Games Journalism General

[PatrickButtmanJr.]

It is ALWAYS the same with these game "journos" - act like everyone is best friends, while secretly compiling ammo against them to be used when the time is right.

Gita is yet another one of these who is finally getting a taste of her own medicine, after getting away with shitty behavior for years. You can only be a backstabbing, two faced piece of crap for so long before it comes around to bite you on the ass.

 

[Not A Fed]

Eat shit, nigger bitch.

 

[Frosted Snowflakes]

The current state of gaming journalism, according to Alyssa Mercante.


When in a nutshell it's more like this. And she knows how to take those balls to the face.

 

[Ravana]

https://www.indy100.com/gaming/metal-gear-solid-delta-snake-eater-review-remake-impressions-gameplay-verdict-konami

In which a games journalist mistakes black face paint used in camouflage for blackface, complains that Eva’s an attractive woman, and that a remake of a 2004 game plays like a 2004 game.

Some choice segments so you don’t have to read the article:

 

[TATE MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOODE!!]

https://www.indy100.com/gaming/metal-gear-solid-delta-snake-eater-review-remake-impressions-gameplay-verdict-konami

In which a games journalist mistakes black face paint used in camouflage for blackface, complains that Eva’s an attractive woman, and that a remake of a 2004 game plays like a 2004 game.

Some choice segments so you don’t have to read the article:



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This is the author, Jake Brigstock, in New York to try out the demo awhile back. It was an honor apparently to be invited out by Konami.


Someone asked if it was any good. Guess it wasn't.


Glancing at whatever this website is, with its incredibly dull and uninspired name and ironically in itself outdated grasping at straws bitching about MGS3 (oh no, female spy plays up her sexuality and black camo), is just hard to get outraged by this. It's just desperate attenton seeking.

 

[PatrickButtmanJr.]

In which a games journalist mistakes black face paint used in camouflage for blackface, complains that Eva’s an attractive woman, and that a remake of a 2004 game plays like a 2004 game.

It wouldn't be games "journalism" without resorting to dumb opinions passed off as fact, rage baiting, and getting mad at stupid shit that only Bluehairs and Soyboys get assmad about.

 

[AnOminous]

In which a games journalist mistakes black face paint used in camouflage for blackface

Total Gamejourno Death.

 

[Sunflower Samurai]

https://www.indy100.com/gaming/metal-gear-solid-delta-snake-eater-review-remake-impressions-gameplay-verdict-konami

In which a games journalist mistakes black face paint used in camouflage for blackface, complains that Eva’s an attractive woman, and that a remake of a 2004 game plays like a 2004 game.

Some choice segments so you don’t have to read the article:



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Damn raycis US Army

 

[Scarlett Johansson]

DATS R-*shot*
I'm seeing apparently Snake Eater has issues on playstation with lag and other stuff.

 

[marvlouslie]

Honestly, I'm just playing the MGS Collection version of MGS 3 and avoiding that bloated mess of Delta. Fuck modern remakes. Fuck Unreal 5.

 

[Aborted Drink Combo]

Behead all Unreal 5 devs. Fuck TAA, fuck DLSS. Give me native or give me death.

 

[PatrickButtmanJr.]

Kotaku must be getting desperate for engagement, because they brought commenting back.

I wonder how long it'll be until they end up shutting them down again.

 

[Chickenpolar]

Google now lets you choose who you trust for your gaming news-here's how to support PC Gamer and other human-made content
They've deleted all the comments on the live link but somebody already archived the page so we get a glimpse.

This is brilliant. All those times you posted hot political takes and deliberately alienated half your readers are now going to come back and bite you. Shame

No thanks. I believe in free market competition, whoever proves better, shall lead the market. Be it AI or human made journalism.

nope, too much commercial content on this site with the usual blurred boundaries w/editorial content. won't be doing that.

don’t trust this site though, not with the AI moderated censorship; i’ve seen what kind of innocuous comments I try to post that get instantly disabled for no discernible reason, so I can only imagine the amount of others i’m not seeing.

yeah i’m not jumping through hoops to help YOU with engagement for YOUR site just because my comment spelled out the full company name of MS instead of using just the acronym (I can’t even spell it out for an example because it might get flagged). Either ditch the AI moderation and hire a real moderator, or just go back to not allowing any comments so nobody is wasting their time typing out something potentially thoughtful just to have it wasted.

