"Hitler liked this game...do you want to be like Hitler?"

[Husar]

Yo-ho, yo-ho, a pirate's life for me...

There are stores where you can lend games for money, usually they have DVD videos as well, you can theoretically enter the store with a sabre and force them to give you a game but I suspect Kekvit prefers the monetary approach.

[Kekvit Irae]

There are stores where you can lend games for money, usually they have DVD videos as well, you can theoretically enter the store with a sabre and force them to give you a game but I suspect Kekvit prefers the monetary approach.

You see, folks, that is a MUCH better explanation than a picture with no explanation or a quote without meaning. I was about to delete posts for stupidity and/or being off-topic before Husar explained what it was about.

Yes, folks, there are stores in the US where you can lease out games for a period of around 5-7 days instead of paying full price for them.

[Spino]

Check out Gamespot's official response to the community outcry at Jeff Gerstmann's firing...

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6183603...s&subj=6183603

I took the liberty of bolding all the BS... as if you needed any help in spotting it.

Gerstmann, GameSpot part ways
After nearly 11 years of news, reviews, and previews, editorial director's tenure ends; GameSpot editors address controversy surrounding his departure.
By Staff, GameSpot
Posted Dec 3, 2007 9:18 pm PT

The past week marked the end of an era at GameSpot. After over a decade in a variety of editorial roles, Jeff Gerstmann's tenure as editorial director has ended.

"Jeff was a central figure in the creation and evolution of GameSpot, having written hundreds of previews and reviews, and anchoring much of our multimedia content," said Ricardo Torres, editorial director of previews and events. "The award-winning editorial team he leaves behind wish him nothing but good luck in his future endeavors."

Due to legal constraints and the company policy of GameSpot parent CNET Networks, details of Gerstmann's departure cannot be disclosed publicly. However, contrary to widespread and unproven reports, his exit was not a result of pressure from an advertiser.

"Neither CNET Networks nor GameSpot has ever allowed its advertising business to affect its editorial content," said Greg Brannan, CNET Networks Entertainment's vice president of programming. "The accusations in the media that it has done so are unsubstantiated and untrue. Jeff's departure stemmed from internal reasons unrelated to any buyer of advertising on GameSpot."

"Though he will be missed by his colleagues, Jeff's leaving does not affect GameSpot's core mission of delivering the most timely news, video content, in-depth previews, and unbiased reviews in games journalism," said Ryan MacDonald, executive producer of GameSpot Live. "GameSpot is an institution, and its code of ethics and duty to its users remains unchanged."

Tune in later in the week to hear editors' tributes to Gerstmann on the HotSpot podcast and GameSpot's weekly Webcast, On the Spot.

But wait... it gets better!

Turns out Eidos is so desperate to recoup their losses for the costly fiasco known as Kane & Lynch that they're resorted to fabricating reviews and scores on the game's official website!

http://www.gamebump.com/go/official_...out_its_scores

Official Kane & Lynch Website LIES About Its ScoresPosted 5:26pm Sun Dec 02, 2007 by Aaron Dunlap

At the heart of this Jeff Gerstmann controversy is the unconfirmed notion that Eidos was upset with GameSpot's 6/10 review of the game. While we have no way of knowing if that is actually what happened, it seems that Eidos might just be completely delusional about the media reception for the game.

If you go to the official Kane & Lynch website and watch the flash intro that plays before the main content appears, you'll see two excerpts from reviews flash by with a 5-star rating for each. The problem is, those reviews did not issue a 5-star, or 100% rating.

It lists a GameSpy review with the quote, "It's the best emulation of being in the midst of a Michael Mann movie we've ever seen." This quote doesn't exist from GameSpy's review. It's pulled from some early E3 2007 coverage that would have been published at least 5 months ago. The preview issues no kind of score or rating that could be perceived as a 5-star rating.

In fact, GameSpy's actual review gave Kane & Lynch a 3-star rating. Three stars, on a 5-star scale, equates to a 60%, or 6-out-of-10 score, which is exactly what Gerstmann gave the game.

The Kane & Lynch webpage also lists a quote from Game Informer: "A mercenary, a psychopath, & a bundle of cash... what could go wrong?" and also lists it with a 5-star rating. That quote also does not appear in Game Informer's review, it seems to be pulled from an early preview. And if you guessed that Game Informer's actual review gave the game a 5-star score, you'd be both wrong and stupid. They gave it a 7/10.

It's common for game PR to include preview quotes on early advertisements, as those are the only kind of quotes available before the game's release. Never before, however, have I seen preview quotes being paraded around as reviews, and also given completely imaginary scores to boot.

Delusion. Complete delusion.

Screenshots of the website are included after the jump.

UPDATE: GameBump (that's us) gave Kane & Lynch a 1-star review. And no, it's not a joke.
UPDATE UPDATE: Apparently people are mad at Eidos because "Eidos Bashing" is the thing to do.

http://www.kaneandlynch.com/

[Papewaio]

Can't they get done for false advertising?

As for Gamespot. Fftt almost as bad as MoOIII... where the lead designer was fired... the game company said it something like this: 'We have empowered him to pursue game designing as a freelancer, just not with us.'

[CrossLOPER]

You see, folks, that is a MUCH better explanation than a picture with no explanation or a quote without meaning. I was about to delete posts for stupidity and/or being off-topic before Husar explained what it was about.

The term "Pirates" means nothing to you when applied to games?

[Kekvit Irae]

The term "Pirates" means nothing to you when applied to games?

Not when the topic at hand is Kane & Lynch and GameSpot.

[Fragony]

Haven't been any banner-advertising for a few days on gamespot. Way to destroy a strong brand.