games beat

When it comes to covering games, it’s often expected from journalists, critics, streamers, and let’s players that they would have a basic grasp of how most games work. And even when the genre is entirely new to them, you would expect them to be able to work through the tutorial by following instructions. Sadly, that wasn’t the case for Dean Takashi from VentureBeat’s gaming division, GamesBeat, who while recording a video of him playing Cuphead at Gamescom 2017, displayed a shocking lack of adeptness in and understanding of basic platforming. Have a look: What’s even more surprising is that the video was even published on YouTube, which just seems like sloppiness on their part. The internet was quick to point out their incompetence, however, not everyone was s...