Games Journalism

There are two types of Games Journalism, the older version from when Gaming journalism began and the more emerging new version.

New Journalism is an example of experimentation with journalism. This form of journalism focuses on putting the writer 'into' the text through the use of his experiences, whilst Old journalism is more centralised around delivering an objective idea of the experience. If we were to explore an example of this type of journalism then Youtube is an ideal media to examine. Due to the large number of independent game 'reviewers' and lets players there is often a large number of personal reviews that utilise New Games Journalism to offer their independant opinion on the game in the hopes that they will be able to reach out to their viewers and convince them to purchase, or simply enjoy watching, that particular game.

New journalism utilises the idea of having fun with facts and explaining a topic in a more humerous and personal manner. By an extension of this, New 'Games' Journalism focuses more on the writer explaining the game through his own experiences with it and what he achieved or 'achieve.
Old Game Journalism does not explore this personal relationship and instead strives to deliver an objective report on the different parts of a game. Typical examples of Old Games Journalism would be found in certain video game magazines, such as PC Gamer. These reviews are designed to focus upon the technical aspect of video games that are reviewed, and sometimes a small amount of personal opinion in order to enhance the overall article.

These two different types of games journalism offer a very different perspective for the consumers when dealing with journalism in relation to a video game. If a player would like to understand more about the game in relation to the technical issues they should explore an article that follows Old Game Journalism, whereas if you would rather explore a personal opinion and play-test of a game then you should follow New Games Journalism.