Nearly two weeks ago on Jan. 11, Jason Montes and estranged wife Serena were found fatally wounded at their home in North Concord. Police pronounced Jason dead at the scene, and on evidence including a tip from one of Jason's friends, classified the case as a murder-suicide.
Continue reading...Tuesday, December 9, 2008
The writing, as they like to say, is on the wall -- Print media is dying. The difference is that those who say it are no longer talking about tomorrow, but right now. Last week, newspaper publisher Gannett began layoffs of one-tenth of its workforce. Monday, the Tribune Company filed for Chapter 11 bankrupcy, and [...]
Continue reading...Friday, November 21, 2008
In a move highly reminicent of last December's "Gerstmann-gate" fiasco, sources are reporting that publisher Eidos has yet again determined that an average Metacritic review score is simply unacceptable -- and taken steps to ensure that such scores for Tomb Raider: Underworld fail to sway would-be buyers. Wednesday, GameSpot UK journalist Guy Cocker twittered the following [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, October 16, 2008
Tuesday, the Kabushiki business journal owned by Japanese investment consulting firm Morningstar made waves in the gaming community, with news that Konami was considering bringing the PS3-exclusive Metal Gear Solid 4 to Xbox 360. Though Konami has historically denied the Xbox 360 rumor, this time things were different: the Kabushiki report had a direct quote [...]
Continue reading...Monday, September 22, 2008
GameCyte is hiring a New York editor! We are looking for dedicated gamers with an appetite for breaking gaming news, a sense of industry trends, extraordinary writing skills and a sense of humor. This will be a full-time position, offering a competitive salary and benefits. Applicants must live in the New York area, ready to [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, July 8, 2008
It is said that you should never look a gift horse in the mouth -- but if you choose to get your news from the same equine orifice, you might want to check the animal's pedigree. That's what GameSetWatch did in November 2006, when it noticed that PlayStation-friendly blog ThreeSpeech was a "semi-official" media outlet, and [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, July 3, 2008
Aside from the occasional, unintentional leak, publicists basically control games journalism as we know it today. They can't tell us how to think or stop us from criticizing their games, but to a large degree, they determine who gets what and goes where when they please. How?
Continue reading...Thursday, May 29, 2008
Back in March, we decried the way percentile ranking sites like Metacritic have permeated gaming culture, explained that we might be better off reading review text rather than paying attention to a suspicious scoring system, and suggested that gamers "just leave Metacritic to the suits" who use such digits to appeal to investors. But the [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, May 27, 2008
For the attending journalists, press events are a blast, filled with free food, first looks at the hottest games, and an ocean of PR spin in which to blissfully sink or frantically attempt to swim -- but as a mere member of the gaming audience, you typically have to wait for your news until the [...]
Continue reading...Monday, May 12, 2008
Reader paul_war at the N4G forums decided to share his copy of the UK Official Playstation Magazine with the world today, including scans and the all-important score for the publication's exclusive review of Metal Gear Solid 4. Tired of the GTA IV scoring dispute? You might want to duck and cover -- this one's [...]
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