realgmer

No, I says that you are “participating” because you have taken the survey and are registered to have a chance at being picked.

@Saria: Please read what you write before trying to make your argument. You said “You're right, the title of the feature is sooo misleading. I don't know why anyone would assume Richard was doing a brief impressions of an XBLA game.” YOu are right the title and wording gives the impression that he is giving his brief impressions of the game. But, he isn’t giving brief impressions of a XBLA game, he is giving his impressions of a demo. Throughout the video he refers to what he is basing his opinions on as “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time Re-Shelled” which he is not doing. You want to argue in Joystiq terms while I am discussing journalistic integrity. It would have been very different if Richard had started the video saying “This is Richard Mitchell for Jostiq.com and XBLA in Brief and this week we are looking at THE DEMO OF Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time Re-Shelled.”

Your argument is that demos (at least this one) leave a real impression of the entire game with the player and that because they played the old arcade version they can forgo playing the actual game based on their knowledge of the original. Really? That is termed "yellow journalism" which means that it is over sensationalized, based on little to no fact, and/or written or produced simply to attract readers or viewers. Even if a demo shows off a game's mechanics it is still not representative of the entire game, and thus commentary that references the game in entirety, value, or comparisons with other titles would be irrelevant and unwarranted.

Jostiq is not itself a news source, it is a blog. They do rehash other people's content. My claims about it’s writers do have basis. A “journalist” even when reporting a story that is covered elsewhere verifies the details with the source of the story before relating their opinions and details, otherwise they relate the story in it’s context from the outlet source while refraining from adding their own twists. A journalist takes the time to make sure that their audience is getting accurate information. I hate to break this to you, but Joystiq isn’t the begin all, end all of video game journalism. It is simply a blog where they gather news from other blog, news, and magazine sites. That itself is fine because it is a collection of stories in one place and has a purpose, but Joystiq is really starting to try to make itself out to be something it isn’t. If it wants to run with the big dogs, the writers need to understand that they have to play by the big dog rules or they will get eaten.

@Saria: You said “So, if I said, "I watched the Harry Potter trailer and wasn't that impressed, I'd rather see Narnia," you'd count that as a full-scale review of the entire Harry Potter movie which I did not watch?” Do you realize that your own statement defeats the point that you are trying to make? If you said that you watched the TRAILER then the person that you are presenting your opinion to understands that you are not basing your opinions on the complete product. It is the journalist’s/video maker’s responsibility to make sure that this is understood by their reader/viewer to maintain journalistic credibility.

A “review” does not necessarily mean that a grade or a score is given based on the opinion of the reviewer. You can review anything that you experience because a review is just an account of a persons personal opinions and impressions. The video fails to reference that the opinions expressed are based on the demo and not the whole game. And because of that the opinions in the video of value or “fun factor” are of no merit. How can someone say that a game isn’t worth a price or another game is better if they haven’t experienced both products completely? If there was any kind of disclaimer anywhere that the opinions expressed were from a demo, the entry/blog/video/whatever you wish to call it would be taken for what it is, a review of a demo.

Maybe you should follow your own advice and “at least do some thinking before you open your mouth and demonstrate to everyone that you have no fucking clue what you're talking about.” because right now to anyone that has two brain cells to rub together you look like a retard.

Havoc you seem to be basing what you say on journalistic professionalism. Theoretically you are right. This is Joystiq however and they are bloggers that rarely have an original story that wasn’t reported someplace else first. Very little they do is to be taken seriously. The reason that it is not mentioned in the video that is based on the is because it makes Joystiq look like more of a credible a news source than it really is off of the first glance.

@ Chris D

“but it CLEARLY says EPIC Games owns the Trademark”

You obviously know nothing or very little about trademarks and copyrights. One company can hold multiple copyrights and trademarks in a title without owning the actual title itself, or the ability to use your trademarks or copyrights in future titles. Think about it long and hard. So what seems to be your rant, is completely pointless and your efforts would probably be better spent elsewhere.

That was a reply to Haggard

"What, two or three out of the hundreds of studies have suggested there might be a link in a small number of cases?"

No offense, but you may want to reconsider your viewpoint. All medical studies on video game violence show an increase in aggression when playing violent video games. Blood preasure and heart rate increases and the brain acts as though the body is in real danger and releases hormones. Whether you like it or not, violent video games do cause a physical reaction.

http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/video-game-violence1.htm

Why are you guess still calling it compensation or an apology? It has been confirmed in the Xbox forums that it is neither (even hinting that Major Nelson never “pinged“ you in for your first entry on the topic). The free download is a thank you gift in celebration of their success. But then again why let the facts get in the way of a good story that angers people into thinking that it is something it isn’t so that you get a lot of comments.

Instead of giving stupid commentary about the guy when in Georgia MS did in fact violate our state law and is he entitled to overdraft damages, maybe you guys should work on your reporting skills since you basically just rip info from other sites and act like you are “reporting” something. Can some one say libel (vilification)? Maybe he should take your advice and get a "better handle on his finances" with some papers being served to this site.