Online gaming will be a goldmine for affiliate marketing
The world of affiliate marketing offers diverse ways to make money online. Whether through email marketing, social media sponsorships, website banners, or by creating...
Video game industry struggles with attempt to pull it into New Zealand shooting
On the eve of the biggest conference for game developers, the makers of video games are struggling with a shooter’s attempt to bring them...
A life in game journalism
Merry Christmas and happy holidays. I thought I would do something different for a holiday message this year. It’s based on a talk I...
PC Gaming Weekly: One way Steam could disarm review-bombers
Some studios on Steam have no problem getting noticed. In fact, they might be getting too much attention in the form of review bombs...
Valve’s review-bomb fix won’t fix review bombing
The customer review is a relatively young form of criticism, but consumers have already unlocked some of its creative power with memorable and hilarious...
What is wrong with PewDiePie? GamesBeat Decides
Last week, everyone was mad at GamesBeat for posting a video of Dean playing Cuphead poorly. This week, it’s PewDiePie’s turn for … worse...
Firewatch dev plans DMCA takedowns of PewDiePie’s videos over use of N-word
Felix “PewDiePie” Kjellberg used the N-word on a recent YouTube livestream, and that has some people upset with him — including Firewatch co-creator Sean...
PewDiePie happily made Nazi jokes until he saw real Nazis
YouTube’s biggest gaming personality is done making Nazi jokes. Felix “PewDiePie” Kjellberg came under fire, and even lost his original YouTube Red show, in...
Pixeldash Studios diversifies to succeed
Presented by Intel The state of Louisiana—the Pelican State, apparently—was not really considered a hotbed of game development when Jason Tate and Evan Smith...
PewDiePie’s anti-Semitic jokes show the peril of backing unpredictable influencers
Disney’s Maker Studios and YouTube have severed ties with gaming influencer Felix Kjellberg, known as PewDiePie, after he posted nine videos with anti-Semitic images...