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An interesting article. The point about 'access' being less of a thing now and both celebrities and companies using social media to share information to direct
by CM30 11y ago
An interesting article. The point about 'access' being less of a thing now and both celebrities and companies using social media to share information to directly can also be seen with Nintendo, who went from sharing information to the media to releasing Nintendo Direct videos and letting the whole world get the news at the same time. Why give the press any power when your fans will share all the information anyway?
However, I really disagree with their picture of Kotaku. They (and Gawker in general) are not good journalists. They are clickbait writing, reader attacking bullies that thrive on lies and rumours. Was the blacklisting a bad thing? Maybe, but it couldn't have happened to better people.
Also, rather sad they just had to toss a GamerGate reference in there, or associate them with the industry. It's far, far more complex (and messed up) than that.
- striking 11y agoSome outlets tend to be disinterested in the games themselves, and instead write hitpieces that undermine companies for a couple million uniques. Where game interviews are more about how a game could be construed as sexist [1] rather than the game itself. If you keep calling companies sexist, they're not going to talk to you. They're under no obligation to do so. If you've given a game a fair shake and say it sucks, then I agree, they shouldn't take away your access. But if all you're going to do is try and poke holes in it, it's hard to believe a company would want to help you do that. 1: http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/11/22/blizzard-on-heroes-of-the-storm-female-designs-in-mobas/ http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/11/22/blizzard-on-heroe... (see the end)