Summary: <p>The latest episode of the Waypoint UK Podcast—as always hosted by the site’s senior editor Mike Diver (who is me, hello)—welcomes <b>Laura Kate Dale</b> of Let’s Play Video Games and several freelance gigs and <b>Julian Benson</b> of Kotaku UK to go over what it takes to break news in the gaming industry, when publishers and PRs are doing whatever they can to keep information under wraps.</p> <p> </p> <p>Is reporting on new console—the <b>Nintendo Switch</b>, for example—and software leaks a legitimate public service, or does it comprise a kind of spoiler for gaming fans who like to be surprised at high-profile system launches? What boundaries do gaming journalists forever fear crossing—and which do they stride across without concern for “blacklisting” or any other professional relationship fallout? What happens when a developer shows you something off the record, but it’s just too good to keep quiet about? When is breaking an NDA okay? What do you do when you have a console in your house, boxed, but... <br></p><hr><p style="color: grey;">See <a style="color: grey;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>
