Most legacy news outlets don’t know how to cover video games. That isn’t exactly breaking news, but it became all too apparent on April 13, when The New York Times published a head-scratching article attributing the success of FromSoftware’s smash-hit Elden Ring to “the hardship and disappointment of the pandemic.” That prompted a deluge of derision, spit-takes, and capital-D Discourse among gaming journalists and enthusiasts on social media.
