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joshb<p>Corporate-backed "independent" gaming journalism? Something's not adding up. 🤔</p><p>A new gaming site claims independence while being powered by Walmart. As someone running a truly independent site, this raises serious questions about the future of gaming journalism.</p><p>Let's dive into what real independence means.</p><p><a href="https://masto.2tonwaffle.com/tags/GamingJournalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GamingJournalism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.2tonwaffle.com/tags/IndieJournalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndieJournalism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.2tonwaffle.com/tags/Gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaming</span></a> <a href="https://masto.2tonwaffle.com/tags/MediaCriticism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MediaCriticism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.2tonwaffle.com/tags/GameNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GameNews</span></a><br><a href="https://the-2tonwaffle.ghost.io/the-corporate-waltz-when-independent-gaming-journalism-isnt-really-independent/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">the-2tonwaffle.ghost.io/the-co</span><span class="invisible">rporate-waltz-when-independent-gaming-journalism-isnt-really-independent/</span></a></p>
i686-powered lia<p>The only <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/gamingjournalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>gamingjournalism</span></a> outlets I actually trust are IGN, (in German) <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/Gamestar" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Gamestar</span></a>, and sometimes, <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/Kotaku" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Kotaku</span></a>.</p><p>Not always of course, things can still be subjective, but generally they hit the mark very well. I am still in awe of the <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/IGN" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>IGN</span></a> 7/10 for <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/Starfield" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Starfield</span></a> at a time where everyone else praised the game, and guess where the consensus is now.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>gaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/games" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>games</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/videogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>videogames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>journalism</span></a></p>
moondog548<p>y'all please spread this far and wide. <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/theOtherFrost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>theOtherFrost</span></a> is doing diligent <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> hard as hell. His arena is <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/Gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaming</span></a>, but from <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/GamingJournalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GamingJournalism</span></a> he's wrenching out the nails of the selfish, capitalist, ignorance industry. and if you're familiar with <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/TheEscapist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheEscapist</span></a>, <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/SecondWind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SecondWind</span></a>, etc you'll know sooner what a big deal this is. <br><a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/ThankYou" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThankYou</span></a>!</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/nT7SkcsHK9M?si=2AZcbaw1KMAAzSqK" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/nT7SkcsHK9M?si=2AZcba</span><span class="invisible">w1KMAAzSqK</span></a></p>
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