Game Journalists Are Incompetent Fuckwits

Game journalist: n - An individual who writes professionally about computer and video games, although may not adhere to a professional work ethic. May not research or fact-check stories. May be more interested in hyperbole than actual constructive criticism of media. May be incapable of determining the mathematical average of a 0-to-10 scale. May be unable to handle criticism. May claim to be "just a blogger" or "not a journalist really", which is at least partially true. See also: Game PR.

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October 26th, 2010 at 7:05PM

Anonymous asked: Ben, I'm pulling for you, but you really need to stick to your guns.

Why would you proclaim that this isn't a news site and then proceed to post news just so you can beat other journalists to the punch when you criticize other sites for posting stuff that doesn't pertain to their supposed focus?

Why not tip off a site you respect or something like that? How are you helping to improve the state of game journalism when you decide to post information people might have a genuine interest in on a site that doesn't deal with news just to spite those that do?

Again, I'm pulling for you, but I'd really love to see the site take on a more constructive role. :)

You are absolutely right. Nevertheless, I felt like posting it and it’s there now. Chalk it up to excitement - I really enjoyed the Super Meat Boy demo on the 360 but I’m holding out for the PC version, and hearing that it could be available to purchase as soon as next week is a rather exciting prospect indeed.

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