lorebringer
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I didn't think it was necessary, since I thought the image spoke for itself. No, Game Journalists shouldn't say "Hey readers, let's make more ads for one of the most hyped games this year".
This isn't "poking fun", this is playing right into the marketing machine. If you want your silly photoshop contests, do something like "Make a Destiny-style non-ad for a game that's already out"
But I can already tell by the wording of your post that this conversation probably won't lead anywhere. I honestly don't understand how one could see a major site asking it's readers to design ads for an upcoming game as "harmless" but to each his own I guess.
Well gamergate etc. isn't actually about real issues with games media such as feeding the hype machine for products advertised via media sites so nobody gives a shit. Now if they had some writeup about representation of minorities in Destiny then we'd be in business. That would then cross the line and we'd be on some firmer footing. It would be best if a woman wrote it as well I think.