Desk of X: Does the internet make our industry smarter? |
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In the short life of the videogame industry the internet has advanced everything from the way we play to the way we complain. The advent of online reporting has transformed our absorption of the industry from a monthly dose of knowledge courtesy of the well-groomed pages of magazines to the immediate craze of blogs and message boards.
Outspoken Silicon Knights head honcho Denis Dyack lamented to users of the popular online message board NeoGAF that they can have an impact on the success and perception of a game and ordinarily attack without the proper knowledge base. While many scratched their heads at the concept of explaining the faults of those shrouded by internet anonymity, it raises an interesting question.
Is the internet making our industry smarter?
