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Game Devs vs. Journalists: When Worlds Collide

There is no industry in the world more highly influenced by journalism than video games.

IGN's Daemon Hatfield reviewed Q-games Pixel Junk Side Scroller and gave the title an unremarkable 6.5. Within a few hours of publication Dylan Cuthbert, President of Q-games, accused Daemon of rushing through the game on on the "casual" difficulty level via twitter.

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pangitkqb4995d ago

Excellent conclusions in this piece. As the reading public we should DEMAND honesty and integrity from games journalists. If we hold them to this the whole industry will benefit.

gameplayingfool4995d ago

These instances of conflict and controversy are a reminder that games joirnalism is (sadly) virtually completely unregulated. Any slack-jawed yokel can build a games "press" site and call themselves legit.

This piece was right. Its up to readers to demand the same level of quality in game journalism we demand from games.

jimineyscrickets4995d ago

Article not about PS3 or a big game? No traffic.

sad, cuz this is one of the better pieces in a while.

Controversy4995d ago

ideally press is the segeue between production and consumption in the games world, the middle man that brings it all together. When it falls apart at the seems like it did yesterday on IGN is when we see the industry functioning poorly.

The title of this piece reminds of that song by Power an 5000. Had a great vid.

Silly gameAr4995d ago (Edited 4995d ago )

@jiminey

I agree. This is one of the better articles I've seen on N4G that's not a flamebaiting, hitseeking,rush job. Need more like it. People like to moan about fanboys, but what's worst then fanboys in the comment sections, is fanboys that work for or own gaming sites.

Integrity is lost on a lot of gaming sites, but it's always good to see articles that bring up good points without an agenda.

sphinct4995d ago

@ jimineys

You said it. Not about a game with guns for console? Nobody notices

xhedleyx4995d ago

I totally agree, unless your story is about Halo or CoD it doesn't get any traffic on N4G

TBM4995d ago

and that's why i don't listen to these airhead reviewers, or give their opinions any weight.

pat_11_54995d ago

I wonder if Daemon actually pulled that section from the review on purpose? Makes him look pretty shady if it's true.

sphinct4995d ago

It does...but it is hard to tell what really happened. Have any other sites reviewed the game yet?

xhedleyx4995d ago

I haven't seen any other reviews yet.

from the beach4995d ago

This is easily the most hilarious review score related 'controversy' to hit the internet in a good two or three days.

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Underrated: Q-Games is a PixelJunk load of awesome

PSU takes a look at game developers that brought us great games this console generation, but didn't get the attention they deserved.

itBourne4418d ago

Q-Games is awesome. I want a Monsters 2!

mandf4418d ago

I want it bad too. I played the ps3 version first then the psp 2nd. The psp version is better with with more content. I love that game.

mondofish4418d ago

That would be awesome for sure! :D

Knushwood Butt4418d ago

I like their stuff, and 4am is awesome.

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Top 5 Best PSN Games under $10

It’s that time of year again; the time our wallets dread the most. As we approach an inescapable surge of blockbusters and AAA titles, there’s no telling what we’ll be able to afford next after the dust settles and we’re comfortably perched on our sofas playing the latest games.

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cruxito4642d ago

first comment yeaaaah >:)... i have all those games but i havent play neither of them :(

MWH4642d ago

Outland is the best of the bunch imo.

Relientk774642d ago

Outland is a very good game

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grassyknoll4642d ago

Wipeout HD is simply one of the best racing games ever made. It still saddens me Sony Liverpool is closed down. :(

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Pixelated Prices For The PixelJunk Series On PSN

Well if you are had the pleasure of owning a PS3 on release and are a regular purchaser from the PSN then you will already have most of the game titles from PixelJunk. Seen as the developer Q-Games have been producing games for the PSN since the PS3′s launch in 2007.
If you have managed to oversee these fab games and are also a PS Plus holder then you are in luck. As the games have been released from 79p.

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Lazyeye794794d ago

I want them to release a sequel or an addon for PixelJunk Monsters. My favorite game by them.