tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083509480143917931.post7427286790202368526..comments2023-12-18T12:39:27.533+11:00Comments on Raptured Reality: TidbitsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00626684107210848128noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083509480143917931.post-47562711068942192452009-01-23T03:54:00.000+11:002009-01-23T03:54:00.000+11:00Thanks for the comment "Mr Grumpy" as always. I ha...Thanks for the comment "Mr Grumpy" as always. <BR/><BR/>I have to agree with you on Podcasts but with that said, I don't really listen to much anyway because I find it hard to do so. There are a few decent ones out there which I can point you to if you're interested?<BR/><BR/>My main 'loss' (if you will) from the stuff that happened with 1up was the 1up Show, a show I enjoyed watching every week because it felt like a group of friends getting together to discuss games in depth instead of just saying it was/is good. Thankfully the guys behind it now have another show up and running, so that looks like it will replace the 1up Show for me. We'll see.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00626684107210848128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083509480143917931.post-26712585265179683312009-01-19T16:11:00.000+11:002009-01-19T16:11:00.000+11:00Hello matey! Always meant to leave a comment on th...Hello matey! Always meant to leave a comment on this one (not touched the Fallout posts because... ummm... I don't do Fallout) and I just found it starred in Google Reader; what better time to comment than during a shitty work day?<BR/><BR/>I think it's fair to say that the games industry is massively underserved (in quality) by both print media and podcasts. There's precious few decent print mags - even EDGE seems to have disappeared up its fun-hating arse in the last couple of years - but that's easily explainable given the lack of immediacy of the medium, coupled with finite advertising dollars.<BR/><BR/>More puzzling, though, is the complete lack of decent gaming podcasts. I still listen to a few, but it really is under sufferance: with few exceptions, they - like many of the websites they represent - have the tone of the stereotypical internet dweeb; chock full of egoistic bravado and self-importance, none of which helps the subject matter at hand. At least the less-shit ones don't feature shouting matches. But that's a topic for a grumpy blog post of my own ;)<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, these industries - like most - are driven by the almighty dollar, which (in turn) is almost entirely marketing driven. And marketing dollars are going where the eyeballs are - the high-traffic, rapid turnover, news-style blogs. I think we all know that they're hardly quality writing (and only just barely reporting), but this is further evidence that "you get what you pay for."<BR/><BR/>*sigh*<BR/><BR/>Mr Grumpy, signing off :}Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com