Company News David Gaider defeats Tim Cain

Jaesun · Mar 28, 2011

Metacritic's proprietary Metascore distills the opinions of the most respected critics writing online and in print to a single number.

List of Metascore's most respected critics writing online

We are always on the lookout for new sources of quality, well-written reviews that are well regarded in the industry or among their peers. Several times throughout the year, we will re-evaulate our current group of publications and make additions and deletions to our panel if necessary. If you feel that your publication deserves inclusion among this elite group, please let us know. Remember, we are only looking for high-quality websites (or print publications).

:lol:

Take for example Cheat Code Central. Jebus Christmas. That's some fine fucking quality Professional Journalism™ all right.

Warren Spector - 82

Mister Arkham · Mar 28, 2011

What revolting shit.

racofer · Mar 28, 2011

Brother None said:
racofer said:

We should massively incline MCA's score over there and keep it at a near 100 if possible.

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How could you do that? You're not a puhfursional, your opinion doesn't count.

Well... we hacked Metacritic before in our smearing campaign against DA2, didn't we?

:smug:

Turjan · Mar 28, 2011

racofer said:
Brother None said:

racofer said:

We should massively incline MCA's score over there and keep it at a near 100 if possible.

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How could you do that? You're not a puhfursional, your opinion doesn't count.

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Well... we hacked Metacritic before in our smearing campaign against DA2, didn't we?

Nice carrot :lol:

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DragoFireheart · Mar 28, 2011

Where the fuck is DA2 on Gaiders list?

Micmu · Mar 28, 2011

DragoFireheart said:
Where the fuck is DA2 on Gaiders list?

Crazy talk. That would only lower his total.

WhiskeyWolf · Mar 28, 2011

micmu said:
DragoFireheart said:

Where the fuck is DA2 on Gaiders list?

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Crazy talk. That would only lower his total.

Oh Snap!

TripJack · Mar 28, 2011

i am very butthurt about some falsified numbers on the internet

Volourn · Mar 28, 2011

Nah, it wouldn't. Because NWN was a 91.. so, DA2's 79 wouldn't make much of a different since it would be an 85 average which is absically the same. once again, the best game ever comes to the rescue!!!!

Overweight Manatee · Mar 28, 2011

Anyone know how to scrape the metacritic databases so that we could do a list of the top 10 studios given the most blowjobs based on the discrepancy between scores from reviewers and user reviews?

DragoFireheart · Mar 29, 2011

Volourn said:
Nah, it wouldn't. Because NWN was a 91.. so, DA2's 79 wouldn't make much of a different since it would be an 85 average which is absically the same. once again, the best game ever comes to the rescue!!!!

IIRC, metacritic was using user scores.

Micmu · Mar 29, 2011

They are... "using"... user scores.
Here's your piece of shit corporate tool right there.

Volourn · Mar 29, 2011

No. they're using professional reviews cores.

chzr · Mar 29, 2011

* Tim Cain - 75
* Julian Gollop - 76
* Chris Avellone - 81
* David Gaider - 85
* Todd Howard - 89
* Jeff Vogel - ???

they have it in order since lower score is better, right?

... right?

Deleted member 7219 · Mar 29, 2011

As others have said, that can safely be discounted as it is missing the most important games from pretty much every developer on there. No Fallout for Tim Cain, no Fallout 2 for Chris Avellone etc.

Metacritic is good for game review aggregates, but it can't be used for developers as long as the database is hopelessly inadequate.

SharkClub · Mar 29, 2011

I didn't think Metacritic could find a way to outdo itself with its retardation.

Guess I was wrong.

Excommunicator · Mar 29, 2011

Most horribly thought out and implemented idea I have seen in a long while.

Quetzacoatl · Mar 29, 2011

Is there any butthurt at the Bioware Social Network about Todd Howard beating David Gaydar? I need some butthurt now.

kazgar · Mar 29, 2011

What i'm finding weird about all this (besides obvious) is that its helping promote some sort of cult of celebrity/worship amongst uber-nerd game devs?

They're not fucken rock stars!

easychord · Mar 29, 2011

kazgar said:
What i'm finding weird about all this (besides obvious) is that its helping promote some sort of cult of celebrity/worship amongst uber-nerd game devs?

They're not fucken rock stars!

Anything that moves the games industry closer towards the movie industry is a good thing because movies get so much more respect in the broader cultural context. The lead developer of Madden 2015 must be seen has having exactly the same sort of creative genius as Stanley Kubrick in order for the medium to move forward as an artform.

IronicNeurotic · Mar 29, 2011

Jaesun said:
Take for example Cheat Code Central. Jebus Christmas. That's some fine fucking quality Professional Journalism™ all right.

CCC has actually one or two pretty good guys working for them. For a site aimed at the "typical" gamer its a whole lot better as comparable mainstream sites.