An article explaining the problems with today's gamer seeking attention and fame. Among the pet peeves listed are the girl gamer, beta testers, gamerscore whores, PR butt-kissing websites, and of course, the best gamer "ever."

The gaming industry is riddled with nobodies who are striving to become somebodies in the eyes of prominent companies. Perhaps they just want to break into the industry so that they can become part of the process to create the games they enjoy playing. Or maybe they just want their fifteen minutes of fame, since sometimes that short amount of time can lead to lifelong opportunities.
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    GLDarthziggy Jan 13, 09
    Great article, and very funny site. Will definitely check out more often.
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    ShadowJ Jan 17, 09
    Although true, the main problem with games journalism as a whole is that the journalist thinks and states their opinion as law. For example this article.

    When reading sections of the article, I sensed envy towards those that were getting paid attention and paid in general. Ontop of that the article is forcing the opinion that these people should be fazed out or ignored when in fact they are involved with the industry and make it what it is as much as anyone else does.

    For example, the glitchers...yes they are an annoyance, yes they are pathetic but without them, how would games companies have found that glitch on their own and fixed it?

    People with huge gamerscores...yes they are arrogant, yes they shove it in your face but for many people they incite competition and determination to grab more achievements and actually play the game more than once through to grab said achievements.

    Same with the best gamers evar, if there wasn't someone out there where you wanted to plaster that smug arrogant smirk to the wall behind them...then would you play? Answer would be mixed with, of course I would, I play for fun or of course I wouldn't...I need competition.

    At the end of the day the gaming industry and the gamers within it are diverse. No one is the same and everyone has different opinions. The gaming media and the world outside of it just need to realise this instead of grouping everyone into categories
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    ShadowJ Jan 17, 09
    Although true, the main problem with games journalism as a whole is that the journalist thinks and states their opinion as law. For example this article.

    When reading sections of the article, I sensed envy towards those that were getting paid attention and paid in general. Ontop of that the article is forcing the opinion that these people should be fazed out or ignored when in fact they are involved with the industry and make it what it is as much as anyone else does.

    For example, the glitchers...yes they are an annoyance, yes they are pathetic but without them, how would games companies have found that glitch on their own and fixed it?

    People with huge gamerscores...yes they are arrogant, yes they shove it in your face but for many people they incite competition and determination to grab more achievements and actually play the game more than once through to grab said achievements.

    Same with the best gamers evar, if there wasn't someone out there where you wanted to plaster that smug arrogant smirk to the wall behind them...then would you play? Answer would be mixed with, of course I would, I play for fun or of course I wouldn't...I need competition.

    At the end of the day the gaming industry and the gamers within it are diverse. No one is the same and everyone has different opinions. The gaming media and the world outside of it just need to realise this instead of grouping everyone into categories

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