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Do you think that some gamehost websites and companies game reviews are bought?

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Toffee:

--- Quote from: Mr.PowPow on May 20, 2013, 09:47:56 PM ---For all you know they could have just "spoken out" in order to promote themselves, easy publicity no matter whether its true or not. Evidence man, where's the evidence? (that's me asking for the names of these chaps)
Maybe a small amount of reviewers have been paid off, to rule it out completely would be foolhardy, but to imply its a frequent practice is a big accusation.

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That kind of publicity would be BAD for reviewers. Once the public finds out that you've been paid to give good reviews on things your credibility instantly drops to nothing.
It doesn't just happen to video game reviews either. Restaurant critics, music critics, and most especially movie critics; almost anything that can be reviewed, some of those have been paid off.

senpai_FisT:
Also, Giantbomb is probably good considering their history. It was found by the guy and his friend who got fired for giving Kane and Kynch a bad review.

PROBABLY.

Mr.PowPow:

--- Quote from: Toffee on May 20, 2013, 10:22:35 PM ---That kind of publicity would be BAD for reviewers. Once the public finds out that you've been paid to give good reviews on things your credibility instantly drops to nothing.
It doesn't just happen to video game reviews either. Restaurant critics, music critics, and most especially movie critics; almost anything that can be reviewed, some of those have been paid off.

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Nah not necessarily, sure it invalidates everything you've previously said, but its just a simple play of the sympathy card "Oh I'm a tragic villain, I've given into the dark evil that is the corrupted system. Please don't forgive me, for I do not deserve it" and people eat that shit up like its going out of style. If you're a particularly small reviewer then it just puts you on the map, if you're already relatively well known, then it sorta sets your reputation in stone. People won't remember a good review, or even a great one. But they'll remember a controversy.

I'm still unconvinced that this is an actual thing, actual bribing seems so movie gangsta cliche. Maybe a company sends them their game and some other goodies, and if its a soft as shit reviewer they think "Oh well, maybe I better be a little more lenient with their score" but I don't think companies outright say "Give me a good score and I'll make it worth your while". Nah.

O:\msg:
I can't remember names now, I never paid attention anyway to be honest. They said if they never gave decent reviews they would not be given a preview copy of the next game by those devs. Something like missing out on the latest big games could kill an old style magazine that people paid good money for, and everybody was trying to get exclusive hands on previews etc. Also back in the day devs used to supply magazines with game demos and things that came free with each magazine, and was a big selling point, you didn't want to upset the people that made your living.

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