Is the HipHopGamer Ruining Independent Games Journalism? Underground Hype 16

AnalogHype.com Writes: Right before Easter and the dream team is back for more of the realest talk you've ever heard in gaming. I hope you enjoy listening to your iPod during your Easter egg hunts because you won't want to delay on listening to this episode. The cast consists of Michael, Quentyn, Adrian, and Keem and they get together to discuss the week in gaming, as well as an extra bonus topic that everyone felt the need to touch on:

* Trailer Impressions and Analysis: Bioshock 2, The Secret World, Assassin's Creed, and more.
* Grand Theft Auto IV: Ecstasy Wars. Who would give a 10 year old drugs?
* In-Game Advertising: Will game publishers take advantage of gaming being a bigger prioritiy over primetime TV amongst games?
* Perfect Dark on the Xbox Live Arcade: Can it and will it happen?
* Reviews and Impressions: Senor Fresco gives us the goods on Godfather 2
* Exposure: The crew gives their opinion on the well-known Hip Hop Gamer.

There is a ton more to hear about, as well, and you absolutely cannot miss it! Check it out after the jump

[Straight Life]

O Cmon, it just his opinion, leave him alone.

[Elvfam511]

It's his writers that just write flame bait articles and not concentrate on making really good articles i use to watch his show but just stop after it started and we should go against HHG because he's letting it happen

Edit: Below lol thanks for the laugh

[snipermk0]

I bet HHG is gonna reply with. "Yo biatch, I dine with da Jeff Rubenstein. I'm also Aaron Greenterd's biatch. So booyah!"

[TheAntiFanboy]

Agree. Leave the man alone. If you don't agree with them, then go read another blog.

[Microsoft Xbox 360]

HHG is ok, but his staff writers especially MattG, is what's ruining his site.

[UltimateIdiot911]

HHG needs to control his staff from writing ridiculous articles. So, yes, he is ruining game journalism indirectly. But I also don't think HHG is the only one ruining indie game journalism.

[Kushan]

His opinions are fine, they're as valid as anyone's, it's his outlandish headlines and baseless "predictions" that I (and most others) have a problem with.
Combining hip hop and gaming? Fine.
Going around interviewing people from the industry? fine.
Literally making up headlines in order to score hits? NOT fine. Not fine by a long shot.

[original seed]

HHG = Great guy. Good opinions. He actually gets back to people.

HHG staff = Crap. He needs quality control on his site. Hydro is the worst. Matt G needs work. Agent-x has a lot of useless cr@p. Cr@p drawings from his friends. His "Singing". Australian idol?? Cmon.

[sofresh200]

Devoting an entire article to bash someone's opinion is pretty ridiculous.

[MakoXL]

Funny how you gotta use his name to get hits.

[morganfell]

Anti fanboy you and anyone with you are absolutely wrong. Welcome to the real world. hhg is now receiving the attention he deserves for several reasons. First of all he has made himself a public figure. Here is a little rule to follow that will save such people a great deal of trouble.

"Don't stick it out there if you are afraid of getting it whacked off."

As you can see that has several applications...

But here it fits justly because he and those that bear his name have stepped onto a public forum. In fact by design they brought themselves onto a social network that existed before he began his ill gotten climb to so called fame. He and his people have intentionally attempted to force their opinions on us.

Now without thinking, someone is getting ready to write, "If you do not like it don't read it or listen to his show."

And I will respond with, "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone."

If you do not like what analoghype had to say why comment on it as you have. Just move on. You are asking others to do something you above did not.

Who here hasn't left a negative comment on some news story in an instance where we could have done otherwise. We could have just moved on but we didn't. Let's not ask others to do something of which we have all shown ourselves incapable. Otherwise there would exist NO negative PS3, 360, PC, Wii, PSP, DS, etc etc comments. Everyone would have just moved on.

If you want to say what he and his site put out is just an opinion, well so are the articles giving him the smackdown. What makes his opinion better than articles that express an opinion OF his opinion? Answer? Nothing. There is no room to wiggle or to take the high road for those that attacked analoghype on this account. Shame.

