Game reviewer: Nintendo, Eurogamer most legit not to pay/take bribes for reviews

I would not be surprised at all if money changed hands rather often... this is business after all.

PS. You're supposed to be lvl 10 to make threads.... but since this isn't a troll thread, I'll not hold it against ya. :P

PPS. Also I can't really make sense of that Twitter Chat... maybe because I dont use Twitter, or perhaps I'm too old?

Reviewer bribed by Nintendo & Eurogamer for positive statements CONFIRMED.

Doesn't surprise me at all.

Not level 10.clyde46

CRUCIFY HIM! :evil:

Not too surprised by any of this really. But always good to know.gamefan67

Pretty much.

Eurogamer has the best reviews. Is this news to anyone?

I enjoy the premise that one person can judge the professional integrity of hundreds of people, many of whom he's probably never worked with, much less met.

That explains why Pokemon always gets bashed by reviewers for "recycling" the series and why annual Call of Duty games always score so high.

I enjoy the premise that one person can judge the professional integrity of hundreds of people, many of whom he's probably never worked with, much less met.

Cherokee_Jack

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I enjoy the premise that one person can judge the professional integrity of hundreds of people, many of whom he's probably never worked with, much less met.

heydoodler

[QUOTE="heydoodler"][QUOTE="Cherokee_Jack"]

I enjoy the premise that one person can judge the professional integrity of hundreds of people, many of whom he's probably never worked with, much less met.

Cherokee_Jack

Nintendo being cleanest is incredibly obvious.

Where the hell's SNIPER and his corrupt mainstream media rants? :D

[QUOTE="Cherokee_Jack"][QUOTE="heydoodler"]He's a freelancer and has worked for a ton of these sites... and people talk within the industry.Bigboi500

i never cared much for eurogamers opinion.

I love Eurogamer, they do a great job with Digital Foundry and I agree with them almost all the time with their reviews (which are very well written BTW). Eurogamer is, by far, the best gaming site ever when it comes to reviews or analysis. GameSpot has the best forums though :P.

i never cared much for eurogamers opinion.

finalfantasy94

thats obvious

I don't really trust Eurogamer, I remember someone calling them out a while back. It was a former writer for Eurogamer and they fired him when he spoke out about their reviews being subject to ad bias. And Digital Foundry is just stupid.

I will try to find a link.

I don't really trust Eurogamer, I remember someone calling them out a while back. It was a former writer for Eurogamer and they fired him when he spoke out about their reviews being subject to ad bias. And Digital Foundry is just stupid.

I will try to find a link.

ShadowMoses900

No.

Rab Florence wrote an article about other gaming journalists from different gaming outlets giving off the perception of being corporate shills. One of the journalist, Lauren Wainwright threatened a libel suit. So Eurogamer edited his article, due to how expensive libel cases are in the U.K. Rab quit after that.

Link

This explains all the negative press Nintendo gets by most mainstream review outletsthen.charizard1605

Wait, they get bad press because they don't bribe people? That doesn't reflect very well on the quality of their products, does it.

[QUOTE="charizard1605"]This explains all the negative press Nintendo gets by most mainstream review outletsthen.Cherokee_Jack

Wait, they get bad press because they don't bribe people? That doesn't reflect very well on the quality of their products, does it.

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[QUOTE="charizard1605"]This explains all the negative press Nintendo gets by most mainstream review outletsthen.charizard1605

Wait, they get bad press because they don't bribe people? That doesn't reflect very well on the quality of their products, does it.

[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="Cherokee_Jack"]

Wait, they get bad press because they don't bribe people? That doesn't reflect very well on the quality of their products, does it.

Cherokee_Jack

If you want to know which sites have been paid for by the industry, just search Diablo 3, go to it's Metacritic, and look at all the crappy sites that gave it AAA - some even going so far as to score it a perfect 10 when it didn't even have multiplayer on a game that requires internet connection!

Gamespot is guilty as hell once again, giving it an 8.5 when at best it deserved between a 5-6, and that's being very generous. Game review sites, MMA coverage sites... all crap. You can't get honest reporting from either, although Eurogamer does appear to be the best option for honest reviews.

Don't buy games at launch, hard as that may be. PC games usually have a few major bugs that take a couple days to get patched anyway (I'm looking at you, Fallout: New Vegas). Ignore the reviews from the major sites that whet your appetite with a bought AAA score and see what gamers have to say about the game over the first couple weeks. If I had done that with Diablo 3 I'd be $60 richer and a whole lot less frustrated with Blizzard...

Eurogamer is my personal go to for reviews. Nintendo is also my favorite developer. This information doesn't surprise me :)

You're too low to post.

and as I've always said... eurogamer and edge are the only reviews I consider worth reading. nothing surprising here..Some-Mist