Knowledge communities: Information, interpretation, and the currency of the era

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There’s a new piece by Ryan M. Milner at Online Fandom, dwelling into the relation between Fallout fans and developers:
I think there’s something Bethesda, and producers of media texts in general, can learn from these observations. The Fallout fanbase (at least the majority of the vocal fanbase) has been wary of Bethesda’s handling [...]

Second Fan Interview Is Coming

I’m getting quite a few messages on Meebo about the second Fan Interview, since there was no info on what was happening with it. Now Bethsoft Community Manager Matt “Gstaff” Grandstaff finally has some info on the interview that he shared with us on the Bethesda Games Fallout 3 Forum:
Sorry guys. There’s been a lot [...]

More Gameplayer Weirdness

Ok so back in April Gameplayer.au published an article called “Can Bethesda do Fallout 3?”, and later in June they changed the title and put it back as if it was new.
Then yesterday they placed an article online, supposedly new, that had already appeared on 360 magazine in March.
Now they have another one, that was [...]

They Are Gone Now

Oh well those nice shirts inspired by Fallout 3 were taken down from CafePress, karnieopt explains why:
They were bunched in with the other shirts and merchandise which are legitimately for sale, and all marked up together, and I never went back to adjust it. That was an oversight on my part. As for the copyright, [...]