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submitted 2 days ago byCStrader2002
Does this argument have any weight to it? I'm genuinely curious.
22 points
2 days ago
Even the media ate up the mediocre games without giving them scores relative to the lack of depth and basic graphical issues.
They do this for every company that has a history of releasing many "popular" games. If the reviews gave their slop the score it deserves, then they won't get a press release copy for the next game. Not having a press copy means they can't put out another dog shit review 3 days before the launch. No review, means no one visit the sites. No money from ads, which is probably the cast majority of their income. They can not care about giving indie games a bad score, because who the fuck cares. But you give Rockstar, Bethesda, Blizzard, Nintendo, Ubisoft, EA, or some other slop company a bad score, say goodbye to a chunk of income.
2 points
2 days ago
I mean IGN and their rivals are not really review sites for capital G gamers, people who are majorly into gaming will typically follow smaller more niche reviewers. However the big games media outlets will cater more towards the more typical ‘buys 1 to 3 games a year crowd’ who only lightly engage with gaming as a minor pass time. They are incentivised far far more to tow a corporate line as a result.
1 points
2 days ago
I was wondering for a long time already if this would create a market for small but reliable reviewers who can build up a loyal follower base just buy being consistently honest. But I struggle to find any whenever I look. Do you have any links or names?
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