Check out this blog from a former game journo who got tired of the way game coverage is these days.
I would rather read about the interesting stuff that falls down the cracks. The things that are interesting for their own sake; the things that might not generate short-term hits but that sustain long-term interest. The things that make games worth reading about. And the things that, apparently, most games websites aren’t interested in writing about any more. I love games, but I guess I don’t love writing about them any more.
If game journalism is only about featuring the games that guarantee lots of website hits, plenty of good ‘long tail’ stuff will consistently be left out. Do we have to use Amazon.com reviews to find out about games that we might want to play but weren’t supported by blockbuster marketing?
I totally share this journalist’s disillusionment but I don’t see why there can’t be better resources for finding and talking about great games that fell through the cracks.
