What's going on with Gamespot?

What's happened to Gamespot? Gamespot has sucked lately, I mean first a lot of the games have no info about them other than their supposed release date and box art, if even that, and a lot of the time they get the release dates wrong. Then there was that obvious Paid Review for Metro Last Light, which is a good game and a solid 8 don't get me wrong but they had banner ads and the amazon equivalent of a Buy It Now button next to the review, and really gave a pass to the problems it does have.

Gamespot had a scandle with paid reviews in the past when a reviewer had too much integrity to lie about Kane and Lynch 2, they seemed to be getting better for awhile there but when you put up a Buy It Now button and banner ads around your review you make it obvious you're a branch of the industry's marketing. Now they're shutting down forums for games, like Remember Me, what the hell? What happened to the Gamespot that was actually sort of cool, that started giving honest reviews for once and had all kinds of useful info on games? Did someone else take over?

PS: This post isn't entirely about Paid Reviews, but I have to explain the difference between calling a review paid because you disagree with it, and calling it paid because all the evidence points in that direction. In this case, there's a a buy it button, banner ads, and tons of promotional videos clearly coloring the bias of the reviewer whether you agree with the score or not, which I actually do consider a reasonable score. There's a difference between being critical of industry bull **** and disagreeing with the score.

PSS: The industry wants us to be apathetic and just forget everything it does wrong ignore it and just deal with it. I think that's pretty anti-consumer, the industry will do whatever it feels it can get away with and it only stops pushing when there's push back.

I don't think that the place is particularly well-run at this point.

I feel like people have been complaining about Gamespot since at least back when I first joined (May 2006), so I dunno. Overall it seems the same to me, except for the split with GameFAQs. I've never heard about the Kain and Lynch thing though, dang. :?Aquat1cF1sh

I sometimes forget Gamespot is a gaming website. I'm just here for OT. That said, OT seems to be getting the Detroit treatment, with the forum getting noticeably less active than before.

i dont have a problem with gamespot.

I sometimes forget Gamespot is a gaming website. I'm just here for OT. That said, OT seems to be getting the Detroit treatment, with the forum getting noticeably less active than before. one_plum

Things sure have changed around here within the past few years. The forums aren't as active as they used to be and there's been some features removed recently, such as user videos and stuff.

I miss old reviews like Jeff Gertsman, Alex Navarro and Greg Kasavin. My opinions and views on games were much more along with theirs. Back when even a 7.0 was a good game worth playing.

[QUOTE="Aquat1cF1sh"]I feel like people have been complaining about Gamespot since at least back when I first joined (May 2006), so I dunno. Overall it seems the same to me, except for the split with GameFAQs. I've never heard about the Kain and Lynch thing though, dang. :?Allicrombie

fix it alli

The sites overall performance each year seems to have a biorhythm going. At one point, its stable, fast, and has minimal glitches. Then at another point, the site practically becomes unusable, unstable, slow, and glitches haven. Its been like this for years, I think back in 2008 it was at its all time worse in terms of site stability and speed.Since then, its been up and down...tocool340

You didn't agree with there opinion?Wilfred_Owen

For actual reviews I go with Angry Joe. But to be honest you shouldn't pay much attention to reviews anyway. If you don't trust the reviews of a site then make sure you stear clear of them.

That whole Kane and Lynch review was pretty sad

people have been complaining about GS since as long as I can remember.Allicrombie

Werd... I used to save links to the threads over the years but lost the folder, and got lazy :P

[QUOTE="Wilfred_Owen"]You didn't agree with there opinion?bobbetybob

For actual reviews I go with Angry Joe. But to be honest you shouldn't pay much attention to reviews anyway. If you don't trust the reviews of a site then make sure you stear clear of them.

That whole Kane and Lynch review was pretty sad

The_Gaming_Baby

Haven't read an article on this site in ages.  I've just got the forums bookmarked.  Bad enough this place is nothing but a branch of the marketing department for the games industry, but most of their articles sound like something out of a high school newspaper.

