The Verge "infiltrated" the worst kept secret in gaming for no other reason than to show off to the "the gamers" that they could, then seemed put out that they got banned for breaking the only rule.
"These are the quiet, enjoyable moments before the floodgates are opened to the internet’s legions of screaming teenagers and sweaty tryhards. This is quite possibly the only time the game will be fun in the traditional sense of the word." This is so on point. Great article as always Rich.
Verge journo is a POS, but thanks for letting me know getting access is so easy, took me all of 5 mins to find someone to ask. I thought it was a whole hush-hush thing. Excited to try it :)
The quiet sense of figuring out deadlock without the rush of the permanently online generic content spam rushing out half baked guides for online votes is refreshing.
A great read. "The answer is games journalism, maybe journalism in general, has become a largely self-serving practice where nothing matters except appearing smarter than the audience you’re supposed to serve."
“Imagine if instead of rushing to leak the most surface-level reporting they’d instead taken the time to stick around, hang out, learn about the game and the people who play it.”
Not sure why you said that as if that won’t happen? That The Verge won’t also continue to cover the game and newsworthy stories around it? What are they supposed to do, *not* report on a story you admit is newsworthy—in the same breath as you critique journalists who say after news breaks that they’d also known?
But they didn’t “rush to print,” they were just reporting on the very newsworthy fact that the game exists. No AAA game’s coverage is going to *start* with a fully considered, in-depth post-launch review.
Sites like PC gamer wrote about the game back in May, so they are not breaking the news of it's existence, so they could have taken their time. They didn't.
They could have kept it short and sweet about the game, instead the article reads like the kid who's got a new game and wants to let other kids know how incredibly special it is to have it.
That is the point of Richards take on the article. Sure they might keep covering the game, but doesn't change the tone of this one.
Great read as always. This game gonna be special
Great read. Would love to see you make some content around the game once it reaches Beta.
Obligatory: Gargussy.
That is all.
"These are the quiet, enjoyable moments before the floodgates are opened to the internet’s legions of screaming teenagers and sweaty tryhards. This is quite possibly the only time the game will be fun in the traditional sense of the word." This is so on point. Great article as always Rich.
Verge journo is a POS, but thanks for letting me know getting access is so easy, took me all of 5 mins to find someone to ask. I thought it was a whole hush-hush thing. Excited to try it :)
Learned a new word - 'proselytize', so 10/10 article. :)
Seriously though - a great read (as usual) and thank you for sharing your thoughts on the topic.
The quiet sense of figuring out deadlock without the rush of the permanently online generic content spam rushing out half baked guides for online votes is refreshing.
Massive gargussy
Banger, absolute masterclass in dunking on egoistical fools.
Like Valve wasn't banking on some journalist making an article so they could ban them and generate "hype"
A great read. "The answer is games journalism, maybe journalism in general, has become a largely self-serving practice where nothing matters except appearing smarter than the audience you’re supposed to serve."
This point is for the pantheon.
I thought this "scandal" was much ado about nothing. Now, with this, post, I'm seeing more ado, but not any more thing.
“Imagine if instead of rushing to leak the most surface-level reporting they’d instead taken the time to stick around, hang out, learn about the game and the people who play it.”
Not sure why you said that as if that won’t happen? That The Verge won’t also continue to cover the game and newsworthy stories around it? What are they supposed to do, *not* report on a story you admit is newsworthy—in the same breath as you critique journalists who say after news breaks that they’d also known?
They might keep reporting, but he is directly commenting on their first article.
Rushing to print and then not bringing anything of worth in that article is what he is pointing out.
But they didn’t “rush to print,” they were just reporting on the very newsworthy fact that the game exists. No AAA game’s coverage is going to *start* with a fully considered, in-depth post-launch review.
Sites like PC gamer wrote about the game back in May, so they are not breaking the news of it's existence, so they could have taken their time. They didn't.
They could have kept it short and sweet about the game, instead the article reads like the kid who's got a new game and wants to let other kids know how incredibly special it is to have it.
That is the point of Richards take on the article. Sure they might keep covering the game, but doesn't change the tone of this one.