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Hey Snide! I used to contract at GameSpot, and was even at Ziff when it was spun off into it's own thing. I'd just like to say I was fired in 2001 for pissing o
by VonGuard 7y ago
Hey Snide! I used to contract at GameSpot, and was even at Ziff when it was spun off into it's own thing. I'd just like to say I was fired in 2001 for pissing off an advertiser. Game journalism was already dead by '08. It never really had much of a foothold outside a few outlets, all of which are either gone or no longer trustworthy. Also, game journalists get shit pay, so there is little incentive to do it right.
- snide 7y agoI agree, it's always been there to a degree, but it wasn't completely out the window till around that moment. For example. Gamespot used to keep their preview and review departments separate for a long time. It was thought to be a conflict of interest to mingle. I always respected that level of dedication to the journalism side of the content, and it seems so far away from the "Hey followers, I got invited to this event for free, isn't that cool" world it eventually morphed into.