I'd like to be, but I'd prefer to be something else though, and good luck, maybe we'll be seeing you in the next few years on GameSpot? Or even GiantBomb? :P
It's not all that great really. I have written a few articles on some sites that have went up as the hottest topic on N4G, and I have no expertize in writing whatsoever.
I hate playing shitty games, so I'd rather not. I imagine the only thing worse than being forced to play mediocre games is being forced to write about your experiences with said mediocre games in relatable ways.
I think some people feel being a game/movie critic would be like doing what they're doing now and getting paid for it...... doesn't work like that I imagine.
Video games are an awesome hobby, I prefer playing them when I want to play them and playing the ones of my choosing.
When you're forced to do something, even something that was once a beloved hobby, it loses much of its luster (in my experience.) Playing good games provides a release after an entire day of scheduled, tedious work... I'd rather not have the games become the work.
Already having been a gaming journalist and editor for various gaming related websites; all danish sites, I'll tell you it's a mixed bag. You get to go to various events, you get the news earlier, and then you get the awesome games for free, and then the bad ones which could be forced upon you, and then it get's boring to write about, it's actually pretty hard but part of the job. I had to write about Spyro the Eternal Night for the PlayStation 2, and having never been a fan of the purple hero, it was a heavy dragon to have on my shoulders but I don't complain, cause good times like getting to play the four first chapters of Uncharted two months before the game hit shelves was an exciting experience. On top on that, most gaming journalists in Denmark, doesn't get paid.
I'd love to be in the business, but I know it's not really easy (especially when you aren't in California :P ) ...I just continue to write on my own site and maybe that can get me somewhere at some point, but who knows because I'm not studying journalism.
Yes I would, eventually. I know if I did go into game journalism, I would have to be prepared to get a lot of criticism from a lot of people... But I think I would really enjoy that being my career.
I plan on writing some game reviews in the future and you all can let me know how my punctuation is coming along. I do have a few blogs that you all can check out.
I think it would be an awesome job, but writing's not something I enjoy and I'm not that great at it. If I were to get into a gaming related career, it would probably be in the development side of things.
No, but I have great respect for most of the people that are in game journalism. I wouldn't do it for a career though, I'm more interested into the medical field.
Probably not...I used to think that it would be fun, but I really couldn't play games that often, because I would start to feel depressed...you know, the whole "WHAT AM I DOING WITH MY LIFE!" thing.
"Probably not...I used to think that it would be fun, but I really couldn't play games that often, because I would start to feel depressed...you know, the whole "WHAT AM I DOING WITH MY LIFE!" thing."
I agree - at the end of the day, video games are just entertainment. I'd like to do something...with more of a practical impact....you know, there's kids starving in Africa, AIDS across India, censorship in China. That's pretty much my life goal - to do something beneficial for society.
I am seeing plenty of answers like "hell yeah!" and "of course" but when I say "yes," I truly mean it. The extent of my writing skills doesn't go as far as it needs to be right now, but I am only a sophomore in high school so I have some time to immerse into the vocabulary world.
My interest in game journalism is the same as mine in hard-hitting news punditry and I am willing to broaden my horizons for jobs in the writing field. If I get the opportunity to work for a nice, big game company, I will also take it. I am learning to mod Oblivion for the PC now and at the same time, taking Journalism and Advanced English classes so that my career paths will expand more than a place like 1UP, IGN, or Gamespot even.
I do think that the independent developers are overlook, whereas, the mega developers get too much of the gaming glory. If these Indie developers can keep developing titles like Braid, then it will open many more doors for the "unknown."
Who are some of your favorite game journalist in the industry?
"Indeed. I intend to go to college and major in Journalism."
I'd actually recommend majoring in english, because game journalism is not the same thing as traditional journalism. You could minor in it, as it will definitely help you somewhat with dealing with contacts in the industry and such, but the most important part of being a game journalist is the writing aspect, along with the knowledge, and Majoring in english can help you do that. Studying journalism would be more useful in learning HOW to cover the industry, but not as helpful in the writing aspect. Of course, it depends more on where you're going to be taking classes and such.
Personally I'd like to take a career in gaming journalism, but being in Australia I don't see if I could get a job at a decent, well established site. I'm not too interested in print, unfortunately as there are a lot of print magazines around here.
"I do think that the independent developers are overlook, whereas, the mega developers get too much of the gaming glory. If these Indie developers can keep developing titles like Braid, then it will open many more doors for the "unknown."
Who are some of your favorite game journalist in the industry?"
I like indie game journalists as well so Derek Yu and Anna Anthropy. I feel the need to mention that Blow and his game Braid are still more mainstream than the freeware indie game scene but Braid is based on a more mainstream adaptation of indie concepts which means that indie and mainstream are going to collide at some point.
no, this dude sums it up well enough for me to copy his message. xruntime said:
"OlDrtyBstrd said:
"Probably not...I used to think that it would be fun, but I really couldn't play games that often, because I would start to feel depressed...you know, the whole "WHAT AM I DOING WITH MY LIFE!" thing."
I agree - at the end of the day, video games are just entertainment. I'd like to do something...with more of a practical impact....you know, there's kids starving in Africa, AIDS across India, censorship in China. That's pretty much my life goal - to do something beneficial for society. "
"Indeed. I intend to go to college and major in Journalism."
I'd actually recommend majoring in english, because game journalism is not the same thing as traditional journalism. You could minor in it, as it will definitely help you somewhat with dealing with contacts in the industry and such, but the most important part of being a game journalist is the writing aspect, along with the knowledge, and Majoring in english can help you do that. Studying journalism would be more useful in learning HOW to cover the industry, but not as helpful in the writing aspect. Of course, it depends more on where you're going to be taking classes and such."
I've actually thought about it a lot the last couple of years. By the look of things I'll be going back to college to get a degree in journalism sometime not too far into the future. I don't know if I'll end up writing about games though... probably not.
Actually, yeah, I would believe I would enjoy it as well. Um, it's an art form to me, and it's a lovely form of entertainment as well of course. I would want to do it all though man, reviews, breaking news, covering conventions, previews, interviewing, the whole nine. I think I'd enjoy it. Um, I think I'd be passionate about it, but after a lot of righteous years as a videogame journalist, I'd bounce & get into freelance writing. I truly & seriously want to someday be a writer, and sure, maybe get into the industry, experience it, then leave. I hope to change some lives with my writing someday, that's a long term goal of mine.
Like I said, gaming journalism is not all that great as its cut out to be, I would rather you start off as a tester, maybe do some journalism after that, and then start moving up into the real business.
"Like I said, gaming journalism is not all that great as its cut out to be, I would rather you start off as a tester, maybe do some journalism after that, and then start moving up into the real business."
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