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How to sway video game press on Washington Post
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Unkillable Cat
Mildly Dipped
Dear Gamespy staff member:
Either you are unaware of the importance of Media Events in the video game industry, or you are aware but won't tell us, in an effort to downplay their significance. Especially to Gaming Media like Gamespy.
When it comes to upcoming titles, and previews of those titles, all Gaming Media nowadays only have one source of information: The game publishers themselves. When they want the world to see their upcoming title, they don't just send out screenshots and a media package to the Gaming Media in the mail. No, they hold an extravagant feast, flying in hand-picked Gaming Media from all over the world and make them feel like royalty. There, they will tell you what they want you to know. Furthermore, they want you to tell the masses those same things, but with huge smiles on your faces, positive words and no negativity whatsoever. After having been treated like royalty, how can you refuse them?
In the unlikely event that you do refuse them in one manner or another, you can expect your Gaming Media to be left out in the cold when the next Media Event rolls round. After all, a Gaming Media that the publishers can't control is a Gaming Media not worth talking to. A Gaming Media that doesn't get invited to Media Events doesn't get previews or exclusives, and will be fighting an uphill battle to get any coverage on a title, not to mention fighting for its very survival.
So Gaming Media always sends representatives to Media Events, making sure that they choose someone who is eager to go. Someone who is eager to go to a Media Event is more likely to Do The Right Thing than someone who doesn't like traveling for work, for example.
Inviting representatives of fanbases is even better, because they are likely to have never experienced anything like being flown cross-country to an "All-Expenses-Paid (With Exceptions)" event, so the likelyhood of them Doing The Right Thing is ten times that of a regular Gaming Media employee. Of course, the publishers make sure to "screen" said representative beforehand, to make sure he doesn't belong to a naysaying or (gasp!) critical part of the fan community.
In conclusion, your post tells us nothing except you don't like traveling for work, and that maybe your career within Gamespy may be a little bleaker than it was 2 months ago. Not that I care, for I have learned long ago not to believe a single word Gaming Media says nowadays, for they are nothing more than Hype-Machines for the publishers.
Either you are unaware of the importance of Media Events in the video game industry, or you are aware but won't tell us, in an effort to downplay their significance. Especially to Gaming Media like Gamespy.
When it comes to upcoming titles, and previews of those titles, all Gaming Media nowadays only have one source of information: The game publishers themselves. When they want the world to see their upcoming title, they don't just send out screenshots and a media package to the Gaming Media in the mail. No, they hold an extravagant feast, flying in hand-picked Gaming Media from all over the world and make them feel like royalty. There, they will tell you what they want you to know. Furthermore, they want you to tell the masses those same things, but with huge smiles on your faces, positive words and no negativity whatsoever. After having been treated like royalty, how can you refuse them?
In the unlikely event that you do refuse them in one manner or another, you can expect your Gaming Media to be left out in the cold when the next Media Event rolls round. After all, a Gaming Media that the publishers can't control is a Gaming Media not worth talking to. A Gaming Media that doesn't get invited to Media Events doesn't get previews or exclusives, and will be fighting an uphill battle to get any coverage on a title, not to mention fighting for its very survival.
So Gaming Media always sends representatives to Media Events, making sure that they choose someone who is eager to go. Someone who is eager to go to a Media Event is more likely to Do The Right Thing than someone who doesn't like traveling for work, for example.
Inviting representatives of fanbases is even better, because they are likely to have never experienced anything like being flown cross-country to an "All-Expenses-Paid (With Exceptions)" event, so the likelyhood of them Doing The Right Thing is ten times that of a regular Gaming Media employee. Of course, the publishers make sure to "screen" said representative beforehand, to make sure he doesn't belong to a naysaying or (gasp!) critical part of the fan community.
In conclusion, your post tells us nothing except you don't like traveling for work, and that maybe your career within Gamespy may be a little bleaker than it was 2 months ago. Not that I care, for I have learned long ago not to believe a single word Gaming Media says nowadays, for they are nothing more than Hype-Machines for the publishers.
yevinorion
First time out of the vault
Brother None said:
Won't be for much longer.
deadairis said:
Fallout 3's default reaction mode, so far, has not been "oh yeah!" except from the gaming previews, that have already declared it GotY.
