People have been asking me for my take on the Gamespot/Gerstmann issue. For those who haven’t been following it, there are allegations that Senior Editor Jeff Gerstmann was dismissed from Gamespot for matters related to his scathing video review of Eidos’ Kane & Lynch, a game that had been heavily promoted on the site. All […]
Entries Tagged as 'Media'
Just What Game Journalism Needed
September 6th, 2007 · 11 Comments · Industry, Media
I’ve always thought that gaming journalism wasn’t doing enough to serve the already dominant 16-25 male demographic. How can we do more to attract this underappreciated audience? Why not revive the failed PC Accelerator magazine, the lad-mag for nerds that stuck Stevie Case in sexy schoolteacher poses in 2000? Because if there’s one thing this […]
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There Are Prizes For Games Writers?
August 31st, 2007 · Comments Off on There Are Prizes For Games Writers? · Awards, Media
Apparently the UK has a Games Media Award. The finalists can be found here. The blog and podcast nominees are international (which PC Gamer podcast are they talking about?) but the writers and print publications are all Brits. And, in a very British way, the awards will be presented in a bar. It is odd […]
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The 100 Point System Exposed
August 17th, 2007 · 2 Comments · Media
With the caveat that I haven’t played Bioshock yet, and that when I do it will be the PC version, is there anything more ridiculous than giving a game 99 out of 100? I am more willing to believe that a game is perfect than that it falls short of Elysium by one tiny point. […]
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The Future of Print
August 3rd, 2007 · 5 Comments · Media
There aren’t any good reasons to visit Gamedaily for review or previews or editorial commentary. Other reviewers fit my tastes better and I can get a top ten list from pretty much everywhere else. But they have a very good “biz” section, so I read that. And for me, the highlight is the weekly Media […]
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Jeff Green Interview
June 27th, 2007 · 1 Comment · Escapist, Media
Jeff Green has been covering games in the print media since Gutenberg, so it’s always great to read his opinion on the State of the Gaming Media. The Escapist has a new interview with the Editor in Chief of Games for Windows. He doesn’t say a lot that others haven’t, but it has the imprimatur […]
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