Comments on: The Best in Games Journalism and Coverage http://www.ps3blog.net/2008/03/08/the-best-in-games-journalism-and-coverage/ PS3 News and Views Sat, 10 Jan 2009 02:13:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: bunnyhero http://www.ps3blog.net/2008/03/08/the-best-in-games-journalism-and-coverage/#comment-138744 Tue, 11 Mar 2008 03:14:56 +0000 http://www.ps3blog.net/2008/03/08/the-best-in-games-journalism-and-coverage/#comment-138744 1up yours is a GREAT podcast, my favourite overall. really smart and really funny. 1up yours is a GREAT podcast, my favourite overall. really smart and really funny.

]]> by: buffaloman http://www.ps3blog.net/2008/03/08/the-best-in-games-journalism-and-coverage/#comment-138538 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:25:15 +0000 http://www.ps3blog.net/2008/03/08/the-best-in-games-journalism-and-coverage/#comment-138538 D+Pad magazine, baby! D+Pad magazine, baby!

]]> by: Solid_Nat http://www.ps3blog.net/2008/03/08/the-best-in-games-journalism-and-coverage/#comment-138528 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:28:13 +0000 http://www.ps3blog.net/2008/03/08/the-best-in-games-journalism-and-coverage/#comment-138528 I tend to look through all the sites to get an overall view of a game rather then just one site. I find Metacritic very good for gathering a number of reviews and opinions together and also Gamerankings can help. Sites this one also give a good view of a game from personal opinion or via the comments and if i think they have enjoyed the same things in the game as i will then i tend to pick it up and have a play. Its getting harder today to find games that are geniue gems outside of the already established brands that i would buy, MGS, GT etc so i tend to look at a lot of places and review in-game footage before i buy a new game. There is a lot of hype around games but for me a general rule of thumb is that if site starts plugging a game many months before release and it isn't a much anticipated game like GTA etc it can turn out to be crap, its only the advertisers that are going to be plugging a game that early and they are paying for the web time. Most of the best games tease us with a few screen shots or glimpses at each trade show leading up to release they don't give everything away in the first trailer.... I tend to look through all the sites to get an overall view of a game rather then just one site. I find Metacritic very good for gathering a number of reviews and opinions together and also Gamerankings can help.

Sites this one also give a good view of a game from personal opinion or via the comments and if i think they have enjoyed the same things in the game as i will then i tend to pick it up and have a play.

Its getting harder today to find games that are geniue gems outside of the already established brands that i would buy, MGS, GT etc so i tend to look at a lot of places and review in-game footage before i buy a new game.

There is a lot of hype around games but for me a general rule of thumb is that if site starts plugging a game many months before release and it isn’t a much anticipated game like GTA etc it can turn out to be crap, its only the advertisers that are going to be plugging a game that early and they are paying for the web time. Most of the best games tease us with a few screen shots or glimpses at each trade show leading up to release they don’t give everything away in the first trailer….

]]> by: Darrin http://www.ps3blog.net/2008/03/08/the-best-in-games-journalism-and-coverage/#comment-138464 Sun, 09 Mar 2008 21:45:23 +0000 http://www.ps3blog.net/2008/03/08/the-best-in-games-journalism-and-coverage/#comment-138464 Reviews are highly subjective, so I definitely don't disagree. What review site do you prefer? And what evidence have you seen of IGN selling review time? Reviews are highly subjective, so I definitely don’t disagree.

What review site do you prefer? And what evidence have you seen of IGN selling review time?

]]> by: Johan http://www.ps3blog.net/2008/03/08/the-best-in-games-journalism-and-coverage/#comment-138453 Sun, 09 Mar 2008 19:08:16 +0000 http://www.ps3blog.net/2008/03/08/the-best-in-games-journalism-and-coverage/#comment-138453 I don't know how you think IGN has the best reviews. Everyone who is a gamer knows that a lot of their review time is bought (even more so than Gamespot) and that their ratings start at 7, esp. for AAA titles whom are purchasing a lot of ad inventory. I don’t know how you think IGN has the best reviews. Everyone who is a gamer knows that a lot of their review time is bought (even more so than Gamespot) and that their ratings start at 7, esp. for AAA titles whom are purchasing a lot of ad inventory.

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