Emphasizing the "journalism" in "games journalism" I'm a newspaper journalist, so I know a little bit about investigative journalism, and when it comes down to it, every good journalist is an investigative journalist to some degree. One of the highest priorities of an investigative journalist is being a watchdog of the government and people in power. It's us who act as the bridge between governments and the citizens they serve. In a way, we keep governments accountable and expose any corruption we find while prioritizing truth, accuracy, and sound ethics. If there's anything that GamerGate has taught me, it's that there's a desperate need for reform in how games journalism is conducted right down to its core. Ethical breaches aside (which, don't get me wrong, clearly are a big deal), games journalism is oftentimes closer to games blogging, with reputable sites acting as nothing more than free PR for big developers. Sites churn out rewritten press releases without a second thought and mindlessly praise big games in the wake of their launches.  When a controversy does happen (like the recent PC woes with Arkham Knight, for instance), big sites aren't quick to report them lest they damage their standing with developers. Most of the time, I see smaller, hobbyist sites cover such controversies. The truth is it's the developers—much like our governments—that should worry when they screw up, not the sites responsible for keeping the public informed. Instead, games journalists emphasize the games instead of the journalism, and it's the players who suffer. What I wouldn't give to be a full-time video game journalist who does the digging, sniffing around, data crunching, and all the other things that come with good journalism. Milo is undoubtedly biased in his reporting, but he's one journalist who isn't afraid to research and get the facts to back up his claims, and I admire him for that. Game Informer as well does a good job of adhering to traditional journalistic standards, even if a fair amount of their previews, reviews, and features are riddled with praise instead of answers to the tough questions.