gamespot slacking?

ight, i love it here, and its so interesting to read the reviews that the guys here give. There have been many games (DW6, Frontlines) that haven't been reviewed yet

I know its only been a while, but they are usually on the ball with this stuff
I also know they have had a hard time with staff, but why arent they reviewing games as frequently as they used to?

just wondering

thanks

so how come all of the other respectable review sites have it out within a day

ign
gametrailers

those are 2 good sites that give good reviews, and they have them out the day of release ...even before on really hyped games
spec0688

Isn't it obvious? They're faster. Some people excel at different things. It's called being different. If you have a problem, why not discuss over with someone who can help? Maybe someone who works for GameSpot. None of this nonsense in the forums will do anything but eventually lead to flaming.

They've just been a little behind lately.

They still haven't reviewed the LOST game either.

And that's a good thing. They should take their times. I would have if the reviewer rushed through everything and gave everyone false reasoning why so and so game might shouldn't be touched. They should take as long as they need to perfect their reviews. Believe it or not, a lot of people base the games they play on reviews. I know, how silly is that!Eseyze

I'm all down for taking your time to review a game, but lately the reviews themselves have been less than stellar, to say the least.

[QUOTE="Eseyze"]And that's a good thing. They should take their times. I would have if the reviewer rushed through everything and gave everyone false reasoning why so and so game might shouldn't be touched. They should take as long as they need to perfect their reviews. Believe it or not, a lot of people base the games they play on reviews. I know, how silly is that!Tsunami23

I'm all down for taking your time to review a game, but lately the reviews themselves have been less than stellar, to say the least.

Maybe they should take more time then.

[QUOTE="spec0688"]so how come all of the other respectable review sites have it out within a day

ign
gametrailers

those are 2 good sites that give good reviews, and they have them out the day of release ...even before on really hyped games
Eseyze

Isn't it obvious? They're faster. Some people excel at different things. It's called being different. If you have a problem, why not discuss over with someone who can help? Maybe someone who works for GameSpot. None of this nonsense in the forums will do anything but eventually lead to flaming.

That is a very naive thing to say, the truth of the matter is gamespot has been losing staff left and right, just another one left the other day to work at IGN as chief editor for the PC deparment (Jason Ocampo). Others who left include Ryan Davis who left shortly afer JeffGerstram was fired.

Check out this story for more details: http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/29/jason-ocampo-leaves-gamespot-for-ign/

Gamespot is really lacking man power and passion these days as far as news/reviews go and the only reason I keep coming back to this site is for the forums/community and not the poor quality of writing on the site's main pages.

[QUOTE="Eseyze"]

[QUOTE="spec0688"]so how come all of the other respectable review sites have it out within a day

ign
gametrailers

those are 2 good sites that give good reviews, and they have them out the day of release ...even before on really hyped games
APOLLOCJD

Isn't it obvious? They're faster. Some people excel at different things. It's called being different. If you have a problem, why not discuss over with someone who can help? Maybe someone who works for GameSpot. None of this nonsense in the forums will do anything but eventually lead to flaming.

That is a very naive thing to say, the truth of the matter is gamespot has been losing staff left and right, just another one left the other day to work at IGN as chief editor for the PC deparment (Jason Ocampo). Others who left include Ryan Davis who left shortly afer JeffGerstram was fired.

Check out this story for more details: http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/29/jason-ocampo-leaves-gamespot-for-ign/

Gamespot is really lacking man power and passion these days as far as news/reviews go and the only reason I keep coming back to this site is for the forums/community and not the poor quality of writing on the site's main pages.

Do you believe everything you read on the Internet? Just curious.

Anyways, if you really feel like this is a subject worth discussing, feel free to send me a message. This isn't the place to discuss this.

[QUOTE="Tsunami23"]

[QUOTE="Eseyze"]And that's a good thing. They should take their times. I would have if the reviewer rushed through everything and gave everyone false reasoning why so and so game might shouldn't be touched. They should take as long as they need to perfect their reviews. Believe it or not, a lot of people base the games they play on reviews. I know, how silly is that!Eseyze

I'm all down for taking your time to review a game, but lately the reviews themselves have been less than stellar, to say the least.

Maybe they should take more time then.

Do you not understand? They have been taking their time (or some might call it slacking) and the reviews that are being put out are still lukewarm.