Does Video Game Journalism Have a Future?

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/02/20/Video_Game_Journalism--Who_Cares

Journalists N'Gai Croal and Seth Schiesel discuss different strategies on how to promote video games. Schiesel warns that if video game marketing doesn't target a broader audience, the industry will "go down just like comic books in this country. You will always be marginalized."


N'Gai Croal, and Seth Schiesel discuss the impacts of advertising on video game journalism. Schiesel warns that if video game marketing doesn't target a broader audience, the industry will "go down just like comic books in this country. You will always be marginalized."

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A panel of leading video game journalists discuss the uncertain future of video game journalism. Led by Insomniac Games President and CEO Ted Price, they explore the challenges of reporting on video games, as well as the new opportunities that are arising as video games begin to enter the mainstream. - D.I.C.E. Summit

N'Gai Croal has been General Editor of Newsweek since December 1999. He has written about technology since he joined Newsweek in February 1995 as an associate editor.

Geoff Keighley has spent more than half his life covering the video game business as a journalist, television personality, and producer. Today, he serves as both host and executive producer of "GameTrailers TV with Geoff Keighley," the #1 rated video game show on TV, and has an overarching talent and development deal with MTV Networks Entertainment Group.

Seth Schiesel is an American technology journalist. He writes a variety of columns and special reports for the New York Times on the gaming industry and the role of gaming in American society.

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[rockmanblues]

Also, always been a fan of Seth Schiesel. He's an incredibly well-educated and intelligent man who always has something of value to say when he talks about video games. He was on a serious episode of X-Play back in like 2004 or 2005 with Adam Sessler talking about video game violence and how it doesn't negatively effect people unless they are already facing serious mental issues. I wish I could find the episode online. Though Adam on X-Play has fallen, he is also still a true game journalist.

[rockmanblues]

@kilosnew I think he's referring to N'Gai's criticism of Resident Evil 5. I'm a a person of color and I have to agree with D7maj on this one. Racism should be made fun of. It's ignorance. And ignorance should be made fun of. Think about why Dave Chappelle's "Chappelle's Show" was so successful. He made fun of ignorance. Unfortunately ignorant people were angry and sent him thousands upon thousands of letter of hate mail and eventually it got to him along with a few incidents on set and HE left.

[kilosnew]

@D7maj Dude, what video were you watching? I didn't hear Croal say anything about race in this video at all...

[KCwellard]

'miners dont play games' wtf?

[D7maj]

*Sorry, I meant, Video Game Journalism.

[D7maj]

_Video Game have a real dark future if it depends on guys like Croal. And I meant no pun.

Only a fucking unprofessional idiot would mix the subject of a game preview with his personal feelings towards EVERYTHING that involves black people, of which THE GAME HAS NO FAULT AT ALL.

Congratulations, mr. N'Gai Croal. Now nobody will give a shit about what you say about games. There will be a lot more people trolling on your ignorance. Why don't you turn yourself into a black rights actvist, instead?

[MattMystrieo]

@Neondub If this is your opinion how can you justify spending time to comment on the industry or even having a youtube account at all? Shouldn't you be out solving the troubles of the world?

[NakedSchoolBoy]

Neondub,

Using your logic, I could ask you how you can justify playing an instrument in this troubled world. Who cares if you made a few songs?

[necrotic43]

what are you 13 or something? i mean if your gonna reply to what i said and cant think of anything better then what i just said well i guess you have no means of proving your statements or arguments . again that makes you more of an idiot

[Neondub]

you mean "you're an idiot"