Gaming media, rich in how easy it is to see how biased they are.
Vault 69er
Water Chip? Been There, Done That
I laugh when these kiss-ass magazines call Bethesda "a proven next-gen RPG developer".
I suppose they're right, if "next-gen RPG" means "flashy style with no substance"
I suppose they're right, if "next-gen RPG" means "flashy style with no substance"
NukaColaClassic
First time out of the vault
Oh yes, the very company that got these gifts say the gifts don't affect their opinion. That totally means the topic is over! Why, when a bribed major says that suitcase of money had no affect on his decision, there's no reason not to believe him.
The claim the suitcase is still there
I'm assuming they mean "we paid our own bills" in that paragraph, although it isn't all too clear.
Kotaku.com said:
I'm assuming they mean "we paid our own bills" in that paragraph, although it isn't all too clear.
Unkillable Cat
Mildly Dipped
Damn right I can smell bullshit. Guess what the above reeks of?
Somehow, I'm not quite convinced about it. Magic word "brahmincrap" comes to mind.Washington Post said:
Lucky you, most of your readers forget your words in a few weeks... When the very next needle of hype is ready to be served.Washington Post said:
Morbus
Sonny, I Watched the Vault Bein' Built!
That's how I usually read reviews as well...Zero Pike said:
Taxing Comment
Taxing Comment
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Autoduel:
Business expenses can be applied towards tax deductions in the United States.
Unless the tax laws have changed , ... again, than travel and 'entertainment' are reasonable expenses.
I don't know how the dollar for dollar works out. It lowers the overall tax liability,
oh ... and influences folks to -- go along to get along -- with the status quo. Sort of a political influence racketeering.
Oh, sorry, am implying a legal slur. No Rico Act on the radar as yet.
Consider it influence peddling by our law challenged politicians.
Tax law exploitation, also reinforces concept: Takes money to make money.
Smart money might 'make' money on deductions, but perhaps to most it's about working to pay out less in taxes.
Typical receipts saved and archived for the statutory 3 years? Travel mileage, fuel of preference purchases, parking (down town's parking ain't free], business lunches, work uniforms and EVEN union dues.
Disruption of functional routines.
deadairis (page 3) relates the hidden cost that may not be recouped by the giver and the receiver.
Over all pain and emotional --- opportunities for character building layovers from canceled flights.
Even if paid for ALL travel time, or over time to prep for events, pimp events, and business travel disrupts the home time routine.
{What did you bring me, oh noble adult relative 4too? Ahhhhww ah Oklahoma T-shirt? Later dood ,...}
At least pity the stressed sleep cycle for those who are 'home alone'.
The over all impression may not be positive, but whether that translates to a forced professional sugar coating , teh real politic' of situational ethics, is not clear since these events appear to be like meeting like.
Just another 'good old boy', [or nerd] network.
Schmoozing is common, social animal like behaviorism, include 'free' company calendars and logo-ed coffee mugs.
So was the group interaction that triggered that other entertainment media, the music industry -- payola *show* trials.
Some thought it was a stick for 'the man' to beat up on rock and roll in the 1950's, others thought it was protecting the consumer,
and others whimsy --- hypocritical politicians just generally getting bitchy about other peoples' influence peddling
---for teh win !1!
Possible, hypothetical, that the soft ball reviews *could* be spun into a payola witch hunt of the game entertainment industry.
2008 means presidential sized voter smack down.
Political publicity higher viewer ratios! ---for teh win !1!
Free speech might cover sex and violence aesthetics in entertainment, but how the products are marketed -- controlling the information --
[across state lines would imply Federal jurisdiction]
to ''Tastemakers"" [disc jockeys]
may have similar legal leverage to harass and annoy when in the hands of our political elite.
Conservatives and Liberals both have their moral agendas to pontificate,
any entertainment industry a target of opportunity.
4too
Taxing Comment
page 1:
Autoduel:
Business expenses can be applied towards tax deductions in the United States.
Unless the tax laws have changed , ... again, than travel and 'entertainment' are reasonable expenses.
