| Bodhesatva said: That's the producer side of things, and I agree that's also heavily manipulated. Right now I'm discussing the consumer side, though. In film criticism, any attempts like these are viewed as hackery: Roger Friedman's name is now anathema in the industry, more or less. By comparison, we encourage game critics to engage in this sort of behavior. Give us the review a month before the game comes out: fight over exclusive reviews; feed us a constant stream of rumors and leaks that may or may not be authorized and may or may not have a reliable source. |
This trend is a result of the gaming media catering to and being fed by a particular niche of the population, one which thrives on that kind of behavior, that kind of competition. Once the niche ceases to define the media, I expect this to change.
Just a little bit longer, now... just a little bit longer and the way we think of "video game reviews" will be gone altogether. What replaces it won't end up being like movie reviews, or book reviews, but it will have its integrity and its dignity.
