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Forums - Gaming - Jeff Gerstmann was indeed fired from Gamespot because of a poor score

Persistantthug on 16 March 2012

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pezus said,MW2, Skyrim PS3, Mass Effect 3, Super Street Fighter IV, Rock Band 3, GTA: Chinatown Wars (PSP/DS), FIFA 10 Also, Mass Effect 2 should be lower than 96, GTAIV lower than 98

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sorry.....Chinatown Wars is not a PS3 or XBOX 360 game.All of the other games I own or have played except for Guitar Hero(s).......I even own SKYRIM for the PS3....All of them are GREATNESS, and thats why they are rated so high.I'm sorry your taste in good games is questionable



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Mummelmann on 16 March 2012

Another reason why the review system is broken. This gen has such inflated review scores, its ridiculous. As for the Gerstmann incident; it smelled from a mile away and this was hardly a secret.



bouzane on 16 March 2012

The man wrote drivel and handed out nonsensical review scores on a regular basis but his firing and the actions of the industry behind it is far more concerning than how such a tasteless individual could somehow develop a career in gaming journalism.



PullusPardus on 16 March 2012
Kantor said:

I really hate this conspiracy theory, and I full-on despise that video for cherrypicking, asserting and generally trying to mislead people in any way possible.

Companies do not buy reviews. It does not happen. Do they:

  • Want you to give it a high score? Yes.
  • Give you a review copy so you like the game more? Yes.
  • Set score-based embargoes? Yes.

Do they offer money or threaten to take away review copies because you give a game a bad review score? No. Never. If word of that got out, it would be the destruction of that company's image. Especially in the latter case, the moment you threaten to take away a copy, that publication is going to write about it and it is a PR disaster. It's far too risky and it just isn't done.

The reason a reviewer likes a game more than the general public in most cases is that the reviewer has been chosen because he was excited for the game and a fan of the genre/series. Of course he is going to like it.

Japanese games get low scores because they don't cater to Western tastes. The majority of Western gamers don't want to buy Atelier Rorona, because they have no interest in it. If you are into Japanese culture, you like it. Most reviewers aren't.

I am genuinely interested: do you think gamrReview determines scores based on advertising? I honestly have no idea who is advertising with us; I have never received any notice that I should be generous to a game; no money has ever got through to any of us for the purpose of inflating review scores.

Why should i believe you? you're a reviewer yourself, you've probably stacking up the money and trying to act innocent, and honestly your reviews suck, I'm not going to say it in any other way to try and be nice or anything, but Your reviews really suck, one of the reasons why i find gamrreview as a joke.
No hard feelings.



Linkasf on 16 March 2012

Yeah for whistle blowing . This should happen more so that blind morons would stop making up their own truths about gaming journalism.



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DarthVolod on 16 March 2012

The funny thing about it was that he gave the game a very high score (imo) of 6.0 (fair to above average).

I wonder what would have happened to me if I would have reviewed it ... the game felt like a 4.0 or maybe 3.5 with all the bugs, terrible story, bad AI, and overall worthlessness of the game without a coop partner.

Probably would have arranged an "accident" for me since they seem to feel the need to silence any reviewer who would dare to call a game as it is.

Even though this story is now old news, it is a reminder of what was the final nail in the coffin of game reviews/game journalism for me personally. I don't know how anyone can place any faith in reviews (aside from opinions of friends you know and trust) since all reviewers and game journalists not only have zero credentials as journalists that elevate them above you and me, but they also have sweetheart deals with game publishers who provide them with adds, gifts, and other benefits. How can anyone be expected to remain objective when so many goodies and perks are showered on these "reviewers" from the same people they are supposed to be critiquing from an unbiased perspective.

I place my faith in my own experiences with a game, and in a select few of my friends who are, of course, not on the payroll of game publishers.