[News] Reviewer fired for 6.0 score

Frankly, I've found magazine and most large-scale professional gaming site reviews largely bogus since the end of the 32/64 bit generation and only pick up a magazine if I want the cover stories or the pretty pictures (one of the benefits of a free Game Informer subscription). I don't really care about the guy who got fired, but I see this as a good thing because I feel the industry has been this way for awhile and it's good to get the dirty laundry out in the open a little bit.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Monkey King

Fixed that for you. Kingdom Hearts 2 was crap, unless you happened to be part of the 12-15 demograph that the game was razor focused on. Squeenix's market research team is damn good at what they do, but that still doesn't make the game any good, the way the gameplay took a backseat to the emo punk saturation.

This post is totally useless, but it's the best thing I've read all weekend. Thank you. 7.5 sounds a little high though...

@ Rotorblade: I think this IS pretty significant, especially if people lose (even more) credibility in a major gaming site like Gamespot. I think we're in a spot right now where we see what kind of fallout ensues and/or if other companies try the same kind of pressure tactics. Losing 2 editors in a short span before the holidays is already a blow (although I think this December is actually slow for a change) And we already know the guys behind Lair certainly weren't shy about trying to influence reviewers after the fact it became known they made a crap game.

There's nowhere I can't reach.