game_nomad
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I write game reviews. I DO NOT consider myself a journalist, I consider myself a cute corgi
EDIT:
All the shitty game journos circling the wagons as usual against Dr D in twitter.
It is though. Or it used to be anyway.neutrality isn't a necessary condition of being a journalist.
I don't get this "not a real journalist" trope. Similar reasoning was used by idiots defending assault of that Andy Ngo dude because they dislike his political slant. If you think they're inserting political activism in a way that undermines good journalistic standards (accuracy, fairness, etc) you can call them out on it but neutrality isn't a necessary condition of being a journalist. A lot of journalism is bad and that's why we need media literacy.
I get that some people are resentful of know nothings who all have the same political opinions dominating games media but you don't have to read any of it (or watch dumb, yelly youtube commentators)
Can you really believe that an adult would decide to come out or not based on a videogame character? Such clickbait shitty article. This is NOT journalism.
It is though. Or it used to be anyway.
Last I checked, Ngo’s line of coverage is in the political arena, so that fairly puts him in conversations about politics.
Meanwhile, these “gaming journalism” slacktivists are supposedly covering the video game sector, but instead feel the constant need to use the platform to advance their sociopolitical bullshit instead.
The one thing I agree with you on is that nobody has to read or listen to what these people pass off. It’s why traditional “games journalism” is heading toward niche status at best and extinction at worst.
I think you have me confused with somebody aligned with a political party. In the old days these so called gaming journalists spoke about videogames not current events or pushing literal agendas. At worse they were console warriors.ah yes, the good old days when the political slant in media was more in agreement with my personal politics aka "neutrality". Anyhow, "apolitical" reporting rose in news as a mass market business strategy. It's twin was "yelllow journalism" which isn't much different from what we call "outrage bait" today
I think you have me confused with somebody aligned with a political party. In the old days these so called gaming journalists spoke about videogames not current events or pushing literal agendas. At worse they were console warriors.
The terms existed 30 years ago. Arcade-adventure. Action platformer. etc etc.
Worse, it is completely meaningless to anyone unfamiliar with either of its root words.
Words which are also portmanteaus—Metroid, the story goes, is a combination of the words “metro” and “android.” Castlevania, meanwhile, is a merging of the words “castle” and “Transylvania” into something that actually worked out pretty well.
Years of use have acclimated people who play and talk about games a lot to the convenience of “metroidvania,”
I used to write about video games at publications geared towards people who didn’t necessarily play a lot of games, so I have spent a lot of time thinking about words that we’ve become accustomed to but are really just nonsense to anyone outside of this particular subculture
Reducing those potential pain points in the way we talk about games can do a lot to help more people join in on that conversation, especially if it’s as painless as ditching a word like “metroidvania.”
Genre terms are more for our benefit more than that of the art in question.
Genre is a loose system that we have for talking about similar works and establishing canon—an academic exercise more than an artistic one. Those conversations are valuable and sometimes even vital works of scholarship, but they also tend to be exclusive, understandable only to those already steeped in the culture.
Video games need to be easier to parse, not harder. We talk a lot about diversity and inclusion in games—how we games could become a better, more welcoming space if we just figured out a way to represent more perspectives both in the games we play and in the studios that make them. These are necessary, urgent steps. But I also wonder how many people have never bothered because we’ve spent all this time using the wrong words.
If there's one thing I learned from the whole GAF exodus, it's that he's an absolute parasite. He fed off this place for promotion of his work and book, and latched on somewhere else when he had no more use for it.This Jason Shreireirieireeeeeeer guy, the more I learn about him, the more I come to the conclusion that, he's a real jerk!
Yeah, it's very clear being a weasel and a leech is his forté, you gotta give it to him though, he says/tweets enough conversational hot takes about the gaming industry to wear a badge as a "game journalist". He knows the hustle and knows how to lead an online echo chamber of crazies to help him pay the bills and stay relevant.If there's one thing I learned from the whole GAF exodus, it's that he's an absolute parasite. He fed off this place for promotion of his work and book, and latched on somewhere else when he had no more use for it.
This is an out of sight out of mind scenario. There's always been drama and if people are willing to read about it there is an opportunity to monetize it. What you want from news media has largely been replaced by social media, direct marketing, etc so it's not surprising that game journalists serve a more niche audience who are more political and more concerned with inside baseball of games and its social periphery. If you don't like it don't read it?
He's also very quick to label people. He once labelled YongYea as someone that enables Nazis and anti-semites after coming out not looking so great in an interview on YongYea's YouTube channel.Yeah, it's very clear being a weasel and a leech is his forté, you gotta give it to him though, he says/tweets enough conversational hot takes about the gaming industry to wear a badge as a "game journalist". He knows the hustle and knows how to lead an online echo chamber of crazies to help him pay the bills and stay relevant.
I guess what I am trying to say is, he's probably also very narcissistic and loves the attention, especially negative attention from parties and people that are more accomplished and successful than him.
So in conclusion: He's a narcissistic, leeching weasel.
I write game reviews. I DO NOT consider myself a journalist, I consider myself a cute corgi
I hope the reviews are written in Corgi language, with subtitles for the Corgi-less.I write game reviews. I DO NOT consider myself a journalist, I consider myself a cute corgi
Here is what concerns me about people like Shiereier ( I honestly cannot be bothered spelling his name right, I rather explain this than look up on how to spell it correctly)He's also very quick to label people. He once labelled YongYea as someone that enables Nazis and anti-semites after coming out not looking so great in an interview on YongYea's YouTube channel.
