Totally Not Corrupt Professional Objective Gaming Journalism DRAMA

[DragoFireheart]

Somebody was working at Machinima...

Pssh, fuck no. I'm not beta enough to work in the current game industry.

 

[DragoFireheart]

Anybody getting into game programming expecting stability is delusional. It sucks to get laid off but a game programmer should always expect that to happen. Especially given the unreliable nature of game sales.

I still find it hilarious reading any articles containing the phrase 'video game industry' and 'stability'.

Earthquakes in CA are more stable than a position in the game industry. Thankfully my job is rock solid and even if my company got bought, I likely wouldn't lose my job. Also, I have a awesome CIO: company recently didn't meet sales, so this impacted everyone's bonuses and reviews. My CIO fought this and got our reviews to be reflected based on our performance and not that of the sales team.

 

[Azazel]

Since when does Machinima count as an aspect of the "Video Game Industry"? All they are these days is a pyramid scheme which exists to skim revenue off the top of ignorant children who upload youtube videos of themselves screaming in COD, or playing Minecraft. The whole "YT Network" model could vanish overnight and the only result would be a few spectacularly entitled fucks having to get a real job unless YouTube partnered them directly, and vast swathe of insufferable preteens losing their lunch money.

It's an industry which serves no purpose other than to massively enrich a very small number of people in the management of these companies, while exploiting as much as possible both their employees and the colossal idiots who actually believe they are getting higher CPM's on their videos in exchange for 40% of their monthly revenue.

I should write my own version of fucking Jpod once I get out of this shithole.

 

[CSM]

Why does Machinima have 400 employee?

I thought it was just some video website.

 

[Azazel]

Recruitment teams. Imagine being paid minimum wage to cold-call ten year olds and convince them to sign over half their monthly video revenue to your employer.

And if you don't recruit X number of views from the pool of kids every month, they'll replace you with some other poor schmuck instanter.

 

[deuxhero]

https://twitter.com/KazHiraiCEO/status/451032748640464896

On April Fool’s Day some game websites post made-up rumors as a joke, as opposed to the rest of the year when they just post made-up rumors

This parody account never fails to amuse.

 

[Ebonsword]

Anybody getting into game programming expecting stability is delusional. It sucks to get laid off but a game programmer should always expect that to happen. Especially given the unreliable nature of game sales.

I still find it hilarious reading any articles containing the phrase 'video game industry' and 'stability'.

Earthquakes in CA are more stable than a position in the game industry. Thankfully my job is rock solid and even if my company got bought, I likely wouldn't lose my job. Also, I have a awesome CIO: company recently didn't meet sales, so this impacted everyone's bonuses and reviews. My CIO fought this and got our reviews to be reflected based on our performance and not that of the sales team.

Pro-tip: He did that because he was concerned about his bonus, not yours.

 

[DragoFireheart]

Pro-tip: He did that because he was concerned about his bonus, not yours.

Actually, my bosses sacrificed their bonus for ours. Well, at least that's what they said.

 

[Infinitron]

http://pastebin.com/cZpRbpxd

I regularly receive these emails. Needless to say we haven't taken them up on a single one of these offers. Just be aware this stuff goes on a lot on Youtube, make sure to check for disclosure. This kind of deal effectively prevents you from presenting the game in an honest light, which of course is fine for promotional purposes, but only if properly disclosed as what it is, an ad. I'm unsure as to why these companies send these offers to channels that are clearly in the business of critique, I can't imagine they get a particularly good response. Personally I'd appreciate it if these firms did a little more research into who they are making these kind of offers to. I have edited the name of the game and the companies involved out.



Hi Genna,

I am heading up a campaign for A CARD GAME and I think John's TotalHalibut channel is a great fit. I noticed he has been playing Hearthstone lately and A CARD GAME is a lot like Hearthstone, but the gameplay is more involved (and better in my opinion).

We would need a gameplay video from him by A DATE, and I can offer $2,000. A GAME COMPANY is making some improvements to the game that they want to feature in his video that won't be completed until A DATE, so he will need to wait until then to start filming anything, but he can get a good feel for the game by trying it out right now at A CARD GAME WEBSITE

The video requirements are below, can we move forward with this?