Remember, the minute he decided to make himself a public figure he also became the news. Even more so in that he and his are attempting to have an impact on a hobby we all enjoy a great deal and one from which some visitors here derive income. Income which they use to feed their family. So you are also asking certain persons to shut up concerning an individual that is having an impact on the method most here use for enjoyment and a few here use to put food on the table.

The other reason everyone here has a right to attack this guy should be patently clear. If you can't see it, and apparently you do not, then your words were written with far less foresight than that of which you believe yourself capable.

By becoming a public figure and then attacking games and consoles he seeks to damage or assist the experience those consoles can offer. He and those under the banner of his ridiculous name seek to influence as much as possible the game world. Whether they can or do is not part of the equation that matters. In fact, though I believe their actions are intentional it is of no consequence if that is true either.

The fact is they are not throwing their opinion out without expectation. By acting as they have they are screwing with a pastime I enjoy and one from which I derive some side work. Do I need the money? No. Mainly it gives me early access to titles before they hit alpha. So sorry, or rather not, I am not going to stand by for that. No one here that enjoys gaming should put up with their haphazard actions.

Finally, and this is a reason everyone on any side in the platform war should take offense. The work at hhg is quite honestly little more than abhorrent writing and an insulting attempt at journalism all around. As human beings we should be offended. Particularly by some of the incredulous postulations. With insights that have all the depth of a kiddie pool, question mark journalism that is a thin disguise for website hit generation, and observations that are frankly insulting to even the low brow among us, no one should stand by and allow such idiocy to permeate our industry or society. It is an affront to common sense and good taste.

When we as gamers have spent so much time convincing the general public that we all are creatures of some intellect rather than the degenerate dropouts and inept social morons we have long been stereotyped to be then it is easy to see why hhg and his crew have to go the way of Cro-magnon man.

[rockleex]

"Games journalism" was going down the drain LONG before Hip Hop Gamer came along.

In fact, HHG was pretty cool when he came out. Most people liked his shows and wanted him to get big. But he started selling his integrity for hits... just like any other "games journalist" nowadays.

Only difference is, his headlines are 10 times more flamebaiting than 95% of the other "articles" on N4G. And we all know how flamebaiting N4G "articles" are. >_<

In fact, I still enjoy his video shows. I just don't like READING whatever's on his site.

[xabmol]

I don't read the articles and junk on his site.

His shows however, are still awesome. That GDC footage made a lot of people shut there flap. I thought that was funny. Got another HHGS comin up here pretty quick too. Can't wait!

[emitsomla]

i agree with these individuals, even though they sounded like they were Haters. hhg is a clown. he thrives off of SONY fans, and flame bait. example: He stated that XBOX 360 will never be able to produce games equal to the quality of killzone 2. This is pure unsupported, false flame bait! He rarely has any valid information to support his twisted flame bait views. But people (Sony fans) still support him. If you are going to thrive off of flame bait, at least back it up with facts.

[PATthePlague]

I think all of the independent bloggers that have popped up in the last few years are ruining game journalism including analoghype. These bloggers are usually fanboys that create a site so their opinion could have a greater influence in the community.
I have watched the hiphopgamershow since he first started it, and I find his show entertaining. If you watch his earlier shows, you can tell that he was a very opinionated sony fanboy hurt by the ps3's bad press when it was released. I think he intially created the show to defend the sony platform. But as he gained more popularity and met aaron greenberg, he started catering to the xbox 360. This show has always been very rough around the edges and you could tell that he still needed lessons on grammar, organization, and delivery of the news during his show.
However, hhg is a very intelligent person and his ability to analyze information, social skills, and fearlessness towards the industry is the reason why his popularity has increased. What he needs to do is stay in school and he would be a better journalist. I say this because despite his gifts and passion, he doesn't know how to properly write. Also during an interview with one of the godfather developers I think he couldn't even pronounce the word "linear". The point is you can be intelligent and not knowledgeable. You see hhg is knowledgeable about what's going on in gaming but to be a journalist you have to first master the english language to be a better communicator of that information. This is reason why i feel that hhg gets flamed alot on the net. Another reason is that he is black and succeeding in a racist america but that is a whole other matter.
Also when hhg started becoming more popular, he started creating these misleading titles to his articles to get hits to his site. He should definitely change that because for a reader to click on an article out of curiosity and find something else is an insult and very unprofessional journalism. You don't want to be the gaming national inquiror site. If you lose crediblity, you will lose your popularity.

