Note to non-gaming journalists: The iPhone will not kill the DS or PSP
FROM APPLETELL - Do the iPhone and iPod touch really have the power to threaten the Nintendo DS and Sony PSP handheld gaming platforms? Of course not. Here’s why…
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Opinion: Some videogame journalists go too far to generate traffic
The field of video game journalism places writers in opinionated positions. They write the same types of stories as newspaper journalists - news, features, opinions and reviews - but also must entertain their audience.
In addition, the news stories are often regurgitated press releases. Take a six or seven paragraph press release and condense it down to three or four. This gives writers a bit of freedom as to how to handle their articles.
Especially if said video game journalists are working at a blog, much like this one. They are often called upon to be witty, to provide information and entertainment that 20 or 30 other sites aren’t to get more web traffic.
However, some blog writers are willing to go too far by isolating and insulting a portion of their audience in order to appeal to the largest - males age 13-27 - demographic…
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RE: Video games not necessarily a money making industry
I hope people take this information into consideration. There isn’t much that irks me more than people who complain about a game not having this…" MORE »
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RE: Nintendo sues Japanese firms over R4 and similar devices
Nintendo is fighting a lost cause…because of this most people will know about trhe r4 and buy them! Anyways..nintendo cannot stop r4ds. I did not…" MORE »
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RE: Gamertell Review: Persona 4 for PS2
Press copy. Its really a wonderful game. I totally recommend it. For some reason, I find myself addicted to P4 in a way I was…" MORE »
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RE: Gamertell Review: Persona 4 for PS2
How were you lucky enough to score a copy of this before the release date? I’m so jealous! :O Well, at least I’ll still have…" MORE »
