Games Journalism 2010: It Can't Sink Any Lower, Can It?

chet · 2011-01-05T21:25:17.000Z

Matt Perkins:

Heck, even in business software, we get better previews. I can tell you both what cool features are upcoming with IE9 and what worries their are about the browser as it stands as of the latest preview build. Why? Because people in business software actually give info and critique in their previews. So business professionals that are considering using the software will know what they could be getting themselves and their companies into.

Matt, um… uh… just sayin’ - you know?

Matt_Perkins · 2011-01-06T10:21:09.000Z

chet:

Matt, um… uh… just sayin’ - you know?

I’ll take that as I’m asking for too much from my game previews…?

You’re probably right. I admit, I dream big! BIG! About game previews…

chet · 2011-01-06T15:23:27.000Z

Matt Perkins:

I’ll take that as I’m asking for too much from my game previews…?

You’re probably right. I admit, I dream big! BIG! About game previews…

That they should be more serious than business product reviews?

Lizard_King · 2011-01-06T15:34:05.000Z

Here’s the kind of preview the world expects of its top notch gaming journalists like Scott Steinberg:

CNN:

February will bring “Portal 2,” a puzzle game that demands you solve challenges by teleporting items and individuals between locations. Like “Angry Birds,” the game allows fans to casually experiment with physics.

The reddit thread has a number of quality comparisons that could have been substituted for that one.

Royal_Fool · 2011-01-06T15:53:36.000Z

It’s also not coming out in February.

Matt_Perkins · 2011-01-06T16:58:49.000Z

chet:

That they should be more serious than business product reviews?

No, just that they should be more useful LIKE business reviews. Somewhere between here and there would be much better imo.

checker · 2011-01-06T21:19:19.000Z

People, it is now 2011.

Chris