This is really good, but you left out one aspect that is a driving force -

The best unbiased answer you will get, would be simply, the majority want the corruption of the "games" media to go away. And to distance themselves from the industry. They are entertainment, bloggers etc. Reviewing a game shouldnt give you pull in the industry, etc. A majority are also sick and tired of the…

sorry bro progression doesnt make for good games... I dont need to play a video game character that is a transgender wheelchair bound black woman because that demographic isn't fairly represented in videogames.

Yeah, in GTA IV, St. Thomas is one of the tunes the saxophone busker plays. You can hear it in this video at about the 45 second mark.