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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
Perils of Pre-Funding: Double Fine Pushes Unready Spacebase DF-9 To Release
Double Fine pushes their Early Access-funded Spacebase DF-9 into a release version despite it still lacking a lot of features, indicating that no-one is immune to overpromising and under-delivering. Continue reading
GamerGate: It’s All About Zoe Quinn
A look at trending issues around GamerGate. SPOILER: Zoe Quinn is the focus, not gaming journalism. Continue reading
“Guardians of the Galaxy” is a Xanatos Gambit
“Guardians of the Galaxy” is a Xanatos Gambit for Marvel Studios. Continue reading
Kickstander: Another Look at Delivery Rates
A bit more analysis about Kickstarter delivery rates for video games – adding a year to any indicated Kickstarter delivery date is a smart move. Continue reading
Marvel Agents of SHIELD: Mediocrity Isn’t A Superpower
Marvel Agent of SHIELD underperforms on numerous levels and is also oddly against the kind of narrative usually seen in Marvel comics. Here, the dark suited government agents who want to control superhumans are allegedly the good guys. Continue reading
Come for the Pimp Slap, Stay For the Articles on NCsoft Business Decisions: My WordPress 2012 Blog Stats
“Pimp slap” is generally the most popular search term for people finding this blog. Continue reading
Crisis in Games Journalism Over: Everything Back to Normal
Not using Rock Paper Shotgun to promote Big Robot’s Kickstarter would make it possibly harder for Rock Paper Shotgun journalist and Big Robot developer Jim Rossignol to reach the funding target, but that’s the problem with journalistic ethics – if you ignore them when they present a problem you shouldn’t pretend to follow them at all. Continue reading
