Spotlight: Cheating, Reviewing, and Writing About Games

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Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Game Genie

The Community Spotlight is a collection of the best articles that didn't make it to the front page. 


Guides Are the New Cheats
By Camaren Crook
Camaren takes an insightful look back at the history of bending rules in video games. From the Atari 2600 to the PlayStation 2, cheats have been a big part of gaming. Only now they're waning in favor of guides and strategies.

Never Edit: A Writing Philosophy
By Ryan Good
While I don't agree with Ryan's editing philosophy, the idea really putting yourself into every article you write is interesting.

Review Scores: The Death of 7.9s and 8.3s
By Stephen Barry
Review scales are the most ridiculous things in the world. When I have to give a game a score, I believe that a 5.0 is a legitimately average rating.... Stephen seems to feel that whole review trend just got a lot less messy now that IGN has simplified their process for scoring games.

 

Most Wanted: Dead Rising 2
By Oren Giladi
If you're excited for Dead Rising 2, Oren's preview rekindles that love of creative zombie slaying. I keep forgetting that this game is so close to launch.

Site Ownership 101
By Andrew Galbraith
So you want to start your own video-game news website? Andrew wants to make it clear that it isn't all free games and exclusive press events. Making a successful website is a lot of hard work, and he has a few tips to help you out. 

 
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Comments (3)
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August 18, 2010

Woo! made it in. LOVE YOU JASMINE!

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August 19, 2010

@Camaren Congrats. 

Me
August 19, 2010

Hey, I made the Spotlight!  Thanks Jasmine and Bitmob.

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