Ok I think I missed an episode... Who's that Korina?
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Ok I think I missed an episode... Who's that Korina?
Yeah, Uncharted 3 Eurogamer review comes to mind. Media outlets can't disappoint the fans as much as they may not want the PR departments.
That's why we have discountsIt'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.
Ok I think I missed an episode... Who's that Korina?
Not only that, but the gaming media (or the way in which it is manipulated) can also control game development. Who succeeds? The games with the most "friendly" publishers, probably. That's bad for the industry in a very direct way.That's why we have discounts
I do agree with you though
I might feel bad for her if she wasn't so arrogant and/or did not threaten (ridiculous) legal action that caused a person with actual integrity his job.I do feel bad that shes getting caught out from thanking her friend though.
Also shes not doing this for the free consoles, shes helping out her friend and yes its a bit of back and forth but am not going to hate her for it.
Shes acted so foolishly, but at the same time she wouldn't have had a job without taking those actions. Its not her fault the culture is fucked up. We need to start using her to highlight the wider problems, not just highlight her as the problem.
I love this.
Burn baby, burn.
ok back in for one more. You mean her friend at....Square Enix
http://uk.linkedin.com/in/korinaabbott
Thank you Korina I loves you!
-works or has worked for S-E at the same time that she was writing articles promoting their gamesForgot something?
That's the original article, pretty sure the bolded was removed.
-works or has worked for S-E at the same time that she was writing articles promoting their games
What are PR people going to do to him exactly?! Rab would just throw a 2lt bottle of Jinga right in their faces.
So basically...
everything is lies?
ok back in for one more. You mean her friend at....Square Enix
http://uk.linkedin.com/in/korinaabbott
Thank you Korina I loves you!
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?
The average review score floats around the 68-71 out of 100 range, but the games rated in that range rarely sell more than 100,000 copies. In data that showed the 3-month average sales of titles in 2011, games in the 70-79 range sold only 62,000 units. The games in the 60-69 range fare even worse, with an average of 57,000 units sold over the first three months. Last year 1,024 games rated at 50 or below, and average 3-month sales comes in at only 30,000 units.
Only 216 games rated at 90 or above in 2011, and the average sales comes in at 700,000 units. While an 80-89 rated game may be almost as good, the 3-month average drops to 236,000 units. Knowing this, just missing the 90 mark has to hurt.
But aren't the reviewers to blame for that? They've basically created a 7-10 scale for AAA games. And a lot of the time it's really just 9's and 10's with the occasional 8.
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.
Well, it doesn't have too. I mean, Darksiders II was the darling of several sites a few months back and it couldn't break 300k combined even with mostly positive comments from sites/mags.Not only that, but the gaming media (or the way in which it is manipulated) can also control game development. Who succeeds? The games with the most "friendly" publishers, probably. That's bad for the industry in a very direct way.
Kojima was right back in MGS2.
Too bad Aegies never replied to this comment.You don't believe that going to those events can even subconsciously shape your experience with a game. They don't spend that money to fly everyone to Hawaii to just make their employees happy. It is a conscious move that Capcom makes to put you in a good mood. They want you to become buddies with their PR people, because they know that people can be influenced by not wanting to let down their friend's game or being in Hawaii puts members of the press in a better mood.
Do you ever think about these things when you go to these events? These junkets are performed to influence opinion leaders. The environmental and social pressures applied at these events are a conscious investment made by the Marketing departments of these publishers. They do it because they know know press members are influenced by these gifts.
Our good friend Korina lol Holy shiiiit. You'd think a corporate shill would do a better job of disguising her tracks
Know a gaming ""journalist" who had a relationship with a Sega PR lady. Results have been pretty good reviews for Sega games. After they broke up, guess what happened...
It's getting sadder as Detective Gaf is making progress. At least she was quite open (maybe careless?) by posting all of that on the web. I doubt every critic are like her but her case is fairly embarassing. Since her "good friend" work at SE and that she gets some contractual work there, she shouldn't be reviewing any SE game. The fact her twitter was plastered with tomb raider stuff doesn't help her case. She seemed to really want that permanent job at SE, eh?
Also posted about being excited about Final Fantasy XIII-2
Also posted about being excited about Final Fantasy XIII-2
ok back in for one more. You mean her friend at....Square Enix
http://uk.linkedin.com/in/korinaabbott
Thank you Korina I loves you!
It's getting sadder as Detective Gaf is making progress. At least she was quite open (maybe careless?) by posting all of that on the web.
Know a gaming ""journalist" who had a relationship with a Sega PR lady. Results have been pretty good reviews for Sega games. After they broke up, guess what happened...
Ouch.
Just bought that 2 days ago, actually interested in finally trying it after the super huge disappointment that was FFXIII.
The game community as a whole needs to change as well because assuming every single reviewer that gives a anticipated game a good score "paid off" does not help anything.
A lot of this stink would just go away if we stopped using the term "games journalism." We set our own expectations with the label.
If we just replaced "games journalism" with "enthusiast press" or "fanboys without marketing degrees", we wouldn't have to complain that the journalism side has failed us.