[Lifendz]

Downloading it now.

[Fencefry]

Bubbles for writing a n4g comment that big.

[Arsenic13]

Answer: Yes

[euchreprof]

yes Hip Hop Gamer is a "playa" and he totally embellashes everything but SO WHAT I AM NOT A CHILD and I can make up my own when I wanna believe him or just go with what he is saying for fun... who cares... HE IS ENTERTAINING!!!! TAKE NOTES!!! When I want REAL JOURNALISM I goto IGN.COM but when I want to be entertained each Sunday for an hour it's Hip Hop Gamer Time! CAN'T TOUCH THIS!!

PS: The guy tries his best WITH HIS HEART ON HIS SLEEVE and is actually going to the yearly special events and getting many dev interviews to boot. So what if his titles are misleading... i think they are funny if you ask me and I think Hip Hop Gamer just has a sense of humor.

[-EvoAnubis-]

No. HHG is fine.

Are his "writers" ruining it?

Damn right they are.

[TiLL i DiE]

his writers write what they are assigned to write

[Max Power]

that his writers write what ever they want, with out any direction from HHG, and the only problem he has is allowing it on his site.

[-EvoAnubis-]

^^This.

[Sharingan_no_Kakashi]

The only thing he ruins is his own name. He gives great interviews, and event coverage and all. But he likes to flame and thats why i only watch his show during gdc and E3. And his bloggers shouldnt be allowed to post their crap on n4g. Speaking of flaming what do you think this article does?

[ogwilson]

Whoever said anything about him flaming, though? Try listening to the podcast.

[Sharingan_no_Kakashi]

i dont have to listen to it. Out of all the topics listed why does the 1 about hhg make the headline? Cuz he's a controversial topic that causes alot of flame wars thats why.

[TheColbertinator]

I would not put HHG and.

Journalism in the same sentence.He is just a gamer with a webcam .Not much more than that.

[N4PS3G]

QFT!

[swiftshot93]

bubbles for pointing out that FACT, he has zero credibility what so ever.

[DelbertGrady]

If you want Hiphopgamer off the site, stop commenting on his posts and stop clicking the link to his site. Until you do that you will only see more and more of his crappy flamebait.

[-x.Red.x-]

QF EPIC T

[Bits-N-Kibbles]

I'll give him props for having a goal and trying to accomplish it (having his own tv show about gaming, something he enjoys)

But to say he is a reliable source or to take him seriously is hard to do especially with the way he presents himself.

I say: "Keep up the hard work and keep working toward the goal. You are who you are, so I'm not telling you to be someone else, but HHG maybe tone down the 'im a gangsta' feel. Give us your news or views (and those that hate, aren't forced to go to your website or read anything) but there is no need to dress it up in the way you do.

[LorD]

banish him from the intertubes!

[Silly gameAr]

When the guy starts talking about MGS4, I stopped listening. These guys are weak. What are these guys doing that's so different. J.O.S.E.

Have you dudes checked out your own articles from your writers?

"Killzone 2 Cannot Save The PS3"?

If that's not a flamebait article, I don't know what is.

Yeah, It killed me, but I listened to the whole Podcast.

You are no better than the HHG. Grammar my be a little better, but your just like him, except you lean more towards the 360.

That's pretty obvious.

[360Hater]

HipHop gamer is annoying.

[PotNoodle]

No. His actual shows are great, the only thing people seem to have a problem with is some of his writers and his headlines on n4g for his shows.

