I guess G&T couldn't contain that not only are they better at reviewing games but they are also faster at reporting industry news. Kotaku/Joystiq/Gamasutra watch out.
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Can they really fire someone because they gave a game a "meh" review?
Wiggins, this is america
Of course they can.
This is a new level of fucking stupid.
And I know stupid.
they boy's got experience in stupid
Someone broke a ping-pong table in gym a couple days ago, because they jumped on it.
I was like "What the fuck made you think that was a good idea? I knew that was a bad idea."
This wasn't a friend of mine, it was some idiot. I'm not even sure who it was.
All I know is, goddamn, that was the best table. It was back in this little room, so it was great for playing ping-pong off of the walls and ceiling. No out of bounds, except for the door to the rest of the gym.
Not anymore, though.
also is jeff gerstmann somebody important or something
Have you visited Gamestop.com lately?
It looks like they have all kinds of Kane and Lynch shit on there, including a "make your own trailer" thing.
I know this because I have it open in another tab.
That really does not seem malicious in any way. It almost sounds like the dude wanted to like it, but he just couldn't.
Could well be an accumulation of dissonant reviews.
the infamous 8.8?
Regardless, get him on 1up yours pronto I wanna hear his side of the story and that seems like the best place to do it.
I always felt that he was the only good thing about Gamespot. I mean, doesnt mean he is awesome or anything but if he got fired by giving an honest review and pissing off sponsors than I fully support him.
also is jeff gerstmann somebody important or something
he's saying, pretty much, that kane & lynch is advertised so MUCH on the site, that the author of the review damned himself by dissing someone who is putting money into the company
also is jeff gerstmann somebody important or something
Have you visited Gamestop.com lately?
It looks like they have all kinds of Kane and Lynch shit on there, including a "make your own trailer" thing.
Yeah. Basically, the guy gave a game they were pushing heavily on their site a not so stellar review. This made them look like idiots, which they are, because they were pushing the fuck out of shit game. So they canned him.
Edit: By which I mean I haven't enjoyed his writing in years. I'm kind of confused that pissing off an advertiser got him fired rather than a pattern or mediocrity.
Whatever, he was getting a paycheck for playing video games and writing about it, and then he pissed off those people who in a not so round about way pay those checks. If I paid some ones bills they better know when to keep their mouth shut. Not saying he should have lied but it was a game about a Killer and Sociopath. If he couldn't stomach it he should have asked to get another assignment. Then they could have fired him for not doing his job. These are video games. Manhunt, GTA, Condemned etc. This is the industry he works in. Gabe and Tycho have a really good position in that they only advertise a game if they like it and even then it can get complicated as was the case with Prince of Persia2. Whatever, cry me a river.
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Whatever, he was getting a paycheck for playing video games and writing about it, and then he pissed off those people who in a not so round about way pay those checks. If I paid some ones bills they better know when to keep their mouth shut. Not saying he should have lied but it was a game about a Killer and Sociopath. If he couldn't stomach it he should have asked to get another assignment. Then they could have fired him for not doing his job. These are video games. Manhunt, GTA, Condemned etc. This is the industry he works in. Gabe and Tycho have a really good position in that they only advertise a game if they like it and even then it can get complicated as was the case with Prince of Persia2. Whatever, cry me a river.
Whatever, he was getting a paycheck for playing video games and writing about it, and then he pissed off those people who in a not so round about way pay those checks. If I paid some ones bills they better know when to keep their mouth shut. Not saying he should have lied but it was a game about a Killer and Sociopath. If he couldn't stomach it he should have asked to get another assignment. Then they could have fired him for not doing his job. These are video games. Manhunt, GTA, Condemned etc. This is the industry he works in. Gabe and Tycho have a really good position in that they only advertise a game if they like it and even then it can get complicated as was the case with Prince of Persia2. Whatever, cry me a river.
I don't know if you're the stupidest person to ever post on these forums, but I know you're top 5 material.
Well, who knows the details behind his being fired - maybe this was just a last straw or he flipped off his boss when they confronted him about it or something - but this definitely seems like evidence that they planned in advance for the game to get a good score in conjunction with this ad campaign. Which is more than a little sleezy, regardless of what they do to the reviewer.
