Sessler Psycho-Analyzes the Fanboy Condition
by Chad Lakkis on November 12, 2008 at 7:25 pm
Enough of the Metacritic nonsense right? Well, the story we broke a few weeks ago — the same one that so many sites forgot to source us on (it’s ok, we forgive you) — has apparently been eating away at G4TV host, Adam Sessler.
This installment of Sessler’s Soapbox features a relentless rant on the topic. So much so that I’m not even sure he stops to breathe. Check it out after the jump. Read more…
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Despite Fanboy Accusations, Metacritic Does Not Exclude In-Network Review Scores
by Sam Naylor on November 12, 2008 at 1:04 pm
A few weeks ago, we ran a story about LittleBigPlanet’s Metacritic user score: a measly 6.3. We spoke to the site’s founder Marc Doyle about the matter and were informed that it was only that low due to rampant fanboys on the warpath, attempting to sabotage the PS3 and its games. This inevitably continued with more low user scores: Gears of War 2 and Resistance 2. Well, it seems that now, fanboys have started trying to influence the critic’s score, by flaming LittleBigPlanet on the site’s forums. Read more…
Resistance 2 Latest Victim in Metacritic Douchey User Flames
by Dan Landis on October 25, 2008 at 2:56 am
When will it end? Shortly after we talked to Metacritic founder Marc Doyle about LittleBigPlanet’s low user score, the wrath of Sony fanboys was unleashed upon Gears of War 2’s user score as a revenge hit. It now appears that the 360 fanboys just wouldn’t stand for that, even though they seem to have started this in the first place, and have retaliated by butchering Resistance 2. Read more…
PS3 Fanboys Strike Back: Gears 2 Metacritic User Score Lowered to 4.1
by Chad Lakkis on October 24, 2008 at 1:06 pm
I recently interviewed Metacrtic founder, Marc Doyle, about what many were calling a suspiciously low LittleBigPlanet user score of 6.3 on his site. Those unfamiliar with Metacritic need only to know that it aggregates the scores given by critics on various websites around the web into one “metascore” and also allows users to submit their own scores which are aggregated into a separate user score.
The total amount of users who had submitted a score for LBP at the time of my article was upwards of 2,200 and the result apparently motivated a group PlayStation 3 fanboys to retaliate. The current user score for the upcoming Xbox 360 exclusive, Gears of War 2, is a laughable 4.1 comprised of roughly 375 submissions. Read more…
Metacritic Founder Talks About LittleBigPlanet Low User Score, Fanboys, and the Site’s Future
by Chad Lakkis on October 23, 2008 at 1:05 am
After reading about the suspiciously low Metacritic user score of 6.3 for Media Molecule’s LittleBigPlanet, I decided to dig into the story a little deeper. For those unfamiliar with the situation, allow me to fill you in. Read more…
