Gamespot reviewer fired over honest review.

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 6:45 pm

http://kotaku.com/gaming/rumor/gamespot ... 328244.php
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galvination · Post by **galvination** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 6:51 pm

"on the spot"

Ah sweet Irony...

Aumaan Anubis · Post by **Aumaan Anubis** » 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!

shadowkhas · Post by **shadowkhas** » 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.

ScottyGEE · Post by **ScottyGEE** » 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.

Tural · Post by **Tural** » 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?

galvination · Post by **galvination** » 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.

JacksonCougAr · Post by **JacksonCougAr** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 11:37 am

The Halo 3 review from them was VERY off in my opinion as well.

Hawaiian Modder · Post by **Hawaiian Modder** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 11:41 am

Ign ftw.
Also, it's America, what do you expect. The countries ran by money.

Yamagushi · Post by **Yamagushi** » 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.

Tural · Post by **Tural** » 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.

Yamagushi · Post by **Yamagushi** » 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.

Hawaiian Modder · Post by **Hawaiian Modder** » 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

GametagAeonFlux · Post by **GametagAeonFlux** » Sun Dec 02, 2007 1:25 pm

I heard that game bombed anyways.