PC Gamers’ review was titled “Cyberjank” and the reviewer got slated for it by overhyped fanboys.
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bleistift2@sopuli.xyz 2 days agoRemember how Cyberpunk got hyped across the board? Not a single critical voice before launch (as far as I’ve heard). If that’s the “journalism” you’re providing, then I’m sure as hell not paying for it.
Little_Urban_Achiever@piefed.social 2 days ago
Chozo@fedia.io 2 days ago
It's hard to be critical of something that hasn't been released yet. All anybody had to go off of were statements from the developers, until the product was actually released and people could get their hands on it.
setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 2 days ago
That might be exactly part of why gaming journalism is irrelevant.
If the “news” is just repeating developer hype, then it’s just useless noise. At that point the only thing that matters are reviews, and independent YouTubers are beating the professionals in quality and trustworthiness.
So what’s left? Actual dry industry news? I suppose some small amount of people care, but not enough to support the amount of gaming journalists out there.