Eh..who knows, I like IGN more, I just come here for the forums.ultimameteora

[QUOTE="Aquat1cF1sh"]I feel like people have been complaining about Gamespot since at least back when I first joined (May 2006), so I dunno. Overall it seems the same to me, except for the split with GameFAQs. I've never heard about the Kain and Lynch thing though, dang. :?Allicrombie

[QUOTE="Allicrombie"][QUOTE="Aquat1cF1sh"]I feel like people have been complaining about Gamespot since at least back when I first joined (May 2006), so I dunno. Overall it seems the same to me, except for the split with GameFAQs. I've never heard about the Kain and Lynch thing though, dang. :?Rattlesnake_8

Agreed.

I always think its hilarious when people read reviews, get mad, and then scroll down to the comments to say "THIS IS WHY GS REVIEWS ARE IRRELEVANT!" or "THIS IS Y I DONT READ GS REVIEWS!!11" :lol:

On another note, how long are people going to keep bringing up that Kane and Lynch thing?

[QUOTE="ValValence"] Now they're shutting down forums for games, like Remember Me, what the hell? VaguelyTagged

It looks like it came back up when I started making a stink about it.

On another note, how long are people going to keep bringing up that Kane and Lynch thing?

Lucky_Krystal

Forever, because Gamespot got busted for doing paid reviews and punishing someone for having too much integrity to do it.

Also because Gamespot is not just reviewing games, they're advertising them, and when they start putting checkout pages next to near perfect reviews, you'd have to be in deep denial not to see it.

'Tis evolving.

Forever, because Gamespot got busted for doing paid reviews and punishing someone for having too much integrity to do it.

Also because Gamespot is not just reviewing games, they're advertising them, and when they start putting checkout pages next to near perfect reviews, you'd have to be in deep denial not to see it.

ValValence

Yes yes I know. I've heard that story many times, I've been dissapointed in Gamespot, then I moved on.

What I don't get is why people like you just don't do the same. If this site is "oh so biased" and "corrupt" and causes you so much misery, then why don't you just leave? There are a number of other gaming sites/forums that you can be on.

I don't know, but at some point it became okay to post blog-worthy articles on the front page. Just like Kotaku.

GameSpot has gotten so repetitive with their scores, the stupid "Skyrim Mods, Escape to Mount Stupid, ect" are just bad and the forums are still ancient in terms of website design.

The only reason I still come here is because they're fast with actual GAMING NEWS. Yes I want to read about a release date or new trailer, no I don't want to read about your opinions regarding sexism, Carol.

Yes yes I know. I've heard that story many times, I've been dissapointed in Gamespot, then I moved on.

What I don't get is why people like you just don't do the same. If this site is "oh so biased" and "corrupt" and causes you so much misery, then why don't you just leave? There are a number of other gaming sites/forums that you can be on.Lucky_Krystal

Because I like to call out Paid Reviews and there's no reason we should all just forget it happened when they have an Amazon checkout page and banner ads all over a review and people are pretending the only reason to suspect it's paid is if you disagree with it. No, there's a lot of reason to suspect it's paid, plus they have a history.

And a year ago, Gamespot seemed pretty cool, it wasn't so transparently sleazy, it had useful information on games (contrasted to now when you get box art and a name and that's it for a lot of them), I came here mainly to learn what new games were coming out and see what people were saying about them I didn't feel a need to even create an account and say something until recently. Gamespot is an inferior site to the one I saw a year ago, it's also got a sleaze factor that wasn't obvious a year ago.

Should we really just shut up and not call out the bull ****? That's what the industry would want, but that's bad for consumers. Calling out the bull **** in the industry is the only way anything ever gets done about it.

There's always something wrong with this site. We just have to #dealwithit.

There's always something wrong with this site. We just have to #dealwithit.

soulless4now

But should we let the industry do whatever it wants and never call out it's bull ****?

Because I can see why the industry wants that, but it's bad for consumers and I can't see why anyone else would.

[QUOTE="Allicrombie"][QUOTE="Aquat1cF1sh"]I feel like people have been complaining about Gamespot since at least back when I first joined (May 2006), so I dunno. Overall it seems the same to me, except for the split with GameFAQs. I've never heard about the Kain and Lynch thing though, dang. :?wis3boi

fix it alli

[QUOTE="wis3boi"]

[QUOTE="Allicrombie"] people have been complaining about GS since as long as I can remember.Toph_Girl250

fix it alli

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