Whatever, he was getting a paycheck for playing video games and writing about it, and then he pissed off those people who in a not so round about way pay those checks. If I paid some ones bills they better know when to keep their mouth shut. Not saying he should have lied but it was a game about a Killer and Sociopath. If he couldn't stomach it he should have asked to get another assignment. Then they could have fired him for not doing his job. These are video games. Manhunt, GTA, Condemned etc. This is the industry he works in. Gabe and Tycho have a really good position in that they only advertise a game if they like it and even then it can get complicated as was the case with Prince of Persia2. Whatever, cry me a river.
I don't know if you're the stupidest person to ever post on these forums, but I know you're top 5 material.
Yeah well I am not a mod so...
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Whatever, he was getting a paycheck for playing video games and writing about it, and then he pissed off those people who in a not so round about way pay those checks. If I paid some ones bills they better know when to keep their mouth shut. Not saying he should have lied but it was a game about a Killer and Sociopath. If he couldn't stomach it he should have asked to get another assignment. Then they could have fired him for not doing his job. These are video games. Manhunt, GTA, Condemned etc. This is the industry he works in. Gabe and Tycho have a really good position in that they only advertise a game if they like it and even then it can get complicated as was the case with Prince of Persia2. Whatever, cry me a river.
Stupid fuck.
He didn't say it was too violent/vulgar/coarse/whatever.
He said it was a good idea, with poor execution.
Whatever, he was getting a paycheck for playing video games and writing about it, and then he pissed off those people who in a not so round about way pay those checks. If I paid some ones bills they better know when to keep their mouth shut. Not saying he should have lied but it was a game about a Killer and Sociopath. If he couldn't stomach it he should have asked to get another assignment. Then they could have fired him for not doing his job. These are video games. Manhunt, GTA, Condemned etc. This is the industry he works in. Gabe and Tycho have a really good position in that they only advertise a game if they like it and even then it can get complicated as was the case with Prince of Persia2. Whatever, cry me a river.
I don't know if you're the stupidest person to ever post on these forums, but I know you're top 5 material.
Yeah well I am not a mod so...
Are you saying he mod staff fills the top 5 idiot bracket?
Hey CT I am sure that if you were quoted in a newspaper or something as saying the people who pay you do a poor job that they would be graceful to you. But I don't think you would say anything.
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Whatever, he was getting a paycheck for playing video games and writing about it, and then he pissed off those people who in a not so round about way pay those checks. If I paid some ones bills they better know when to keep their mouth shut. Not saying he should have lied but it was a game about a Killer and Sociopath. If he couldn't stomach it he should have asked to get another assignment. Then they could have fired him for not doing his job. These are video games. Manhunt, GTA, Condemned etc. This is the industry he works in. Gabe and Tycho have a really good position in that they only advertise a game if they like it and even then it can get complicated as was the case with Prince of Persia2. Whatever, cry me a river.
I don't know if you're the stupidest person to ever post on these forums, but I know you're top 5 material.
Yeah well I am not a mod so...
Are you saying he mod staff fills the top 5 idiot bracket?
If we're including mods he's like top 20 material.
Hey CT I am sure that if you were quoted in a newspaper or something as saying the people who pay you do a poor job that they would be graceful to you. But I don't think you would say anything.
So he was supposed to lie, because Gamestop was plugging Kane and Lynch?
Hey CT I am sure that if you were quoted in a newspaper or something as saying the people who pay you do a poor job that they would be graceful to you. But I don't think you would say anything.
Whatever, he was getting a paycheck for playing video games and writing about it, and then he pissed off those people who in a not so round about way pay those checks. If I paid some ones bills they better know when to keep their mouth shut. Not saying he should have lied but it was a game about a Killer and Sociopath. If he couldn't stomach it he should have asked to get another assignment. Then they could have fired him for not doing his job. These are video games. Manhunt, GTA, Condemned etc. This is the industry he works in. Gabe and Tycho have a really good position in that they only advertise a game if they like it and even then it can get complicated as was the case with Prince of Persia2. Whatever, cry me a river.
