Games Journalism General

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FunPosting101 said:
That's helpful information, thanks, but at the same time I don't mind the OAG audience and I don't really get all upset when they go off on a tirade about some issue or another, and I find socjus stuff to be rather annoying, so the occasional article complaining about it doesn't massively bother me. The plagarism stuff sucks, but as I said before, my options here are somewhat limited.

Plus, Nichegamer also covers somewhat obscure western titles too, something Gematsu doesn't, based on my quick look over of the site. Still though, thanks for the new website to check, it does look very useful.
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For me it is more about the two minute hate discussions that springs up when PS4 and a Japanese Game is mentioned in the same sentence that turned me off from Niche. There is no room for actual discussion.
 
Niche Gamers comment section was a dumpster fire last I remember, but I went there usually just to see anything of interest getting annouonced without getting my privilidges checked or someones fanfic editorial about Animal Crossing being a polyamorous society.

Shame Brandon turned out to be a goomba.
 
God who even reads game journalism anymore. I think some people must've thought GG was some sort of anti-women crusade because they probably thought "everyone already knows that games journalism is super corrupt, why is that a big deal? It's gotta be a smoke screen for something."

Like honestly, who even goes to those websites? I find out more info from going to a press release, patch notes, official trailer, even a random forum with a games section.
Maybe it's just taking advantage of the normies who "don't have time for that"?
 
Dan Ryckert showing how True Games Journalism is done:

As does Jeff Gerstmann I see:
 
Stasi said:
What happened to you giant bomb? You used to be cool.
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Ryan Davis died, and then Gamergate happened.

But really Giant Bomb's never been great at playing games, just watch their Quick Looks, they're pretty incompetent at times even in the old days. So I'm not completely surprised they'd have trouble with plots or would do stupid shit like ranking faces if I'm being honest.
 
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AsbestosFlaygon said:
Ryan Davis died, and then Gamergate happened.

But really Giant Bomb's never been great at playing games, just watch their Quick Looks, they're pretty incompetent at times even in the old days. So I'm not completely surprised they'd have trouble with plots or would do stupid shit like ranking faces if I'm being honest.
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And don't forget Patrick Klepeck.

They were bad at games during Quick Looks at least. Part of that was skipping tutorials and then complaining that the game "didn't surface information". It was somewhat forgivable at times, as trying to play a game, get to the action, give entertaining commentary, and play a game all at the same time can be more difficult than it sounds.

But like other game journos, they seemed to have gotten jaded and tired with games and stopped trying.
 
None of the major news outlets covered the story about France (of all things) now pushing back against software companies who make you buy licences to access online only data.

Basically if this doesn't get appealed, all data being sold to you be it for programs like Microsoft Office to every single game ever would now need to have all the data on the disc and and the user must be able to access it offline. No more online only/always online bullshit.
 
Marissa Moira said:
None of the major news outlets covered the story about France (of all things) now pushing back against software companies who make you buy licences to access online only data.

Basically if this doesn't get appealed, all data being sold to you be it for programs like Microsoft Office to every single game ever would now need to have all the data on the disc and and the user must be able to access it offline. No more online only/always online bullshit.
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How exactly will this work with online multiplayer games? That’s the big use case where having game data be local really doesn’t make sense.
 
Gar For Archer said:
How exactly will this work with online multiplayer games? That’s the big use case where having game data be local really doesn’t make sense.
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Everything would have to be LAN or Individual Server driven. Basically how Unreal Tournament and Diablo 2 on Original battle.net ran.

Games like Ark already run this way.
 
Agent Wet said:
I don't think I ever see a man act like this over softcore porn this is the type of behavior I expect out of some kid from a lifetime movie if this is the standard professionalism in games journalism it may as well be dead outside of press releases.
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This would be the same Patrick Klepek.

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wholetthegodsout said:
Will Giantbomb even exist in another 5 years?
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Their community is currently in an uproar over their GOTY coverage being completely gutted this year. The group videos are plagued with audio problems, and the 5 long podcasts where they debated various top 10 lists (some funny, some "serious") were replaced with 15 hours of them talking about every fucking game that came out in 2019 chronologically with some half-baked top 10 lists at the end.

I think they'll be able to stick around a bit longer. 5 years for sure, but 10? I dunno. They're in the unique position of having older staff with a lot of "industry" experience, which ensures really interesting/big names during live shows like E3, but that's about it. Even the normal content their known for is getting to be quite bland.
 
Kaede Did Nothing Wrong said:
klepeck is the worst.webm
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This is really funny to watch after going through One Angry Gamer's thread where Billy Usher can't go 2 seconds without feverishly ogling over virtual boobs and gets angry when the feminists take his anime tits away.

This is like the exact opposite of that. Here we have a guy so emasculated he can't watch a woman in a bikini.
 
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