL gaming websites in the fucking shit publisher cock sucking group. I have never even read Giant Bomb before so I don't even know if they are biased or not, or even if they write exceptional reviews or OP ed pieces. The fact that the majority of gaming websites are populated by charlatans who have no form or any actual journalism experience or any education in journalism, yet they refer to them selves as journalists speaks for itself. Hearing opinions on a game I am interested in here is far more credible and more informative to me personally. As well as our official codex articles (because we allow ANYONE to write an article, but it MUST adhere to our standards for the most part). The only 2 people I have garnered any respect for are Sea's and Brother None's articles on Gamebanshee (or BN's articles on NMA). I do not agree 100% with some of your reviews, but both provide some good insight and information.

 

[Crooked Bee]

So we have our own take on this games journalism shit now, in the form of an editorial no less: http://www.rpgcodex.net/content.php?id=8579

And by we I mean grotsnik.

 

[Infinitron]

Rev Stu unloads on Kieron Gillen

 

[almondblight]

Well for Giantsuck its quite easy, just see the Diablow 3 review. 5 star, GOTY, etc

OK, quick. Which one of these is from a "professional game journalist" and which is from a Gamefaqs review?

They've taken the same tack in reviving Diablo after its own 12-year hiatus, and once again the result hews to the nostalgic strengths of its antique predecessors while also managing to feel like it belongs on a release list in 2012. And it's a hell of a lot of fun to play, with hooks that keep you playing longer in one sitting than you might have wanted to. I'm not the type to often play through a game more than once, so I guess it's saying something that after more than 35 hours with the game--first playing all the way through with my primary character, then playing through a bunch of it again on the next difficulty, jumping into numerous dungeon runs with friends, and dabbling with several other classes (all of whom I'd love, time permitting, to take to high levels themselves)--I really just want to keep playing more Diablo III.

Diablo III makes many promises about presenting an engrossing, personal and replayable experience, but ultimately stumbles in its fulfillment of those promises, largely in part due to a misplaced focus on features that detract from the core gameplay. While the game is well produced and delivers a decent hack-n-slash experience, one will be left wanting more from a company once known for making legendary and widely accessible games.

 

[Jaesun]

There is a difference?

 

[Surf Solar]

The only useful informations I need when determining if I want to buy game XY or not is reading user reviews, threads about the game on forums etc. "Gaming journalism" is utter garbage and never provides any useful information like you can find from (mostly) unbiased people just playing the damn game and telling their opinion about it.

Thus, I don't see what the big deal here is. Retards gonna retard (those "journalists" I mean), that's hardly anything new.

 

[Helly]

Semi-related, but are there any good/reliable french "gaming journalists", or at least gaming sites ?
I mean I tried RPGFrance once, but was sorely disappointed

 

[Jaesun]

http://penny-arcade.com/report/edit...-libel-law-and-the-gaming-press-why-this-stor

Eurogamer’s Tom Bramwell describes the threats

“Lauren told us that she intended to pursue the matter with her lawyers and made it clear she would not drop it until it was resolved to her satisfaction,” Bramwell told the Penny Arcade Report.

Great article. Also read the back-pedaling from Kotaku's Editor (in the comment section) for LULZ.

 

[felipepepe]

I'm honestly findind gaming sites less and less usefull... the Codex has been talking about most releases, articles and announcements nowadays (at least the decent ones, not the retarded hype & cosplay news), and usually the debate of monocled gentleman produces more knowledge about the game that regular reviewers do... ....save for people like sea that write books each reviews. If all fails, TotalBiscut "WTF is" series is good for seeing some gameplay & commentary.

 

[Jaesun]

http://www.destructoid.com/from-a-bag-of-doritos-to-a-bag-of-dirty-laundry-237619.phtml

Jim Sterling's new article. I don't particularly care for him but am giving it a read now.

 

[Ulminati]

I'm honestly findind gaming sites less and less usefull... the Codex has been talking about most releases, articles and announcements nowadays (at least the decent ones, not the retarded hype & cosplay news), and usually the debate of monocled gentleman produces more knowledge about the game that regular reviewers do... ....save for people like sea that write books each reviews. If all fails, TotalBiscut "WTF is" series is good for seeing some gameplay & commentary.

WTF is series is quite good if you mute the volume and you're expremely patient with the bumblings of a bad player

 

[felipepepe]

expremely patient with the bumblings of a bad player

Yeah, I never get how people that play games as a profession can be so slow & bad at games...

 

[Jaesun]

And just a huge lol from neoGAF. Apparently Ms. Wainwright has an account on neoGAF (and has posted a few things as well) and was spotted as being on the account today. A number of people commented stuff like:

Maybe she is doing an Ami and deleting her posts from here too :O

Then an admin spoke up:

Impossible, as editing permissions have been removed from that account.

 

[Crooked Bee]

Jim Sterling again: http://www.destructoid.com/from-a-bag-of-doritos-to-a-bag-of-dirty-laundry-237619.phtml

 

[Infinitron]

Jim Sterling again: http://www.destructoid.com/from-a-bag-of-doritos-to-a-bag-of-dirty-laundry-237619.phtml

Jaesun already posted that

 

[Dexter]

And also the same Dave that thought there was never anything suspicious with Driv3r's review scores, either, right?

Spoiler

Someone needs to do some digging...

http://www.destructoid.com/blogs/at...u-should-know-about-me-wait-wha--120519.phtml

 

[Jaesun]

Yeah ALL those tweets during the beginning of PublisherPRGATE is going to be hilarious. Also all of Wainwright's tweets. Since she is the one who got that guy fired and started the shitstorm.

Can you actually delete tweets?

 

[Dexter]

Yeah ALL those tweets during the beginning of PublisherPRGATE is going to be hilarious. Also all of Wainwright's tweets. Since she is the one who got that guy fired and started the shitstorm.

Can you actually delete tweets?

Edit above.

Yeah you can, but not if someone took a picture

To the untrained eye, it might appear like VideoGamer.com is a front to get free stuff and into the PR business.

 

[felipepepe]

BTW, she must have some strong friends since she STILL hasn't be fired...

 

[Menckenstein]

Yeah ALL those tweets during the beginning of PublisherPRGATE is going to be hilarious. Also all of Wainwright's tweets. Since she is the one who got that guy fired and started the shitstorm.

Can you actually delete tweets?

Yes but the internet never forgets.

 

[Menckenstein]

BTW, she must have some strong friends since she STILL hasn't be fired...

She's apparently a fan of jizz all over her face so there's your answer.

 

[Jaesun]

BTW, she must have some strong friends since she STILL hasn't be fired...

I'm sure Square is just waiting for this to just "blow over".

Like all the rest of the Professional Gaming Journalist™ websites are.

 

[Dexter]

See Edit above for tweets, had to unbury it from somewhere deep within that NeoGAF thread. xD

Wainwright made her Twitter Profile private "Friends Only" pretty early into this debacle: http://twitter.com/atheistium

 

[Jaesun]

Can you actually delete tweets?

Yeah you can, but not if someone took a picture

eh photoshop is too easy to do. Sad that you can edit them (to have an actual credible source from which to pull them from). Thankfully neoGAF shut off her editing privileges. Hopefully she left some juicy tidbits there.