Download or read book The Game Beat: Observations and Lessons from Two Decades Writing about Games written by Kyle Orland and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-06-13 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Game Beat examines the whos, hows, and whys of the game journalists covering the young but growing game industry over the last 15+ years. This collection of more than 80 columns pulls from dozens of writers past and present on everything from the near-death of print gaming magazines to the ethics of attending paid junkets to how much review scores really matter. The Game Beat is essential reading for anyone who writes about games and anyone who just like to read about them.