games "journalism" - submit your shit to orikae already, jesus christ

Orikaeshigitae

what game News and Opinions do you read

present to me your resources

i will accept them graciously

scarlet blvd.

this place
I live a sheltered life

Mortal Sky

I generally get my game news from around here and maybe check a few sites once E3 or a similar event rolls around
and maybe jack a friend's copy of Game Informer every once in a while

YaYa

rockpapershotgun

joystiq

you guys here

destructoid sometimes

I'll see what Yahtzee has to say about things but I usually don't take much stock in his actual opinions because he is a jerk who is bad at games

Donovan Puppyfucker

Yahtzee.

That is all.

EDIT: Shit, I forgot Checkpoint.

Mortal Sky

and yeah Joystiq is probably the site I see most besides this one.

BugBoy

I used to read kotaku out of sheer boredom

then they pulled that journalistic integrity batman stunt and I stopped

now I just hear things here

2 Marcus 2 Ravens

Joystiq for news
Giant Bomb for quicklooks
1up for Jeremy Parish
Killscreen and Brainy Gamer for intellectual stimulation

Them's the regulars.

Sweeney Tom

Joystiq, 1Up, Rock Paper Shotgun, and GiantBomb occasionally

Otherwise, you guys, always

Brolo

Rock Paper Shotgun is the best.

Ubik

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SG_8XHk5JDk

Orikaeshigitae

2 Marcus 2 Ravens wrote:

Joystiq for news
Giant Bomb for quicklooks
1up for Jeremy Parish
Killscreen and Brainy Gamer for intellectual stimulation

Them's the regulars.

what do you look for in 'intellectual stimulation'? i'm curious

Druhim

I don't really pay much attention to video game journalism. If there's a game I'm particularly interested in, I'll watch a video occasionally if a friend brings it to my attention. But for the most part I ignore the articles.

Staleghoti

I read Killscreen

cause you told me to, Karl

Krieghund

I used to go to Voodoo Extreme back in the day. Still hit it every now and then to get headlines.

YaYa

oh I also listen to the Bombcast every week and occasionally check out their QuickLooks if it's a game I know nothing about

Zonugal

Druhim wrote:

I don't really pay much attention to video game journalism. If there's a game I'm particularly interested in, I'll watch a video occasionally if a friend brings it to my attention. But for the most part I ignore the articles.

Henroid

The uh. The video game industry thread in G&T? <_<

I rarely go to sites on my own. And when I do, it is Gamasutra. Because I'm not interested in reviews really.

BlankZoe

Giantbomb

RockPaperShotgun

and then various crappy big sites if they get an exclusive preview look or something, like Game Informer did for Transformers: Fall of Cybertron

YaYa

hey can someone else complain about Yahtzee

I have opinions about him but I've voiced them so many times that I'd rather just have someone else bitch about him so I can agree with them rather than repeating myself

mensch-o-matic

I really only follow Yahtzee with any regularity and only because he's entertaining, if I actually am interested in a game I'll talk to my friends about it

Mortal Sky

I stopped taking Yahtzee seriously a looooong time ago, but his videos aren't bad for a good laugh, or for pointing out the flaws in games I like.
Too bad his Demon's Souls review is utter shit and points out all his deepest flaws as a reviewer.

mensch-o-matic

YaYa wrote:

hey can someone else complain about Yahtzee

I have opinions about him but I've voiced them so many times that I'd rather just have someone else bitch about him so I can agree with them rather than repeating myself

I think I've played, like

two games he's reviewed

and I only disagreed with one (TWEWY)

AH wait isn't he also on that dumb But what about the Gamer Demographic??? bandwagon

Darric

I've pretty much reduced my intake to the GiantBomb podcast, Joystiq headlines (just for news), and Eurogamer articles.

Eurogamer is probably my favourite all round site, their podcast is great, their news reporting is on point, and their articles are always a good read.

2 Marcus 2 Ravens

Orikaeshigitae wrote:

2 Marcus 2 Ravens wrote:

Joystiq for news
Giant Bomb for quicklooks
1up for Jeremy Parish
Killscreen and Brainy Gamer for intellectual stimulation

Them's the regulars.

what do you look for in 'intellectual stimulation'? i'm curious

Not reviews, for starters.

Generally I look for articles about video games in some greater context. What do they give to us, what to we give to them, in what ways are they useful/harmful that aren't readily apparent. You read Killscreen, right? Because that's pretty much a perfect example (although at times it does feel just a little too hip). Interesting takes on interesting subjects, written competently. I can't really be much more specific, because I like being surprised by what I'm reading about.

I guess Extra Credits is a good example, too. They usually look in depth at an aspect of video games that would generally be glossed over.

What about you, sir? I know you're pretty opinionated on the matter.

