By the way, what I'm about to write excludes the GB staff entirely. They are, by nature, grown-ass adults. (Well, technically.)

The games press is driving me insane. They're the most paranoid, selfish, mean-spirited, (possibly corrupt?) people other than politicians. They've turned what should be a reader-driven community into a war for clicks and attention. There's masochism, sexism, hatred and greed.

They're supposed to inform our decisions. But they only make us more insecure.

Case in point: IGN's Zelda review.http://wii.ign.com/articles/121/1212220p1.html

As you can see, it was glowingly positive. BUT WAIT! One of their former editors has reason to believe they have a bias. Wouldn't that be unfortunate! They were SURE that IGN's Nintendo team would give it a 10 before they left.

Editors CONSTANTLY make vague, passive aggressive shots at other sites. They accuse each other of bias, of stealing material, of using kamikaze journalists to get a scoop on CHARACTERS FROM A FREAKING FIGHTING GAME. Oh boo hoo.

My plead to the games press: Grow up. We come to you for guidance, not a soap-opera level of drama. If I can't trust you, then I will leave. Period.

I certainly don't have time for this crap. Do you?

WW