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Media Coverage: Five Things We Can All Learn From N'Gai Croal

Media Coverage examines the lessons games journalists should take away from N'Gai's three years on Newsweek's gaming beat.

  • Type: Media
  • Posted: 03/05/2009

  • Written By: Gus Mastrapa
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Media Coverage: Keeping It Short

We tend to go on when it comes to games. But the advent of Twitter and content aggregation may be a sign that we need to wrap it up.

  • Type: Media
  • Posted: 02/19/2009

  • Written By: Gus Mastrapa
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Media Coverage: Not Dead Yet

Dan Hsu (aka "Shoe"), former EGM editor-in-chief, discusses the nuts and bolts of video game editorial. Shoe talks about the evolution of the mag during his time, as well as the...

  • Type: Media
  • Posted: 02/05/2009

  • Written By: Gus Mastrapa
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Media Coverage: The Press Responds

Media Coverage catches up with three journalists who caught heat this month, including a Forbes writer who called Rock Band a "knockoff." Here's their side of the story.

  • Type: Media
  • Posted: 01/22/2009

  • Written By: Gus Mastrapa
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Media Coverage: An EGM Eulogy

The magazine is gone. The network pruned. What exactly have we lost?

  • Type: Media
  • Posted: 01/08/2009

  • Written By: Gus Mastrapa
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Media Coverage: Banned Words For 2009

Media Coverage describes the buzzwords, shortcuts and clichés that all games journalists should avoid.

  • Type: Media
  • Posted: 12/18/2008

  • Written By: Gus Mastrapa
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Media Coverage: The Death of the Critic

Newspapers are killing off the movie critic. Should video game reviewers worry?

  • Type: Media
  • Posted: 12/04/2008

  • Written By: Gus Mastrapa
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Media Coverage: The Rise of Video

In this increasingly YouTube-oriented culture, Media Coverage believes video will be the foreseeable future of games journalism.

  • Type: Media
  • Posted: 11/20/2008

  • Written By: Gus Mastrapa
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Media Coverage: Readers, We Hate You Too

Media Coverage takes a look at how critics view angry comments and hate mail. You might be surprised by what they say.

  • Type: Media
  • Posted: 11/06/2008

  • Written By: Gus Mastrapa
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Media Coverage: The Case For Games Journalism

Media Coverage looks at the many ways we get it right.

  • Type: Media
  • Posted: 10/24/2008

  • Written By: Gus Mastrapa
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Media Coverage: Joystick Division's Crusade For Transparency

There's a new games journalism watchdog in town, as evidenced by Joystick's coverage of a conflict of interest between website GameCyte and PR firm TriplePoint.

  • Type: Media
  • Posted: 10/09/2008

  • Written By: Gus Mastrapa
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Media Coverage: The Hype Machine

Are game journalists merely cogs in the works? Media Coverage dreams of a day when game journos aren't just fueling the hype machine.

  • Type: Media
  • Posted: 09/25/2008

  • Written By: Gus Mastrapa
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Media Coverage: The Press and PAX

Media Coverage makes an argument for turning the Penny Arcade Expo into a "nature preserve" for gamers - meaning press should not get in the way of the gamers.

  • Type: Media
  • Posted: 09/11/2008

  • Written By: Gus Mastrapa
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Media Coverage: The Problem With Review Scores

This week, Media Coverage looks at the reasons why videogame critics are losing the numbers game.

  • Type: Media
  • Posted: 08/29/2008

  • Written By: Gus Mastrapa
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Media Coverage: EGM's Japan Special

Media Coverage takes a close look a Ziff's latest newsstand offering and comes away impressed.

  • Type: Media
  • Posted: 08/14/2008

  • Written By: Gus Mastrapa
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Media Coverage: Why The Press Needs The Old E3

A number of executives and analysts have criticized the new E3 in its much diminished format, but the video game press actually could benefit from a big E3 as well. Here's why a...

  • Type: Media
  • Posted: 07/24/2008

  • Written By: Gus Mastrapa
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Media Coverage: Comics as Commentary

With Castle Vidcons video game comics finally grow up. Media Coverage examines what makes this relatively new strip work so well.

  • Type: Media
  • Posted: 07/10/2008

  • Written By: Gus Mastrapa
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Media Coverage: The Critical Divide

When reviewers and the audience disagree about whether we're out of touch – we're getting it right.

  • Type: Media
  • Posted: 06/27/2008

  • Written By: Gus Mastrapa
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Media Coverage: The Seven Deadly Sins of Video Game Reviewing

Avoid these vices and find critical bliss. (Note: bliss not 100% guaranteed but read the column and at least avoid going straight to game reviewer's hell.)

  • Type: Media
  • Posted: 06/12/2008

  • Written By: Gus Mastrapa
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Media Coverage: Anatomy of the Video Review

Ever wonder what goes into making those slick video reviews? We speak with X-Play, GameTrailers and Zero Punctuation about how they craft their criticism.

  • Type: Media
  • Posted: 05/29/2008

  • Written By: Gus Mastrapa
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