Racketboy's Gaming Writer Corner

[noiseredux]

I thought you said it was a book about used games?

[Ack]

I assume you are specifically refering to female-to-male transgendered individuals, as a male-to-female individual would probably be greatly offended at the possibility of being called a brogamer, since it has masculine connotations they are seeking to avoid regarding the state of their gender.

By the way, blue is used for sarcasm, right?

[Overload]

I think I need to work on general flow and a better injection of humor. My default is dry.

Also, if anyone is looking to exchange blogroll links, I'm up to around 100 hits daily.

[Vita Mayo]

I write for PSPminis.com. It is not IGN-level popular, but we get massive traffic. I also have a writing gig in an under construction iOS game review site. Also, I have my own personal gaming blog [see signature below].

Now, it's been two years that I've been writing reviews for a dedicated audience and there are so many things I've realized.

First, the numerical rating is NOT an effective barometer to a game's quality because it tends to be arbitrary and even I could tell that I am not consistent in handing ratings. However, readers tend to skip your entire review and look at the score instead which is disappointing.

Second, Famitsu almost nailed an effective review methodology. I strongly believe that multiple people should be in discussion in a game review so that several perspectives are represented. My "forte" is reviewing puzzle games and I tend to be strict when I am reviewing one. When I am reviewing an FMV-based adventure, for example, it's very difficult for me to deduce because I don't know squat about the genre, and I am not interested with it to begin with.

Lastly, like gadget reviews, game reviews should be persistent because we are reviewing an experience. If it's a movie or a book or a restaurant review, you could lay out conclusions right away because experiences are self-contained.

I think I need to work on general flow and a better injection of humor. My default is dry.

Also, if anyone is looking to exchange blogroll links, I'm up to around 100 hits daily.

I am just around 20 unique visitors in my Vita Mayo blog, let's link up! hehe

[Erik_Twice]

First, the numerical rating is NOT an effective barometer to a game's quality because it tends to be arbitrary and even I could tell that I am not consistent in handing ratings. However, readers tend to skip your entire review and look at the score instead which is disappointing.

It's better than that, most people don't look for reviews to learn about the game but to confirm what they already think. This explains the culture around reviews and why the "post pictures of the game for instant hits" reviews are so popular.


I finally decided how I'm going to organize my blog. I will remove the generic "articles" tab and make other pages bigger like turning "Analysis" into "Design" so I can expand while using categories for smaller stuff like "driving game" or "interesting websites".

I'm also going to get more/better tags for my posts. I think I have absolutedly no idea on how to tag my posts appropiatedly. So if you have any



I have around 12 visits per day tough my second to last article was psoted in forums and stuff so people didn't go to my blog. (I'm shamelessly self-promoting). I have no blogroll so if you want I can start adding you guys and stuff.

My blog is also going to be focused on gaming only from now on. I might review some tangential stuff but I'm done with the movie reviews, they were a very small part of the blog anyways and focus is always a good thing.

[noiseredux]

I write for PSPminis.com.

That's awesome. I read PSPminis all the time!

[retrosportsgamer]

I do not have a blog of my own, but I do write articles for Noise's Yard Sale Gaming. I have also done a few Together Retro articles and features here and I am a staff writer over a Sega Addicts.

I follow Sega Addicts on twitter - you guys need a sports guy?

[retrosportsgamer]

I think this will be a valuable thread (just finding it now).

I try to post something new every 7-10 days, although March and early April were insanely busy so my last post about 10 days later than I wanted. I have a very specific focus which has helped as I have a number of followers and the same contributors in the comment sections. I tag the heck out of my stuff, which really drives search engine hits. I haven't figured out how I want to categorize everything yet though.

Each subsequent month I've seen increased traffic and I try to spread the word a couple of different ways: Twitter, Reddit, Pinterest and Stumbled Upon. I've held out on Facebook for so long but 70 billion or whatever hits a quarter probably means I should explore it.

I also use Oldgamereviewer.com to post teasers that link back to my site (it is a loose invite only to be added). I get a lot of traffic from Stumbled upon off of the arrangement that site has with them.

[Vita Mayo]

I write for PSPminis.com.

That's awesome. I read PSPminis all the time!

Yeah, I am Jasper there. HAHAHAHA

[Vita Mayo]

First, the numerical rating is NOT an effective barometer to a game's quality because it tends to be arbitrary and even I could tell that I am not consistent in handing ratings. However, readers tend to skip your entire review and look at the score instead which is disappointing.

It's better than that, most people don't look for reviews to learn about the game but to confirm what they already think. This explains the culture around reviews and why the "post pictures of the game for instant hits" reviews are so popular.


I finally decided how I'm going to organize my blog. I will remove the generic "articles" tab and make other pages bigger like turning "Analysis" into "Design" so I can expand while using categories for smaller stuff like "driving game" or "interesting websites".

I'm also going to get more/better tags for my posts. I think I have absolutedly no idea on how to tag my posts appropiatedly. So if you have any



I have around 12 visits per day tough my second to last article was psoted in forums and stuff so people didn't go to my blog. (I'm shamelessly self-promoting). I have no blogroll so if you want I can start adding you guys and stuff.

My blog is also going to be focused on gaming only from now on. I might review some tangential stuff but I'm done with the movie reviews, they were a very small part of the blog anyways and focus is always a good thing.

Add my blog up and I'll add you up too, let's help each other. I have my own personal blog but it didn't occur to me to include gaming news/reviews/stuff since most of my readers are my friends and colleagues and they are not gamers at all.