I don't know how the dollar for dollar works out. It lowers the overall tax liability,
oh ... and influences folks to -- go along to get along -- with the status quo. Sort of a political influence racketeering.
Oh, sorry, am implying a legal slur. No Rico Act on the radar as yet.
Consider it influence peddling by our law challenged politicians.
Tax law exploitation, also reinforces concept: Takes money to make money.
Smart money might 'make' money on deductions, but perhaps to most it's about working to pay out less in taxes.
Typical receipts saved and archived for the statutory 3 years? Travel mileage, fuel of preference purchases, parking (down town's parking ain't free], business lunches, work uniforms and EVEN union dues.
Disruption of functional routines.
deadairis (page 3) relates the hidden cost that may not be recouped by the giver and the receiver.
Over all pain and emotional --- opportunities for character building layovers from canceled flights.
Even if paid for ALL travel time, or over time to prep for events, pimp events, and business travel disrupts the home time routine.
{What did you bring me, oh noble adult relative 4too? Ahhhhww ah Oklahoma T-shirt? Later dood ,...}
At least pity the stressed sleep cycle for those who are 'home alone'.
The over all impression may not be positive, but whether that translates to a forced professional sugar coating , teh real politic' of situational ethics, is not clear since these events appear to be like meeting like.
Just another 'good old boy', [or nerd] network.
Schmoozing is common, social animal like behaviorism, include 'free' company calendars and logo-ed coffee mugs.
So was the group interaction that triggered that other entertainment media, the music industry -- payola *show* trials.
Some thought it was a stick for 'the man' to beat up on rock and roll in the 1950's, others thought it was protecting the consumer,
and others whimsy --- hypocritical politicians just generally getting bitchy about other peoples' influence peddling
---for teh win !1!
Possible, hypothetical, that the soft ball reviews *could* be spun into a payola witch hunt of the game entertainment industry.
2008 means presidential sized voter smack down.
Political publicity higher viewer ratios! ---for teh win !1!
Free speech might cover sex and violence aesthetics in entertainment, but how the products are marketed -- controlling the information --
[across state lines would imply Federal jurisdiction]
to ''Tastemakers"" [disc jockeys]
may have similar legal leverage to harass and annoy when in the hands of our political elite.
Conservatives and Liberals both have their moral agendas to pontificate,
any entertainment industry a target of opportunity.
4too
It's not like this is the first ever publicity party for the franchise:
http://www.duckandcover.cx/official/fallout2/files.shtml
http://www.duckandcover.cx/official/fallout2/files.shtml
brm130 said:It's not like this is the first ever publicity party for the franchise:
http://www.duckandcover.cx/official/fallout2/files.shtml
What gives you the impression that party was for press only, invite-based with hotel and air fare payed for?
Measuring with a crooked rod, there?
Heh, didn't look at it from that angle, but it might fall under tax fraud given certain requisites. But I doubt any senator or congressman would feel much for starting a witch hunt on this topic.
Rat Bethesda out to Jack Thompson. 
yevinorion
First time out of the vault
DirtyDreamDesigner said:Rat Bethesda out to Jack Thompson.
Well without children killing or groin shots, Beth isn't leaving him much to work with.
Sorrow
So Old I'm Losing Radiation Signs
As much as I hate Bethesda, I think that helping infidels to destroy games isn't something that we should do.
By the Prophet's beard! Infidels, you say!?
FATWAH!
FATWAH!
quietfanatic
Ancient One
Funny, I usually think of Sorrow as a born again fan.
Integrity in journalism is important, but talking about integrity in advertising might sound silly, as it is more about manipulation. When journalism becomes blatant advertising, it isn't serious journalism anymore, rather it becomes manipulating gutter press. I exaggerate a little, but many outlets seem to cross the line. The extravagant parties and the like help to emphasize the client relationship above that of news subject.
Integrity in journalism is important, but talking about integrity in advertising might sound silly, as it is more about manipulation. When journalism becomes blatant advertising, it isn't serious journalism anymore, rather it becomes manipulating gutter press. I exaggerate a little, but many outlets seem to cross the line. The extravagant parties and the like help to emphasize the client relationship above that of news subject.