Game reviewer fired for giving a low score

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 02 Dec 2007, 00:58

http://blog.wired.com/games/2007/11/sou ... mespo.html

This is outrageous.

It's well known that some major game press outlets take bribes from publishers to give their games favourable reviews and scores.

Yi-Long · Post by **Yi-Long** » 02 Dec 2007, 01:16

Myeah.

If this is the only reason he's fired, than it's ridiculous....

...but I believe there have been many complaints about this guy before, when he had some 'strange' ratings, like a very high score for Tony Hawk and 'just' a 8.8 for Zelda or something. I'm not really sure of the details, but I believe he wasnt well liked.

Maybe this was the last straw. Too many complaints by fans and now publishers pulling reviews.

I've watched the video-review on youtube and it's pretty negative, but I wouldnt call it excessively hostile. Guy does seem like a bit of a dick though.

TBH, I never pay much attention to gamespot.com anyway. I usually check with IGN and Gametrailers.com

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 02 Dec 2007, 11:01

That may explain EMPIRE's love of PIRATES OF THE CARRIBEAN....

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 02 Dec 2007, 15:18

I always change my reviews when they give me free stuff, as I dont care about the public at all. If I can make cash, so be it

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 02 Dec 2007, 16:53

What reviews?

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 02 Dec 2007, 16:57

Haha cannot say I would get the sack

Killer Meteor · Post by **Killer Meteor** » 02 Dec 2007, 17:06

Could it be...

Romero and Paul Ross are one and the same?

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 02 Dec 2007, 17:22

Haha I better start eating the pies if I want to be Paul Woss. And start buying tonnes of pirate dvds down the market and then review them in the papers

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 02 Dec 2007, 17:36

Romero writes reviews for GAY STUD MONTHLY under his pen name ANAL AL.

Mostly he gives them five fists.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 02 Dec 2007, 17:43

romerojpg wrote:Haha cannot say I would get the sack

You'd get the sack for saying where you work? I bet all the reviewers who regularly put their name to their work are so scared of being fired too.

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 02 Dec 2007, 18:10

I was recently published in UK film magazine Total Film

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 02 Dec 2007, 18:35

What film? What issue? Is it available online? I'd be interested to read it. How did you get involved?

Do they pay well?

Killer Meteor · Post by **Killer Meteor** » 02 Dec 2007, 19:22

I used to read Total Film all the time but went off it about 2 years ago

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 02 Dec 2007, 20:02

romerojpg wrote:I was recently published in UK film magazine Total Film

Nice one. You shouldn't be embarrassed, man. I write for a mag (not as mainstream as Total Film mind) and am cool about people knowing. It's Jade Screen btw in case anyone was wondering... lol

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 02 Dec 2007, 20:24

Haha was only pullin your legs. I was published in Total Film, but not as writer

you all know me I love to winge, so thats what they printed haha

I sent them this after they ruined 28 Weeks Later, and they edited this email down to one line and put it on the letters page, edited it down so much it was barley a comment.

Hello Total Film,

Page 58 of Issue 129? care to explain that one!

I have seen some bad spoilers in the magazine lately (nearly wrote in a few months back because of it), but this one really makes me so angry I could get infected and Kill you all.

Morons is the only word for it. I expected a lot more from you lot.

You have now ruined 28 Weeks Later for many people.

Yours peed off

They appologied on the letters page etc.. but still they ruined the film for me by posting one whopping spoiler. They gave me a dvd for my spoilt film.

But if I was reviewing films/games etc.. and someone offered you cash, or good gifts to change your review, would you do that? not sure myself, but I am sure many do lie to gain cash and gifts.
The Oscars is a prime example of this bribe situation.

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 02 Dec 2007, 20:45

Markgway wrote: It's Jade Screen btw in case anyone was wondering... lol

i read a couple of issues of this,haven't seen it for ages,thought it had folded.

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 02 Dec 2007, 20:51

Probibly dont see it for the rafts of smalltime porn peddling magazines you get in 99% of shops now

the shelves are littered with porno light.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 02 Dec 2007, 21:10

saltysam wrote:
Markgway wrote: It's Jade Screen btw in case anyone was wondering... lol
i read a couple of issues of this,haven't seen it for ages,thought it had folded.

No, it's still going. They combined with sister-mag Screen Power a while back. I think they only sell it in specialist stores (like Forbidden Planet).

BiscLimpkit · Post by **BiscLimpkit** » 02 Dec 2007, 21:21

Nice one complaining Romero. That spoiler was ridiculous. :x

It was nice of them to apologise as well.

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 02 Dec 2007, 22:17

BiscLimpkit wrote:Nice one complaining Romero. That spoiler was ridiculous. :x

It was nice of them to apologise as well.

I think they edited it to say this

I have seen some bad spoilers in the magazine lately, but this one really makes me so angry

only a moron would post a full page image of what happens to someone. Or an online muppet who does it for kicks.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 02 Dec 2007, 22:34

romerojpg wrote:But if I was reviewing films/games etc.. and someone offered you cash, or good gifts to change your review, would you do that? not sure myself, but I am sure many do lie to gain cash and gifts.
The Oscars is a prime example of this bribe situation.

If it was a lot I'd think about it but probably not no.

romerojpg wrote:Haha was only pullin your legs. I was published in Total Film, but not as writer you all know me I love to winge, so thats what they printed haha

Well you did say you reviewed films, how is that even remotely a review?

So we've gone from "You'd be sacked for letting us know", to "A review in Total Film" to "A Winge that only got one sentence posted". And you say you don't Bullshit

What part did they post?

Markgway wrote:You shouldn't be embarrassed, man. I write for a mag (not as mainstream as Total Film mind) and am cool about people knowing.

Are your reviews online?

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 03 Dec 2007, 11:33

bradavon wrote:Are your reviews online?

No. They're more articles than reviews.

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 03 Dec 2007, 17:59

i once had a letter published in Tim Lucas's long running Video Watchdog magazine

Yi-Long · Post by **Yi-Long** » 03 Dec 2007, 18:12

I regularly publish stuff on the internet, and it always seems to get published! It's really amazing!

Killer Meteor · Post by **Killer Meteor** » 03 Dec 2007, 18:31

I've had articles on DVD Times, prior to the Film Journal

I remember Empire did a full dissection of the ending of The Sixth Sense, just a month after the film's release. Since I was 13, I hadn't seen the film at the cinemas and was pretty damn annoyed!