Doug Lowenstein Kicks All Y’all’s Asses

Posted on February 8, 2007 by Scott Jennings| 9 Comments

I have very little comment on this save rude noises of encouragement!

“How many people are on the Video Game Voters Network?” he asked the crowd, which responded with very very few raised hands. “That’s pathetic!” he yelled. “You go to a website, click a few keystrokes and that’s it. No one has bothered to take the time to do that, and it makes me sick. What is the problem? You can not expect this industry to grow and prosper if you’re not willing to take the time and effort to help it.”

Damn right! (It’s over here and yes, I joined some time ago.)

He also had a few words to the enthusiast games media. “I think there’s a lot of maturity that needs to happen in the gaming press. It’s not just because there’s a cozy relationship between the press and the industry they cover. That I find a little uncomfortable. But I think the games industry press needs a higher level of maturity and seriousness.”

Right on.

“It drives me crazy. You know who gives Jack Thompson more attention than anyone else? The games press. The games press legitimizes Jack Thompson. Everyone gets so upset that Jack Thompson has so much ability. I just,” he loses his composure, just for a second, “…I just think it’s nuts.”

Damn straight.

When the politicos start knocking wacky laws around, don’t say you weren’t warned!

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  • TPRJones

    You know what would be cool? The VGVN should add an option you can check to share your email with game companies who request lists of member for this special purpose: some game companies should go to VGVN for their beta lists. You want to get into that cool beta coming up that everyone wants in? You better be on the VGVN list, because that’s where that company is going to get their list to pick from. And for extra kick, if VGVN has some way to track levels of participation, then the true gung-ho members can get special beta perks (no idea what those might be, that’s up to the designers).

    That would rock.

  • http://www.edgecase.net/devsite Cael

    Yeah thanks, let’s make beta invites even more US-centric…

    No, i haven’t joined, because for me, voting in your elections would be a criminal offence.

  • http://loading.blogs.tentonhammer.com Boomjack

    Unlike the movie industry, the gaming press have their hands somewhat tied.

    With the exception of the IGN and GameSpot juggernauts there isn’t enough traffic critical mass within one organization to give them the clout to report without the PR cleansing of interviews, etc.

    That day is coming, sooner rather than later, but it isn’t here yet.

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  • perianwyr

    I hate their website. It has the standard lazy web design bit of “multiethnic multigender nonoffensive happiness brigade” on the front page.

    Why the flash animation of mysterious, unknown people smiling at me? What do they know that I don’t? WHAT ARE THEY HIDING FROM ME? I CAN HANDLE THE TRUTH OH GOD

  • http://vengeance.parryfive.com Axecleaver

    Politically apathetic nerds?

    http://img.fark.com/images/topics/obvious.gif

  • TPRJones

    Yeah thanks, let’s make beta invites even more US-centric…

    Hmmm, yeah, good point. I didn’t think of that.

    I still think there’s a kernal of a good idea there, it just needs to be tweaked.

  • http://mythicalblog.com Jeff Freeman

    Their use of spam is unforgivable.

    Top Spammer Wins $200 Best Buy Gift Certificate

    Spam!

    Screw that.

  • http://mythicalblog.com Jeff Freeman

    Regarding the Gamasutra article:

    “If you want to be controversial, that’s great. But then don’t duck and cover when the shit hits the fan. Stand up and defend what you make.”

    What or what sorts of things is this in reference to?

    Not being sarcastic, there.

    Additional comment:

    Look at the film and music industries. The quality of the nature of the criticism is very deep, it’s very thoughtful. (..snip..) I just don’t think the games press has asked enough of itself, and I hope that it does.”

    That just isn’t going to happen until the demand for game critics equals the demand for movie critics. Until then, those who would be our best journalists are writing about movies.