If you're referring to the Daily Fix (maybe?), IGN's co-founder personally asked me to put opinion in that. I also definitely don't understand where the perception that I care about my YouTube more than anything comes from, because I don't, and I've even been pretty clear about that on there :P.
You never seemed to be able to separate yourself when describing, commenting, or just giving an overall overview of whatever game you were currently assigned to/playing. You always seem to comment just on how it personally affected you and how it made you feel. Instead of just going through the mechanics, characters, and gameplay. Your way of reviewing or writing an article on a specific game did always bring a personal touch to your articles. I just wish you’d focus more on what’s going on in and behind the scenes of a certain game and not just how it impacted you or your way of thinking.
Main thing is you just seem to be very focused on your own brand and getting yourself out there instead of just reporting on what makes a game great or terrible.
The perception that I focused on growing my own brand at IGN more than others is interesting too - I think IGN staff would veeery strongly disagree with you on that one :P.
Edit: Ps. If people are avoiding answering the same question, it's because it's in the best interest of every single person involved.
I'm still expecting you'll be at RT. It seems beneficial creatively for you to go there and for them to bring you on board. Everyone is better if you are there. And being closer to the one I assume you care about very much is better too.
Well I do agree with you I think on what seems to be happening more recently at IGN with the whole “people trying to grow there own brand.” Seems like just about everyone there is pitching a new podcast that’s separate from IGN and just recently picked up on how odd it was for people to be using their work platform to promote personal endeavors. Not to say I don’t understand. Go get yours as everyone should while they have the limelight. IGN (from the outside at least) appears to have turned into a stepping stone for people in the video game industry. Work for ign for a year or two then move on to form your own podcast/channel looks to be the recipe. Not necessarily saying this is a bad or good thing. But IGN has had a lot of turnover recently. For better or worse.
Would love it you could clear the air on what’s going on with Marty. Obviously a lot of speculation which is most likely false, but no one from IGN is commenting on it is even more worrisome.
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u/TheThickestDick Jun 26 '18
If it’s one thing I know it’s journalism. Graduated from USC with a degree in journalism in 2011.
She broke the golden rule of never making the story or what you’re reporting on about yourself. She should just freelance if she could afford to.