SteveWinwood
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Wheres the review for that rachet and clank game?
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Wheres the review for that rachet and clank game?
Been trying to for the past 10 minutes, but they still haven't uploaded the video.
If that's the case.....Gamespot redeemed? This is so weird for me since the 07' incident is why I came to GAF in the first place. My life was on the GS forums until that day. So who's going to be working at Gamespot and who's gonna be working at giantbomb? Wonder if gamespot will be uncensored now...or at least less censored than before.
And did Rorie get layed off? He was a gamespot original, so I don't see why they couldn't take him in as well.
Willkiller
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Mr. Enigma
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By the way, here's the review Jeff revealed started all the trouble. Sony America was pissed about a 7.5. :lol
Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction Review
Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction Review
Xyrmellon
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I think the oscar livestream was even worse because he was wasted.
I'm really shocked that so many people in the last dozen or so pages don't know who John Davison is or what he's done over the last decade in regards to covering games.
Davison, Mark McDonald and Geoff Keighley are like the three guys I think of who have been covering the industry since the dawn of the internet.
Davison, Mark McDonald and Geoff Keighley are like the three guys I think of who have been covering the industry since the dawn of the internet.
cuevas. PhD.
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Not jeff?
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Deleted member 22576
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oh man I have to see the interview! Not uploaded yet?
Felix Lighter
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Now the real question is, "How will this effect the Whiskey Video Buddy iOS app I was just introduced to a few days ago?"
slaughterking
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I remember a lot of Sony fanboys being pissed, too!
I've mentioned it the past, John Davison is one of the most influential people in the business. He has editorial control of not only one of the largest game sites, he also has control of Metacritic - a site that carries so much weight within the industry that game devs make or lose bonuses (or jobs) based on Metacritic scores.
I just hope he stays around because he has a tendency to job hop.
I just hope he stays around because he has a tendency to job hop.
No one knows but them. If I had to guess I would say the VAST amount of investment came from shellby bonnie.
Mr. Enigma
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For those that missed:
From Twitter updates it sounds like Will and Brad are already looking forward to doing another Lantern Run.
Willkiller
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Or 'Cows' as they were known over at Gamespot haha!
Gary Whitta
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cuevas. PhD.
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Here we go...
A Pretty Panda
fuckin' called it, man
Oh man the site is taking soo long to load.
EarsOfASnake
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I can understand peoples apprehension because within the context of videogames media this is really weird. It will be interesting watch what happens moving forward and I am happy in the fact that Giantbomb will keep being Giantbomb at least for the time being. It won't matter if they eventually get swallowed into Gamespot as a whole because these guys are some of the best at what they do and that will shine through regardless of where they do it.
My only gripe is losing Will and Norm in their current capacity but they are going on to do something pretty crazy themselves!
"Hey Vinny what can we do with the virtual studio?
VIRTUALLY anything!"
Had me rolling
Foliorum Viridum
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How was he calling them out? He was just telling the story.
Meh. I don't think so.
In which he named Sony as putting financial pressure on GameSpot over editorial.
Eidos does it and GAF goes berserk, Sony does it and....meh
That's really rad.This should be the new picture in the OP:
Foliorum Viridum
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It was four years ago. Ancient history in internet terms.
Beelzeboss
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Did we even know Sony did that until today? Most assumed K&L were the problem since that was the last game he reviewed before getting fired.
HotHamWater
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The point was that the whole industry does it. It's nothing new. Most sites are used to it, and simply deal with it for while.
Gamespot fired Gerstmann because the team handling the money side buckled, where an experienced team would not have. There really is no other way to interpret this, I don't see how it needs explaining.
CrunchinJelly
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Yes, but it is kind of ironic how Giant Bomb shitted all over the Vita during the live quick look, then just a day or two later the site is smothered in Vita ads.
I've always thought it's the publisher's prerogative to put pressure on publications for more favorable coverage... And for the publication's to tell them where to shove it.
Hell of a story here for someone who wants to write it. Too bad this is the games industry.
What needs explaining? I think it needs expanding. I don't care how it relates to Gerstmann, I care that it is so widespread people don't even bat an eye anymore.
Not really
funkystudent
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That review was pretty shit. "too much variety" in a 3D platformer.... the fuck is that? that's like saying a horror game is too scary or a flight sim is too real.
The reviewer was manly a sports game guy who never played a R&C game before so I remember someone from insomniac or sony saying they thought that review was a bit unfair afterword.
Still it was how the reviewer felt so I am with Gerstmann about standing behind that review.
Plus having a game publisher pull some ads from your site following a negative review seems like a normal things. If your site was as big as gamespot was the publisher will be back with more ads the next time they have a big game.
The new managers just over reacted and it bit them in the ass big time with the gerstmann gate fallout.
You've got people in this very thread posting that "I STILL don't want to give that piece of shit website any hits" over what happened 4 years ago.
C'mon son. If he'd outed EA or Activision the reaction would be different and you know it.
LiquidMetal14
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I remember more fans of the series, not necessarily fanboys.
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
Norm and Will just sound so excited. Haha.
The publishers hold all the power over these sites. They don't have to support them in anyway. It's always going to look fishy no matter what.
He mentioned one publisher, and there are bound to have been others before and after, I think he even said so(unsure about this). The problem seems to have been just the way how that new managing team handled it, by calling up editors on it when not applicable instead of trying to find a different solution with the ad partner.
RiccochetJ
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I hope Norm, Will, and Gary attempt to convince the Mythbusters crew to try and apply for GAF accounts.
Mr. Enigma
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lmao. It only says that because the name of the channel is "Gamespot". That's what it looks like for every channel on TwitchTV that runs ads. "This advertisement directly supports (insert channel name here)."
"You see, there's this popular internet message board..."
I hope they get them as semi-regulars on the podcast. My pants would melt off.
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