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On Videogame Journalism

Posted by michael on from the and-other-oxymorons dept.

Michael_Blessed writes "The most incisive critique of games journalism currently out there. I would say that as I participated, but there's some real illuminating stuff in there. And it's all true - I should know, being a games 'journalist' myself." It's a whole long series - read all 11 parts.

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  1. Is it just me? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful
    Or was that one of the least incisive, most boring diatribes that has ever been written? It reads like it was written by a self-impressed thirteen year old who just discovered criticism. It's less about education than edification. Less about helping journalists than it is self-aggrandizement. He doesn't even offer any of his own work as an example of "goodness". It basically comes down to: "My work is better than yours, and your work proves it."

    Furthermore, it reads like an inside joke and in my opinion is much more likely to alienate journalists than give them a reason to think.

    I tried, but didn't gain anything from the article but a distaste for the author. Maybe it's just me.