New Games Journalism

Kotaku has a piece up today mentioning a style of video game editorializing called The New Games Journalism. This piece links to several others. State Wiki has a piece from early this year on what New Games Journalism is, and an examination of its goals. An example of the style is available on the Eve Online site in the PC Gamer article All About Eve. (large pdf) A seminal work referenced when discussing the style is Bow, Nigger, a sharply written and gripping piece about a duel in Jedi Outcast. From the editorial: "For one thing, my screen name has nothing to do with my ethnicity and for another, it's only a game and the fascist doing the typing is probably hundreds of miles away and far beyond anything you could call an actual influence on my life. But still... It's not very nice is it?"

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FP

[Anonymous Coward]

just FP

America, where just mentioning the word "Nigger"

[melted]

Makes you scandalous and popular. Did you know that in Russia they still call the African dark skinned people "Negroes"? And folks don't get all offended by this. I guess that's because Russians practiced slavery in a different way - on their own people. It all depends on context, doesn't it.

Re:People need to get over it.

[Fig, formerly A.C.]

Call me a baldheaded cracker; I don't care really, because at the end of the day my paleface still gives me (subtle, but noticeable) privileges.

Yes, it does.

You have the privilege to pay full price for your college tuition instead of getting scholarships based on ethnicity instead of aptitude.

You have the right to be turned down for a job in favor of a "minority" candidate, even though you are both equally qualified. Companies would have a very hard time hiring a caucasian in that situation, from a legal point of view. Not to mention that any supplier to the federal government is bound to an employment quota, and X% of their suppliers MUST be woman and minority owned. That's fair.

You have the privelege of having extra penalties put on your actions if you do break the law. If you get into a barfight with a minority, it is a "hate crime". If he kicks your ass, it is just assault on his part.

Funny how those privleges are actually disadvantages, isn't it? I would even call it "state sponsored racism".

Re:appropriate?

[dr.fishopolis]

yes i "freaked out" and had a "knee jerk reaction" by calmly calling something inappropriate. nice to see slashdot has become just another usenet flame spot for the angst-ridden crowd, lates