Locked: GameJournos.com: Breach of ethics by VGC? Updated: Details of RubangB's Departure

makingmusic476

Currently Offline

124,860

18687 posts since 09/05/07

Recent Badges:

16 Years Has been a VGChartz member for over 16 years.
Quite a Comeback Enter your first Prediction League event.
God Of VGC 10,000 posts on the gamrConnect forums.
Completed Persona 100% completed profile.
Pata 100 wall post comments made on gamrConnect.
4 Years Has been a VGChartz member for over 4 years.

makingmusic476 on 12 September 2011

This has been making the rounds on other sites, and it was only a matter of time before it came up here. Essentially, GameJournos claims to have ascertained e-mails between Chris Arnone and Joseph Jackmovich concerning questionable ethical practices in relation to the recent Shick ad deal.

__________

Update:

There are now five days worth of articles featured on GameJournos.com.

Day One: The Advertorials

Day Two, Part One: PAX 2010
Day Two, Part Two: The gamrFeed Weekly Podcast

Day Three: Joseph Jackmovich

Day Four: Day Late, Dollar Short (includes a statement from RubangB about his departure from VGChartz)

Day Five: An Open Letter to Brett Walton from Nick Simberg

fastyxx

Currently Offline

6,934

1137 posts since 13/03/08

Recent Badges:

14 Years Has been a VGChartz member for over 14 years.
10 Years Has been a VGChartz member for over 10 years.
Everything's Falling Into Place Add a total of 100 games to your collection.
Watch Your Back! Received 10,000 profile views.
11 Years Has been a VGChartz member for over 11 years.
13 Years Has been a VGChartz member for over 13 years.

fastyxx on 12 September 2011

How long will this thread last, I wonder? Sketchy stuff. Will they issue a statement on this?

Can't we all just get along and play our games in peace?

mantlepiecek

Currently Offline

30,246

4991 posts since 13/12/10

Recent Badges:

9 Years Has been a VGChartz member for over 9 years.
One Piece at a Time Add your first game to your collection.
Completed Persona 100% completed profile.
First Rung Of The Ladder Earned 10,000 gamrPoints
A Link To The Past 100 game release dates added to the VGChartz database.
Trust Me, It'll Have Legs 100 replies made to user's most popular thread.

Currently Playing:

Killzone 3 (PS3)
Dragon Age II (PS3)
Yakuza 4 (PS3)

mantlepiecek on 12 September 2011

This would only be a problem if there was any negative press for killzone 3, infamous 2 and GT5 at that time. I can't think of any.

What I want to know is if the reviews are affected by this?

MrBubbles

Currently Offline

45,486

7849 posts since 11/02/08

Recent Badges:

50 in One Add a total of 50 games to your collection.
Painting A Picture 100 screenshots added to the VGChartz database.
1st Birthday Has been a VGChartz member for over 1 year.
Open For Business Earned 10 badges.
3 Years Has been a VGChartz member for over 3 years.
The High Flyer Earned 40 badges.

MrBubbles on 12 September 2011

hey can we complain about the horrible articles in this thread without it getting locked like the other threads?

"I like my steaks how i like my women. Bloody and all over my face"

"Its like sex, but with a winner!"

MrBubbles Review Threads: Bill Gates, Jak II, Kingdom Hearts II, The Strangers, Sly 2, Crackdown, Zohan, Quarantine, Klungo Sssavesss Teh World, MS@E3'08, WATCHMEN(movie), Shadow of the Colossus, The Saboteur

ishiki

Currently Offline

15,419

3723 posts since 05/10/10

Recent Badges:

Man or Robot? Managed to avoid being banned for 10 years.
1st Birthday Has been a VGChartz member for over 1 year.
Congratulations on Pressing Start! Score your first game in your collection.
Freezing Logged in on Christmas day.
11 Years Has been a VGChartz member for over 11 years.
10 Years Has been a VGChartz member for over 10 years.

Currently Playing:

StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty (PC)
Ys: The Oath in Felghana (PC)
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 FES (PS2)

ishiki on 12 September 2011

I think most everywhere does it. I remember saying that before here. and a lot of forumers said they didn't.
In order to be unaffected you'd haved to take no advertisements or only have porn ads. Or things completly unrelated.

However to get caught, is not very smart. VGchartz give extremely high scores as often 8+. there are exceptions and maybe 1 review i like, I think it's torillian. But IDK. it's not a big deal, just looks bad being caught.