{"id":15373,"date":"2025-02-24T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grumblingsmedia.com\/newgmweb\/?p=15373"},"modified":"2025-02-24T12:45:20","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T17:45:20","slug":"gaming-journalism-vs-influencers-the-culture-war-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grumblingsmedia.com\/newgmweb\/gaming-journalism-vs-influencers-the-culture-war-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaming Journalism vs Influencers: The Culture War Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br>In this episode of Red, White, and Rude, William Del Pilar and special guest Hodey Johns dive deep into the battle between gaming journalism and influencers, the politicization of video games, and the fallout of &#8220;woke&#8221; trends. They explore the decline of traditional game media like Kotaku and Polygon, the rise of independent reviewers, and whether political activism is ruining the industry. Plus, they discuss Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Ubisoft\u2019s struggles, and the impact of culture wars on gaming studios. Don&#8217;t miss this fiery debate on the future of video game media!<br><br>For anti-woke pop culture news, watch <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/grumblingsmedia.com\/newgmweb\/podcast-sub-category-listing\/?category=red-white-and-rude\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Red, White, and Rude<\/a><\/strong> every week!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"Gaming Journalism vs  Influencers: The Culture War Explained\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R2zB6Rq_oQw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"wp-image-877\" 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