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Cordova, TN; April 23, in the year of our Lord 2018--Family
Friendly Gaming, the industry leader in covering the family
friendly video games is standing up for truth, and justice.
There has been a trend lately where certain video game companies
confuse their advertisements with real news stories. It can be a
bit of a fine line that some may contest. A company announcing a
new video game could be considered news. That same company that
tells you how amazing it is, and to buy it now has entered the
realm of propaganda and advertising. There have been Nintendo
Directs that move back and forth between actual information for
the consumer and advertisement. Sort of like the infomercials on
the television. Their goal is to make a sale from you. They give
some information and plenty of propaganda.
I chuckle when these companies do this. We already know they are
self-centered control freaks. That has been covered by Family
Friendly Gaming before. In some regards this is an outshoot of
that flaw. Companies like Nintendo for example want to control
the narrative. They only want their words to be spoken about the
video games they sell to us. Since there is a little diversity
in the video game media from the Nintendo company line they take
complete control of the conversation. Notice how many gaming
media outlets tell you what Nintendo said at a Nintendo Direct?
They fell for the trap. The Nintendo Directs are not the only
way this is happening. There is something else that is more
insidious in my opinion. What is it? Check out the next
paragraph.
Sony and Microsoft decided they would not send out all the press
releases like they used to. Instead they attempted to get every
single gaming journalists to read their blogs. Why is this bad?
Having the information in one centralized location is good
right? Not when it comes to quoting. See we edit the propaganda
out of the press releases at Family Friendly Gaming. We cannot
do that to a blog. We can selectively quote it – that is okay.
We have to give the source which involves giving the link to
their blog. This is the whole point. Sony and Microsoft want all
of our readers to go to them for information. That way they can
layer in all the propaganda they want. In a way they are asking
the gaming media to put themselves out of business. Sadly too
many gaming media outlets have happily given these companies
their way.
What can be done about it? Gaming media outlets need to reject
these blogs and videos. Instead they need to demand information
be presented in a way that ensures their continued survival.
When these gaming companies reach no one with their propaganda
they will realize releasing press releases again is the right
way to do business. Who is willing to stand up and make the
video game industry a better place? Who else is willing to drain
the swamp of corruption in the video game industry.
I hope you have a wonderful rest of your day.
God bless,
Paul Bury
Family Friendly Gaming
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