New Games Journalism

New Games Journalism is a form of writing that is applied to games for the reader to understand what the game is, how its played, almost like a review but in a more relaxed way. It started to become more widely read around the 1960's and was a better way to express certain aspects of the topic in a more creative and artistic form.
I find this writing style so much more nicer than older styles of writing that are more formal. It can sometimes completely change my view on something especially when I read certain Articles. I'm not saying I dislike it, I think formal is good, but it should be in small doses and concise. New Games Journalism is more open and it feels as if the Author is actually talking to the reader giving out his experience and story, and its almost like you have as much time as you want to read it without being in a hurry to finish. 

I read a good article called 'Possessing Barbie' (http://www.alwaysblack.com/?p=30#more-30). Its about 2 people playing a game similar to half-life which is given in the mans perspective who is in a virtual house with a woman. They start talking about how people under-age should have a badge appear next to their name for other players to know. But the man disagrees, he thinks you cant get hurt on games like this and kids know more trash-talk than what he does. Without spoiling the whole story for you, basically the woman makes him feel uncomfortable and guilty and proves to him that people can get hurt online and children more so because they havnt had the experience or the defence mechanism to deal with them types of situations. She mentions "It’s a game but it’s also real. People are affected by other minds, it’s unavoidable. You bring your own morals with you and you set the limits." This is something which I read to be powerfully meaningful but also a joy to read.