[Submission] Fact-checker doesn't check facts

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 27th, 2010 at 10:42AM

[Submission] Fact-checker doesn't check facts

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I’m probably just being a dick with this, but here goes anyway:

Ben Paddon of Game Journalists Are Incompetent Fuckwits recently speculated about Super Meat Boy’s availability on Steam by saying “I’m going to hazard a guess that the game will be coming out via Steam”. The thing is, he didn’t need to guess - A quick search on Steam would have uncovered their Super Meat Boy page, 100% confirming that it is going to be coming out via Steam.

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