Scherier did a good piece on Anthem's shitty development cycle. Did you read it? It's good. Though very long. It;s all done by interviewing people after the game launched, so it's a retrospective.Here is what concerns me about people like Shiereier ( I honestly cannot be bothered spelling his name right, I rather explain this than look up on how to spell it correctly)
Just like the YangYea example you gave above, even though YangYea is nothing more than a game enthusiast Youtuber, my concern is, if you were a game studio, small/big whatever, and you were putting your heart and soul into your project, trying to make the best game you could... and then this Jason guy peered his nose into your studio, wanted you know, to do some game journalism etc. And you refused to give him any time of the day.. I have a feeling a guy like him has the mob mentality and power to paint you in a horrible light and get the Twitter mob after you, resent you, just for refusing to deal with him.
To me that's who this guy seems to be, not a person who contributes anything positive to the game industry but to seek tabloid drama in any corner of the industry he can. He just seems like a dangerous weasel, or maybe I have a very limited idea of his character?
May as well argue not to use a term like 'portmanteau' just in case people don't know what it means.
If that's the case, why don't Shyster and his ilk abandon the whole gaming website thing and just do streaming? Or better yet, adopt the model that the Easy Allies people have? One channel for gaming news and the other for streaming? It's clear gaming websites are going under the way they are now.I love Doc going in on these guys. It's quite clear all the dialogue around him had nothing to do with reporting on what he did, and more about immediately trying to get him cancelled. He has more influence than these guys will ever have, and they know it.
I love Doc going in on these guys. It's quite clear all the dialogue around him had nothing to do with reporting on what he did, and more about immediately trying to get him cancelled. He has more influence than these guys will ever have, and they know it.
I love Doc going in on these guys. It's quite clear all the dialogue around him had nothing to do with reporting on what he did, and more about immediately trying to get him cancelled. He has more influence than these guys will ever have, and they know it.
What the fluff is going on?I love Doc going in on these guys. It's quite clear all the dialogue around him had nothing to do with reporting on what he did, and more about immediately trying to get him cancelled. He has more influence than these guys will ever have, and they know it.
I love Doc going in on these guys. It's quite clear all the dialogue around him had nothing to do with reporting on what he did, and more about immediately trying to get him cancelled. He has more influence than these guys will ever have, and they know it.
“Social media exists so we shouldn’t ever expect better of game journalists.”
Nah.
The way Kotaku and Polygon operate today is unacceptable. Slandering devs, forcing ideologies upon people, insulting anyone who dares to be enthusiastic about games, clickbait bullshit, glorified blog posts, so on so forth.
Enough with this apologia. These major game jornalists publications are shit, and everyone knows it.
Here's an outline of what actual concern with journalistic standards would look like:
-journalism as intermediary: do they relay the facts of the matter, perspectives of involved parties (e.g. opportunity to comment), opinions of relevant experts
-cultivate expertise in a beat: relevant education, body of knowledge from extensive discussion and reading about the topics that are being covered
What I see is a bunch of whining disagreement with political opinions in games criticism (i.e. opinion editorials) or social media comments disguised as concern for journalistic standards
-Yes, video game punditry i.e. opinion editorials are populated by idiots who never read a book, know nothing about history, social science, philosophy writing or speaking about topics they seemed to have learned about solely via twitter and other social media. The same could be said about their audiences, game developers, etc and so on
-The same criticism applies to many journalists who have elevated themselves to a commentary position. Does anyone not think Thomas Friedman is an idiot? Newspaper opinion pages are full of idiot punditry -- even more so web publications responding to incentives to produce click bait or play to moron audiences. Don't read or watch it? None of this is new or is going away.
Where the latter concern bleeds into the former is articles written as a blend of opinion and news where opinion is standing in for what experts think, investigation of the facts, or comment from involved parties. The craft of weaving these elements together is subject to standards of rationality that apply whether it's a work of advocacy or aspiring to a more neutral point of view. What really seems to bother people is the influence they have over game developers i.e. "forcing ideologies" but a closer look suggests this is more a product of homophily than bowing to a stoked outrage mob.
my big issue is its almost all industry gossip. the amount of time talking about games or doing deep dives or real critical analysis vs. bullshit clickbait is almost nothing.The way Kotaku and Polygon operate today is unacceptable. Slandering devs, forcing ideologies upon people, insulting anyone who dares to be enthusiastic about games, clickbait bullshit, glorified blog posts, so on so forth.
I don't know what part of this is meant to refute what I've said.
You agree thet are uneducated ideologues that write idiotic clickbait and try to throw their weight to force devs to follow their ideology, yes?
But... you're mad that people are complaining?
If people don't like way game journalists operate, most people won't write essays about. When they see bullshit they'll say "this is bullshit".
as I said in the quoted text homophily explains responsiveness to the types of political questions they're asking of developers more than "force devs to follow their ideology". If you gave a political orientation test to an average game developer there would very likely be a much shorter distance between them than two people on average. meanwhile it isn't solving the more basic problem, of bad writing that transcends half baked political ideology. there aren't enough good writers in games and it's unsurprising to see a reliance on fashionable hack tropes and purity tests dreamed up by dumb philistines on social media
luckily many of the ghosts conjured up by this concern are unfounded repetition of caricatures of "sjws" within a moronic culture war with only a vague connection to the content in games