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Frant
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| Quote: | An Australian Zoo Weekly editor claims to have been fired from his position for blowing the whistle on Rockstar's attempts to influence his Red Dead Redemption review:
A magazine editor who claims he was sacked for posting part of an internal email on Facebook says he was blowing the whistle on video game companies pressuring publications for favourable coverage. Former Zoo Weekly deputy entertainment editor Toby McCasker last month posted on Facebook part of an email that seemed to show a game maker demanding a positive spin on its latest title.
The email was allegedly sent by a publicist for Rockstar Games to staff at the magazine, concerning coverage of the company's new title Red Dead Redemption.
"This is the biggest game we've done since GTA IV, and is already receiving Game of the Year 2010 nominations from specialists all around the world," it read. "Can you please ensure Toby's article reflects this — he needs to respect the huge achievement he's writing about here."
McCasker told news.com.au the email was an example of growing pressure from game companies for favourable media coverage.
"I did not sign up to become a journalist to write advertorials masquerading as editorial," he said. "This 'cash for comment' culture that is fast becoming the status quo within print media bothers me a lot." |
http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/news/54122/Aussie-Editor-Canned-Over-Red-Dead-Redemption-Review
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Saner
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| Posted: Wed, 7th Apr 2010 18:41 Post subject: |
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Make a fantastic game, it gets good reviews.
Make a pile of shite and pay to get good reviews.
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I saw things like that in here and in other "woman problems" topics so...... Am I the only one that thinks some authorities needs to be alerted about Saner and him possibly being a rapist and/or kidnapper ? |
Saner is not being serious. Unless its the subject of Santa!
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| Posted: Wed, 7th Apr 2010 18:43 Post subject: |
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This is disgusting, but unfortunately a growing trend. The only real way to see if games are worth a purchase is to try them on your own *in any means necessary*. Let the sheep trust reviews blindly and quote them when arguing a game is good without actually having an opinion of their own.
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| Posted: Wed, 7th Apr 2010 18:49 Post subject: |
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hmm even with my little knowledge of games these days, it was pretty obvious that was the trend for some years already
remember "Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures" or "Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning"?
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Frant
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| Posted: Wed, 7th Apr 2010 18:50 Post subject: |
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Yes. The difference here is that someone blew the whistle and got fired for it. I guess the editors and journalists should send their stuff to wikileaks and similar instead.
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| Posted: Wed, 7th Apr 2010 18:52 Post subject: |
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If it is as good as what they say who cares really?
Wouldn't anyone or any company do this to strengthen there sales?
If a demo is released we will all find out how good it is but it does look good .
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| Posted: Wed, 7th Apr 2010 19:07 Post subject: |
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"he needs to respect the huge achievement he's writing about here"
that, right there, totally got me... how fucking insulting is this...
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| Posted: Wed, 7th Apr 2010 19:48 Post subject: |
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Everyone should have a standard mag or site. After reading a magazine for years you get to know their opinions and the value of that opinion. It's not that hard to find a good review. PR battles will always be fought, it's a multimillion dollar bussiness.
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| Posted: Wed, 7th Apr 2010 19:53 Post subject: |
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LOL, Zoo weekly, who gives a fuck, their reviews mean nothing anyway. Positive pressure towards favourable coverage is nothing new, and certainly nothing to be 'disgusted' by. Sometimes I wonder just how ignorant people are of standard business practices. Glad the stupid twat got fired, there is such a thing as professional discretion, and he should know not to publicise internal emails.
Meta-review consolidation sites are still highly reliable for giving you an idea of a products quality.
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| Posted: Wed, 7th Apr 2010 19:58 Post subject: |
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It only comes from insignificants like "Zoo weakly" because they are amateur enough to not be legally protected against whistle blowers. Even Gerstmann who got fired over a similar issue still insists it was just a misunderstanding.
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| Posted: Wed, 7th Apr 2010 20:48 Post subject: |
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| AnimalMother wrote: | LOL, Zoo weekly, who gives a fuck, their reviews mean nothing anyway. Positive pressure towards favourable coverage is nothing new, and certainly nothing to be 'disgusted' by. Sometimes I wonder just how ignorant people are of standard business practices. Glad the stupid twat got fired, there is such a thing as professional discretion, and he should know not to publicise internal emails.
Meta-review consolidation sites are still highly reliable for giving you an idea of a products quality. |
just cause it is, doesn't mean it should be. you're the twat.
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| Posted: Wed, 7th Apr 2010 22:12 Post subject: |
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posting shit on facebook is not whistleblowing. imo he could have handled this much more professionally.
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| Posted: Wed, 7th Apr 2010 22:29 Post subject: |
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You know what's a pity? I'm sure that the guys at rockstar really give their best to create a nice game! But those cocksuckers in the marketing section just try to justify their own position and thus do such fucking crap! 
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| Posted: Wed, 7th Apr 2010 22:50 Post subject: |
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| AnimalMother wrote: | | LOL, Zoo weekly, who gives a fuck, |
QF motherfucking T.
Anyway, since when does anyone here care about reviews from sites.. its much more realistic to read reviews from forum users you read/talk to regularly like the console section.. I mean come on, for a quick example it was TwoBells who put us all on to Demons Souls well before any of the 'big' gaming sites reviewed it..
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| Posted: Thu, 8th Apr 2010 10:30 Post subject: |
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| AnimalMother wrote: | LOL, Zoo weekly, who gives a fuck, their reviews mean nothing anyway. Positive pressure towards favourable coverage is nothing new, and certainly nothing to be 'disgusted' by. Sometimes I wonder just how ignorant people are of standard business practices. Glad the stupid twat got fired, there is such a thing as professional discretion, and he should know not to publicise internal emails.
Meta-review consolidation sites are still highly reliable for giving you an idea of a products quality. |
couldn't disagree with you more. Journalistic integrity is vital to counter balance corporate interference, and political bias. It may just be a shit video game review, but there's an important principle here.
Look at people like Rupert Murdoch, constantly bombarding politicians and national organisation with veiled threats, phone taps and cold cash. This sort of thing has to be resisted.
Honestly it's in corporate publishers interests to keep us as culturally controlled and politically ambivalent and sterile as much as possible.
This is the equivalent of pissing up a back wall, a minor civil issue but unpleasant non the less.
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| Posted: Thu, 8th Apr 2010 15:29 Post subject: |
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This is the dumbest thing they could have done...  Now we KNOW it is true.
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