Ooh, are we finally getting in to the glorified marketing that some OTs appear to be?
The MGS4 OP getting tangible gifts for his "support" for the game set an awful fucking precedent.
Wow, wow, wow, what?
Ooh, are we finally getting in to the glorified marketing that some OTs appear to be?
The MGS4 OP getting tangible gifts for his "support" for the game set an awful fucking precedent.
That thread was a bloated mess of PR since the very first moment, cant believe it was allowed in the first place.
Ooh, are we finally getting in to the glorified marketing that some OTs appear to be?
The MGS4 OP getting tangible gifts for his "support" for the game set an awful fucking precedent.
Which proves the point he made on the article. In the end, the behavior of PR and "journalists" joining forces against the article actually proved the whole point of the article.
Unfortunately he ended up losing his job.
I do think it's hilarious and sad that metacritic averages can have a real impact on struggling developers, so that aspect at least is definitely unfortunate. Anyone have any legitimate numbers on how review scores impact actual sales?
It's not the end of the world, but what's the purpose of video game reviews if they can't be trusted? We're being lied to, and although it's not the kind of lie that will cause serious harm, it is at least enough to cost people $60. Since we're on a video game forum, I think it's worth discussing a huge, glaring problem with the industry.
Because they can be trusted in aggregate.
It's a shame really for Lauren, everyone is making her out to be a scapegoat on this and effectively ruined whatever career she had as a journalist internet wise.
No doubt she did some dumb things earlier today, but now everyone is trying to rummage through her garbage and shove it into her face yelling "GUILTY GUILTY GUILTY"
Continue looking for more concrete evidence she's a shrill anyways.
Wow, wow, wow, what?
The "rules" weren't present when it was made and I think, while bloated and overdone, it was a great work.
Gross - but it's effective, see. I'm now as talented as a typical games journalist.
http://klout.com/home
ESPECIALLY nowadays.
I personally thought this years E3 was terrible.
Except for Watch Dogs and Last of Us being show maybe.
Damn, this whole thing keeps getting worse and worse for all parties involved. How deep does the rabbit hole go?
How are we tying Korina to Wainwright? LinkedIn?
I haven't payed too much attention, but has Geoff responded to all of the criticism yet?
I haven't payed too much attention, but has Geoff responded to all of the criticism yet?
Fixed.She wrote a post saying Korina got her free games and gave her passes to game conventions when she was with Ubisoft and is now at SE HNNGNGFNGNGNNNGGNGNG #TombRaider
No, he's a smart guy. And thanks to Wainwright he dosn't even need to worry about.
Damn, this whole thing keeps getting worse and worse for all parties involved. How deep does the rabbit hole go?
How are we tying Korina to Wainwright? LinkedIn?
So you're telling me there's no way we can detract attention from these no-talent shitlord "Journalists" and direct it at the REAL TALENT behind gaming?
"Video game journalists" are just massive charmless fanboys/girls who lack any ability to do anything worthwhile except create a bookmark in their browser to a Thesaurus and suck the metaphorical dick of the highest paying corporation/brand.
Absolute fucking wastes of space, all of them.
I haven't payed too much attention, but has Geoff responded to all of the criticism yet?
That was embarrassing but at the same time it felt like something the journalists had no control over. They weren't asking for any 360s
On the flipside, it would be delusional to think that microsoft gave those 360s away just because they're nice people.
No, he's a smart guy. And thanks to Wainwright he dosn't even need to worry about.
Wow, wow, wow, what?
Man.... that's probably a little harsh. While I have no doubt most have them have encountered some ethical delimas, I would think at least a few have made the right choices. There are some who I still enjoy reading, even if I disagree with them.
The guys who made the F1 2011 thread were given free copies of the game and t-shirts/caps.
To find the superstars among the influencers. How else are they gonna pick which one gets the Chevy Volt keys for three whole days?Whats the point of having an aggregate influence score? Other than comparing the e-peen obviously.
The guys who made the F1 2011 thread were given free copies of the game and t-shirts/caps.
I haven't payed too much attention, but has Geoff responded to all of the criticism yet?
Right, but then you also have guys like Andy McNamara Tweet shit like this and it all begins to make sense. Oh, look who's on the cover of the holiday issue of GI. Shocking.....
He's on the run from the Illuminati right now.Dammit, ShockingAlberto, come back here and explain yourself!
Please.
why people act like this is news or something?
this is as old at the medium
i cant tell horror stories about the spanish gaming press since 1986 xD this is just the peak or the iceberg
The guys who made the F1 2011 thread were given free copies of the game and t-shirts/caps.
why people act like this is news or something?
this is as old at the medium
i cant tell horror stories about the spanish gaming press since 1986 xD this is just the peak or the iceberg
yuck.
I didn't know OT makers got free swag....that's....weird.
As well should be the case.It's a shame really for Lauren, everyone is making her out to be a scapegoat on this and effectively ruined whatever career she had as a journalist internet wise.
No doubt she did some dumb things earlier today, but now everyone is trying to rummage through her garbage and shove it into her face yelling "GUILTY GUILTY GUILTY"
Continue looking for more concrete evidence she's a shrill anyways.
I too enjoy reading gaming news, however it's actual news that comes from writers who have more than 'gaming' under their belt.
Here's how you can tell a good journalist from a "video game journalist":
- Their list of credentials involve more than gaming websites and blogs.
- They actually studied journalism.
- ???
- Actually, that's pretty much it.