Why video game journalism is unlike any other field

Gamer Limit writes "We at Gamer Limit tend to avoid talking candidly, and publicly, on the whole "meta journalism" situation, since most gamers generally don't give two hoots about the field, nor the little game of generating self-justification and credibility amongst "mainstream" media that we like to play.

But there has been a bit of interesting discussion lately amongst bloggers and games journos about what constitutes real "journalism" and whether those of us who cover games as a medium will gain the same respect as those in politics, music, movies and other established areas.

I'd like to discuss why the gaming industry is unlike any other, and how it tends to skew and bend in ways that make it difficult for games journalists to gain any tract and respect from others in our field."