That's a good read and a confirmation of a worst case scenario at GameSpot.Quote:
Originally Posted by Schlep
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That's a good read and a confirmation of a worst case scenario at GameSpot.Quote:
Originally Posted by Schlep
Wow, that was spectacular. I gave up on Gamespot because I don't like their layout & its herky-jerky loading, but I always thought their editorial content was middle of the road and reasonably reliable. It's a shame if the new publisher is completely suitside. I've seen this happen in other publishing companies, where a guy from marketing or operations with no understanding of editorial takes over top spot and makes everybody's life hell because he thinks they're all a bunch of babies in an ivory tower. He wants to come in and show a 5-10% first-year improvement to the board, and all these whiny commie journos have to do is act like proper business people to achieve it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Schlep
Of course, said suit completely undermines his own business doing this, demolishes morale and loses several of his best people.
But, I seriously wonder if this is going to have a major impact on GS' traffic. if not, then the CNET guys can keep doing what they want, because in business terms it's not wrong. Incidentally, this is why I despise that kind of business-think and the unfeeling meat-machines who champion it. It can't really be helped because that's reality, but things didn't have to get to this point.
This kind of pressure even existed with a small time publication, like GameGO!, years ago. I'm not surprised by this in the least. I'm more surprised that stuff like this doesn't come to the surface more often.
Did you guys really thing it was anything innocuous? Guy shits on massively advertised game, guy gets fired. Maybe it was because he was a little rough in a video game review and his hair was a little out of place? Please.
I would think it would have been worse...a smaller publication has no leverage.Quote:
Originally Posted by haohmaru
Meh, it's a video game site, who really gives a fuck? It's not like Tom Brokaw all over again or anything.
Those stores, especially Target and Wal-Mart, only offer the big franchises. I made this clear in my earlier posts. But it doesn't matter, the argument is long over. You missed the boat.Quote:
Originally Posted by SpoDaddy
Thanks for that sobering dose of perspective.Quote:
Originally Posted by Biff-chan
I didn't give a fuck about Tom Brokaw, either.
Love the 2girls1cup link.Quote:
Originally Posted by Detour
Any company that doesn't give IGN, GS, etc. editorial freedom should have (a) no advertising allowed on the sites, (b) no mention whatsoever of their games until their release data, and (c) a review ASAP after each release, preferably on day of release (buy the game in the store), with a negative slant and a review score no higher than 7.0 for a perfect game and a 4.0 for an average game.
At least EGM would give low review scores on occasion. I remember 3DO going ballistic on them for a less-than-stellar review of Portal Runner.