Yeah, exactly. 90 minutes from now is not now.
Every other decent publication is following the rules that we all signed legal documents to adhere to.
It is one of the most unprofessional things a journalist could ever do, break an embargo. I hope Microsoft blacklists this site for ever because of this.
I love how communities (N4G is more vocal at this than most, even) constantly complain about the state of games journalism, but are more tha...
Translation of this review "Waaah, it has Silent Hill in the name but it doesn't play like Silent Hill!"
Why not judge the game on what it is, not what it is not. Book of Memories is a damn fine dungeon crawler.
Call it "Wayforward Quest" if it helps you sleep at night.
Websites should learn to respect embargos. Fail.
@karlowma what??? By very definition critical reviews are opinion pieces. Whether it's film, literature, art, music or, yes, games, criticism is informed analysis of a game - and that is by nature subjective.
While I do think there are issues with games journalism, I also think that there are a lot of armchair experts out there criticising journalists while having no formal education in journalism, or no substantial journalism experience to note. If you went to a universi...
Author should learn the meaning of "empowered" before using it.
How is it misleading?
Where's that wrapper from? Moro's look entirely different where I'm from (Australia)
You've missed the point by a long mark.
Historically books WERE considered "dumbed down" because they offered readers a different experience to "literature (poetry)". Of course in the years since we've come to realise that books are different to poems, but not inferior.
Modern games offer a different experience to old games. It's an experience that is more focused on the interactive experience than being a skill testers. Modern...
The games industry is a multi-billion dollar market filled with companies that are listed on various stock exchanges throughout the world.
In that context "games industry analyst" for Wedbush SECURITIES means "business analyst"
He works for this company: http://www.wedbush.com/abou... He's a business analyst.
Or people that make a living from the games industry. Pachter is a business analyst, after all.
You... didn't read this piece did you?
The headline was a question, not a statement - it's a piece to encourage discussion, not really argue a specific side. And the piece does outline why Sony seems to have the stronger casual play compared to Microsoft this year.
But... the point was that Sony's "casual" focus for this year's Christmas with Wonderbook and the like is wise, given Nintendo has a new console launch... and then there are a couple of "core" games to do with it...
The capitalisation of that headline hurts my eyes. A journalist should know how to write a headline before he/she thinks he/she can articulate an opinion.
And whatever happened to the rule "the opening paragraph of any journalistic article should not be more than 23 words?" That is literally the first rule of the first class you'll do in journalism studies.
How can the editor-in-chief of a media website not even know the first rule about writi...
Ok, so this author is commenting on a business strategy, and is actually claiming that short term gains are more important than long term value?
This, ladies and gents, is why games journalists should probably take a business degree before thinking they're qualified to comment on the games industry. Armchair experts everywhere.
You haven't done a sociology or feminism course before, have you?
No, of course you haven't. Given that you use abusive language to try and condescend your way into a position of authority, it's unlikely you have any kind of tertiary qualifications.
But anyway, for the sake of debate, I'll enlighten you. Feminism is more interested in criticising the kind of cultural values that has led to the likes of the Mario series, and the kind of peopl...
So sexism is justified as long as it's part of the story. Good to know?
I apologise Snookies, that probably sounded far harsher than I intended.
Gender politics is a very complex issue. A single picture/ costume is not representative of anything. The article is a really brief summary of the issue - I can't answer your question in a quicker way than that :)
"While it bears the Silent Hill name, it draws nothing but characters and visual design from the series."
This was the comment I was referring to. <_<
If the name doesn't matter (and in this case it doesn't), then the sentence isn't needed.