Chris F Posted April 13, 2005 Report Share Posted April 13, 2005 http://www.joystiq.com/entry/1234000817039941/ What do you guys think? Conflict of interest like the article says? Or just a logical choice that was sure to come? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlot Posted April 13, 2005 Report Share Posted April 13, 2005 Conflict of interest. How could it not be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustyjaw Posted April 13, 2005 Report Share Posted April 13, 2005 Conflict of interest. How could it not be? Simple, they promise to only place ads in the very highest rated games...that way everyone wins! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainRon Posted April 14, 2005 Report Share Posted April 14, 2005 Simple' date=' they promise to only place ads in the very highest rated games...that way everyone wins! [/quote'] lol, why would that not surprise me at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Daddy Bling Bling Posted April 14, 2005 Report Share Posted April 14, 2005 It's less of a conflict of interest than game ads on IGN are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlot Posted April 14, 2005 Report Share Posted April 14, 2005 It's less of a conflict of interest than game ads on IGN are. You know, I never actually paid attention to them and if the games advertised were usually rated higher. You have me curious now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tranquility Posted April 14, 2005 Report Share Posted April 14, 2005 There's game ads on Gamespot but I don't it affects the scores because I've seen advertised games there rated in 7.0+ category which is good but not superb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam P Posted April 14, 2005 Report Share Posted April 14, 2005 Come on, it's not just the games industry. It's all of American journalism as a whole. It's run by advertisers. Just recently, General Motors pulled advertising from the LA Times because a staff writer, Dan Neil, gave a frank (and very harsh) review of their Pontiac G6. For GM, this is naturally the right thing to do. Why should they spend money on publications that aren't promoting, let alone hurting, their sales? Too much of American media is funded by advertising, as opposed to reader/viewer dollars, and it does not help to bite the hand that feeds you. This is no different for gaming. Are reviews influenced by advertising? You bet they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlot Posted April 14, 2005 Report Share Posted April 14, 2005 Come on' date=' it's not just the games industry. It's all of American journalism as a whole. It's run by advertisers. Just recently, General Motors pulled advertising from the LA Times because a staff writer, Dan Neil, gave a frank (and very harsh) review of their Pontiac G6. For GM, this is naturally the right thing to do. Why should they spend money on publications that aren't promoting, let alone hurting, their sales? Too much of American media is funded by advertising, as opposed to reader/viewer dollars, and it does not help to bite the hand that feeds you. This is no different for gaming. Are reviews influenced by advertising? You bet they are. Maybe GM should build a better car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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