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March 7th, 2007, 10:47 PM
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GamePro Review Score Bribery Scandal
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March 8th, 2007, 10:24 AM
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Re: GamePro Review Score Bribery Scandal
Another case of malicious rumor distributed as "news." The editors have added this:
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Update: We're happy to report that the person who started the bribe rumor on the Gamespot forums has admitted it was a lie, so we've removed mention of the rumor from this story. Their rumor post has also now been removed at Gamespot, and mention of it on the Gas Powered Games forum has also gone.
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Also gone is a reader's comment about the libelous nature of the article.
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March 8th, 2007, 12:07 PM
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Re: GamePro Review Score Bribery Scandal
Don't you love the new age of media. I'll bet you Dan Rather was involved
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March 8th, 2007, 06:27 PM
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March 11th, 2007, 04:20 AM
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Re: GamePro Review Score Bribery Scandal
No thanks, we don't really need a GameGate now do we?
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March 14th, 2007, 11:19 AM
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Re: GamePro Review Score Bribery Scandal
You may enjoy Troy Goodfellow's blog on this topic at Flash of Steel.
(edited permalink)
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March 17th, 2007, 05:46 PM
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Re: GamePro Review Score Bribery Scandal
Looks like that's gone now, too- I'm getting a 404 Error and a blank space where the article should be on Flash of Steel.
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March 17th, 2007, 11:08 PM
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Re: GamePro Review Score Bribery Scandal
There was a little problem with the permalinks. The new FoS link is:
http://flashofsteel.com/wp-admin/pos...=edit&post=589
(Not that it's much. Just a minor joke.)
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March 21st, 2007, 08:52 PM
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Re: GamePro Review Score Bribery Scandal
Unfortunately when I saw the source it did not surprise me. Long ago (and an eternity in web time) I worked with them (except for about three people I don't recognize any of the names anymore) and even back then words like "quality control", "fact checking", and "editorial duty" were completely absent. Heck, I remember one article I had to write because the original writer spent the entire piece badmouthing Microsoft. Yep, nothing about the game in the article, just a screed against Microsoft and then it was actually put up and you know what happened? Someone from Microsoft got a little ticked that instead of an actual article dealing with their game it was a slam against the company. Go figure.
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March 26th, 2007, 05:22 PM
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Re: GamePro Review Score Bribery Scandal
Hey, if I was Microsoft, I'd much prefer yet another anti-Microsoft rant instead of something dealing with the specific faults of the game in question... I mean seriously, how the heck do these reviewers even stay in business without the game industry suing them out the kiester? It's not really libel because (usually) what they say about the games is actually true, but you'd think someone at a game company somewhere would be able to hire a competent enough attorney to convince a judge otherwise...
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