Anyone who thinks that no one could be more bitter about the state of videogame journalism than me might change their tune when they read Brian Hook's recent evisceration of GamePro on his always worth reading site, Book of Hook. I'm not GamePro's biggest fan, but even I think that Hook's summary opinion of the magazine -- "gaudy, short, poorly organized, and empty of real content" -- is harsh. Then again, I haven't seen the issue he's talking about, and he does make some good arguments for why GamePro isn't, in general, worth your time. But did he have to be so mean about it?
In other news, yours truly has taken on a part-time, paying gig as the newest blogger on Weblogs Inc.'s Playstation 3 and Xbox 2 blogs. Basically I troll the web for any tidbit of news about either system and post a summary, along with my comments, for all to see.
Those with long memories might remember that I railed against this very type of writing early in the history of the Ombudsman. Obviously I don't feel quite as strongly about it anymore. Now, I feel such link-and-quote journalism is ok as long as the author doesn't pass off the work as their own, and can use their expertise to provide context and interesting opinion wherever possible.
Did I mention they're paying me to do this?
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