Updater, Shannon Liao's gaming newsletter

Updater, Shannon Liao's gaming newsletter

The future of games journalism

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Shannon Liao
Feb 21, 2023
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Here’s a series of thoughts for paid subscribers only.1 The rest of this newsletter is typically free reported scoops, such as this issue. I’m trying something new here.

What’s happening to games journalism now after all these layoffs?

Some of you really want a new gaming media outlet. After layoffs at The Washington Post, Fanbyte, GameSpot, and more, it feels like there are tons of talented games journalists out there, waiting for jobs, yet there are few open game journalist positions.

Thinking over this problem, I also wanted a new gaming website. So I looked into what it would roughly take.

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