The panel mourns the loss of two titans of video game journalism, considers the future of games reporting, and imagines a horse covered in human skin. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
SHOW NOTES:
1: Let us begin by mourning the losses of game journalism (02:42)
- Polygon sold to Valnet, editorial staff hit with layoffs
- Michael McWhertor
- Fandom Blows Up Giant Bomb
- Was the Media’s Big “Pivot to Video” All Based on a Lie?
- 8-4
- Shane Bettenhausen
- Jeremy Parish
- Tencent lays off nearly all of staff at its gaming site Fanbyte
- Kotaku
- The Verge
- Valnet Blues: How Online Porn Pioneer Hassan Youssef Built a Digital Media ‘Sweatshop’
- 1Up
- Digg
- Gamergate (harrassment campaign)
- Simon Carless
- GameDiscoverCo
- Substack
- Fortnite
- Roblox
- Stephen Totilo
2: DIDDY WATCH: What does it mean that Cranky and Rambi are in Donkey Kong Bananza? (24:58)
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