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- inactive, on 10/03/2008, -2/+7Gamespot much?
- PatoLucas, on 10/03/2008, -0/+4Exactly my thoughs, Gamespot tried to convince everybody there wasn't any wrongdoing, these guys are being open and admit their mistakes
- Jeremyz0r, on 10/03/2008, -2/+5It's a long read but you can skim through most of it. The owner and site are attempting to make everything a lot more public, it's no where near the corruption of GS.
Arstechnica seems jealous that they didn't think of it first. :P - Jeremyz0r, on 10/03/2008, -1/+3Didn't their employees/reviewers get hundreds of $$'s in gifts from Microsoft just before each Halo game launched?
Gamespot is a troll site for xbox fanboys.
Gamefaqs is the core for popularity. - pinkspexx, on 10/07/2008, -0/+1The interesting thing about the industry is that true enthusiasts become the writers, hence there's always going to be some sort of bias, right? I've been a gaming journalist for a couple years (just a start so I can get further in the industry) and its pretty ridiculous. Of course we're going to rate games according to our history with the company, we're the first generation to evolve alongside the progress of the industry.
I've also worked on the marketing side of things and you'd be amazed at how many people aren't even into video games, maybe not so much on the actual publishing side but on the peripheral side. I feel like PR is kind of in that general scheme; some people just like PR and don't care if they're repping games or celebrities or anything for that matter. Just a rambling thought...
-Aliana
http://guitarheroine.wordpress.com - SneakyNinja, on 10/03/2008, -3/+4What!??!?! Some gaming reviews are biased? I had NO IDEA!
/sarcasm - Kamacurus, on 10/03/2008, -1/+2who knew.
this guy. - KaivenTor, on 10/03/2008, -1/+2Since most people had probably never even heard of the site until today, I imagine they will at the very least get a huge traffic boost. In this case, there seems to be a confusion between friends people have and tapped connections. Just cause someone who used to work with / for you invites your company to an event doesn't neccesarily mean you used your mystical voodoo over them to work the magic.
It looks like the site will work harder at the full disclosure online, but it'll have to work twice as hard to maintain a good image online. Better that it be out in a open with lower expectations that it can exceed than to be on top and decieve users such as some other sites have done in the past year or two (probably longer, but who's counting?). - SneakyNinja, on 10/06/2008, -0/+1Actually, I did read and comprehend the article. I was not suggesting that flaming the site was necessary. I was commenting how rampant biased reviews are in the industry. Based on my experience in the gaming industry, I’d have to say we have a general lack of journalistic integrity. This article explained GameCyte’s attempt to right the ship, but in my opinion it is a waste of energy.
- jeevesatvic, on 10/03/2008, -1/+2FTA: "I was in huge error to not disclose that I own some Telltale shares. I had too cavalierly assumed that because I was not involved in the article, it's not material; I didn't influence the article,"
I call *****. The owner of a PR company didn't realise this would constitute a conflict of interest in the publics eye? - dxmnecro, on 10/03/2008, -0/+1It shouldn't have to be. It is not owned by TriplePoint. It is owned by the person who owns triple point. That is like saying TBS must list everything that is owned by Ted Turner. It is another business venture and the only thing you can do about a situation like this is to take a step back and think about the situation and determine whether a bias exists. If so, then don't read the site. If not, then you should respect that people can move from PR to Video Game Journalism and vice versa.
- Scrappy1850, on 10/03/2008, -0/+1IT'S GONNA RAIN!!
- cruelgamer, on 10/04/2008, -0/+0Seems to be how the industry works but did you honestly expect there wasn't any back scratching going on.
- DJWang, on 10/03/2008, -1/+1Seems like a decision is in order to maintain credibility for either the site or the agency. So far all of the comments are about protecting the credibility of the writers, with no mention of the impact on the reputations of the PR executives. So the PR agency didn't know about the editors and we're treating it like any other game site? GameCyte isn't disclosed anywhere on the TriplePoint site.
- TTURabble, on 10/03/2008, -1/+1NEWSFLASH! some guy uses connections in order to get a leg up on the competition. More at 11.
- Jeremyz0r, on 10/03/2008, -2/+1Buried for not reading/comprehending the article.
(Even though your comment is true, it doesn't hold much relevance and/or only assists in flaming the site which is obviously attempting to correct it's self.) - dxmnecro, on 10/03/2008, -2/+1I have said it once, I will say it again. What a dumb article. There is nothing new or unique about this situation. Most major gaming sites are, surprise, owned by companies that have vested interests in what is reported. If anything, Kain openly admits to his involvement and should be respected for that.
- Scrappy1850, on 10/03/2008, -2/+1Second Take and Yahtzee FTW
- stolemybike, on 10/03/2008, -7/+1buried. Get your news out of my gaming section.
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