YaYa

mensch-o-matic wrote:

YaYa wrote:

hey can someone else complain about Yahtzee

I have opinions about him but I've voiced them so many times that I'd rather just have someone else bitch about him so I can agree with them rather than repeating myself

I think I've played, like

two games he's reviewed

and I only disagreed with one (TWEWY)

AH wait isn't he also on that dumb But what about the Gamer Demographic??? bandwagon

oh god you're right

man, if you guys have done anything for my development as a human fucking being, it's pointing out that 'Us Gamers' is one of the stupidest things about the entire medium

Mortal Sky

gamer culture is the stupidest thing
by the way who remembers when G4/TechTV was actually kinda good?

Also I miss EGM

Orikaeshigitae

2 Marcus 2 Ravens wrote:

Orikaeshigitae wrote:

2 Marcus 2 Ravens wrote:

Joystiq for news
Giant Bomb for quicklooks
1up for Jeremy Parish
Killscreen and Brainy Gamer for intellectual stimulation

Them's the regulars.

what do you look for in 'intellectual stimulation'? i'm curious

Not reviews, for starters.

Generally I look for articles about video games in some greater context. What do they give to us, what to we give to them, in what ways are they useful/harmful that aren't readily apparent. You read Killscreen, right? Because that's pretty much a perfect example (although at times it does feel just a little too hip). Interesting takes on interesting subjects, written competently. I can't really be much more specific, because I like being surprised by what I'm reading about.

I guess Extra Credits is a good example, too. They usually look in depth at an aspect of video games that would generally be glossed over.

What about you, sir? I know you're pretty opinionated on the matter.

i'm considering doing some more game writing and i am wondering what people's reading trends are, and what that says about the kind of game writing that people want to read

killscreen does seem a little too invested in their own hipness - as i said in another thread, my ideal gaming publication is one that feels more like mid-70s rolling stone than a limited-run poetry/design chapbook that until recently was basically only available in print form

i stopped subscribing to them because i thought, well, why am i reading this in print when all i want to do is email articles to people to talk about them

Orikaeshigitae

YaYa wrote:

mensch-o-matic wrote:

YaYa wrote:

hey can someone else complain about Yahtzee

I have opinions about him but I've voiced them so many times that I'd rather just have someone else bitch about him so I can agree with them rather than repeating myself

I think I've played, like

two games he's reviewed

and I only disagreed with one (TWEWY)

AH wait isn't he also on that dumb But what about the Gamer Demographic??? bandwagon

oh god you're right

man, if you guys have done anything for my development as a human fucking being, it's pointing out that 'Us Gamers' is one of the stupidest things about the entire medium

all hail eegra, bringers of enlightenment and butt jokes

YaYa

Mortal Sky wrote:

gamer culture is the stupidest thing
by the way who remembers when G4/TechTV was actually kinda good?

Also I miss EGM

EGM was so goddamn good

I mean

mostly

Sweeney Tom

YaYa wrote:

Mortal Sky wrote:

gamer culture is the stupidest thing
by the way who remembers when G4/TechTV was actually kinda good?

Also I miss EGM

EGM was so goddamn good

I mean

mostly

I still pick up EGM

If only because no matter how bad that mag may get at times, I always have Seanbaby's magazine-ending article to look forward to

chiasaur11

YaYa wrote:

Mortal Sky wrote:

gamer culture is the stupidest thing
by the way who remembers when G4/TechTV was actually kinda good?

Also I miss EGM

EGM was so goddamn good

I mean

mostly

It was back for a bit.

Is it gone again?

Fugitive

I saw an article that talked about how videogames might actually be detrimental to the development of hand-eye coordination

For some reason, I never saw it posted on Kotaku.

Orikaeshigitae

Hacksaw wrote:

Rolo wrote:

Rock Paper Shotgun is the best.

This is correct.

i do like 'em and read them regularly but i don't only play games on pc

Hacksaw

Rolo wrote:

Rock Paper Shotgun is the best.

This is correct.

Artreus

I like giantbomb a bunch.

I generally go to gamerankings

Peccavi

I'll pick up a copy of PC Gamer if I'm flying, just to give me something to read on the airplane. Otherwise, I'll look up videos of games I'm interested in, but that's it.

Orikaeshigitae

YaYa wrote:

hey can someone else complain about Yahtzee

I have opinions about him but I've voiced them so many times that I'd rather just have someone else bitch about him so I can agree with them rather than repeating myself

yo, elaborate on dis

Maximum

The only "review" of Yahtzee's that I ever really liked was the one he did for Demon's Souls only because it fully encapsulated my feelings for the game at the time. I've since learned to love it but those first several hours were hellacious.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQSCKAPqxoo

Zay

I find Yahtzee annoying because of the people who take him at face value when he even says that he just shits on games for the comedic effect.

Kind of my own fault I guess, though, for looking at the escapist forums.

Sterica

I am technically an intern for Destructoid.