Rock, paper, shotgun

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PC Gaming Since 1873
Online magazine for computer games
languages English
On-line 2007
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/

Rock, Paper, Shotgun is a UK- operated computer game journalistic website . The site is written and maintained in blog form by Graham Smith, Alec Meer, John Walker, Adam Smith, Alice O'Connor and Philippa Warr. The blog went online in July 2007 and has been a partner of Eurogamer since 2010 . Rock, Paper, Shotgun writes about upcoming big titles and smaller indie works and creates reviews, previews and interviews in connection with computer games and the computer game industry.

Authors

The website currently has seven main authors:

  • Graham Smith, video game journalist and previously editor for UK magazine PC Gamer . Since 2014 he has been writing for rock, paper and shotgun .
  • Alec Meer, an American video game journalist who also publishes in The Independent .
  • John Walker, video game journalist.
  • Adam Smith, video game journalist, has been a writer on Rock, Paper, Shotgun since September 2011.
  • Alice O'Connor, video game journalist who has also been with the company since 2014.
  • Philippa Warr, video game journalist.

Kieron Gillen, a co-founder of the blog, was a frequent contributor to September 30, 2010. On that day he was announced that he would no longer participate in the daily editorial work and instead focus more on his work with Marvel Comics focus would . However, he would continue to work as CEO and occasionally write columns for the site. In October 2010, Gillen was replaced by Quintin Smith, who also left the company in July 2011.

Rarely do other authors contribute to rock, paper, shotgun , including Tim Stone, Phill Cameron, Lewie Procter, Robert Florence, Richard Cobbett, Brendan Caldwell, Craig Pearson, Duncan Harris, Lewis Denby, Porpentine and Cara Ellison.

Content

Rock, Paper, Shotgun writes about upcoming big titles and smaller indie works and creates tests (reviews), previews and interviews in connection with computer games and the PC game industry.

The posts on Rock, Paper, Shotgun are divided into categories, with some being published more often:

  • Diary : The impressions of a game are presented in the form of a diary, often written from the perspective of several different authors. Often times this is broken down into several parts and receives several updates. An example is Solium Infernum: The Complete Battle for Hell , or Diary Of A Nobutoki: Sengoku . These articles are different from tests in that they do not seek to objectively rate the game, but instead describe the authors' subjective experience.
  • The Fixer : A column that provides instructions on how to modify and fix games.
  • The Flare Path : Weekly news and impressions about simulations and war games, written by Tim Stone.
  • Kickstarter Katchup : A weekly round up of new PC games on Kickstarter .
  • RPS Bargain Bucket : Weekly summary of cheaper offers for game downloads from download portals.
  • The Sunday Papers : A weekly round-up of computer game news.
  • Wot I Think : A test of a specific game, with the author explaining his thoughts the first time it is played through.
  • Live Free, Play Hard : A weekly performance of free indie games written by Porpentine, a game designer.
  • Hard Choices : A column about new PC hardware and buying recommendations, written by Jeremy Laird.
  • Cardboard Children : News and reviews of parlor and board games, written by Robert Florence.
  • Have you played ... : A daily retrospective of a game (usually not up to date)

Bulletstorm / Fox News Controversy

On 8 February 2011, the game was Bulletstorm from Fox News in a news article by John Brandon panned. On February 20, 2011, a television report and another article were also published. The game has been heavily criticized for its vulgar language, brutality (one example is the game's skill-shot system, in which players are rewarded for hitting the opponent's genital area, for example), and sexual innuendo. The psychologist Carole Lieberman was invited as a guest on the news program and made the following statements: “ Video games have increasingly, and more brazenly, connected sex and violence in images, actions and words. This has the psychological impact of doubling the excitement, stimulation and incitement to copycat acts. The increase in rapes can be attributed, in large part, to the playing out of such scenes in video games ”(German:“ Video games combine increasingly and more and more outrageous sex and violence in pictures, actions and words. This has the psychological consequence of the duplication the excitement, inducement and stimulation of imitation. The increase in rape can in large part be attributed to the imitation of such scenes in video games ”). Lieberman made other statements, including that the game is played by nine-year-old children who can be seriously traumatized by the violence and vulgar language. These claims have been considered ridiculous by many gaming sites like Rock, Paper, Shotgun . Rock, Paper, Shotgun then published a series of articles designed to refute Fox News' claims. It looked at Lieberman's statements and found that only one of the eight sources actually had something to do with the subject. Fox News confirmed that Rock, Paper, Shotgun had contacted them and published an article on February 20, 2011 that continued to claim that the game was a danger to children.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b About Rock, Paper, Shotgun . Rock, paper, shotgun. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
  2. ^ The Website That Saved The World . Rock, paper, shotgun. July 13, 2007. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  3. ^ Jim Rossignol: RPS Announces Partnership With Eurogamer . Rock Paper Shotgun. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  4. ^ Alec Meer: Fix your life in a few short hours. And forget about showering . independent.co.uk . March 27, 2002. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  5. ↑ Hivemind Restored: Welcome Adam Smith . Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  6. ↑ Kieron Gillen : Half-Life: On Turning 35 And Leaving RPS . In: Rock, Paper, Shotgun . September 30, 2010. Retrieved June 10, 2014: "As such, we've had plenty of time to bring Quinns in as the new regular writer."
  7. ^ Quintin Smith: Announcing: Quindependence Day . In: Rock, Paper, Shotgun . July 4, 2011. Retrieved June 10, 2014: "(...) I'm announcing that today, the fourth of July, or Quindependance day, will be my last day on the site."
  8. ↑ Solium Infernum: The Complete Battle for Hell . Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  9. ↑ Diary Of A Nobutoki: Sengoku . Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  10. ^ The Flare Path . Rock, paper, shotgun. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  11. ↑ Kickstarter Katchup . Rock, paper, shotgun. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  12. ↑ Live Free, Play Hard . Rock, paper, shotgun. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  13. ↑ Hard Choices . Rock, paper, shotgun. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  14. ↑ Cardboard Children . Rock, paper, shotgun. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  15. ↑ Have you played ... Rock, Paper, Shotgun, accessed February 3, 2017 .
  16. ↑ Is Bulletstorm the Worst Video Game in the World? . In: Fox News . February 8, 2011. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  17. ^ A b Bulletstorm: Censored in Germany, Coming to America . In: Fox News . February 20, 2011. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  18. ↑ John Walker: Posts Tagged 'Fox News' . In: Rock, Paper, Shotgun . February 2011. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  19. ^ John Walker: Bulletstormgate: Analyzing The "Evidence" . In: Rock, Paper, Shotgun . February 15, 2011. Retrieved June 10, 2014: "Of her eight examples, only one had anything to do with the claimed subject, and even then it was hidden in a couple of papers mentioned in the article's references."