@humanity said:
This makes me infinitely sad because a lot of people go on how it's kind of really hard to break into the whole video game journalist industry, mainly because there are already a lot of well known people out there who write about them and have already established industry connections - so why hire on some fresh new kid who might not get the full attention of Cliffy B or Hideo Kojima when you can just send the veteran instead and get much better coverage. So it makes me infinitely sad that Leigh Alexander continues to somehow occupy one of such slots in the industry. She has a real talent for writing that much is very obvious, but her points of view and opinions tend to overshadow the really terrific writing that puts those ideas down in print.
Dude, don't even think of it like that. They aren't occupying some magical spot that someone who actually gave a shit would fill if they were to step down. The entire video games journalism industry is one huge hive-mind circle jerk. They all sit around patting each other on the back, reassuring themselves that they are providing some sort of service to gaming consumers... When in fact all they do is carefully manage and try to hold on to their minor internet celebrity. Anyone who provides a dissenting opinion gets cast out of the inner circle and gets shamed on twitter, or worse has to go work for IGN.
Log in to comment