Gamespot reviewer fired over honest review.
Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 6:45 pm
Ah sweet Irony..."on the spot"
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Gamespot reviewer fired over honest review.
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Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 6:51 pm
Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 8:57 pm
Shows what honesty brings you...
He must be fired, or our game won't sell any copies! So, they're just gonna get a new Reviewer and blackmail to give a better score.
Yay for American Industry!
He must be fired, or our game won't sell any copies! So, they're just gonna get a new Reviewer and blackmail to give a better score.
Yay for American Industry!
Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 9:34 pm
...IN AMERICA.
But seriously...kind of lame. I understand how they're doing it to protect their bottom line, but firing him outright? That's going too low.
But seriously...kind of lame. I understand how they're doing it to protect their bottom line, but firing him outright? That's going too low.
Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 9:42 pm
The little bit of money from the ads is worth firing a journalist for? Ditch the ads, I'm sure they could get many other game ads (even though I'd hate them for it)
I got an idea for you Eidos! Instead of spending thousands of dollars bribing crappy review sites with massive ads and corrupting reviews...How about you use that money to make a good game! You know? fun?
Something to note here is that this might be the only public version of such a bad act. Who's not to say other companies have been doing the same for high reviews, corrupting their scores and leading poor users on.
I got an idea for you Eidos! Instead of spending thousands of dollars bribing crappy review sites with massive ads and corrupting reviews...How about you use that money to make a good game! You know? fun?
Something to note here is that this might be the only public version of such a bad act. Who's not to say other companies have been doing the same for high reviews, corrupting their scores and leading poor users on.
Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 9:32 pm
http://kotaku.com/gaming/rumor/alleged- ... 328797.php
They avoided firing him for two weeks because they knew that if they fired him when the review went live, other writers would refuse to contribute reviews. They used him for two weeks before locking him out of his office and telling him to leave.
Isn't that nice?
They avoided firing him for two weeks because they knew that if they fired him when the review went live, other writers would refuse to contribute reviews. They used him for two weeks before locking him out of his office and telling him to leave.
Isn't that nice?
Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 10:29 am
I guess I'll be using IGN from now on. Considering GS reviewers can't have freedom to rate differently.
Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 11:37 am
The Halo 3 review from them was VERY off in my opinion as well.
Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 11:41 am
Ign ftw.
Also, it's America, what do you expect. The countries ran by money.
Also, it's America, what do you expect. The countries ran by money.
Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 11:59 am
What do you expect. Its just how things work, you cant say something negative about something that the majority sees as good. I've mentioned I think Assassin's Creed looks like a crap game to me and I've gotten flamed for it.
Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 12:17 pm
That situation is entirely different. First of all, you're not a professional. Second of all, you haven't played the game. And third, there was no flaming whatsoever. Making that comparison is absolutely ridiculous and serves only the purpose of amplifying a problem you think occurs because you don't agree with it, by dragging it to other threads. This situation is about money and advertising, your situation is not similar in any way, at all.
Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 12:33 pm
He didn't like a "good" game. Just cause he gets paid I don't see how that isn't relative but w/e.
Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 12:40 pm
I just thought of it this way, He gets paid to critique games, based on his opinion and how the game was, but if they don't like his opinion they fire him. WTF 
Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 1:25 pm
I heard that game bombed anyways.