Kaare Eriksen

Kaare Eriksen is a media analyst for Variety Intelligence Platform. A northeast transplant in Los Angeles, he previously tracked international television for Variety Insight, a service of Variety Business Intelligence under Luminate, before joining the VIP’B team to edit data-driven special reports and compose short-form commentaries, with a particular emphasis on the film and video game industries and how they increasingly intersect. He also manages the annual Variety500 publication in collaboration with the Variety newsroom. He is patiently hoping for a new ‘Deus Ex’ game.

Biography:  https://variety.com/author/kaare-eriksen/

70%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermines the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
Analysis.OverallConflictOfInterestScore * 0.3F + Analysis.OverallBiasScore * 0.3F + Analysis.DeceptivenessScore * 0.3F + Analysis.ReadabilityScore * 0.1F

A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

The Daily's Verdict

This author has a mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on the author's reporting.

Bias

80%

Examples:

  • The article presents Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard as a positive thing when it is actually contributing to the problem by limiting their ability to create new IP.

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

  • Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has expressed his own dismay and worry over such heavy dependency on giant properties.

Contradictions

100%

Examples:

  • The headline states that layoffs are cutting costs but fails to mention that they are also resulting in the cancellation of new projects and IP development.

Deceptions

80%

Examples:

  • `Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has expressed his own dismay and worry over such heavy dependency on giant properties`
  • The article presents Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard as a positive thing when it is actually contributing to the problem by limiting their ability to create new IP.

Recent Articles

Microsoft, Activision Blizzard and EA Sports FC lead 2024 video game industry layoffs resulting in estimated headcount reduction of 5900

Microsoft, Activision Blizzard and EA Sports FC lead 2024 video game industry layoffs resulting in estimated headcount reduction of 5900

Broke On: Wednesday, 31 January 2024 In 2024, the video game industry experienced layoffs resulting in a headcount reduction of approximately 5,900. The largest cuts were made by Microsoft and Activision Blizzard. EA reported $1.7 billion from live-service net bookings in Q3 of 23rd, with much of this revenue coming from the release of EA Sports FC.