You need to read the whole thing. Part of what he dislikes about the industry is that it's so easy for people to lose their jobs, because there is an artificial turnover rate created whenever people try to buck trends and create somethign that's actually new. It's like the heead of Activision said vis-a-vis taking the fu out of making games: Maelstrom detests that mindset.

Maelstrom would argue that a large part of their struggles is because they are greedy, and consumers are rejecting their valuee propositions over and over.

He may be arrogant, but that does not change the core of what he's saying.

If he's saying that he wants the industry to die as a mindset, that's fine. However, I'd rather not see thousands of people lose their jobs. From what I read, it sounded like he was describing that the industry should fall, which I just don't want. I agree with him on some points, but we differ on many. Had Nintendo not intervened, the practices Malstrom describes might have led to the destruction of the industry. But really, the next generation should be great. As the economy improves and developers move towards cheaper development (the current development model can't be sustained), they won't need to use these measures. They're not going after used game sales and selling limited edition copies because they hate the consumer or want to rip us off, it's just because they need the money. They're not greedy, they're just struggling.

I've never liked Malstrom for his arrogant attitude, and it's actually funny to see how bad it's gotten.

"Viral messengers, posing as ‘gamers’, are polluting message forums and comments from various websites in the shape to ‘change public opinion’. Anyone who deserves a place in Dante’s Inferno would be computer virus makers and viral marketers posing as regular people. I want viral messengers *gone*."

Where does he get this from? I think he's overexaggerating this a lot. I've never met a viral marketer disguised as a gamer.

We must destroy the industry.. to save gaming as an entertainment medium sees more accurate.

Do you think your personal feelings against him (though to be fair he is some random dude on the net stating his opinion) make you a little biased against his actuall message? Though he is a  bit egotistical, a lot of what he says is very logical. This guy has puts into words , what i and probably many gamers have felt the last few years about the game industry, thus the growth of readers on his site. Something must be attratcing all those readers! It does not matter whether he is getting as many readers as VGchartz or some other popular website, what matters is that his readerbase is growing and a lot of people are finding his opinions match theirs!

Also what i find are the people who disagree with him the most are the people who just dislike hime purely for the way he writes. At the end of the day its the message he is trying to convey, it is either you agree with it or not!

There have been reports of stealth marketers seeded in message boards by EGM and Penny Arcade. I made a whole thread quoting them:

http://www.vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?id=74516&page=1

I form my personal opinion and feelings based off of his message, so your point is moot. He's not a bit egotistical, he's arguing about even a small increase in traffic to his site, and then acting as if gaming companies are tripping over themselves to stop him. He's just a guy that writes blogs on the internet and occasionally gets quoted on some sites, it's not as if EA and Activision are quaking in their boots. Seriously, this is his site's ranking. It's not as big as Vgchartz, and it's certainly nowhere near the level of importance. And apparently there's something wrong with hating someone who constantly insults others, holds himself in an oddly high regard, and is the world's biggest pessimist.