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Best Game Writers 2005 Recognized

Posted by Zonk on from the nods-to-the-best dept.

GameDaily.biz has given the nod to some of the best game writers in the business for this year. From Seanbaby to Jerry Holkins, the best wordsmiths got some recognition. From the article: "Game Informer Crew - Yes, this is a cop out, but the GI staff received so many votes as a group (especially from game developers) that they earned a spot on this list. It seems a bit of a shame that they have to work so anonymously. If they are doing such a great job, the writers deserve some of the credit on an individual basis. Next year, no more group votes."

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  1. Left out by ZephyrXero · · Score: 3, Insightful

    One of my favorite gaming writers is Stephen Tolito (sp?). He's a freelance writer, but you can find his stuff all over the place. He used to have the regular column "Cubism" over on IGN. I think I saw him writing an article for Wired or something recently...

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  2. Wait, _game_ writers? by jonabbey · · Score: 2, Insightful

    This looks like a list of magazine, website, and TV writers. Where is the awards list for game script writers?

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  3. Game Informer votes by yoyhed · · Score: 2, Insightful
    ..."the GI staff received so many votes as a group (especially from game developers)"...

    The reason Game Informer got so many votes from developers is because they inflate their scores on a ridiculous level. A mediocre game will get an 8 with GI, great (but not the best) games will almost always get a 9.75 or 10. Their scale is essentially from 7 to 10, which doesn't really allow me to trust them. Don't get me wrong, I love reading GI, they're funny guys, I just won't go out and buy a game just because it got a 9 from them.

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  4. Quality? Wha?!?! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Rather than rewarding these baffoons for their writing abilities, why not bash them for their inability to call a bad game what it is: a bad game. How many times have we been subjected to EGM editors posting glowing reviews of games that are, to be perfectly honest, anything but entertaining?

    Penny Arcade, along with the Gamespot writers seem a little more objective than the others, but even they are occasionally subject to the plague that haunts all game reviews: fanboi extremus.

    After all, these were the people who endlessly extolled the virtues of both Halo and Half Life, spouting 10s as if they were breathing air, and yet after playing those games it was blatantly apparent they were neither revolutionary nor timeless.

    I want home honesty, dammit! Screw them and their payola.