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[A Black Falcon]

Yeah, the gradual degradation of quality, and quantity, of content at the major game review/news sites has been notable, and just seems to be increasing in speed (of collapse). For instance sites like Gamespy and 1up are being shut down, and there aren't really sites rising to replace them, either. And IGN is a shadow of what it was ten years ago, too, with less staff, fewer articles, and less relevance. And sites like Kotaku, Joystiq, and Polygon are not exactly great replacements, to say the least...

So yeah, I probably get most news now from forums, Neogaf first but also some others. I'd read portal sites more if they were better, like they used to be... but they're not.

(As for the various scandals and issues the sites have, unfortunately that stuff has always been around in this industry; the gaming press has always been far too easy for companies to ... influence. With money.)