Irishjohn

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    In this case it was cover and at least a 9 for 'bargo busting exclusive. GamesMaster and OPM fulfilled those conditions, and even if they were going to give them those scores (which, one being an official mag and the other with a readership who "thinks everything below 90 is shit" was admittedly likely) in the first place the practice is still unacceptable.

    http://ramraider.blogspot.com/2009/07/eidos-seek-90-score-cover-for-arkham.html

    Agreed, it's pretty sickening. Very, very widespread though. I had a nice chat with a guy who works in development for a Texas company at Blizzcon and he was telling me a lot of people who work in development out there just shrug and take it as accepted practice now.

    Obviously, that's very anecdotal, and hopefully not representative of everyone who works on video games, but it's sad nonetheless.

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    Being the one guy on the fucking internet who thought the demo was merely passable and having bleated constantly about the two corrupt UK mag reviews, I'm going to look like such a faking, tinfoil-hat wearing cunt because everyone in the rest of the known universe seems to have a huge boner for this game.

    ;(

    I was chatting to a guy the other day about the supposed machinations of the PR machine behind the game before release, with the classic "you can't have an exclusive unless the game gets a high score" stuff.

    I should probably get off my behind and play the demo. I have heard the most amazing stuff about this game but I have issues with third person action games.

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    I just listened to this one AFTER number 40 because I'm a crazy cat.

    In honour of Chris' excitement at the imminent arrival of The Beatles to our virtual music playing video game habits, here's a relevant classic:

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