Challenges and Realities of Game Writing and Journalism

This chapter explores the challenges and realities of pursuing a career in game writing and journalism. The speakers discuss the influence of blog posts warning against the low pay and exploitation in the industry. They reflect on the limited opportunities and offer advice on persistence and demanding fair compensation.

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On this week's episode, Ben Hanson is joined by Jacob Geller, Kyle Hilliard, Leo Vader, and Janet Garcia to talk about the list of nominees for Game of the Year from The Game Awards. What do you think will win between Resident Evil 4 Remake, Baldur's Gate 3, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Marvel's Spider-Man 2, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and Alan Wake 2? Then we talk about the return of Kiryu with Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name and Kyle reviews Super Mario RPG on the Nintendo Switch before Leo talks about why he's enjoying Thirsty Suitors. After that, we're joined by Gita Jackson and Nathan Grayson from the new crowd-funded site Aftermath to answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award the iam8bit question of the week! You can win a prize and help make the show better by supporting us on Patreon and leaving a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

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To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:55 - Community poll about 2023 being the best year in gaming

00:04:50 - Predicting The Game Awards' Game of the Year

00:18:05 - Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name

00:29:09 - Super Mario RPG

00:37:26 - Thirsty Suitors

00:42:34 - Lies Of P

00:49:22 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters

00:56:50 - Introducing Nathan Grayson and Gita Jackson from Aftermath

01:05:48 - Community questions

02:27:19 - Get A Load Of This

Leo’s GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jky5ZXI0axc

Janet's GALOT - https://www.audio-technica.com/en-us/at-sb2022

Hanson's GALOT - https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/06/30/jack-blacks-mother-worked-system-helped-save-apollo-13/7810622002/

Gita's GALOT - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/07/books/review/doppelganger-naomi-klein.html

Nathan's GALOT - https://www.reddit.com/r/fivenightsatfreddys/comments/170mstf/chuck_e_cheese_really_hates_fnaf_to_the_point_of/

Community GALOT - https://x.com/wesball/status/8362170683?s=20

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Stranglehold - Clemens Zobel

Superman 64 - Zachary Pligge