game journalist

Video game reviewer

A game journalist reviews and reports on video games for publications or websites.

The term is often used dismissively by gamers who perceive these writers as out of touch, unskilled at games, or advancing agendas rather than providing objective coverage: Game journalists gave it a ten out of ten, so it's probably mediocre.

The stereotype suggests someone who can't finish a tutorial level but writes authoritatively about gameplay.

Related

preview · first impressions · early access · exclusive · embargo · score · clickbait · rage bait · sponsored content · paid promotion · opinion · controversy · ethics · coverage · industry · press · streamer · deadline

Opposites
role in game industry

game journalistgame developer

Creator of video entertainment

game designer · studio head · game artist · game streamer · content creator

content creation approach

game journalistgame streamer

Person who broadcasts gameplay

Twitch streamer · Let's Player · content creator · speedrunner

relationship to games

game journalistcasual gamer

Infrequent, non-competitive player

game collector

Family

game, games, gamed, gaming, gamer, gamers, gameplay, journal, journals

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G