 

[p1138]

Google now lets you choose who you trust for your gaming news-here's how to support PC Gamer and other human-made content
They've deleted all the comments on the live link but somebody already archived the page so we get a glimpse.

The fucking irony of having this at the bottom of the page is amazing, while PC Gamer is trying to lead the way in enshittification

Out of the blue: How a Quake blog turned PC gaming news site has stayed a haven from 'internet enshittification' for nearly 30 years

 

[Chuck 'n Geck]

The fucking irony of having this at the bottom of the page is amazing, while PC Gamer is trying to lead the way in enshittification

No surprise, oldschool Quake III bros will remain oldschool Quake III bros.

Whereas PC Gamer... well, it's in their name.

Politically Correct Gamer

 

[PatrickButtmanJr.]

Kotaku must be getting desperate for engagement, because they brought commenting back.

I wonder how long it'll be until they end up shutting them down again.

Just checked today, and commenting seems to be gone again. I wonder if it's because they can't afford to pay anyone to jannie the comments, or because the people dared to post opinions they didn't like? GASP!

 

[Lucas Silva #4903141]

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/thegamer-website-suffers-widespread-editorial-layoffs/

https://archive.is/7AJX4

TheGamer website suffers widespread editorial layoffs

It’s the latest in a series of job losses across games media

Video game website TheGamer has suffered widespread layoffs, according to former staff.

On Wednesday, several former members of the site’s editorial teams took to social media to announce that they’d been laid off. According to multiple former employees speaking anonymously to VGC, entire section teams have been “decimated.”

According to those still at the outlet, TheGamer will continue in a slimmed-down form, though those who remain aren’t clear on how that will manifest. According to staff who spoke to VGC, these layoffs have been expected, but the scale has surprised those still at the site.

VGC has reached out to Valnet for comment.

TheGamer was founded in 2017. TheGamer’s parent company, Valnet, is also behind OpenCritic, Game Rant, and, as of earlier this year, Polygon.

Features lead Jade King took to X to confirm that her entire team had been let go as part of the reshuffle at the site.

Jade: Valnet unfortunately let go of the entire TheGamer features team today alongside several other staff members. Many incredibly talented and hard working writers I've had the pleasure of working with over the past several years.

News editor Rhiannon Bevan, who remains at the site at the time of writing, wrote on Bluesky, “TheGamer is losing so much talent today, it breaks my heart. On a personal and professional level, I cannot put the loss into words.”

Everyone being laid off today is incredible and would be an asset to your team. They have jumped through more hoops than you can imagine. Hire them!

These job losses are the latest in what has been a difficult period for games media. In May, popular outlet Polygon was sold to Valnet, which resulted in many staff, including then editor-in-chief Chris Plante, losing their jobs.

Also in May, cult-favourite video game outlet Giant Bomb faced significant staff departures as part of a dispute with its then-owner, Fandom. Following this, the site’s staff purchased the brand from Fandom and has persevered with a fan-supported model.

Other leading publications, such as IGN and Gamer Network, which owns sites like Eurogamer, GamesIndustry.biz, and VG247, have also experienced job losses in the past year.

Credit to techopse on twitter for pointing out TheGamer's quality journalism. Shed a tear when you have time:

 

[p1138]

Credit to techopse on twitter for pointing out TheGamer's quality journalism. Shed a tear when you have time:

Even in the tiny thumbnails you can see they're trannies, including the first one with a visible 5 o'clock shadow.

I can only assume that the people in charge in the best case scenario were hoping that rage clicks would keep traffic on the site, rather than actually discussing games. Because no one wants to go to a game website for game news, and read about what someone is jerking off to, or complaining about what they think other people are jerking off to.

 

[AnOminous]

Credit to techopse on twitter for pointing out TheGamer's quality journalism.

Too bad so sad. Learn to code put the fries in the bag.

 

[ChefKiss]

sincerely hope nobody from TheGamer is ever employed again, I don't even trust them to put the fries in the bag