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Tag Archives: gaming press
My Final Rant On GamerGate
Alright, it’s time to address GamerGate. After hearing about this issue non-stop for the better part of two months now, I’ve had enough and I need to vent. I wrote about this in a pretty weak sauce way before because I … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Coverage, Culture, Internet, Video Games Tagged controversy, GamerGate, gaming press, social justice, video games 9 Comments
Being A Gaming Professional and A Person (with Video)
I’ve already recorded the extra rambly video to go along with this post and even as I type, I still don’t know if I’m going to publish it. I was both exhausted and in a pretty major funk when I … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Coverage, Culture, Humanity, Personal, Video Games Tagged gamer culture, gaming press, Quinnspiracy, video games 6 Comments
Why Does South Park Get Away With It? (With Video)
Sorry for the delay between the video and the blog. Life’s a little crazy right now. I kind of talk about why in the video. Before I get too far in, I should point out that I write this post … Continue reading
Posted in Coverage, Culture, Internet, Television, Video Games Tagged comedy, controversy, edgy comedy, gaming press, Luftrausers, South Park, South Park: The Stick of Truth, video games, Vlambeer Leave a comment
What Ryan Davis Taught Me (Now With Video)
This post has a video companion that I recorded after writing the post instead of before as I normally would: I am writing this at work while things are fresh in my mind so please forgive me if this does not … Continue reading
Posted in Coverage, Culture, Personal, Video Games Tagged depression, gaming press, Giant Bomb, personal, Ryan Davis, video games 4 Comments
When Popularity Trumps Principles
If you’re a reader of this blog or really just a savvy media consumer, you don’t need me to tell you that DRM sucks, it doesn’t work and it only serves to punish customers for a fight against piracy that … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Coverage, Video Games Tagged Blizzard Entertainment, Diablo III, DRM, EA, Electronic Arts, gaming press, Maxis, PC gaming, SimCity, video games 1 Comment
Can we have some enthusiasm in the enthusiast press?
Does anyone remember the good old days when there was actually enthusiasm in the so called gaming “enthusiast press”? In truth, it probably wasn’t that long ago but it certainly feels that way. It’s where you went to see people … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Coverage, Predictions, Video Games Tagged enthusiast press, game journalism, gaming press, Nintendo, PlayStation, Sony, video games, Wii U Leave a comment
The Humble Entitlement Bundle
In a move that was called a betrayal by many and lauded as marketing genius by others, last week Humble Bundle put up a new package by struggling publisher THQ. They put up a bunch of their relatively recent, largely … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Coverage, Culture, Video Games Tagged gaming press, Humble Bundle, THQ, video games Leave a comment
Can we stop with NPD already?
When you’re into gaming and the industry to the unhealthy degree that I am, you like to know numbers. Numbers give a very simplistic, top down viewpoint on how well a game and by extension, the people involved in getting … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Coverage, Video Games Tagged gaming press, journalism, NPD, video games Leave a comment