Modern gaming outlets such as IGN, Gamespot, Kotaku, Polygon, etc are pillars of the industry that have always been there for us gamers. However, with the rise in popularity of independent creators, youtubers & streamers, their reach and relevance seems to be waning. In an attempt to fight this some have shifted their content into something that mostly antagonizes not only their audience but also their own peers. We sit down with fellow podcaster Fabio Diaz to dive deep in this topic.