Four Key Quotes About Reviews, Honesty And The Meaning Of A Metacritic 85
In the process of interviewing people in the games industry and media about game reviews, I heard all sorts of things. For example: How a top reviewer thinks... "'How can I save people money today?' is...
View ArticleThe Game Reviewer's Bill Of Rights
Game reviewers aren't satisfied with the opportunities they get to review games. In interviews, they tell me that things could be better. And they've explained how some standard practices affect the...
View ArticleVideo Game Company To Wii Reviewer: Save The Panning For Later, Okay?
The subject of how game companies communicate with game reviewers came up a few times while I interviewed former GameSpot reviewer Alex Navarro. And wouldn't you know that, without missing a beat, he...
View ArticleMillions Play 'Peggle,' But Few Review It -- Problem?
You've either played "Peggle" or someone you know has. I'm sure of this. The game was a monstrous hit last year, a 2007 PC puzzle-game release that was downloaded more than 10 million times. It's a...
View ArticleCapcom, Sony, Media Debate Possible Reviewer Neglect Of Downloadable Console...
Once in a while I hear about the release of a new downloadable game -- a new XBLA or PSN title -- and I look for some reviews of it. Often, I don't find much. Downloadable games for major consoles are,...
View ArticleLow Metacritic Scores Cause Game Publishers To Withhold Developer Royalties
Low-scoring game reviews sometimes cost game makers money. Directly. This happens because of a common -- but not widespread -- industry practice I heard about several times while reporting on the topic...
View ArticleWhat Reviews Mean To Developers
Over at MTV News, I filed another story for our Reviews Week spectacular, breaking down some of the basics about what developers think of reviews. An excerpt: Reviews may deliver designer notes, but...
View ArticleSources: Konami Asked 'Metal Gear Solid 4' Reviewers Not To Mention Cut Scene...
While reporting MTV Multiplayer's week-long series about game reviews I've heard from members of the gaming press about restrictions publishers place on game reviews. I'm familiar with some of these....
View ArticleDenis Dyack, Ted Price Disagree On Whether Game Reviews Should Ditch Scores
MTV Multiplayer's reviews week is drawing to a close. And I thought it would be good to end with one of the fundamental topics of any conversation about reviews: are game review scores really...
View ArticleThe Art of Not Second-Guessing: How Death Threats, 'Kane & Lynch'...
I thought it would be a fitting coda to my series on game reviews last week to share some thoughts from some top reviewers about second-guessing. Could you imagine reviewing hundreds of games, filing...
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