Showing posts with label Games journalism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Games journalism. Show all posts
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Monday, June 22, 2009
the fall and rise of the taste-maker critic
Some see the demise of the taste-maker critic in music journalism as a positive - "I have a secret to tell...it's okay to like ANYTHING!!! The age of the tastemaker is OVER. It's all yours. Now go explore!" writes one embittered prog rock fan on Facebook (8.43pm, 21/6/09), "P.S. Don't listen to old farts whose opinions were given to them back in the late 70s by punk bores. You can make your own choices. Trust yourselves."
Thank Bangs that folk haven't entirely given up on taste-maker critics in games journalism, then. This link is genius (thanks Lloyd). Some great insights from Kieron here.
Look out for a forthcoming web 2.0 series based around "the death of the critic", curated by myself and featuring Kieron, that bloke from Mogwai, possibly Simon Reynolds, a couple of university academics and numerous ex-Plan B sorts, among others. I'll keep you posted.
Thank Bangs that folk haven't entirely given up on taste-maker critics in games journalism, then. This link is genius (thanks Lloyd). Some great insights from Kieron here.
Look out for a forthcoming web 2.0 series based around "the death of the critic", curated by myself and featuring Kieron, that bloke from Mogwai, possibly Simon Reynolds, a couple of university academics and numerous ex-Plan B sorts, among others. I'll keep you posted.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
whoa
From Wired, August 2005, p79 (article on Electronic Arts, written by Duff McDonald).
"Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment recently added a quality clause to its licensing deals. If a game doesn't receive ratings of 70 or better on sites like Metacritic.com, royalty rates are opened for renegotiation. It's not trivial language. Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone and Catwoman, both made by EA for WB Interactive, received a 56 and a 46, respectively."
Whoa! Does anyone know anything more about this? Any leading games critics been offered payola to up their games rating? (Kieron, where are you when I need you?) Now this - this is what I call power.
"Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment recently added a quality clause to its licensing deals. If a game doesn't receive ratings of 70 or better on sites like Metacritic.com, royalty rates are opened for renegotiation. It's not trivial language. Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone and Catwoman, both made by EA for WB Interactive, received a 56 and a 46, respectively."
Whoa! Does anyone know anything more about this? Any leading games critics been offered payola to up their games rating? (Kieron, where are you when I need you?) Now this - this is what I call power.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
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