Re: Gamespot Editor fired over Kane and Lynch Review?

[luv_mist]

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Personaly I've always had a problem with IGN. Gamespot has fell off so hard these past few months. Only site that seems to stay away from the sway is 1Up. Good to know that there is a little credibility within society still. I'm still pissed about that 2K7 review Gamespot allowed to let slide.......

[DickDalewood]

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If true - complete bull****... but you know what? If the company is going to treat him like that after 10 years, then he's better off without them...

He should walk out of that place holding his two middle fingers high and proud.

[Spectre]

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This is not surprising

I have always suspected that games with bigger marketing budgets get away with a lot when it comes to reviews. I think this effect has become even more prominent recently. I'll throw out Madden 06 at IGN as an example- that game was a steaming pile and it still got an 8.0 there. There are countless examples but the bottom line is that a lot of publishers have far too much say in what happens in game reviews.

[mgoblue]

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Great journalistic integritity guys...Way to go Gamespot, you just called into question all your reviews! How many have been truly bought?

[Spectre]

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Great journalistic integritity guys...Way to go Gamestop, you just called into question all your reviews! How many have been truly bought?

That's the problem- I guarantee its not just a Gamestop thing either. This is why I always take reviews with a grain of salt. Behind most reviews are probably similar stories. What videogame site doesn't have egregiously large ads of some game on it?

[Flawless]

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Jeff's video review if you haven't seen it.

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[bkfount]

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That's the problem- I guarantee its not just a Gamestop thing either. This is why I always take reviews with a grain of salt. Behind most reviews are probably similar stories. What videogame site doesn't have egregiously large ads of some game on it?

game spot!!

as for sites and ads, there's nothing wrong with game companies buying ad space on gaming websites. It's quite logical actually. Even Eidos lobbying them for better reviews is fine, it happen with our government all the time. Gamespot is supposed to be one of the big review sites, like IGN, so you'd think they have more restrain and credibility than this.

It's just sad that a big site like gamespot felt like they have to tell people to give favorable reviews to an Eidos game due to ad revenue. Eidos has more medicore games than good ones to their credit. It's not like they're an EA, Sega, or even Activision.

[spankdatazz22]

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Great journalistic integritity guys...Way to go Gamestop, you just called into question all your reviews! How many have been truly bought?

There are a ton of sites out there doing borderline stuff. I stopped reading IGN a long time ago, and rarely looked at Gamespot. Look at the tons of "credible" high-score reviews that were released on the eve of Madden 08. I still can't get over TeamXBox saying it's gameplay was a 9.8. Unfortunately consumers will still flock to these sites, long as they're being told what they want to hear. IGN's credibility should've been shot down a long time ago with the ridiculous job they've done w/their sports games reviews

[Artman22]

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This is why i always wondered why madden was getting 9.0 and 8.7 when we all know that's BS. I dont trust any sites anymore. It shows u how much BS goes on..

[Acid]

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Jeff's video review if you haven't seen it.

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Awesome review.

[DickDalewood]

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Jeff's video review if you haven't seen it.

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Ah, THAT's which one Jeff is... sad... I always liked his video reviews, he did a good job.

[garnettrules21]

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I doubt he'll have any problems finding a job though. He's a good reviewer. Real ****y on gamespots part.

[burnwood]

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Jeff is too smart to not know the fallout of this review. So there is much more going on here. There's a certain swagger to that review that seems like he was ready to go.

With that said, good job Jeff! Always enjoyed your work, in the podcasts every week and On the Spot! You'll return from the ashes.

[Village Idiot]

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This is pretty cool to see:

According to a forum thread on their site, more than 400 of Gamespot’s paid subscribers have already cancelled their subscriptions in direct protest of the move, with many more vowing to do so if Gamespot and parent company CNET do not answer up to the fairly heavy charges of putting advertising dollars ahead of editorial integrity.

http://sarcasticgamer.com/wp/index.p...push-back.html

[longshadow11]

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I've learned the best place to get "reviews" of games is from the forums here.

Gamespot is history.