[ps3blowz]

i am the disagree, but i do not see anyone on n4g b1tch about the other flamebait titles....why is that? do not say your house is clean when it is nasty as fvck

you guys want to complain at hip hop gamer i do not see the same peeps b1tch at all the other flamebait sh1t on n4g.

far as i am concerned you all are hypocrites quit b1tchin

[jack who]

your not helping

[mesh1]

if he was a white guy this articl would not be made man do i hate whuite people expecial the 1 that are nice in your face but evil in closed doors like most white ppl on this site.

[DNAgent]

Look at him cry and try to put his little spin on it. What an idiot. lmao

[Lou-Cipher]

It doesn't matter what color your skin is, but your an moron

Hip Hop Gamer doesn't catch hell because he is black, he catches hell because he cant speak without sounding like a three year old trying to explain something that is completely out of his realm of thinking.

It is assumed that most of the $hit that is spewed from his mouth is absolute nonsense. I know he knows a handful of people in the gaming industry, but there is no doubt in my mind that 90% of what comes from his mouth is complete bull$hit. (anyone can speculate about the future of gaming and get a few thing right, but that does not make it journalism)

It is not the color of his skin, it is just that he is not intelligent enough to be a journalist of any kind.

[Blakzhuk]

The site that made this is run by all black folks.

[timmyrulz]

Surprise surprise the race card nobody ever mentioned his colour until you did so who is the racist?

[phantomshadow]

Short Answer: Yes
Long Answer: Yes

[TheColbertinator]

I like your Saturn avatar.It is one of the greatest consoles of all time

[Microsoft Xbox 360]

Heres my take on this:

The actual HipHopGamer is fine in my opinion. You know, the guy that does the video interviews and the breakdown of news. The coverage he did for GDC this year was really entertaining to watch. He interviews people we don't typically or usually see. All he needs is a professional quality HD cam. I really hate that low quality video camera he uses to film his show. And for God sake, he needs to be more critical on his reviews. 5/5 for Godfather was way too generous.

Now his writers on the other hand, (yeah, I'm looking at you MattG) needs to either tone down the flamebait headlines or get off his site and out of video game journalism for good. These guys don't write for HHG and his site, they write specifically for N4G. That is sad.

[DMasta718]

That's what I've been saying for the longest.

HHG himself is not the problem at all. I like the guy. He's entertaining and gives great interviews in a way where Devs and PR can just open themselves and have fun.

The writers is what I have a problem with. Like you said, it seems like the writer's are writing specially for N4G and not in general. Seems like there is a new writer everyday on his site and they just write anything. I think he just needs to have more control over his writers.

That's my only problem with his site. Other than that, I think he is doing a good job. Can't wait to see his interviews at E3.

And yes he needs a better cam. Hopefully, he is working on that.

Also dedicating a headline to one person just to bash him is sad and not professional at all.

[MattG]

All I gotta say is that when you post 5 articles of mine that promote flamebait? Look at the majority of the articles I write on that site, and you'll see the truth.

[Covenant]

HHG himself: No

Most of his writers: Hell yes.

[7thNightvolley]

the dude is cool a like his vid show style .. its entertaining.. but his writers. .are really crap.. HHG.. thou u might me a little rough on the sides keep going and do what u are doing .. try also to give play by the rules on when and when not to give reviews on a game... but dont let anyone hold u back.. do what u are doing.. but play nice.

[ThePlaystationFour]

write another blog?

[emk2004]

i just love how people single him out. some of his articles are somewhat flame bait some arnt and people cant read correctly. but its no like his sites the only one doing it. how many sony in trouble, 360 hardware is crap, articles are there out there come on. whats ruining it is stupid sites posting the same stuff over. the same sites will keep saying ps3/360 are dieing or that nether have games when its all bs.

[A LIVING LEGEND]

And it goes on.................and on.Gaming journalism? talk to EGM,that was gaming journalism,before it became 'mainstream'.Now its all rumors of possible possibility's that could or probably won't happen.Quarterman,where did you go? lol,.......someone once said on this site( sarcasm or no) 'what about the heavy metal gamer site' ?
Sign me up.

[tehk1w1]

I don't like the HipHopGamer anymore than the next guy, but honestly....dedicating an entire article just to bash another website?

That's not very professional.

