SEARCH RESULTS
 
Showing 1-10 of 1000 records
 
Expand article

Chewing Pixels: 'Video Game Review Scores: Pointless or Pertinent?'

The Article has images
2008-06-05 16:00:46 by Simon Parkin in GameSetWatch
...scores as the criterion for has elevated the numbers issue a whole new level of consequence Some argue that scores represent different things to different publications, one titles 4/10 being anothers 68%. Others question why, when scores rarely tally with a games commercial success, we should use them to make commercial decisions? Always, the...
 
Tags: video game, review scores, video game reviews, video game reviewers, reviewers, review, game, tangle review scores, video game consumers
 
 
 
 
Expand article

Denis Dyack, Ted Price Disagree On Whether Game Reviews Should Ditch Scores

2008-05-30 18:10:02 by Stephen Totilo in MTV Multiplayer
 
...scores really necessary Several stories in this weeks series demonstrated the role game review scores play in the business (Note that no one ever said they guarantee higher sales!). I asked two of the game development studio leads who have been quoted throughout my series what they think about the need for the number and letter scores Denis...
 
Tags: game, game reviews, scores, bad game, reviews, letter scores, numerical scores, series, weeks series
 
 
 
 
Expand article

Video Game Review Scores: Pointless or Pertinent?

2008-06-06 08:37:39 by Editor in N4G.com : News Feed : gaming
 
...scores as the criterion for has elevated the numbers issue a whole new level of consequence Some argue that scores represent different things to different publications, one titles 4/10 being anothers 68%. Others question why, when scores rarely tally with a games commercial success, we should use them to make commercial decisions? Always,...
 
Tags: review scores, review, tangle review scores, development staffs bonuses, decisions, scores rarely tally, commercial decisions, question, games commercial success
 
 
 
 
Expand article

Eidos attempts to fix Tomb Raider Metacritic scores

The Article has images
2008-11-22 00:55:29 by Lee Bradley in That VideoGame Blog
...scores at the request of Eidos The conversation continued, [W]ere trying to get the Metacritic rating to be high, and the brand manager in the US thats handling all of Tomb Raider has asked that we just manage the scores before the game is out, really, just to ensure that we dont put people off buying the game, basically. According to the...
 
Tags: tomb raider, scores, review, review scores, agency barrington harvey, barrington harvey, eidos, love tomb raider, tomb raider underworld
 
 
 
 
Expand article

Eidos UK blocks Tomb Raider: Underworld scores below 8/10

The Article has images
2008-11-21 12:00:00 by Richard Mitchell in Xbox 360 Fanboy
...scores below 8/10 until Monday. When contacted by videogaming247 , a Barrington Harvey representative stated that the company is, at the request of Eidos, "trying to get the Metacritic rating to be high" and that the US brand manager for the game wants the company to "manage the scores before the game is out." All of this, of course, comes in...
 
Tags: underworld, blocks tomb raider, tomb raider, eidos, underworld scores, barrington harvey representative, barrington harvey, scores, underworld reviews
 
 
 
 
Expand article

Eidos' PR firm asking press to hold review scores under 8/10 for later [update]

The Article has images
2008-11-21 10:07:00 by Dale North in Destructoid - Hardcore video game blog
...scores to get Tomb Raider Underworld's Metacritic score up. Word started to spread after Gamespot UK journo Guy Cocker dropped a tweet about this request What's even crazier is that Eidos UK PR firm Barrington Harvey has totally confirmed this effort to control the score. Here's the word from videogaming 247 Said a Barrington Harvey rep on...
 
Tags: scores, review scores, metacritic score, barrington harvey, barrington harvey rep, metacritic, firm, score, firm barrington harvey
 
 
 
 
Expand article

The Force Unleashed - review scores from IGN, GameSpot compared

2008-09-16 00:36:55 by RawmeatCowboy in GoNintendo
 
IGN Scores Wii - 7.8 360 - 7.3 PS3 - 7.3 Gamespot Scores Wii - 6.0 360 - 7.5 PS3 - 7.5 Metacritic Scores (as of 7/15/2008 Wii - 73 360 - 73 PS3 - 69 Wii version based on only 4 reviews Hmmmthat is a pretty big discrepancy in those numbers. What I wouldnt give to pick some brains on this one. Thanks to DonnyDarko for the heads up
 
Tags: wii, wii version based, ps3, ign scores, metacritic scores, gamespot scores, donnydarko, discrepancy, reviews
 
 
 
 
Expand article

Destructoid interview: Metacritic's Marc Doyle speaks out about user scores

The Article has images
2008-11-13 15:04:27 by Colette Bennett in Destructoid - Hardcore video game blog
...scores for games, movies and more based on the reviews of many reliable websites. Recently they have had a bit of trouble with user scores for popular titles such as LittleBigPlanet and Resistance 2, with user scores rating far lower than the Metascore -- so much so that it seemed people were intentionally abusing the privilege of being able...
 
Tags: scores, user scores, marc doyle, metacritic, reviews, popular titles, reliable websites, attention whatsoever, tireless fanboys
 
 
 
 
Expand article

T2 Shareholders Meeting Reveals PERFECT Review Scores for GTA IV

The Article has images
2008-04-18 02:21:47 by GamePolitics in GamePolitics.com
...scores Weve already received numerous [GTA IV] reviews, and to a one, they are perfect scores. My mom couldnt write better reviews Its no surprise that GTA IV is garnering great reviews, as all previousmajor GTA releases have as well. Itis interesting that the reviews are apparently flawless - not to mentionthat Zelnick has revealed this...
 
Tags: gta, zelnick, mentionthat zelnick, numerous gta, chairman strauss zelnick, reviews, shareholder affirmation, shareholder, previousmajor gta releases
 
 
 
 
Expand article