I don't know if you're the stupidest person to ever post on these forums, but I know you're top 5 material.
Yeah well I am not a mod so...
Are you saying he mod staff fills the top 5 idiot bracket?
If we're including mods he's like top 20 material.
Hey CT I am sure that if you were quoted in a newspaper or something as saying the people who pay you do a poor job that they would be graceful to you. But I don't think you would say anything.
You are missing the point in the most spectacular fashion. You are doing so because you are slow.
Hey CT I am sure that if you were quoted in a newspaper or something as saying the people who pay you do a poor job that they would be graceful to you. But I don't think you would say anything.
Hey CT I am sure that if you were quoted in a newspaper or something as saying the people who pay you do a poor job that they would be graceful to you. But I don't think you would say anything.
Can you honestly be so dense? You don't see the conflict of interest here?
* Artificial Intelligence is quite lacking
* Weapons don't feel right * Characters and storyline do everything in their power to drive you away from the game
* No online co-op mode.
This is what I was talking about. Seems he didn't like Kane or Lynch.
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We know. You made a thread about it.
seems pretty even-handed to me
but it could have been one of those inner, festering hatreds i've heard so much about
Whoa.
If this comic is true, then I take back what I just said.
Someone broke a ping-pong table in gym a couple days ago, because they jumped on it.
I was like "What the fuck made you think that was a good idea? I knew that was a bad idea."
a. dumb
b. fuckin' awesome
your friend took a gamble and he lost. there is no shame
All I know is, goddamn, that was the best table. It was back in this little room, so it was great for playing ping-pong off of the walls and ceiling. No out of bounds, except for the door to the rest of the gym.
Not anymore, though.
Wow, that is some insanely crazy news. I hope the dude can get hired quickly by some other publication.
also is jeff gerstmann somebody important or something
That really does not seem malicious in any way. It almost sounds like the dude wanted to like it, but he just couldn't.
Have you visited Gamestop.com lately?
It looks like they have all kinds of Kane and Lynch shit on there, including a "make your own trailer" thing.
I know this because I have it open in another tab.
Could well be an accumulation of dissonant reviews.
the infamous 8.8?
Regardless, get him on 1up yours pronto I wanna hear his side of the story and that seems like the best place to do it.
I always felt that he was the only good thing about Gamespot. I mean, doesnt mean he is awesome or anything but if he got fired by giving an honest review and pissing off sponsors than I fully support him.
Fucking Gamespot.
he's saying, pretty much, that kane & lynch is advertised so MUCH on the site, that the author of the review damned himself by dissing someone who is putting money into the company
yes
Yeah. Basically, the guy gave a game they were pushing heavily on their site a not so stellar review. This made them look like idiots, which they are, because they were pushing the fuck out of shit game. So they canned him.
Edit: By which I mean I haven't enjoyed his writing in years. I'm kind of confused that pissing off an advertiser got him fired rather than a pattern or mediocrity.
Gabe was in this thread. The very next post, actually.
If Jesus is in the next comic, you can all thank me.
Did you even read the fucking review?
I don't know if you're the stupidest person to ever post on these forums, but I know you're top 5 material.
Yeah well I am not a mod so...
Stupid fuck.
He didn't say it was too violent/vulgar/coarse/whatever.
He said it was a good idea, with poor execution.
But then again I have never read any of his reviews so..
I wonder what he'll think of this
Are you saying he mod staff fills the top 5 idiot bracket?
I hear they may have an opening for a staffer
If we're including mods he's like top 20 material.
So he was supposed to lie, because Gamestop was plugging Kane and Lynch?
how high are you currently?
is the answer "so high?"
This isn't including GnT right
You are missing the point in the most spectacular fashion. You are doing so because you are slow.
You know, actually reading the review before you started flapping your gums might have beeen a good idea.
Tell Suave and Carewere hello
Can you honestly be so dense? You don't see the conflict of interest here?
This is what I was talking about. Seems he didn't like Kane or Lynch.