[nightelfmohawk]

-Voltaire

I don't always agree with HHG although some of his videos are amusing. But I have to say it's better to have the freedom of the internet that allows anyone with an internet connection and a computer to express themselves however they want then have some corporate asses in suits dictating what news gets covered or doesn't on TV or in the print media.

Internet is said to be the death of print media, and I say let it die. Real investigative journalism will always have a market (NPR, BBC, Reuters, Associated Press, etc.), but most print media is just a product, nothing more. At least with the internet the average person can get on his soap box too even if others don't like it.

If it weren't for the freedom of the internet, all we'd have is huge corporations like CNET and their horrible websites like Gamespot where reviewers get fired if they rate a game too harshly just because the game company paid good money to advertise that game on the web site.

[cmacdonald]

His writers represent him. If his site has crap on it you call it as it is.

He has zero credibility anymore because of dumb mistakes.

[Jadaking]

Why is everybody getting mad at hhg. Because he's getting too much attention, cause he likes to rap, what? If you guys dont like him how come his always getting 700D plus on n4g? If he was horrible he wouldnt be doing shows every sunday and being one of the top 3 stories on this site. AnalogHype just wants some of that attention, cause nobodys watching them. Who the hell is analoghype anyway and what qualifies them to criticize the hiphopgamer as if their opinion matter. ANSWER ME.
Thanks!

[Timesplitter14]

Who the hell are you and what gives you the right to criticize us?

see?

[Rio-Hustla-Inc]

Hurts my Heart to see an article/Podcast about HipHopGamer. Here we have a very respectable passionate guy who loves video games and loves talking about video games. He is excited about the industry the same way we are excited about the industry and he gets this kind of HATE journalism thrown at him. It's really sad.. It's Video Games for christ sake, give this guy a break. The show may not be all corporate decorated but thats what I like about his show. he is about 50% right on his rumors and speculations which is fine because even IGN is 50% right.

He is a nice guy and a passionate gamer who is out there working hard to deliver us exciting news every week. no one is forced to watch his show!! Seems to me this HATE is going beyond video Games...

[cmacdonald]

Because his stuff posted here is for shock jock hits. I'm sure n4g loves it but some of us have become sick of it.

Time to think about an editor that can understand the English language on their part, it's brutal reading what they write.

[flip-it3]

Seriously he is just giving his opinion about games and is trying to make a living on what he loves. I find nothing wrong with that but trash like this, calling him out and trash talking while posting this on N4G as gaming news. This is pathetic how far name calling is going. Most people that come here love games and have their own opinion on each game. You don't have to agree with him but there should be some level of respect.

[DMasta718]

Another thing I have to say about this.

People on N4G claim to hate him yet they are in the comment section of his stories (Talking about the show he does). If you don't like him, simply do not click on his stories or comment him. Very simple.

N4G most of times boggles my mind.

[Timesplitter14]

Did it ever cross your mind that maybe they wanted to comment on that show because they didn't agree with him?

[DMasta718]

Yea they could do that to.

If you disagree on something he said and want to comment, yea that's cool. But I see what goes on in the comment and some of the comments have NOTHING to do with what's on his show. Some people here even attack him on the way he is and doesn't pertain to the show.

At least discuss what you disagree on other than saying a bunch of **** thinking that's going to stop him from doing his shows. If you going to disagree with him, do it respectfully.

[nightelfmohawk]

Oh, and I agree with the others that HGG himself seems like a very nice guy, and I do enjoy his interviews with developers, especially the ones at GDC. The actual articles though? I hate to say it, but the grammar and writing style makes me want to gouge my eyes out sometimes, but occasionally there is a good article and good information in an article on HGG.

[Stretchystrong]

yes, yes he is.

[Timesplitter14]

Can't say I like him. He comes up with sensationalistic ALL CAPS headlines that usually involve lots of juicy rumors.

[XLiveGamer]

Come on people cut the B.S.

When he was so openly Pro PS3 everybody loves him now that he is more neutral Now he is hated. Come on?! CUT THE B.S. leave him alone if you don't like what he post or his Opinion just keep walking.

