I long stopped trusting "professional" game sites (especialy with all the things "that movement that shall not be named" has uncovered) and by now I trust more smaller sites like here on Pixlbit, Youtubers, some forums, or just simply look for info on the game and maybe see a trailer or two.
I hear you on the bad gamers. That said, if Extra Credits has shown me, it's not all bad really and with more developers being created, charities set and more achivements in the medium, a bunch of pricks would never spoil that.