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more about #reviews more comments → enaero: #reviews A li'l take on Demon's Souls: I love Demon's Souls. I am obsessed with it. It kind of reminds me of the original Ninja Gaiden in that no mat... more » Mike_DeVine: Honestly, I've been in this situation myself, having received free 'review copies' of games in order to write a review for my school's paper. I've nev... more » SigmundTheSeaMonster: Kotaku, FULL DISCLOSURE please. ;) (Hey, I see the schwag you get. And I see that you give some of it away. ) hint hint more » GeluAnimus: Good stuff... I never consider reviews before buying a game, I always look into people's opinions instead, and I suggest everyone to do so. more » SuicidalEarthworm: Wow...the goverment is doing something good? Where's the flying pigs? more » bobtheduck in Korea: *rereading more » Netnavi: so "payola"? Music industry does this all the time. They aren't supposed to, but why do you think there is only 3 or 4 songs within the hour? And ever... more » slim934: What a fat load. It amazes me that people can believe that making this process political, especially in relation to a regulatory agency with essentia... more » Bialia: If only giving a reviewer a copy of a game (or any type of pop culture media) could possibly constitute "payment," then we have an obvious problem. ... more » illiniphase4: Sounds like it's "not a law" until some prick wants to start making money off of frivolous lawsuits. more » TheWon: I would rather have huge company due reviews. Then any tom, dick or harry with a blog. Posting their reviews affecting the overall average of a game. ... more » jayntampa: It's simple, at the end of the review the reviewer should state how he/she received the game. It should have always been that way. I wrote tons of ani... more » Boom-Chicka-Ah: Here to Create a Star Commenter Empire: Hopefully this will tell X-Play to WAKE THE HELL UP! more » Gruntybreath: No chance a video game would be an endorsement, unless a free admission to an early screening of a movie for reviewers is endorsement too. more » Hey_Blinkon: I don't really see the issue. Whether or not the review is considered an endorsement, simply declare your conflict of interest (if any) beforehand, a... more » -
#ftc
FTC Ruling Might Affect Video Game Reviews
A unanimous ruling by the Federal Trade Commission today would update truth-in-advertising language to require the disclosure of "material connections" - hint, hint "cash or an in-kind payment to review a product" - by the recipient of such considerations. More » -
#reviews
Company Says It Can Predict Review Scores a Year in Advance
A U.K. company named Vertical Slice claims it's able to predict video game review scores a year in advance of release, by reverse engineering magazine reviews, combined with an analysis method used by marriage counselors. More » -
#reviews
About Kotaku Reviews
Earlier this year, Kotaku began running its reviews under a unified template that was designed with a trio of key components in mind.
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#ps3
So, How Many PS3 Games Are Any Good?
Picture the scene: your mum walks into GameStop. She walks to the PlayStation 3 section, and picks out a game for your birthday. At random. What are the odds she picks a good one? More » -
#industry
Rockstar Most Consistent Publisher, Ubisoft Least Consistent
Self-described Metacritic-expert Tim Sweezey over at GameQuarry.Com has a fascinating report up about the developers that are most consistent in publishing a certain quality of game. More » -
#reviews
Movie Critics Second Guessing Star Ratings Too
More than 80 years ago the movie rating star system was born in the New York Daily News.
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#metacritic
Metacritic's Best And Worst of 2008
Metacritic put together a list of the best and worst games of 2008 on every console. The top reviewed aren't that surprising, but there are some real doozies in the duds. More » -
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#review
Boom Blox Review: Explosive Casual Play
Boom Blox is an odd creation. It's a casual game created with the help of a director known for the stories his movies tell. So what happens when Stephen Spielberg teams up with Electronic Arts to make a game for the Wii? Lots of explosions of course. The game has you throw, grab, shoot and explode "blox" in such a myriad of mind-bending puzzles that you might actually forget you're playing a "casual" game. Boom Blox includes ways to play with friends or on your own, through a story or just for fun. More » -
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Target: Terror Review: 90s Arcade Action
Target: Terror was always a game behind its time. The light gun game featuring a terrorism theme and digitized bad guys came out in 2004, well after the blending of faux guns and digital graphics created a mini-light gun renaissance in arcades. Even the fact that Eugene Jarvis, the man behind Defender, was behind the game couldn't get it off the ground. I was a more than a little surprised to see that Konami had decided to lift this game, of all of the light gun titles, out of the arcade graveyard and try to give it new life on the Wii. More »
