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Is the Written Review Doomed?

With video and other forms of visual media dominating the internet, it seems fewer and fewer people are actually reading. Can the written review survive?

_LarZen_2771d ago

With so many reviewers making a video review I personally cant be bothered with reading one. Yeah I'm lazy but that's the truth...and I'm probably not alone in this.

Aenea2770d ago

Which is odd since a video review takes way long to watch than a review to read...

I hate how people lately make videos for every single little thing, you google how to do something and they go on for about 10 minutes in a slow ass way showing you every step with the mouse, sometimes even mis clicking and the like, while a short 5 steps list with each a very short sentence could've been read in like 30 seconds flat...

TheUpbringer2771d ago

Probably not. It's extremely less time-consuming to post a written review, and simply faster to get out than a video review. It also allows people on a budget and not enough time to gather footage and audio, like me, a chance to raise their voice.

Aenea2770d ago

God, I hope not. I hate wasting time on watching a 20 minute video with 30 seconds worth of information in it. Give me a written review!

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The 5 best video game adaptations of popular board games

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EKWB reportedly plagued with financial disarray many gaming pc's left without parts

EK Cooling allegedly has slipped itself into a hot soup of seemingly endless financial woes, where it has not paid its staff, suppliers, and contractors for many months as the company is facing liquidity problems and a surplus of inventory left unsold, stuck in the warehouse for a more extended period. Gamers Nexus investigated these claims made by former and current personnel, where he found trails of unpaid bills lasting as long as three to four months and unpaid raises that accumulated for almost a year.

EK Water Blocks has two entities—a Slovenian-based headquarters and a US-based subsidiary, EK Cooling Solutions. Steve narrated the series of events in detail, stating that the company was reportedly irresponsible and negligent regarding payment. Consequently, partners and employees are forced to share the burden of alleged mismanagement. It all begins with its extensive range of products, leading to a surplus of goods. EK has over 230 water blocks, 40 liquid cooling kits, 85 reservoirs, 40 pumps, 73 radiators, and 212 miscellaneous accessories.

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just_looken2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

Yes this is not about video games directly but indirectly this will impact the pc gaming/workstation space hard.

This company is massive one of two in the water cool space so if it goes poof then thousands out there have no spare parts or half built computers.

SO yeah i know not about a video game but think of it as amd leaving the pc space but this is ekwb that could be leaving water cooling in the pc space

Jayz2cents a supporter of there products also has issues
https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Giblet_Head19h ago(Edited 19h ago)

As someone that has built a watercooling rig. EK is big, but there's so many numerous watercooling part companies out there. EK's stuff isn't exactly amazing quality for the price compared to others either, it's just ok. Much like Corsair. The impact would be negligible long term. For perspective the majority of my parts are XSPC, at most I use EK for my gpu waterblocks and fittings. Both easily replaceable.

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Indie hit Dredge is getting its own movie adaptation

Rob Webb of KnowTechie writes: We're still waiting on the details, but this video game adaptation promises to be seriously creepy.

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