[cmacdonald]

He was pro Sony, then he realized being anti Sony and being controversial might get him more hits.

[mastiffchild]

One site? One man? A couple of his literacy challenged staff?

No.No.No.

When the mainstream media, big game sites and other outlets and "independent" sources are using similar tactics how can he be ruining anything?

Independent means little and HHgs only crime is using flamebait headlines more than anything but is his site the only one doing this?

Hell no and when supposedly more respected sites(GS, Kotaku,etc)do the same or worse(witness the million "death of PS3/whatever" articles on here)after realisng flamebait makes hits just why do people single him out so much?

I pray there isn't a more unseemly reason he gets more stick for doing what so many do. Of late his show, at least, has got better but while many articles are headlined with FB on his site he's not nearly alone in this.

Plus you don't have to read it.

[nightelfmohawk]

That is the real gaming journalism killer, IMO.

[NotSoSilentBob]

Whats sad is that HipHopGamer not to long ago wrote an article about how he has a face to put with the name, not like IGN or other gaming sites that mostly use skimpy dressed girls as their image getter.

With being the man taking in his own words "Responsibility" for gaming knowledge he has to accept the fact that he has to answer for the retarded articles that his staff writes. So yes HHG is ruining Independent Game coverage because his staff AND HIMSELF are writing Articles for the Hits and not to Get the KNOWLEDGE to the Public.

[yencid]

keep HHG out of you peoples mouth. he is not ruining journalism.
there are a lot of worse VG journalist out there.

[-GoD_-oF-_WaR-]

Who approved this crap anyway?
HHG is a good Guy who is doing what he likes and IMO is good at it and his shows are fun to watch. Dont disrespect the guy by saying he's ruing journalism. its like saying a kid who plays baseball and isnt as good as the pros is ruining baseball cuz hes not as good as the others

[mrjuandrful]

terrible analogy

[timmyrulz]

Only 6 months ago everyone loved this guy but now that he has took his d1ck out of sonys arse he now has zero credibility, funny that!

[Jadaking]

Just admit it everyone, you all like hhg. Your just too scarced to admit it. Why else would he always be on the top 3 on this site?

[Jac5al]

Yesterday you peaple were bashing on hhg now your defending him?. wow, just wow.

[Vulcan Raven]

he is not, he is just conforming to the current trend of having all conjecture and no substance.

[Nelson M]

Show is Great
It's only the BoTs and a few folk with thier head up thier Ass that hate

[DelbertGrady]

People who know how to read usually find his shows pointless and stupid.

[NegativeCreep427]

"People who know how to read usually find his shows pointless and stupid"

Replace the word "shows" with "posts" and that could be the best statement to describe your stupid self, Soda Pop-zit-sky.

[DelbertGrady]

Popping zits is what you emo grunge whores do best. Now go play with your eyeliner.

[Sonyfanclubpresident]

an emo grunge whore LMAO!!!!!!!!!

He probably does play with eyeliner too.

Ah........classic.

[NegativeCreep427]

They are like Wind and Fire.

Oil and Water. They don't mix you F'n idiots.

But how can I expect anything more from you two busted condoms. Anything not related to videogames is strictly taboo for you idiots, which also includes women.

[Sanhlami]

2nd article that I've seen dedicated to bashing hhg. Finally, it has began.

[JD_Shadow]

Pot, meet kettle!

[-MoOkS-]

The mods on this site are almost as bad as the system wars Gamespot mods.

WHY am I banned from posting in the main section??????
Posting my 'OPINIONS' on a game is against the rules now?

It's obvious this site is biased towards the 360, which I don't understand because it's got the most critically acclaimed games out of both systems, fanboys will be fanboys though.

[vagisil]

you have to understand that n4g is ran by ps3 fanboys. if your opinion isn't " ps3 is god" then you will be banned man. just how this sh1tty site is ran now.
miss the good ole days before the ps3 fantards rushed in on n4g and ruined it.

[be_wrong]

HHG isn't fine :P it's almost full of biased articles and reviews.

[TheDeadMetalhead]

CONTROL YOUR DAMN STAFF! D=

[Lucreto]

I don't like HHG and from what I see from other site his endorsement is damaging the reputation of N4G.

