Eurogamer is up for sale

I can't quite remember why, but I think that was their focus to begin with.

Doesn't Reedpop organise other stuff? Oh yes, they organise Penny Arcade Expo.

Yeah, Reed (RX) is a huge events company.

OrangeRKN wrote:I do like Eurogamer though (despite what I said earlier etc.). Here are some of my favourite articles

Aw fanks mate!

Eurogamer along with GRCade is in my deep-set muscle memory for browser-bar typing and daily checks. Admittedly I am a paid Supporter though so get a much better visual browsing experience compared to what you guys seem to?!

KK wrote:Can’t say I really read much of Eurogamer any more, as it’s a husk of its naughties heyday.

Video games journalism in its written form seems to be in rather bad shape these days. A relic from a bygone age. Not enough people care about it, there’s minimal money to be made from it, and hardly anyone wants to pay for it. Social media, official publisher blogs and YouTube/Twitch videos are the go-to these days.

Not that other journalism is much better (see also the current state of regional news and Reach).

It's not just video games journalism in its written form that's in bad shape, it's most genres. I can't think of a single videogame website that's top notch anymore. Most are filled with "DEALZ!!!!" affiliate ads masquerading as articles. It's the same for Tech websites as well. Just look at what a sorry state The Verge is in.

It seems their owners just want to rinse as much cash out of their web traffic as possible at the expense of what led people to the websites in the first place.

I haven't bought a games mag in years and I am someone that grew up reading them religiously in the 1980's. They've become too corporate, too serious & essentially make a very boring read.

This is what gaming mags used to be like:

https://archive.org/details/mean-machines-magazine

They sold in their 100s of 1000s a month. Written by gamers for gamers. Everything Julian Rignall touched turned to gold.