8/10 – IGN ... How are they review a game that hasnt come out yet ?

[DiesOnLoadingScreen]

I feel like i cant trust reviews any more.
The game isnt out yet and already has a score of 8 / 10.
Maybe this is for a different platform but that doesnt mean anything until the product is out.

I dont think it is acceptable to use this as product endorsement.
Shame on Steam for allowing it.

[Warlord]

Because like most multiplats released on the PC it's a console port.

[DiesOnLoadingScreen]

Първоначално публикувано от ReVolt paynexkiller:

Because god knows it's impossible to play a game before it comes out.

yes it can be played, but no it shouldnt be reviewed and rated until its in its release state.

[Pyramid Chad]

Първоначално публикувано от Humbleroller:

it shouldnt be reviewed and rated until its in its release state.

It absolutely should.

[DiesOnLoadingScreen]

reviewing games before they are finished is how you get unfnished games.

[Pyramid Chad]

Първоначално публикувано от Humbleroller:

reviewing games before they are finished is how you get unfnished games.

Is that a joke? In what universe does that make sense? The devs are too lazy/the publisher is too greedy to finish the game before its delivered to consumers is how we get unfinished games. That's why they embargo reviewers, so they cant warn people of issues they faced and any reviewer worth their credential would make mention that any issue they had could be fixed by a day one patch.

[Joe Kaze]

Първоначално публикувано от rawne1980:

Първоначално публикувано от Kamakazie:

Are they, though? Can you provide proof of that?

It's all to do with PR and marketing.

Publishers pay for advertising on IGN's site. If a publisher pays to have a game advertised are you going to tell me IGN will give a bad review?

According to a VP at IGN the editors don't know how much publishers pay to advertise but I believe that about as much as I believe my niece when she told me she saw the real Easter Bunny a few years ago.

http://www.screwattack.com/news/ex-ign-employee-admits-reviews-were-swayed-money
http://www.zeldainformer.com/news/former-ign-employee-admits-review-scores-are-skewed-due-to-public-relations
http://www.p4rgaming.com/ex-ign-employee-leaks-list-of-review-scores-for-games-that-arent-even-close-to-release-like-gta-v/

There are a lot of gaming communities around and IGN is the laughing stock of a lot of them.

I don't know anyone personally that takes IGN seriously.

I appreciate that you actually took the time to find two articles in response to my question (one of the links is a user blog quoting ZeldaInformer's article), but they hardly show proof of foul play, and that list of "leaked review scores" is laughable.

I've disagreed with many online reviews, including ones from IGN, but I've never once read one and thought that it was so far off the mark that bribery was the only explanation.

[GiantPixie]

Първоначално публикувано от Kamakazie:

I appreciate that you actually took the time to find two articles in response to my question (one of the links is a user blog quoting ZeldaInformer's article), but they hardly show proof of foul play, and that list of "leaked review scores" is laughable.

I've disagreed with many online reviews, including ones from IGN, but I've never once read one and thought that it was so far off the mark that bribery was the only explanation.

The main reason people call foul play is due to the advertising.

We know publishers pay for advertising space, people need to eat so it shouldn't be an issue, but with that will come the question "was a review bought".

When you see a big banner for a game and read a glowing review it does bring a lot of doubt into the websites legitimacy.

[Dab_Masterson]

Първоначално публикувано от Kamakazie:

Първоначално публикувано от MadXav:

IGN and Gamespot are pretty well known for that.

Are they, though? Can you provide proof of that?

It's a known fact that publicists get paid to lie the world around. What world are you living in?