Friday November 30, 2007
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Friday November 30, 2007 | Gamers Fight Back | Games |
Gamers are fighting mad about the termination of a game reviewer who gave a low score to a game promoted heavily on his site.
Gamespot reviewer Jeff Gerstmann gave a score or 6/10 to Kane and Lynch. Publisher Eidos, who paid big ad bucks on Gamestop, wasn't happy, and Gerstmann was fired. Read all about it here: 1 2 3
But gamers are getting the last laugh. Upset at such blatant interference, they are giving the game scores of 1/10 and writing their own bad reviews using Gamespot's own user feedback section. As such, the game's average user score is at 2.8/10. Web 2.0 is a two-edged sword.
So, let this be a lesson to other companies. You do more harm than good throwing your weight around. Perhaps all of this negative attention will also boost sales, but I sure hope not.
Update: There are also reports that he left after his written review was edited. CNET's daily news podcast, Buzz Out Loud, was told not to comment today (CNET own's Gamespot) so perhaps they will have something to say on Monday.
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