Current State Game Journalism

[aus741]

Just saw a video by Weaponised Nerd Rage that really drives home how detestable the current state of games journalism truly is, and why a site like this is a necessity these days. Below is a link so you can see for yourselves

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2cOfXLp5zQ&t=338s

[Magvel]

And, 99.9% of Youtubers are no better, either.

Youtubers are just r/gamingcirclejerk but urinocally

[Gemini73]

The author of that article clearly has trouble separating reality from fantasy. I would go as far as to suggest that they need real, professional help.

[Animusisters]

Nothing out of the ordinary.

[TakahiroSama]

Never forget. R.I.P :'( The industry need more people like him honestly

[Moonlight]

A lot of journalists are receiving poor education where the schools are more interested in making money than producing quality graduates. There's also the indoctrination side of things where propaganda is spoon fed to them constantly.

Also, a lot of these journalists in nerdy fields (gaming, anime, comics, etc.) are only there because they need work and they took whatever job they could find. They don't care about the industries which is why they end up attacking the fans and the creators.

Many of them are too lazy to do research as well, especially if leaving the office is required.

[TelperionST]

The only unique videos he has is about sucking up to kojima. He's not gonna win any points with me for that.

Fair enough.

[MadMummy76]

You might find YongYea more to your liking, but honestly I get tired of listening to him. Same old, same old industry insider-stuff.

Oh he's well in the category I was referring to. If you compare his videos to thequartering it's as if they're working off the same script sometimes. The only unique videos he has is about sucking up to kojima. He's not gonna win any points with me for that.

[TelperionST]

What I miss is the ability to learn about new and upcoming games without the political filter.

Some of my favorite YouTube content creators include Arumba, EnterElysium, MathasGames, NorthernLion, PartyElite and Quill18. All of them create very similar content without any political commentary. Quite often these channels also have closed beta game play, which is about as useful as it gets when talking about pre-launch material. For example, I have so far spent seven hour watching PartyElite play Anno 1800 and that has been a really good time.

It's the same with all of these vlogger youtubers, at first they seem interesting, but after watching a few of their videos you realize that they are all the same. They don't offer interesting insights or in depth analysis, or research. Because they don't do research, all they do is learn about a news item, then sit down in front of the camera and read it to you. I believe they're so popular because people like to hear their own uninformed opinions regurgitated back to them.

You might find YongYea more to your liking, but honestly I get tired of listening to him. Same old, same old industry insider-stuff.

[MadMummy76]

Naw, I always throw up HTML-style tags around any bit of text that's meant to be humorous, ironic, sarcastic or whatever. Considering the fact that my sense of humor is rather dry, any Internet forum is going to have people from very different cultures and we are mostly restricted to plain text, I find it helpful to point out when I'm trying to make a joke.



No, I'm actually talking about stuff like this

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...LxFkbgFw19CeA_

or this

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...vx-vzsX0vhMOZj

or this

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...IofCTipp3iVIvs

or this

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...lHlWVqwcq6zrQV



I understand where you are coming from, but as with the Steam store, if you are willing to put a little bit of effort into it there's high quality content to be found on YouTube. I quickly grow tired of the kind of content the OP linked to, but I do find it occasionally entertaining for a video or two. The reason why I only watch the occasional Quartering video is, because I only have a passing interest in it.

I see. Yeah tutorial videos are allright. Even though I wouldn't watch them just for the sake of it, just search for the relevant part where I'm stuck in a game and watch that bit. What I miss is the ability to learn about new and upcoming games without the political filter.

It's the same with all of these vlogger youtubers, at first they seem interesting, but after watching a few of their videos you realize that they are all the same. They don't offer interesting insights or in depth analysis, or research. Because they don't do research, all they do is learn about a news item, then sit down in front of the camera and read it to you. I believe they're so popular because people like to hear their own uninformed opinions regurgitated back to them.

[aus741]

That's pretty much true

[aus741]

One Angry Gamer might be up your alley but do keep in mind some of their articles tend to have an 'opposition' political slant and overly aggressive tone

[P_Ariza]

You're completely right.

[Spect3r]

I dont think is exclusive to gaming journalists, is pretty much going accross all the "news industry".
And, 99.9% of Youtubers are no better, either.

[TelperionST]

AT first I thought your post was sarcasm, but it isn't is it?

Naw, I always throw up HTML-style tags around any bit of text that's meant to be humorous, ironic, sarcastic or whatever. Considering the fact that my sense of humor is rather dry, any Internet forum is going to have people from very different cultures and we are mostly restricted to plain text, I find it helpful to point out when I'm trying to make a joke.

Actually to hell with youtube and the epidemic of vloggers blabbering on for 15 minutes (to hit that sweet 10 minute mark for ad revenue) to convey information that I could've learned by reading a 3 line news item on a site.

No, I'm actually talking about stuff like this

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...LxFkbgFw19CeA_

or this

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...vx-vzsX0vhMOZj

or this

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...IofCTipp3iVIvs

or this

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...lHlWVqwcq6zrQV

LOL missing out on the drama? Youtubers are the biggest drama queens.

I understand where you are coming from, but as with the Steam store, if you are willing to put a little bit of effort into it there's high quality content to be found on YouTube. I quickly grow tired of the kind of content the OP linked to, but I do find it occasionally entertaining for a video or two. The reason why I only watch the occasional Quartering video is, because I only have a passing interest in it.