Sacred Symbols+, Episode XIV: The Fourth Estate (Patreon)
Published:
2019-11-08 17:00:04
Edited:
2019-11-11 00:19:45
Imported:
2022-01
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How important is journalism to gaming? It's essential. Yet, in parallel with other fandoms -- film, music, comics, and elsewhere -- the mainstream games press has exercised a scorched Earth tactic that has left large sects of its traditional readership reeling. In the wake of Kotaku's sister site Deadspin's sudden meltdown, let's examine the confusing and fractious landscape of games analysis, talk about what's missing, what's gone right, and what needs to improve. Not surprisingly, much of our conversation hinges on the latter.