Ed Smith

Ed Smith is a news reporter at PCGamesN, covering the latest developments in the gaming industry. He focuses on review bombing incidents and provides insightful analysis on various games, particularly realistic and tactical shooters. Smith also reports on new game releases and updates, often highlighting unique features and comparing them to other titles in the market.

Biography:  https://www.pcgamesn.com/author/ed-smith

80%

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

90%

Examples:

  • Ed Smith has a tendency to highlight the negative aspects of games, particularly when it comes to fan reactions and review bombing. He often reports on situations where fans are unhappy with changes or decisions made by game developers.
  • Smith also seems to have a preference for realistic and tactical shooter games, as evidenced by the articles he has written about Arena Breakout Infinite, Children of the Sun, Empire of the Ants and As Tarkov struggles, a realistic new FPS rival launches on Steam.

Conflicts of Interest

75%

Examples:

  • Smith discloses that Colossal Order, the developer of Cities Skylines 2, is offering refunds for the Beach Properties DLC and making it free for all players. This information could be seen as a conflict of interest as it directly involves the financial decisions of the company.

Contradictions

88%

Examples:

  • He also states that Helldivers 2 is a successful co-op shooter with an overarching story while confirming that all Helldivers 2 Steam players must link their accounts to the PlayStation Network.
  • In one article, Smith mentions weapon customization as crucial in Arena Breakout Infinite despite the game being a tactical shooter where customization may not be as important.

Deceptions

75%

Examples:

  • He also states that the title from the Girl has paranormal powers that allow her to move things with her mind while not mentioning this as a supernatural sniper game where you control the path and speed of just one bullet per level.
  • In one article, Smith claims that Children of the Sun is a unique new shooter when it has been previously released on PC and consoles.

Recent Articles

Arena Breakout: Infinite - Immerse Yourself in a Realistic, Customizable Tactical FPS Experience

Arena Breakout: Infinite - Immerse Yourself in a Realistic, Customizable Tactical FPS Experience

Broke On: Thursday, 18 April 2024 Arena Breakout: Infinite, a free-to-play tactical first-person shooter set for PC release this year, offers realistic gameplay and unmatched weapon customization. Developed by Morefun Studios and published by Tencent, the immersive war-torn Kamona region backdrop promises high stakes encounters with real-time lighting and 360 spatial sound effects. Players can fine-tune weapons' stability, accuracy, and range before battling in arenas for valuable items.
Cities Skylines 2: Apologies and Refunds for Poorly Received Beach Properties DLC

Cities Skylines 2: Apologies and Refunds for Poorly Received Beach Properties DLC

Broke On: Friday, 19 April 2024 Cities Skylines 2 faces backlash over poor first DLC, Beach Properties. Developers Colossal Order and Paradox Interactive apologize, announce refunds and free compensation for players. The base game's improvements take priority over further paid expansions.
Children of the Sun: A Bullet-Time and Puzzle Game Adventure with The Girl's Telekinetic Powers

Children of the Sun: A Bullet-Time and Puzzle Game Adventure with The Girl's Telekinetic Powers

Broke On: Tuesday, 09 April 2024 Children of the Sun is a thrilling mashup of bullet-time and puzzle games. Players control The Girl, who wields a sniper rifle and has telekinetic powers that allow her to control where the bullet goes once it's fired. Each level can be completed in different ways via various means, such as tagging enemies or using vehicles or barrels for environmental props. The game features a leaderboard that scores each round based on distance traveled, time taken, body parts perforated, explosions caused and multi-kills racked up.
Explore, Expand and Extract: A New Strategy Adventure Game for Ant Lovers

Explore, Expand and Extract: A New Strategy Adventure Game for Ant Lovers

Broke On: Thursday, 28 March 2024 Empire of the Ants is a new strategy adventure game that puts players in control of an army of ants. The game allows players to explore, expand and extract resources in a large, near-photorealistic world with intuitive orders fully modeled down to every individual ant. It takes cues from 2017's Empires of the Undergrowth but feels smoother and more exciting new prospects for 2024.