Requirements
Video must feature the A CARD GAME logo/title card (to be provided by A PR COMPANY)
Video must include a verbal call to action for viewers to click the link below for registration.
Video descriptions must contain a unique registration link. A PR COMPANY will provide these links in advance.
Video description box must disclose that the video is sponsored.
No other brand sponsorships allowed in the video.
Additional Guidelines

Do not show bugs, glitches
Do not include negative comments towards A GAME COMPANY or the A CARD GAME brand. (It is okay to include constructive criticism, as long as the overall sentiment of the video is positive).
Witty banter is highly encouraged
It is okay to reference physical card games like Magic: The Gathering or Yu Gi Oh, as long as the reference is purely factual, no opinions. It is okay to reference competing online card games or companies, so long as the reference is purely factual, no opinions.
Promotional Support

1 Facebook post and/or 1 Tweet on video upon upload for each video

Thanks,

 

[Melan]

Witty banter is highly encouraged

Fuck me sideways if that isn't the saddest thing I've read all day.

 

[deuxhero]

http://pastebin.com/cZpRbpxd

A CARD GAME? Scrolls?

 

[Grunker]

jesus

 

[Brinko]

http://sessactual.tumblr.com/

Sessler has left Rev3. Can't say I'm shocked as Sessler has looked like a degenerating meth addict for quite some time. Wouldn't be surprised if in 4 months he's found with a controller tied around his neck from self strangulation.

 

[Misconnected]

Pretty good money for narrating a little gameplay video.

 

[Renegen]

Yeah but you're selling yourself out. They're going to get 500k - 1m views of their shitty card game and make many times $2000. Also think how much he gets from Google on that video, the money to sell out is just peanuts.

 

[Misconnected]

Yeah but you're selling yourself out.

They're also many times more than 1 person having to share the money from the sales generated by the video. But on the sell out thing, even if your viewers are able to tell that you're doing paid PR, will they actually mind?

Either way, it's a fuckton of money for next to no work. I can understand if a lot of people who get such offers, take them.

 

[Boleskine]

http://sessactual.tumblr.com/

Sessler has left Rev3. Can't say I'm shocked as Sessler has looked like a degenerating meth addict for quite some time. Wouldn't be surprised if in 4 months he's found with a controller tied around his neck from self strangulation.

 

[Ninjerk]

What a maddening occupation...

 

[Rahdulan]

http://sessactual.tumblr.com/

Sessler has left Rev3. Can't say I'm shocked as Sessler has looked like a degenerating meth addict for quite some time. Wouldn't be surprised if in 4 months he's found with a controller tied around his neck from self strangulation.

Good for him. He was already getting into that "games should be movies with occasional interaction because I'm an old family man who doesn't have enough time to play proper games anymore" mindset. Or maybe it was just going along the ad revenue stream, I don't know.

 

[balmorar]

Guess who's the tranny. Gamespot freaks me out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbiHJlX2E20


Ubisoft gave journalists a free Nexus 7 at a Watchdogs Preview event.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=802329

 

[Melan]

First response in the thread:

Wow, I should become a journalist

 

[sea]

Ubisoft gave journalists a free Nexus 7 at a Watchdogs Preview event.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=802329

Damn, should have stuck with it a bit longer.

 

[Delterius]

Ubisoft gave journalists a free Nexus 7 at a Watchdogs Preview event.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=802329

Damn, should have stuck with it a bit longer.

Don't worry sea. We'll find out about all the thousands of dollars worth of dogfood that EA and Activision bribe-fed you with during your gig in the Gamebanshee.

 

[Delterius]

First response in the thread:

Wow, I should become a journalist

Jshreier on that thread:

Gross. But sounds like this was a European thing? Worth noting. European press and US press seem to have totally different standards, rules, and practices. All that free PS3 stuff a couple years ago was also in the UK.

Standards: writing like Kotaku or taking bribes? Which is better and why? DISCUSS.

 

[J1M]

Guess who's the tranny. Gamespot freaks me out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbiHJlX2E20


Ubisoft gave journalists a free Nexus 7 at a Watchdogs Preview event.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=802329

A $200 tablet? You'd need to be a pretty cheap slut to be impressed by that.