Metal Slugnuts
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Gamespot (Jeff) reviewer fired for awarding low score
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Sucks if true.
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Advertisers, man.rarehero said:
Think about it: the more advertising a mag (or website in this case) gets, the more money.
And if that mag gives it a bad score, well then, less money.
I remember reading an article a few months ago from an ex-games journalist, where he said that reviewers are pressured to give higher scores to games getting big advertisements. I think it was Shawn Elliot from EGM (or CGW).
I haven't read a review from gamespot, egm, whatever in a very long time, but that guy had guts to give the public his honest opinion, and not this '10 perfect score' bullshit we see far too often nowadays.
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rarehero said:
The big deal is that Eidos is dumping a shitload of advertising money into the Gamespot site for K&L, and got pissy when he slammed it.
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I've been a member of Gamespot for a few years now, and it's nuts over there right now.
It is absolute blasphemy that a man was fired for doing his job with integrity.
It is absolute blasphemy that a man was fired for doing his job with integrity.
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being fired for an opinion...that's crap.
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Yeah its a lot of bullshit. Jesus, if firing someone for a subjective opinion (which wasn't even that detrimental) is acceptable, what is next? Damn the corporate politics
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It's crap like this which justifies why I simply don't listen to game reviewers anymore. First-hand knowledge is the best; second-hand from a friend who you know and understand his likes or dislikes is acceptable, as one can figure-in his biases into the argument. 
If I couldn't say anything else, I'd just ask why anyone else pays attention to game reviewers anymore.
If I couldn't say anything else, I'd just ask why anyone else pays attention to game reviewers anymore.
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I can't believe anyone would find this shocking. Reviews in major sources can make or break a product. It's more vital than advertising, of course it's rigged.
As a personal rule, I never take the opinion of someone being paid to review anything.
As a personal rule, I never take the opinion of someone being paid to review anything.
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This whole situation is horrible and petty.
It's a fucking video game for chrissakes.
Does anyone get canned at Rolling Stone, et. al. for saying an album is not so great or someone's song isn't as good as someone else's?
EDIT: Missed ab's post. It shouldn't surprise me but this case did. Still sucks...
It's a fucking video game for chrissakes.
Does anyone get canned at Rolling Stone, et. al. for saying an album is not so great or someone's song isn't as good as someone else's?
EDIT: Missed ab's post. It shouldn't surprise me but this case did. Still sucks...
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Too bad they didn't fire him for being a completely terrible "journalist".
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1) Never heard of the game previously (ironic advertising 
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2) You can almost be certain that review went through an approval process before publication. If there weren't other problems, and he carried as much weight as he is said to have ("...since 1996 and was largely responsible for its growth"), I'm sure he could have pointed a finger and had a fall man.
)2) You can almost be certain that review went through an approval process before publication. If there weren't other problems, and he carried as much weight as he is said to have ("...since 1996 and was largely responsible for its growth"), I'm sure he could have pointed a finger and had a fall man.
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PopeCuervoLime said:
Yeah. Jim DeRogatis. He gave a Hootie and the Blowfish album a bad score and he got fired from Rolling Stone.
They pretty much have an unwritten rule that any artist on the cover gets at least a three star rating if any of their albums are reviewed inside.
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Famicommander said:
Not really, it happens quite often. How does the old saying go... you don't bite the hand that feeds you.
Video game mags and sites funded by ads will never, NEVER EVER give you objective reviews, that's as old as the video game scene.
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Sadly this kind of crap has been going on for years. There are magazines and sites that are supportive of their reviewers and don't bow to publisher pressure to give good scores, but those are becoming rare these days. These big sites need the revenue generated by ads and will do anything they can to keep publishers on side.
I've seen several 6/10 reviews for K&L on both the web and in print media, so it's not like he was being overly harsh.
Shocking scenes, really.
I've seen several 6/10 reviews for K&L on both the web and in print media, so it's not like he was being overly harsh.
Shocking scenes, really.
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developers, developers, developers, developers.SamuraiShodownSensei said:
Sorry, couldn't resist.
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In all honesty, I don't see people's *ahem* problem with the reviewer. He really seems like he gave the game a fair shot but it suffered from lack of proper execution in several areas. I don't know if the term is still used in this gamerz-age, but it sounds like a good rent-before-you-buy game. The review doesn't shoot down everything, but it doesn't let it get away with bullshit. As far as I'm concerned, yeah, it seems like Eidos thought they had mafia money running through this reviewer's employer and in the end, they didn't get what they paid for.SamuraiShodownSensei said:
Of course, that could just be retribution for them refusing to give gamers who bought their game what they paid for. But that's just me; I could be wrong.
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