Crispy Gamer signs syndication deal with newspaper chains, social network

Crispy Gamer signs syndication deal with newspaper chains, social network

Crispy Gamer, a game fan web site that asserts its independence from bias from refusing to take ads from the games industry, announced today that it’s secured content syndication partnerships with Tribune Media Services, McClatchy Tribune Information Services and GamerDNA.

That means Crispy Gamer’s game news, columns and reviews could appear in dozens of publications across the country. Tribune Media Services is a division of Tribune Co., owner of the Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times,… Continue Reading

Game journalism sucks: So Crispy Gamer raises money for an alternative voice

Game journalism sucks: So Crispy Gamer raises money for an alternative voice

Game journalism sucks. Game journalists can’t be trusted (umm, except VentureBeat’s perhaps?). Crispy Gamer is banking that a lot of people share that opinion. So the company wants to be an independent source of video game news, providing an alternative to game web sites operated by major corporations with slick advertising from game publisers.

The site, which has been in beta for six months, goes live today. It has a million unique visitors a month and… Continue Reading