It seems as if games journalism is going through some growing pains these days. Some folks like the light, often goofy – and, lets be honest – frequently childish tone that accompanies so much of the coverage. Some folks want to see the content mature and evolve and others think that there’s no need to more »

Everyone who follows 1up and it’s impressive stable of podcasts (and the 1up show) is surely mourning the loss of Jeff Green – former Editor-in-Chief of Games For Windows Magazine and overall awesome games journalist. Green had been with the company 17 years, and he states in his farewell blog post that the closing of more »

Gamasutra recently posted a fantastic column (written by GameSetWatch’s Kevin Gifford) detailing the best and worst in videogame magazines in 2007. Covering the highs and lows of trends, covers, launches, surprises, and disappointments, it’s a nice, concise wrap-up of 2007 in print. I have to say I heartily agree with Gifford’s entry for best new more »

EGM editor in chief Dan Hsu has a typically blunt editorial up at 1up, detailing the ways in which game publishers respond to less than favorable reviews. Hsu calls out Midway, Sony’s sports department, and most recently, Ubisoft for pulling coverage after lackluster review scores (in Ubisoft’s case, mediocre reviews of Assassin’s Creed). He goes more »