I still enjoy Yahtzee on Second Wind since the whole Escapist debacle. They seem to be trying to stoplight more indie games which I really appreciate.
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brucethemoose@lemmy.world 1 day agoAnd the discoverability pipe is breaking.
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No one reads oldschool curators like RockPaperShotgun anymore. They’re barely afloat.
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Generic algorithmic social media like YouTube tends to snowball a few games.
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Forums are dead. Reddit is dystopian.
That leaves Steam’s algorithm, and a sea of sparsely used solo curators. But there are billions of people ignoring passion projects they’d love, and playing AAAs or phone games instead.
Chingzilla@lemmy.world 1 day ago
techt@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
I know you meant “spotlight” but that typo made me chuckle
Melobol@lemmy.ml 1 day ago
For finding new games Steam peek is pretty good. And playtester io isn’t bad either.
jeeva@lemmy.world 1 day ago
John Walker (founder of RPS, back when it wasn’t a window to Eurogamer style content) is currently doing Buried Treasure, a small review blog for things that aren’t being appreciated by the masses. Well worth checking out!
jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 1 day ago
There are dozens of us reading rock paper shotgun!
But yeah, the modern web sucks. It’s all soulless algorithms and profit/rent seeking.
Even if someone tried to make forums again, they’d probably fill up with AI slop.
brucethemoose@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I mean, many forums are still live.
The problem is engagement. Discord, YouTube, even Lemmy all ping you in your pocket and offer more “instant” dopamine hits than a forum or news site, hence they’ve sucked all the attention.
criss_cross@lemmy.world 1 day ago
And even if you don’t a lot of your friends and community do. Forums aren’t fun when it’s just you there.