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The Future of Games Journalism

Posted by Cole Stryker

...is Dan "Shoe" Hsu and a pair of boobs that just won't shut up.

Dan Hsu is one of those game journos that enjoys an inordinate amount of respect for the few times he's vocally stood up to big publishers, as if that isn't what we should expect from journalists by default. Still, he's better than most of the hacks out there. He and his bimbo girlfriend who calls herself "Raychul" (no, really) are doing a new podcast called the Cut Scene. Sidenote: Why does every video game website/blog/podcast have to name itself after gaming iconography?). It's like every game journalist watched the rise of Yahtzee Croshaw and said, "I gotta get me a piece of that sweet sweet vloggin' pie."

Watch the video and try not to puke.

Tellingly, Dan tells Raychul towards the end, "You're wasting internet bandwidth". Truth.

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Posted Feb 06 2009, 04:00 PM

Filed under: yahtzee, cole stryker, girl gamers, dan hsu, the cut scene, raychul

Comments

Nadia Oxford said:

Hey, I haven't stood up to any big publishers lately.

February 7, 2009 6:08 PM

gamer review said:

I didn't know that Shoe had a girlfriend. I bet he realized that he doesn't have much of a future without an audience so he found himself someone to help promote his word of gaming. In this case, it is a woman who draws people to him so he can fill their ears with gaming wisdom, aka how Halo 3 is an 11 out of 10.

February 9, 2009 3:20 AM

3000 said:

I wonder if she calls herself "Raychul" because that sorta seems to be her first name. Like, how it's spelled and everything.

Unfortunately, I guess not everybody gets named by '80s action movie heroes, Cole Stryker....

February 9, 2009 11:55 AM

Cole Stryker said:

If that is truly how her name is spelled, I rescind my snark and place it firmly at the feet of her ridiculous hippie parents.

I suppose I should mention that my parents once resided on the "Jive Turkey Outdoor Estates", a commune in Wyoming. True story.

February 10, 2009 9:37 PM

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