Ravensmash
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Slightly off topic but since it's not worthy of a thread - I'd actually love to get inside the industry writing, although I'm aware it's not as glamorous as many may think.
But besides a brief week-long placement in London, a few hastily written articles (then posted to an aggregator with varying amounts of vaguely defined success in terms of attention) and a website that I lost all motivation for I'm kind of stuck on where to go next - who to email, who to pester or even carving a niche in a world where the major sites live off PR statements and reviews.
Have to say that it annoys me when I see so called professionals make such horrendous errors such as basic fact checking (hello basics 101) or further emphasise the sad reality of extreme corporate control over an enthusiast press at current. There is room for a press which is built on good practise and integrity though, and I'd love to see that burgeon. Games journalism, or writing as many would prefer it be called, will obviously never be equivalent to a hard news magazine but I'd love to see more integrity and some fucking standards across the board.
There are some very good sites and writers out there though (on many of the bigger sites even), I rate Eurogamer very highly despite the odd faux pas here and there - it's a shame that a lot of the very good stuff is hidden away because of this perceived reliance on solid PR relations, as opposed to also providing a real service to readers through informing while entertaining.
I can't stop laughing at that fucking picture though haha.
But besides a brief week-long placement in London, a few hastily written articles (then posted to an aggregator with varying amounts of vaguely defined success in terms of attention) and a website that I lost all motivation for I'm kind of stuck on where to go next - who to email, who to pester or even carving a niche in a world where the major sites live off PR statements and reviews.
Have to say that it annoys me when I see so called professionals make such horrendous errors such as basic fact checking (hello basics 101) or further emphasise the sad reality of extreme corporate control over an enthusiast press at current. There is room for a press which is built on good practise and integrity though, and I'd love to see that burgeon. Games journalism, or writing as many would prefer it be called, will obviously never be equivalent to a hard news magazine but I'd love to see more integrity and some fucking standards across the board.
There are some very good sites and writers out there though (on many of the bigger sites even), I rate Eurogamer very highly despite the odd faux pas here and there - it's a shame that a lot of the very good stuff is hidden away because of this perceived reliance on solid PR relations, as opposed to also providing a real service to readers through informing while entertaining.
I can't stop laughing at that fucking picture though haha.