I suggest we stop approving his articles or put HHG in the title of the articles especially flamebait articles it would stop a lot of flamewars on both sides.

[shysun]

HHG didn't invent Flame wars. Fanboys fighting on ANY site is here to stay, like it or not. You can't blame a NEW site(HHG) for something that's been going on since the days of Atari!

[The Milkman]

I think everyone should listen to both sides of the story. Skip to the part near the end if you just wanna hear what they say about HipHop gamer. I like the HipHop gamer, but I dont think it would hurt if he changed some of the stuff he does.

[Danieru sho]

N4g homo-superiors (gamers hve evolvd to th nxt homo sapien level- superior) actually read n comment on his articles. Go on n start ur own site n wryt crap artcles, and c if any1 wil shw u love!

[zozol]

HHG for Idiots by Idiots

like Hip-hop :)

[Silly gameAr]

That was an idiotic comment.

[Dawn_Of_Ashes]

hhlamer is a wannabe.... The best you can do is to stop talking about him (he probably like it when you talk about him) and stop talking about his crappy website (you give him some publicity. I think the major problem with him is that, the website of hhlamer doesnt really look professional = credibility : 0. anyway... some people seems to like what he's doing and i dont know how they do... but i cant wait till the day he will stop posting about his crappy show on n4g.

oh and i forgot, even if its his own oppinion, most of the time what he say doesnt have any sense.

[Silly gameAr]

Bet you can't do what he does.

[ultimolu]

His writers is what pissed me off, not HHG himself. I stopped listening to his show because of his writers. When people like MattG come out of nowhere and has no idea what the hell he's talking about, that's what annoys me.

[mrmikew2018]

You know why IGN and Gamespot and other game sites are so successful, is because they don't talk crap about each other, even when they want to they don't. Despite all the hate that the hiphopgamer is getting, he's making moves, he's definitely moving up in the ranks. This podcast was completely unprofessional, if your going to be journalist, leave your personal feelings behind close doors. How are people going to look at them now? They have to bash someone else to get to known?

[rawd]

HHG is a complete joke

[Lumbo]

Funny how so many fail to use the only working solution for this garbage journalism.

I rerouted hhg's website to 127.0.0.1 and thats it, not going to the site, not reading the garbage they post, not listening to the acted ghetto podcasts.

This comment is a contradiction to my normal resolution, i don't read HHG news on N4G, and i would like it better when ALL submissions would be marked by the source address on the mainpage so i can't be tricked into clicking on anything originating from that page.

[Blakzhuk]

How is his podcast ghetto?

[xino]

It's official.

HHG isn't the one to blame, it's the staff.
They write like those other trash journalist who writes the same trash articles: best video game girls, top best graphics, best music composer etc.

Today is sunday, shouldn't HHG upload is news video O_o

Funny thing is how retarded some bashers/haters can be. They relate HHG as being 1 guy that works alone and updates the site. It's like me saying IGN is rubbish at gaming, when there are over 20 staffs working on the site.
So HHG is the founder of the site HipHopGamer, he is a user, his staffs are the ones who writes the article.

[UltimatePS3]

Basically a load of *P*I*S*H*!

[nextgengamer]

HHG is great.He brings great info every week.Can't wait to see his new video today.

[dar36]

a simple case of a site jealous of another site getting all the attention. the guys over at analoghype are a bunch of ignorant misinformed xbox360 fanboys. yeah i said it. if you don't believe me check out some of their podcasts. all they do is bash sony and praise m$. so it doesn't surprise me that they don't like hhg.

[dcbronco]

But he is not the only one. As gaming makes more money, the more "reputable" news media will start more and more gaming reports of their own. Some will actually hire gamers, others will work the same way they do the regular news. They will use the reporter with the least on their plate to push a specific agenda.

Unfortunately people will feed into it and the real games journalist will get lost in the shuffle as the corporations take over. So while it's unfortunate that the big corporations will take over and push certain games like they do movies and music, I still believe there is no room for people like HHG. He is just a less well known, less professional version of the same thing. When your personal opinion gets in the way of objectivity and honesty, you're just wasting peoples time.

