The "Exclusive Review" Is Dead - The State Of Games Journalism

Cue Blood Curdling Scream

View the many pages of this brog you could probably tell that I'm a huge fan of games journalism [nerd alert!]. So it pains me to type the all out disgust I've seen my favorite game media outlets go through and in some cases 'play ball' with these now million dollar companies. What is truly unfortunate is knowing that it is a necessary evil. It isn't often you pick up a magazine and see ads for "Preparation H" or go to a gaming site and see an ad for something non-gaming related. This isn't to say that it isn't true. I can remember tons of times going to 1up and seeing an anti-smoking ad or picking up a Game Informer and seeing a National Guard ad for recruiting. Majorly what we see in regards to game journalism media are ads for many of the games that they themselves cover and review. It is bound to have a conflict of interest right?

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