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FactsAreUseless
Feb 16, 2011

No One Is A Winner - Rubberbanding In Racing Games And Public Education

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FactsAreUseless
Feb 16, 2011

The White Mage's Burden, And How Dedicated Healing Classes Illustrate America's Decline

FactsAreUseless
Feb 16, 2011

What Is LoveMan.exe? How 90s Nostalgia Could Save The Battle Network Series

anchoress
Dec 24, 2011

by XyloJW

SeXReX posted:

Why I slept with Zoe Quinn and how it won't be effecting my 10/10 review of Depression Quest

01011001
Dec 26, 2012

SeXReX posted:

Why I slept with Zoe Quinn and how it won't be effecting my 10/10 review of Depression Quest

01011001
Dec 26, 2012

FactsAreUseless posted:

The White Mage's Burden

Extra Large Marge
Jan 21, 2004

Fun Shoe
Why the new Zero-Suit Samus in Super Smash Bros is a Win for Feminism, or maybe a fail. I don't know just click the article you stupid fucks!

FactsAreUseless
Feb 16, 2011

A New Challenger Appears - How The Emergence Of Fourth-Wave Feminism Will Reshape The Fighting Game World

FactsAreUseless
Feb 16, 2011

How Yahtzee, Gaming's Gonzo Journalist, Created The Fear And Loathing Era Of Games Reporting

But Rocks Hurt Head
Jun 30, 2003

by Hand Knit
Pillbug

FactsAreUseless posted:

How Yahtzee, Gaming's Gonzo Journalist, Created The Fear And Loathing Era Of Games Reporting

Hunter S. Trilby

01011001
Dec 26, 2012

Protagonism, Self Expression, and I Don't Have A Penis Anymore

Baller Time
Apr 22, 2014

by Azathoth
Why are most dumb and useless articles starting with a "Why.." or "How.." in the headline? I just don't get what draws these people to that method.

Wormskull
Aug 23, 2009

Baller Time posted:

Why are most dumb and useless articles starting with a "Why.." or "How.." in the headline? I just don't get what draws these people to that method.

Because it shows that they know what their talking about and are going to explain it to you, in case it's a question you ever asked or, if upon seeing it, you think you would of asked it had you of thought of it.

LaTex Fetish
Oct 11, 2010

SeXReX posted:

Why I slept with Zoe Quinn and how it won't be effecting my 10/10 review of Depression Quest

SeXReX
Jan 9, 2009

I drink, mostly.
And get mad at people on the internet


:emptyquote:
New speedrun world record! Come tell us why you think it shouldn't count.

FactsAreUseless
Feb 16, 2011

Baller Time posted:

Why are most dumb and useless articles starting with a "Why.." or "How.." in the headline? I just don't get what draws these people to that method.
Which of the following do you find more compelling:

"ADA Issues New Fluoride Guidelines"

"Why You Need To Change How You Brush, Right Now"

A gripping headline is immediate, personal, and tells the reader they need to know a piece of information they don't. It's more casual, which makes it seem more personal and less like a distant authority lecturing to you. It also breaks out of headline patterns you're used to. In a few years you'll see it change again, because readers' eyes will just slide off of headlines that are too familiar.

It's not universal, of course. That casual style doesn't work for some organizations or for some stories. But it's going to keep becoming more common.

Edit: Since people in this thread were asking about stuff like this, I started an Ask/Tell thread about the media.

FactsAreUseless fucked around with this message at 19:45 on Aug 19, 2014

FactsAreUseless
Feb 16, 2011

Max Payne. Duke Nukem. Serious Sam. Doom Guy. Growing up without a father, these were my male role models.

SeXReX
Jan 9, 2009

I drink, mostly.
And get mad at people on the internet


:emptyquote:
What commander keen can teach us about pogo stick safety

darealkooky
Sep 15, 2011

You sayin' I like dubs?!?
Breaking News, people in japan make porn about final fantasy characters in the year of our lord 2010


wait that actually happened my B

Moola
Aug 16, 2006

Liquid Penguins posted:

zoe quinn hosed a kotaku writer to get coverage, cheating on her boyfriend in the process, and when he broke up with her she posted his personal info on 4chan and reddit

game journalism :)

gently caress videogames and the people who like them

JethroMcB
Jan 23, 2004

We're normal now.
We love your family.

Moola posted:

gently caress videogames and the people who like them

today on Maury

Captain Gordon
Jul 22, 2004

:10bux::10bux::10bux::10bux::10bux:
Find out 10 ways how the "ZoeGate" scandal will affect the coverage of Israel/Palestine conflict

Mr. Pumroy
May 20, 2001

Liquid Penguins posted:

zoe quinn hosed a kotaku writer to get coverage, cheating on her boyfriend in the process, and when he broke up with her she posted his personal info on 4chan and reddit

game journalism :)

great

Captain Gordon
Jul 22, 2004

:10bux::10bux::10bux::10bux::10bux:

Liquid Penguins posted:

zoe quinn hosed a kotaku writer to get coverage, cheating on her boyfriend in the process, and when he broke up with her she posted his personal info on 4chan and reddit

game journalism :)

I guess on the scale of 1 to 10 he gave her one

:rimshot:

Liquid Penguins
Feb 18, 2006

by Cowcaster
Grimey Drawer
burgers and fries

Moola
Aug 16, 2006

Captain Gordon posted:

I guess on the scale of 1 to 10 he gave her one

:rimshot:

Nice

SeXReX
Jan 9, 2009

I drink, mostly.
And get mad at people on the internet


:emptyquote:
Why Adam is the Dom we want to be, and Samus is the sub no one deserves

But Rocks Hurt Head
Jun 30, 2003

by Hand Knit
Pillbug
An “Educational” Video Game Has Taken Over My House:
Minecraft inspires creativity and problem-solving. But my daughters are obsessed.

Plebian Parasite
Oct 12, 2012

5 Reasons why corruption in video game journalism is a good thing.

FactsAreUseless
Feb 16, 2011

Taming The Puzzle Dragon: How Casual Gaming Ruins Lives And Destroys Families

coolskull
Nov 11, 2007

How One Convention Is Making Restrooms A More Welcoming Space For Indies

Contra Calculus
Nov 6, 2009

Gravy Boat 2k
One Game is Tackling the Gaza Strip's Discrimination of Gender and Sexual Minorities in Zoe Quinn Being hosed by a Cop in Missouri Featuring ISIS: How this Will Affect the Obama Administration's Motorcade

But Rocks Hurt Head
Jun 30, 2003

by Hand Knit
Pillbug

Contra Calculus posted:

One Game is Tackling the Gaza Strip's Discrimination of Gender and Sexual Minorities in Zoe Quinn Being hosed by a Cop in Missouri Featuring ISIS: How this Will Affect the Obama Administration's Motorcade

*prints out this post on rolling paper and rolls a HUGE joint with it*

well boys, that's a wrap

JethroMcB
Jan 23, 2004

We're normal now.
We love your family.
In 1983, a Ms. Pac-Man Conversion Kit Introduced One Homophobic Coney Island Arcade Owner to His Own Trans Desires. Thirty-one Years Later, She's Ready to Talk.

Eye of Widesauron
Mar 29, 2014

10 Creepiest Images Hidden in 32X ROMs

coolskull
Nov 11, 2007

What Modern Racing Devs Can Learn From Atari's Club Drive

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FactsAreUseless
Feb 16, 2011

Pole Position: Six Hot Ways Gamers Can Spice It Up While Down The Pipe

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