Mike Stubbs

Mike Stubbs is a news reporter who focuses on topics related to video games and the gaming industry. He covers a wide range of subjects, including game releases, updates, controversies, and trends. His articles often highlight the impact of these events on gamers and the wider gaming community. Stubbs has a reputation for uncovering controversies and negative aspects in the gaming industry, such as accusations of plagiarism or pay-to-win practices. He provides unique insights into these issues by summarizing primary sources, like tweets and statements from game developers, while also offering his own analysis and commentary. His writing is clear and concise, making it accessible to a broad audience.

Biography:  https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikestubbs/

78%

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

85%

Examples:

  • Mike Stubbs appears to have a slight bias towards highlighting controversies and negative aspects in his articles, such as the accusation of plagiarism against Arena Breakout Infinite and the negative reaction to Escape From Tarkov's new $250 pay-to-win edition.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

  • No instances of conflicts of interest found in Mike Stubbs' articles.

Contradictions

100%

Examples:

  • No instances of contradictions found in Mike Stubbs' articles.

Deceptions

45%

Examples:

  • Mike Stubbs includes some information that may be considered deceptive, such as the claim that Arena Breakout Infinite tried to capitalize on community frustration with the Tarkov update. However, he also provides context and links to the original tweets and statements, which prevents his reporting from being overly deceptive.

Recent Articles

Battlestate Games Accuses Arena Breakout Infinite of Plagiarism: A Closer Look at the Developing Controversy

Battlestate Games Accuses Arena Breakout Infinite of Plagiarism: A Closer Look at the Developing Controversy

Broke On: Thursday, 25 April 2024 Battlestate Games, developers of Escape From Tarkov, have accused new extraction shooter Arena Breakout Infinite of plagiarism. The allegations come after Battlestate Games discovered a tweet offering to increase closed beta capacity in exchange for meeting goals on the Arena Breakout Infinite trailer. However, no specific details about the alleged plagiarism have been provided.