Do Companies Pay IGN for good reviews?

[Godzillaman 08]

There seems to be a ton of people who think review sites like IGN are paid by game companies to give good reviews. While I'm not saying stuff like that never occurs I don't think it happens as much as some people say. What if a reviewer generally loves a game, and thinks the pros outweigh the cons. Example: when IGN gave The Last Of Us a 10/10 people called them out for giving it that score, now I haven't played that game yet so I don't know if I like or not but even I didn't like it I don't think I would go around saying OMG IGN GOT PAYED FOR DIS REVIEW. Everyone has different tastes, one man's is another ones treasure.

What do you guys think?

 

[Rextoret]

As it would it would seem from this article, yes. Of course, I can't say with certainty that this is true, but it does seem fairly legit. I'll leave the decision of believing it or not up to you.

http://www.p4rgaming.com/ex-ign-emp...-that-arent-even-close-to-release-like-gta-v/

 

[Godzillaman 08]

As it would it would seem from this article, yes. Of course, I can't say with certainty that this is true, but it does seem fairly legit. I'll leave the decision of believing it or not up to you.

http://www.p4rgaming.com/ex-ign-emp...-that-arent-even-close-to-release-like-gta-v/

Maybe with big releases like Bioshock Infinite, GTA V it happens, but maybe not as much with smaller titles like Pikmin 3. In the end it comes down to your opinion about a game.

 

[NachyoChez]

As it would it would seem from this article, yes. Of course, I can't say with certainty that this is true, but it does seem fairly legit. I'll leave the decision of believing it or not up to you.

http://www.p4rgaming.com/ex-ign-emp...-that-arent-even-close-to-release-like-gta-v/

The article has enough formatting errors to make me dubious, and too much swearing for me to take it seriously. Also, at least 2 of the scores they posted have been incorrect (Bioshock Infinite and Lost Planet 3).

I doubt they get paid to enhance scores, but that doesn't change that they're human and get to witness the same hype machines as the rest of us. Then they get a copy of the game, and about 12 hours to play it hard enough to write a review. For some games, that's barely enough to scratch the surface!

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