Cutlack on Shinys demise

Speaking exclusively to MCV, popular games journalist Gary Cutlack has expressed his sadness at the demise of UK blog publisher Shiny Media.

”The death of Shiny makes me sad rather than angry,” he said in a blog piece written for MCV.

”Never once did Shiny sell a ‘proper’ advert on UK:Resistance during they year it owned it. What does it say if Shiny’s ninth most popular blog was only making about $15 a month in ad revenue?”

To read the full piece, click here.

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