Cleveland State University EngagedScholarship@CSU ETD Archive 2013 Reviewing the Critics: Examining Popular Video Game Reviews Through a Comparative Content Analysis Ben Gifford Cleveland State University Follow this and additional works at: https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/etdarchive Part of the Communication Commons How does access to this work benefit ou?y Let us know! Recommended Citation Gifford, Ben, "Reviewing the Critics: Examining Popular Video Game Reviews Through a Comparative Content Analysis" (2013). ETD Archive. 578. https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/etdarchive/578 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by EngagedScholarship@CSU. It has been accepted for inclusion in ETD Archive by an authorized administrator of EngagedScholarship@CSU. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. REVIEWING THE CRITICS: EXAMINING POPULAR VIDEO GAME REVIEWS THROUGH A COMPARATIVE CONTENT ANALYSIS BEN GIFFORD Bachelor of Arts in Journalism Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH May, 2009 submitted in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree MASTER OF APPLIED COMMUNICATION THEORY AND METHODOLOGY at the CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY May, 2013 THESIS APPROVAL SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION This thesis has been approved for the School of Communication and the College of Graduate Studies by: ________________________________________________________________________ Thesis Committee Chairperson – print name ________________________________________________________________________ Signature School of Communication