Game Journalists are boring

April 3, 2008 6:50 PM

Game Journalists are boring. No matter how much time you've spent writing about games, having the same style as everyone else isn't going to gain you fans. Sometimes you need to have an accent and a sense of humor. Or you could be working on GameSpot for a very long time and after one negative review, you get fired and start your own blog. Being a game journalist does have it's perks though. For example, you can get an early bird tour of Liberty City, as long as you don't crash your Ferrari during the trip.
posted by TheSpot (9 comments total)

One post, three comments, obscure site.
posted by flatluigi at 6:56 PM on April 3, 2008

To quote Tycho Brahe, "Tom Chick is just the Goddamned king of games writers. Just... wow."
posted by Effigy2000 at 6:59 PM on April 3, 2008

I love Yahtzee. He is the Digitiser / Amiga Power of the 00s, but better. This guy is not, so much, but still, he's basically right.
posted by Jon Mitchell at 6:59 PM on April 3, 2008

Sorry, four comments now. It may be that I've spent the last twenty minutes digging through the posts of deleted self-linkers, but this smells like one to me. Forgive me if it ain't.
posted by flatluigi at 6:59 PM on April 3, 2008

Another two thumbs up from me for Yahtzee.
posted by Slothrup at 7:02 PM on April 3, 2008

One post, three comments, obscure site.

Shit! obscure site! Must be a self linker.

What did you want? Digg?
posted by mattoxic at 7:05 PM on April 3, 2008

Like I said, forgive me if it's not. I'm probably overreacting.
posted by flatluigi at 7:10 PM on April 3, 2008

Zero Punctuation is bloody hilarious.
posted by CKmtl at 7:13 PM on April 3, 2008

fatluigi, if you've got evidence beyond mere suspicion, now would be the time to mention it, because in its absence, you look like a dick.
posted by Richard Daly at 7:14 PM on April 3, 2008