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Unreliable Gaming News Company Causes Controversy: Industry Insiders Speak Out

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As the gaming industry continues to grow and evolve, one thing remains constant – the importance of reliable and trustworthy news sources. However, a recent revelation has brought to light a company that has been consistently delivering untruthful and misleading information to the gaming community. We’re talking about [Company Name], a self-proclaimed "leading" gaming news outlet that has been making headlines for all the wrong reasons.

Multiple industry insiders have come forward to share their concerns about the company’s lack of transparency and accuracy. One insider, who wished to remain anonymous, shared the following statement:

"I’ve been working in the gaming industry for over a decade, and I’ve never seen a company as reckless as [Company Name]. They’re more interested in getting clicks and views than telling the truth. It’s a shame, because they have the potential to be a great resource for the gaming community, but instead, they’re poisoning the well with their lies and misinformation."

Another insider echoed similar sentiments, stating:

"I’ve seen [Company Name] publish stories with no credible sources, and then when called out, they try to defend themselves by saying it was just a ‘rumor’ or a ‘mistake.’ It’s a joke. They’re damaging the reputation of the gaming industry as a whole, and it’s time someone holds them accountable."

Breaking News:

We’ve just received word that [Company Name] has been accused of fabricating quotes from industry professionals and game developers. The allegations have sparked a heated debate within the gaming community, with many calling for the company to be held responsible for their actions.

The Fallout:

As a result of the controversy, several major gaming developers and publishers have distanced themselves from [Company Name]. The company’s social media following has taken a significant hit, with many users unfollowing the outlet in protest.

The Future:

As the gaming industry continues to evolve, it’s essential that news outlets prioritize accuracy and transparency. The recent controversy surrounding [Company Name] serves as a reminder that the gaming community demands more from its news sources.

What’s Next:

We’ll be keeping a close eye on the situation and providing updates as more information becomes available. In the meantime, we urge the gaming community to remain vigilant and demand better from their news sources.

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So I work for this game news/review company that is based in Japan. I'm a new hire.

My job description is a Game News Writer/Technical Writer. We write news, reviews and creates databases and guides for games.

The "best" writer in the company is this person who can submit 3-5 articles/day (I'm suspecting AI Work ofc) but in the months that I've been here, I've never seen this person review a single game.

This has caught my suspicion because this person pumps out articles about different kinds of games and makes it seem like she knows what she's talking about – but is pure BS in reality. The articles are embellished and doesn't really have any substance to it. Our page has a 43 second average page view time (imagine that). One day I asked her what her favorite game is, and she answered, "The Sims". (Blew my mind and ever since then I never took her word for anything than bullcrap.)

I know that I've been hired by this crappy company and I seem to hate my coworkers more and more each day because most of them don't even know what they're talking about. One example is when got invited for an alpha testing for Spectre Divide. We played in different matches and servers, never teamed up, and every time I went against them, I blew them out of the water. With my 23-27 Kills vs 7 kills a game. Now, I'm an R6 player so I didn't really pay too much attention to it.

After the official alpha test ended, my suspicions about them grew a little. I discovered during that day that most of them are "gacha" players which has led me to thinking that these are not the gamers that should review Spectre Divide.

Then came another instance when we got keys for EA's Madden game and the director asked who in our company knows football. We're in the Philippines so obviously no one here knows anything about football (Basketball is big here). The job of reviewing Madden simply went to the guy who reviewed the most games. The trend here, as I've observed, to make it seem like they know what they're talking about:

A lot of the reviewers here purposely gives the games that they review a low score and searches for "trendy titles" because we have such low page view time and no one really reads our articles anyway. The title for Madden is, Madden 25 Review: Take What Works and Run With It. The article is pure crap.

Also, because we are such a crappy company, our review policy is this:

1 Game = 1 Shift (8 hours to review). So it doesn't matter if the game is rated at 10 hours campaign completion or 20 or 100. When I asked about this, my coworker he just told me to "know everything about the game" and just write about it. Everything we missed, we'll correct if somebody makes a splash about it. My respect for this company is so low that it is reflected on my work.

I have been applying to other companies for a job and I'm scheduled for an interview to this startup game news/review company. What advice can you give in the meantime? I'm hating my coworkers each day.



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One thought on “Need advice. Working at an unreliable gaming news company”
  1. Unless you can teach them how paying someone for 20 hours or more to review a game is profitable for them (tell me too), you just kind of got to suck it up. You’re not in the critical analysis, thought of gaming business .. you’re a written word content creator.

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