I always thought the VGC opinion articles were pretty aweful (like most articles in that nature on the internet), but even compared to them they were consistently bleh. So from a credibility standpoint I think it was a good move for them to not do those anymore.
I get that opinionated articles are an opinion. But from what I remember there were several writers that you could just prove the opinion wrong with facts. Thus, these "opinions" were fallacies.
Such as "Catherine Proves Niche Games Can Sell" Which it in fact didn't, it sold like a niche not more than persona, niche titles, or other JRPG's.
However what gets hits, is maybe those type of dumb articles that incite arguments.