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For those who don't know, Angry Joe has a show on Youtube where he honestly reviews games without bias. Now, a few days ago, I was outed as a fan on the GW 2 thread about him on this site. Anyway, in his newest video, he covers the biggest controversies in gaming for 2012.
At 17:45, he kind of knocks himself for making some bad moves, but then he exposes what gamers have suspected for a long time: Bias and kickbacks in gaming journalism. Check out the full video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54s_jyjMUxY&list=UUsgv2QHkT2ljEixyulzOnUQ&index=1
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Well, at first I was going to post something to the effect of 'wtf is with this Angry Joe crap' etc...
but i decided to watch first instead, glad I did. While I'm not a fan of the angry part, Joe does make some good points and writes about many things I wasn't aware of. Glad i had the opportunity to hear, and now can further research.
Thanks for sharing.
Not much of a fan of Angry Joe, not because I dont like him. Its because he tends to cover console reviews which I have no problem with, but which I have no intrest in.
This was one of his better episodes. And Im glad as a super huge fan of gaming, which he obviously is, he understands what takes priority.
Lots of respect from me for understanding that.
"I understand that if I hear any more words come pouring out of your **** mouth, Ill have to eat every fucking chicken in this room."
It was in the news here, maybe because we're in central Europe as well. I mean not only in the gaming news, in the "regular" one as well, it was quite a big thing. I think it's good that AJ directs some more attention to the case.
I don't care for this type of thing, but I like the Angry Joe show; I can't even explain why, there is just something about it.
Regarding the state of journalism in gaming, well I would just call it "journalism". It works the same way for Sports, Politics, and the Entertainment industry. Want to have your access to the industry professionals cut off? Then ask too many uncomfortable questions.
who makes 6 figures $$ a year by making videos on Youtube. :P
Enjoy his stuff but don't totally agree with the bias rant.
Gdemami -
Informing people about your thoughts and impressions is not a review, it's a blog.
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Angry Joe rarely misses with his reviews/thoughts (GW2 being one glaring exception), so I generally value his opinion.
I've heard/read about this Mountain Dew/Doritos stuff before (was featured PROMINENTLY in virtually every gaming news outlets), but liked Angry Joe's take on it in this video.
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I have the greatest respect for AngryJoe. Even tho I do not always agree.
He is honest, he is entertaining, he marks opinion as opinion and fact as fact. I think he does a great job, and he seems like a person with integrity, though that's just assumption based on intuition.
People don't ask questions to get answers - they ask questions to show how smart they are. - Dogbert
My Skyrim, Fallout 4, Starbound and WoW + other game mods at MODDB:
https://www.moddb.com/mods/skyrim-anime-overhaul
Sure but to play devils advocate, they wouldn't have been put in the position to have their game funded by Nintendo for a sequel if the game had flopped. It didn't because people supporting them on the OTHER consoles. I played the game and enjoyed it and have no intentions of buying another system just to play the game. To me this is an example of going hollywood and nobody made them take the free ride with the huge restrictions and cop out claims of bringing the title to a larger audience. So I agree with AJ although I am not upset. I just agree with his take on the subject, not the reaction. As for fans, they have every right to rage about it because they are the ones who made the game a success and now they are denied.
While I don't seek his stuff out on youtube, I have yet to be dissapointed in any of his stuff. His over reacting and rage are what makes it entertaining to some. Some will find him annoying and to them I say lighten up and take it for what it is.
RIP Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan and Paul Gray.