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A lot has been said about the quality of games journalism, about the problems plaguing the review system and the relationship between the games industry and those supposed to keep it honest. The problem with this discussion, however, is that it doesn’t resemble a discussion at all… Things are being said, accusations made, statements dispensed, and yet there’s very little actual conversation to be had. Worrisome tendencies are shrugged off by industry insiders, while many gamers – frustrated with the lack of answers (as I am myself quite often) – bring out the big guns, accusing each and every review they disagree with as being “paid off” or otherwise influenced by big-name publishers.
A friend of mine, Phil Hornshaw, deputy editor of GameFront.com and Koobismo.com's contributor (who I've became acquainted to thanks to an interview about Marauder Shields and ME3's ending), wants to get the conversation rolling. Phil wants to give us a sneak peek of how games journalism really works and offer his views on the problems and positives currently attached to being a games journalism professional. Although he can’t – and won’t – speak for all the journalists out there, he has his own perspective, has a lot to say, and is open to actually listening to those who find games journalism just a bit on the fishy side.
Check out the first episode of his new series, “Inside Games Journalism”, and be sure to throw him a question or two (or five, or six). As Phil told me – no need to softball him, he’s open to discuss everything, from recent controversies to the tools of his trade.
As Phil says in the video: “Journalism can’t exist if readers don’t trust journalists. (…) Journalism is supposed to be about openness and truth. And there’s no reason why games journalism shouldn’t be just as open as anything else.“
You can check out the video here:
The 1st episode of my new webcomic is already up!
Dudes and dudettes! Gentlemen, gentlewomen, autobots and decepticons, and - above all - mutated teenage turtles interested in martial arts and italian cuisine! The first episode of my new webcomic - "Game On, Hardcore" - is already up at the Escapist Magazine, and I invite you to check it out, comment on it (if you dislike the little Facebook widget underneath, there's always the Escapist forums made available to us as well), spread it around and do all the things you young (and old) people do with interesting stuff these days.
Sorry if I'm a bit pushy about all of this (am I?), but it's a huge development for me little self - it's my first
My new webcomic series coming to The Escapist!
If you’re one of the folks that kept a close watch on my time expenditures over the past six months, you might’ve noticed a certain super-secret project popping up now and then, most prominently around Christmas time. I kept it pretty low-profile for a while, mainly not to provide any more evidence that I am an overoptimistic fool that doesn’t know his ass from his forehead – because, seriously, if you’ve been around here for more than a month, you know I’ve provided enough evidence of that already.
As of yesterday, though, it seems said super-secret project is finally getting some traction – as in: s
Let those who dwell in the dust wake up and shout
My dad often told me it’s not worth opening your mouth unless you have something worthwhile to say. It’s an incredibly decrepit concept in this day and age – one thoroughly incompatible with social media and the dynamics governing our internetized lives. Silence is death. A closed mouth is a closed door, and if there’s something even the most positive of people find discouraging, it’s a door handle that won’t even budge.
And yet, keeping silent for these past few months felt right.
Maybe it’s because I’m tired of everyone overhyping the smallest little thing, a peculiar mix of spamming and spasm
A late update on the new and jobless me
Huzzah, Marauder Shields Episode 57 has finally arrived at DeviantArt! You can check it out here: http://koobismo.deviantart.com/art/Marauder-Shields-57-Organics-Synthetics-Part-A-435264136 - be sure to read the episode in the correct order, as it's been split in half to avoid wrestling with DA's size limitations.
In the meantime, allow me to bring this here update to your attention. Originally posted on my website over a week ago, it details a few rather sudden (and yet, months in the making) changes to my life that may or may not have some impact on Marauder Shields as well. Here we go, ladies and gents:
"To all the ladders I've ever walked
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A comment I left on the Youtube video:
"How GJ works is irrelevant to what it is. Do people seriously need to understand how newspaper article writers do their jobs in order to fully appreciate articles written by them? Transparent journalism, in its rawest form, is something that can be appreciated, for better or worse, and understood with logic and reasoning alone.
If journalists are confusing and dividing their consumer demographics, perhaps the misunderstanding isn't the result of people's ignorance, now is it?"
This comment, I think, should shed some light, a single necessary ray of light, towards resolving the issue deteriorating the relationships between journalists and the people they impact. And that, yes, I wholeheartedly agree with this DA journal entry. The only resolution can come from an open forum.
"How GJ works is irrelevant to what it is. Do people seriously need to understand how newspaper article writers do their jobs in order to fully appreciate articles written by them? Transparent journalism, in its rawest form, is something that can be appreciated, for better or worse, and understood with logic and reasoning alone.
If journalists are confusing and dividing their consumer demographics, perhaps the misunderstanding isn't the result of people's ignorance, now is it?"
This comment, I think, should shed some light, a single necessary ray of light, towards resolving the issue deteriorating the relationships between journalists and the people they impact. And that, yes, I wholeheartedly agree with this DA journal entry. The only resolution can come from an open forum.