Writing about games.

I haven't bought a games magazine in a long time but i do remember having a short lived subscription to PC gamer from 1998 to 2000, i used to love reading the reviews on games as they not only gave information on how good the game is but did it in an entertaining way, i remember feeling like i knew each of the writers as they all had their own writing styles and feelings on the different aspects of games. I especially liked reading the really bad games as most of the writers basically took the piss in a funny way.
One of the writers during that time was Kieron Gillan i remember him being the butt of most of the staffs jokes and left at some point to do a comic or something. He still does comics and writes blogs, in one blog he mentions how reviewers are overworked and rush to finish up the magazine as these days there's hundreds of games released and the developers want them reviewed. These days their are so many games released that demand attention writers find it hard to give each review the attention it deserves also publishers cutting staff and budget does not help the situation.
When writers are very busy they can't look at every privatly developed game or mod, so the good games do not get any publicity, Kierons blog also suggest how to get your game into the spotlight by doing a bit of the work for them.
Magazines usually have some sort of scoring system that tells readers what to expect from the game, most readers use this a filter and would'nt buy a game less than say 70 percent or 7/10.
The scoring system is a good basis on how good a game is, i admit to skipping the writing just to see what mark it got but reading the review gives a better insight on the game and if its worth your heard earned cash.
I feel that games deserve creative writing and at least some effort and opinion put into a review, reviews should be interesting and not squeezed out of an overworked writer, bad games should be given a good reason of why their bad, reviews can be funny, angry or even excitable as long as they broadcast an opinion and insight.