So get ready for more "Brittany" type games. All fluff, no substance. I own an Xbox 360 and I own Halo 3. While I love the Forge and the movie system, the online in general, the single player never re-captured the feel of the original. But advertising and the media's need for a big story pushed it to sell ten million copies. So while I'd love to see all games get some of the online components, I would love to see companies not to get the almost blemish free press coverage they get when a game like Halo 3 comes along. More honest coverage leads to more sheep and more sheep lead to mediocre games.

I want games worth the $60.

And here's a few other sites that completely suck a**:

Gamer.blorge
Bruce on games
Cnet
badass gamer blog
associated content

[shysun]

Again..........Every site has an agenda. Thats just the facts.

[The_Beast]

you guys are stupid enough to talk about him.... hes not forcing you to watch his show.

dont like it dont watch it

[Shrinkwrap]

Liking the HHG is your option. Personally I do not prefer his style.
But if you do, more power to you.

My beef is the gamer is getting the short end of all the wanna be Star writer's. (rag magazines) Filling gamers heads with misleading articles for web hits, full pocket's and popularity.

If you want to keep gaming Console fires burning for these greedy political rags, then keep reading them.

They love the attention, Console Flame war's, and your money.
It's time for Gamer's to to get the respect they deserve.

Give us Gaming News.
News should be for the GAMER, (about games)

[MysticStrummer]

You need to be a journalist or involved in journalism in some way to effect the field of journalism. This guy is a joke. When he's not outright stealing his "exclusives" from another site, he's throwing out original nonsense. I'll never look at his "work" again, and I will continue to be irritated when I see another pile of his garbage show up on N4G.

[Avenged Sevenfold]

No he's not. He's just doing his thing and having fun with it. I wanna see some of you guys make a better show.

[PeeKnuckle]

No one starts out with a business plan that says, "I want to be the National Enquirer of Gaming".

I'm coming to you like a man, HHG. I have no problem with your cast. You're doing it your way and that's straight cool. But I believe you do know what you're doing with your headlines. If it's not you directly, you need to talk to the people uploading your stories. There's no integrity with generating hits to the site, if you're only appealing to the fanboys here. It's like yelling there's free ice cream outside of Weight Watchers. You know they're going to come! ;) Honestly though, man... it is pretty weak. Let your hard work be the voice for your news. Not the headlines. You got the contacts and the accessibility. You could rise above this so easily.

Personality, strong news, contacts and accessibility. That's your winning formula right there. I really think you should try it. Give the naysayers nothing to talk about.

Respect for not overloading your site with ad generating clickthrus, too. I expected your site would have plenty, since your headlines always seem to appear designed for it.

Not hating either. Just some advice I hope you really take to heart. Integrity will take you places that sensational headlines can only dream of.

PK

[unbornsoldado]

why did yall have to mention hip hop gamers name in your podcast?thats real funny to me and snake like,you are saying he is ruining journalism but yet yall write his name in your podcast just to get more hits,that ish is pathetic and very unproffesional,yall the real snakes not our homie hip hop he keeps it real always best thing to happen to the industry in a long time,roll with us or get rolled on :)f yall

[LiquifiedArt]

But I actually think Analoghype.com is ruining game journalism. They have has less then stellar articles and fanboy bias since they tried to make something of themselves.

Just my opinion. Cheers.

[CaptainKratos]

you guys are.

[7thNightvolley]

IF U GUYS CANT STAND HIM.. then make a better show ... if u cant rival his own then step aside.

U say he talks ghetto damn, let him off its his way must he follow the crowd.?

[1ikedamaster]

A taste of your own medicine, how you like like it HHG?

[HelghanEmperor]

If you ask me I think he adds alot of truth to journalism. He tells it how it is. He is very opionated(in a good way) and he knows whats good. Mainstream sites ruin journalism because they get paid to mention certain things in reviews, but third party jounalists like the hiphip gamer or penny arcade dont sugar coat anything. They let you know what they like and what they dont like flat out.