The website has the theme of Cyberpunk (ads at the top and sides of the page) much like, back in 2007, the theme that Kane and Lynch had purchased.Ī handful of people have teased me about this (both on and offline), knowing my excitement for the game. As of this moment, the Gamespot website is currently awash in Cyberpunk ads. It created a minor scandal back in 2007/2008. Jeff Gerstmann was fired from Gamespot back in 2007 when he gave Kane and Lynch a 6/10 despite Gamespot buying a *LOT* of ads on the site. Those of you who might be unfamiliar with traditional gaming review scores can be brought up to speed with this scene from the pilot of The Critic:ĭuke Phillips : Why the hell do you have to be so critical?ĭuke Phillips : No, your job is to rate movies on a scale from “good” to excellent.”ĭuke Phillips : That’s what “good”‘s for. Gamespot’s reviewer of Cyberpunk 2077 has given the game a 7/10. How #Cyberpunk2077 Perpetuates Transphobia & Why Gamers Are Calling It an Act of Violence /aAXpXTRcKs Ĭomic Book Resources has an essay dedicated to the question of whether the game is an act of violence against Transpeople: ( A representative essay explaining the problems can be found here.) Anita Sarkeesian points out that Rock Paper Shotgun devotes the first seven paragraphs of its review to discussions about Trans representation:Įven just a few years ago we would never have had a mainstream review of a mainstream AAA game that dedicates the opening SEVEN paragraphs to the game’s success or failure at trans representation. One of the controversies involves the representation of Transpeople in a Cyberpunk future. When things are that bad, serious critics will do what they can to make the world a better place.Ĭyberpunk 2077 is coming out on Thursday, the day after tomorrow, and there is already a great deal of controversy surrounding the game. This movie was so very awful that he felt it appropriate to use every tool in his toolkit to get you, the consumer, to not see the movie and to get you, the consumer, to write a letter to the company that made it and to the actress who played the killer to reconsider ever playing in a movie like this again (and, presumably, as a warning to other aspirants who might consider playing a role in a truly awful movie). He gave the home city of the lead *ACTRESS* in the film, saying that a letter sent to general delivery in this small town was likely to make it to her house. “The real killer is Jason’s mom.” He came out and said who the real killer was! Then he described the murders in as much detail as was appropriate for a newspaper! And *THEN* he gave out the address of Gulf and Western Industries, Paramount’s owner, and the name of the CEO that you could write a letter to. Gene Siskel, famously, called the movie “truly awful” and, in his review, spoiled the movie. Not just Christian hand-wringing groups either. The movie was condemned by a *LOT* of people. Graphic violence, sex, and a little more graphic violence. Back in 1980, a little movie called “Friday the 13th” came out.
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