There’s two types of journalism – access journalism and accountability journalism. People say they want the latter, but seem pretty happy most of the time with the former… Continue reading
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Ethics in Gaming Journalism and Sir, You Are Being Hunted
When a games journalist uses his games site to raise money for his game development, the ethics of it should be looked at closely. Continue reading
The Unbiased Games Journalist: A Fiction
A poor fiction at that. Continue reading
The Yogventures Collapse: A Case Study in Kickstarter Video Games Failure
When Kickstarter-backed projects like Yogventures collapse, it’s important to look closely at them to see what the lessons are. In this case, it appears a key lesson is, “The backers are screwed”. Continue reading
A Man Walks Into A (Mana) Bar…
It’s of concern when the most entertainment I got from my time at the Melbourne Mana Bar was by myself in the toilets. Continue reading
Kickstander: Pre-Funding and A Question of Trust
Pre-funding titles in alpha, beta, etc is an act of trust… and there plenty of reasons why that trust is being eroded. Continue reading
Reviewing My 2013 MMO Predictions: The Music Is About To Stop
Last year I made a number of predictions about the MMO market for 2013. Time to pay the piper… and unfortunately he collects with interest. Continue reading
SOE Shuts Down Four MMOs; Plus A Wizardry Online Conspiracy Theory
SOE announces they are closing Vanguard, Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures, Free Realms and Wizardry Online. Wizardry Online’s closing reminds me of another title that SOE shuttered a year ago… Continue reading
Kickstander: Only Around A Third of Kickstarted Video Game Projects Fully Deliver To Their Backers
For projects funded from 2009 through to the end of 2012, the majority of successful Kickstarter video games remain undelivered to the people who helped finance them. Continue reading
OUYA: How Not To Communicate
Since its very successful Kickstarter, OUYA has done a great job making itself look terrible. Continue reading
World Class Villains 