Extra: Games Criticism Shrinks

I've found through multiple sources, that games criticism has a shrinking audience. This is because there are fewer people who take interest in its academic nature. The group which primarily stays true to the style, are game designers. These are people who, when they read these pieces, are seeking to improve upon their own designs and ideas. They may look to the articles on cultural stereotypes in games, and the games that are guilty of them, for the purpose of avoiding those errors. For some time, there was an audience outside the industry that took interest in this knowledge. However, now the audience has shrunk.

As a result, there is only one real strong "bastion" of this writing style. That is GameSutra.com, as the website focuses upon pieces written by developers or simply writers with great knowledge of the industry. That is not to say games criticism is disconnected from games journalism, one can still find pieces which remind us of the connection it bears.