Well, from what I've read, I don't think we can accurately tell if he was 'bitching' or not. People seem to be jumping the gun a bit here. Jim asked him why he was upset with an 8/10. He simply replied that he was a little upset that it scored lower than Gears 2. Should he be scorned upon for stating his slight discontent with a few reviews? No. I wouldn't call that bitching or whining.

Now, if he he replied in a hostile, powerful tone, like "I'm fucking pissed off. Those mutherfucking reviewrs can eat a dick!" Then, he would be a douche. But he didn't act in that manner. He didn't seemed too angry at the reviewers, just a 'little upset'. I think any dev that spends his heart & soul into a game should have the right to be a 'little upset' over the way some people view the game. Yeah, he should realize that everyone has their own opinion, but deep down, he can't help but feel a little upset over certain things.

And besides, we've only seen text. We don't know what kind of tone he had. We don't know if he was laughing or smiling. We don't know if he was serious or if he was joking. We have no idea on his body language or other nonverbal communication. These are all important factors that could drastically change the meaning of what he said.

Cliffy isn't completely innocent though. He has to realize that standards change. Gears 3 may be a better game than Gears 2. But should it be graded on the same scale as Gears 2? No. Standards change with time.

Also, he had no right to go and call a reviewer a hater. He had his own opinion and it should be respected. On the other hand, the reviewer could have been trolling, I don't know I didn't read it. I know a few inFamous 2 reviewers that seemed like they were reviewed by haters, so maybe Cliff does have a point. I'll have to actually read the Eurogamer review. Reviewers can be haters sometimes. Keep that in mind.

Long story short, I don't think we can label the guy a douche for expressing his slight discontent with a review of his masterpiece. In this crazy industry, reviewers due have a tendency to be 'haters'. Have you ever read a review where the reviewer clearly would not give the game a chance? I sure have.

It looks like this was just a joke taken out of context.

If it wasn't for Twitter, these inner rants, which most people have and keep to themselves, wouldn't get out at all.  There are professional sports associations who have banned their players from using Twitter during games and other times.  

@bolded. I guess Sqaure Enix should be furious with a score lower than 10 considering the development cycles.

OT: I think he has a point. Sure, they're not hater reviews, but kind of unfair ones. A 9 or (at least) 8,5 seems more appropriate.

Cliffs got a point though, its a weird thing thats been happening all year.

KZ3 is better than KZ2 but rated lower.
Infamous 2 is better than Infamous 1 but rated lower
LBP 2 is better than LBP 1 but its rated lower
According to all accounty Gears 3 is better than Gears 2 but rated lower.

I honestly think its impossible for Uncharted 3 to match Uncharted 2's metacritic at this point because nearly every sequel this year has gotten a lower meta.

i agree with Jim Sterling 8 is a great score

Did you punch him in the guts? Kicked him in the groin? Gave him a wedgie at the very least?

Has anybody considered the possibility that cliffy was being sarcastic? I'm sure he was only jokingly saying that 8/10 was a bad score, but as usual jim sterling blows things out of proportion when he sees an opportunity to get on his soapbox.

Not sure why he bothers to compare to Gears 2. The standard then is not the standard now.

Jim Sterling is vulgar, spoiled and greedy, yes.

*ahem*

He's absolutely right here. EuroGamer are strict scorers, and an 8 from them is a compliment, whatever they gave to Gears 2. Also, the artist is not really in a good position to judge his work of art. See: George Lucas and his bullshit Star Wars Special Edition changes and how they "improve everything" and "will make the franchise last forever." Han shot first!