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Microsoft fluffing up reviewers?
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krypt0nian
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Yes that explains everything.
Zombie James
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1up got one too and put it on video.
Doc Evils said:
You stole my post! :lol
badcrumble
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Halo 3 is a good game and this doesn't change that, nor does it mean that positive reviews were not genuine, but does anyone here really expect any differently from Microsoft? They're aggressive as hell and certainly wouldn't balk at that sort of thing if they thought it'd help their bottom line.
BenjaminBirdie
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krypt0nian said:
Case closed.
TemplaerDude
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i think microsoft would have just given them money.
Ghengis Cohen
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"Fluffing" refers to getting male porn stars hard before shoots. So this is possible.
Steverulez
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Well tbfh they don't need to. Halo 3 is the best gaming experience i've had since I finished Shenmue.
Count Dookkake
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tdrdrgn said:
No. They're acting ethically. You know, full-disclosure and all that nonsense.
Zombie James
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tehbear said:
At least 1up should. Shoe's stated multiple times that they don't accept gifts from publishers or developers.
Kobun Heat
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i thought i was gonna get one of these and was all omg then the package came and it was just the game
all scratched to shit
all scratched to shit
i have a hard time believing that reviewers would actually be swayed by getting these. it's not entirely uncommon for them to get special packages along with their review materials. other games do teh same thing, just that there isn't typically a special edition console to go along with it.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
This is not a problem unique to Microsoft or to the gaming industry.
It's probably most serious in the pharmaceutical industry, where clinical/hospital pharmacists are regularly flown on all-expenses-paid trips, given 5 star hotel rooms, high-class meals, etc by drug companies promoting their products. While many countries have crafted laws to prohibit this, the practice has not stopped because exceptions are made for trips that are educational in nature--so you get pharma companies sponsoring nominally educational conferences.
Even providing the game for free can subtly influence how the reviewer conceives of the game's value in relation to its price. Any reviewer, game, movie, or other has had experience with swag like shirts and other minor stuff, but admittedly this is a little over the top.
I also recall some major gaming journalist accidentally having his file with either Microsoft or Sony's PR firm forwarded to him in email. And basically, their notes about him included "Likely to give us good PR, but a little stupid. Needs more direct instruction and hand-holding" or something similar. Everyone reading it was surprised, but the fact is that this sort of thing is common practice.
It's probably most serious in the pharmaceutical industry, where clinical/hospital pharmacists are regularly flown on all-expenses-paid trips, given 5 star hotel rooms, high-class meals, etc by drug companies promoting their products. While many countries have crafted laws to prohibit this, the practice has not stopped because exceptions are made for trips that are educational in nature--so you get pharma companies sponsoring nominally educational conferences.
Even providing the game for free can subtly influence how the reviewer conceives of the game's value in relation to its price. Any reviewer, game, movie, or other has had experience with swag like shirts and other minor stuff, but admittedly this is a little over the top.
I also recall some major gaming journalist accidentally having his file with either Microsoft or Sony's PR firm forwarded to him in email. And basically, their notes about him included "Likely to give us good PR, but a little stupid. Needs more direct instruction and hand-holding" or something similar. Everyone reading it was surprised, but the fact is that this sort of thing is common practice.
Xisiqomelir
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Kobun Heat said:
:lol
BenjaminBirdie
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RiZ III said:
Yeah but this game is really good and exclusive to one console. You can see how that changes things.
Bluecondor
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Billy Rygar said:
Ya - for a second there - I thought I was going to open this thread and read about Microsoft picking up reviewers in limos and taking them to the Bunny Ranch.
grandjedi6
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Kobun Heat said:
Microsoft doesn't love you
painful fart
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tdrdrgn said:
Ouch! that was a new one to me.
Herpes Reasons
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i can't enjoy halo now.
cartoon_soldier
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Does he talk about the letter written in blood threatening to destroy them if they rate Halo 3 badly?
InterMoniker
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Aquanox from the PS3forums? Good god!Aquanox said:
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