The Death of Gaming Youtube: How Money Killed Authenticity
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Jim is one of them too I remember him pushing. The “DmC is hated because ninja theory changed Dante’s hair” rhetoric.
Piff Perkins
Veteran
Feels like this is everything now. Journalism has largely died in gaming, film, music, etc. Film and music criticism has largely died too. The dominant movement remaining is stan culture and weird shyt that feels like a consumption guide.
I remember when Ubisoft and EA always had the cool "insider" parties, and how invitations often went to the most favorable press. Now the influencers are invited to those things for games and everything else.
Hilarious this dude talks about ethics in game reviews, then uses Starfield as an example of people not being allowed to say anything negative in their early reviews of the game, when in real life almost all the press around the game was negative from the start. Pretty sure Bethesda didn't pay a bunch of influencers to shyt on what they hope to be a flagship game
I guess their are no ethics in making videos about the ethics of video game coverage and reviews on youtube.
And people have always been paid to say good stuff and/or not to say bad stuff about a game. "Gaming journalist" just upset it's not them getting the money now like they used to do when everything was print.
Same neanderthal, a 42 minute rambling diatribe about the supposed selling-out and "DOWNFALL" of Gearbox studios.... as he has an affiliate link to purchase Gearbox studios flaghsip title, Borderlands 3 right in the description.
Every one of these autistic YT "video essayers" who think they're the enlightened arbiter about gaming culture discourse always end up being the worst, most hypocritical examples of it. "Here's why gaming "journalists" are all acktually paid shills... after a paid word from my sponsor for this video, Manscaped/Factor/Ridge Wallets!" 
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No more PAWGs, PLEASE??!!!??
Gizmo_Duck
blathering blatherskite!
Yeah, the video was posted in the intergalactic thread earlier
Rayzah
I'm Everywhere you ain't never there
I haven’t watched yet but Video game journalism on YouTube feels repetitive and insincere. Most of these reviewers seem to like and dislike the same games, trying to act like experts in all genres, even when it’s clear that not all games are for everyone. They rush through games just to post reviews first, which makes their opinions feel shallow. Some claim to finish huge games in an unrealistically short time, which I find hard to believe.
Many just chase trends, playing whatever is popular for a few weeks and then move on to the next trend while others rely on gimmicks, like constantly bashing sports games. Instead of honest, diverse opinions, we get the same predictable takes: everyone loves the same games (like Elden Ring) and hates on the ones it’s cool to criticize (Starfield wasn’t that bad).
I prefer smaller reviewers who stick to specific genres or just analyze gameplay footage—they’re more genuine and relatable. I also like the guys that makes gameplay videos and tips on a game months after it came out. Those are the guys I believe are really into a game
Many just chase trends, playing whatever is popular for a few weeks and then move on to the next trend while others rely on gimmicks, like constantly bashing sports games. Instead of honest, diverse opinions, we get the same predictable takes: everyone loves the same games (like Elden Ring) and hates on the ones it’s cool to criticize (Starfield wasn’t that bad).
I prefer smaller reviewers who stick to specific genres or just analyze gameplay footage—they’re more genuine and relatable. I also like the guys that makes gameplay videos and tips on a game months after it came out. Those are the guys I believe are really into a game
Gizmo_Duck
blathering blatherskite!
Kidsmoove's faith was wavering all last year. He is starting the year off strong with multiple fukk PlayStation posts everyday. He is truly the best bot
Wargames
One Of The Last Real Ones To Do It
As always Capitalism ruins everything
And people still glaze it to this day now. I don't care if they "fixed" it, they fukked over a metric fukkton of people for them initial sales.
It's fukk CDPR for life
