What Mainstream Media Think of Gaming

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Friday June 9, 2006 @09:29AM from the bob-costas-is-my-arch-enemy dept.

John Callaham writes "Video and PC games are a multi-billion dollar entertainment industry. So why don't they get the attention of movies or TV? FiringSquad interviews several members of the mainstream media, including reporters from Time, USA Today, Entertainment Weekly and more, to find the answers and see how journalism will cover games in the future." From the article: "I guess all I'd add is that gaming journalism is at a very interesting place right now. There are still a lot of people who are suspicious of games, and who don't understand their appeal, and there's an opportunity for people who write about games, if they do it well enough, to bridge that gap, and make games interesting to people who don't get them yet."

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Because it needs 5-10 more years by suv4x4 · 2006-06-09 09:44 · Score: 5, Insightful

Video and PC games are a multi-billion dollar entertainment industry. So why don't they get the attention of movies or TV?

First, who the heck concluded it doesn't get enough attention. I'd say it gets enough attention, notice the E3 coverage on Internet... And there we get to the point.

TV and Movies have been here for over 70 years, part of our culture. If something is on TV, "it gets enough attention".. Aparently TV is shown on TV, and movies are shown on TV and cinemas as well.

We're used to considering what's on TV "important". The fact that thousands of online media followed who sneezes at E3, is a lot less important.

Conclusion: we just need some more time so that Internet truly becomes a respected mainstream media to non-techies, where "important" stuff can happen. Gaming is the same. Give it more time, let the gamers grow some more.